Turtle nesting season underway in North Hastings

June 17, 2021

By Nate Smelle Currently, seven of Ontario’s eight species of turtles are listed under the Ontario Endangered Species Act, 2007 as species at-risk. This is ...

New owners at Bancroft Ridge Golf Club have plans in full swing

By Chris Drost At ages 26 and 25 respectively, Nicholas and Rebecca Neal, the new owners of the Bancroft Ridge Golf Club, are the two ...

Whitney Pharmacy updates its vaccine supply and rollout

By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter On June 1, Mitul Pavagadhi, the owner and pharmacist at the Whitney Pharmacy in Whitney, provided an update on ...

South Algonquin memorial garden honours the 215 Indigenous children

By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Holly Hayes, the former CAO of South Algonquin Township, has set up a memorial garden in Galeairy Lake Memorial ...

Bodies of 215 children found at former residential school a reminder of cultural genocide in Canada

By Nate Smelle Since 2009 Canadians have celebrated the month of June as National Indigenous History Month. This year, however, instead of celebrating the unique ...

Schools to remain closed until at least September

By Nate Smelle In acknowledgement of the “substantial deterioration of mental health status among children and youth” during the pandemic, the Ontario Science Advisory Table ...

Big cat owner confirms death of lion cub born in HH

By Nate Smelle Last week, big cat owner Mark Drysdale contacted Bancroft This Week to address rumours regarding the health of the three lion cubs ...

Council to receive first draft of exotic animal bylaw on June 16

By Nate Smelle Since big cat owners Mark and Tammy Drysdale’s plans to operate a roadside zoo became public last November, opposition to their proposed ...

Safe Use Hastings looking for support

By Kristena Schutt-Moore Safe Use Hastings has created a GoFundMe page at https://gofund.me/05ba25ef. The safe consumption site is looking to purchase a mobile unit RV. ...

South Algonquin vaccine rollout changes quickly on a daily basis

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter According to the Renfrew County District Health Unit’s website as of May 18, those now eligible to book ...

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