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Four new cases of COVID-19 reported in Bancroft area

December 14, 2021

By Nate Smelle Initially documented in South Africa and Botswana, the potentially more transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant has now appeared in more than 70 nations ...

Record temperatures set on Dec. 11

By Sue Tiffin Peter Kimbell, warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment Canada said the numbers recorded at observation sites used in the Haliburton County area are ...

Quinte Health Care sets dates for upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Bancroft

By Chris Drost To date, the vaccination clinic has completed 14,540 vaccinations, with plans in place to continue vaccinating as much of the eligible population ...

Event spurred ‘shopping local’ this Christmas

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In a posting to their Facebook page on Nov. 22, Ormsby’s Old Hastings Mercantile and Gallery in Limerick ...

Friends of Nellie Lunn host online townhall meeting

By Chris Drost On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 5, the Friends of Nellie Lunn hosted an online event described as an educational opportunity for those interested ...

SABA general meeting discusses upcoming year

BY MICHAEL RILEYLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The South Algonquin Business Alliance held their general meeting on Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. virtually ...

Old Hastings Road Bridge work completion delayed longer than anticipated

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Old Hastings Road Bridge over Egan Creek in Faraday Township will take longer to complete than previously ...

Baseball for Dad Mark24 apparel fundraiser coming soon

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On their Facebook page on Nov. 13, Baseball for Dad told the community that they were going to ...

Children five to 11 now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine

By Nate Smelle As of Tuesday, Nov. 23 children in Ontario between the ages of five and 11 became eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. ...

Kauffeldt resigns council seat to be Bancroft’s new general manager

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their meeting on Nov. 9, the Town of Bancroft council accepted the resignation of Councillor Andra Kauffeldt, ...

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