Art is an essential tool for community building, says Roosman

June 25, 2015

By Nate Smelle One cannot paint an authentic impression of the arts community in Bancroft without dipping his or her brush into the many colours ...

Students learn to Think Indigenous

By Nate Smelle York River Public School (YRPS) students from Junior kindergarten to grade 8 assembled in the gymnasium first thing Thursday morning to begin ...

Councillor sets sights for MPP

Town of Bancroft Councillor Tracy McGibbon could be the area’s next MPP.

Wollaston township remembers Albert Vader

After several months of considering an appropriate tribute, Wollaston township council has decided to honour the late Albert Vader by installing an engraved memorial bench in front of the township office in Coe Hill.

Council votes ‘No’ on vegetative buffer bylaw

By Nate Smelle After investing a great deal of time and resources into improving shoreline protection throughout the municipality over the last nine months, Council ...

Bancroft looks at new works yard

Financial issues continue to dominate the proceedings of Bancroft town council. The town will soon have to decide whether to build a new public works yard, a project arising from an unexpected substantial increase in the fee paid to Ontario for the current yard. This fee just jumped by $100,000 a year. Despite numerous promises from the provincial government for political representatives to look into the more than 400 per cent increase, the fee increase remains in place.