Community mourns the loss of three murdered women

September 30, 2015

By Nate Smelle Residents of Wilno and the surrounding area are in mourning after three local women were shot dead on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The ...

Public draws blood at All-Candidates debate

By Tony Pearson Some called it spirited; others called it mean-spirited. Bancroft’s all-candidates debate last week drew a crowd, and many in the crowd obviously ...

Town reviews 2016, plans for ’17

Bancroft’s chief officials feel that council and staff accomplished a lot in 2016. They all noted however that the water and wastewater crisis remains to be solved.

Basil Borutski, identified as suspect in Wilno shootings

By Nate Smelle After finding Anastasia Kuzyk shot dead in a Wilno residence just before 9 a.m. police launched a manhunt throughout the Ottawa Valley ...

Journey continues for Heather Sararas

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 ...