Journey continues for Heather Sararas

January 5, 2017

In May 2016, this newspaper carried the remarkable story of local social worker Heather Sararas, who was not searching, but to her joy accidentally found her birth mother. Sararas learned that at the age of four she was “scooped” from her mother during the now infamous ’60s Scoop of aboriginal children in Canada following the closure of most residential schools.

Bancroft backwoods go national in new colouring book

A new book is shedding light on the beautiful hidden landscapes of Bancroft and surrounding area.

Bancroft man charged with sexual assault

A Bancroft man has been charged with sexually assaulting an underage victim in 2002.

Council plans to increase shore road allowances

Hastings Highlands council is reviewing doubling its sale costs for shore road allowances.

Three dead in Wilno shooting, suspect caught

By Nate Smelle Three people have been confirmed dead in a string of homicides that had the tight-knit community of Wilno under lockdown. The first ...

Hydro costs hit schools

Hastings-Prince Edward MPP Todd Smith says local schools should be paying close attention to their hydro bills based on provincial school stats.

Bancroft Lions celebrate 70 years of service

By Tony Pearson It was the fall of 1945. World War Two had finally ended. Mackenzie King was Canada’s Prime Minster (he’s the guy on ...

Bancroft Studio Tour continues to grow in 2015

By Tony Pearson Into its third decade as a local arts focus, the annual Bancroft Studio Tour has grown again, with 22 artists presenting at ...

HH looking to improve infrastructure

By Nate Smelle The following are series of brief reports will be of Council in Hastings Highlands on Wednesday, Sept. 9. As part of a ...

Town to pay $100,000 for station

As previously reported in Bancroft This Week, the town is acquiring the historic train station, and will be relocating town offices there sometime in the new year. The deal involves the back taxes owed the town by the chamber of commerce.

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