Local nurse receives prestigious award

October 15, 2024

By Bill Kilpatrick Former North Hastings resident and Nurse Practitioner Clarissa Townsend has always felt a calling to work with people. It was this drive ...

Dino Live offers prehistoric fun over holiday weekend

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Faraday Community Centre had its very own Jurassic Park over the long holiday weekend, as the not-for-profit ...

Group exploring mobile washroom for local unhoused community

By Bill Kilpatrick Last year shortly after Christmas before the warming centre arrived in Bancroft, local volunteer Larry Edgar, was delivering food to some members ...

Gilmour Girls Walk for the Cure

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Oct. 6, the Gilmour Girls of Tudor and Cashel Township participated in this year’s CIBC Run/Walk for ...

Local reporter thankful to be cancer free

By Chris Houston In an interview on Oct. 6, local journalist Bill Kilpatrick spoke to Bancroft This Week about his recent “rollercoaster” health journey. After ...

New program aims at reducing youth ATV injuries

By Bill Kilpatrick According to statistics on the Ontario Federation of ATV’s web page “Between 2016 and 2022, Ontario Provincial Police reported 151 deaths and ...

RCJTC and school bus operators reach an agreement in principle

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter School buses have not been running in Renfrew County for over a month as negotiations were stalled between ...

Vintage on Hastings to reopen after fire

By Chris Houston The team behind Bancroft’s Hospice Thrift Store are not deterred by their recent fire and are making plans to reopen as soon ...

St. Paul and St. James United Church in Madawaska celebrate 125 years

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter St. Paul and St. James United Church in Madawaska is celebrating 125 years this year, having opened its ...

Think Turtle warns not to feed foxes

By Chris Houston In a social media post on Sept. 30, Kelly Wallace of Think Turtle Conservation Initiative pleaded to Hastings Highlands residents not to ...

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