Fountain Hill project in Bancroft ready to launch

September 23, 2022

By Chris Drost The Town of Bancroft will soon have over 100 new homes, a mix of duplexes and townhouses, a hotel and senior citizen ...

Recollections of Queen Elizabeth II from current and ex-local residents

By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterWith the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8 at the age of 96 years, there are many ...

Leaders reflect on the significance of the Queen’s life, death, and legacy

By Nate Smelle For more than seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II reigned over the British Commonwealth. On the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 8, she died ...

Mainstreet Makeover begins in Bancroft

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The work has begun on Bancroft’s main street. The roads crews placed the pylons along Hastings Street during the September Long Weekend, ...

Remembering the people behind the stigma

By Kristena Schutt-Moore Removing the stigma around drug use and overdoses was part of the theme for this year’s International Overdose Awareness Day. On Wednesday, ...

Ada Tinney’s legacy lives on

By Chris Drost Referring to someone who has passed as having led a life well-lived, might seem cliché, but when it comes to Ada Tinney, ...

Second week of Algonquin Park birch bark canoe build went smoothly

By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterLast week, Bancroft This Week brought you the story of a two-week long birch bark canoe build being undertaken up ...

ECE information session held at Hub 168 on Aug. 17

By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterNorth Hastings Children’s Services and Loyalist College co-hosted an information session on Aug. 17 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ...

Radiothon raises $24,000 for local hospital

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The phones never stopped ringing during Moose FM’s annual radiothon for the North Hastings District Hospital Auxiliary on Friday, Aug. 12. The ...