On Feb. 18, Choices Gift and Thrift Shop donated $5,000 to Bancroft Community Transit to help support local medical transportation. Choices president Emily O’Neill and BCT executive director Gwen ...

At their Feb. 4 council meeting, Faraday Township council endorsed the forthcoming Alto high speed rail corridor coming soon which will link Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City, ...

The Carlow Mayo Snowman Building Contest organizer Erin Gabourie’s kids Evelyn (in the purple) and Owen (in the green/yellow), and their dog Todd with their snowman on Feb. 16. The contest is being ...

At the Feb. 10 meeting of Wollaston Council, the Treasurer Matt Walker presented the first draft of the 2026 Wollaston Township budget to council as part of his Treasurer’s report. The preliminary ...

South Algonquin Township council has reversed its earlier stance on aerial herbicide spraying, voting on Jan. 14 to allow the forestry industry to proceed with the aerial application of glyphosate on ...

The last major road salt shortage occurred in 2018/19 and was the result of a strike by 350 Unifor Local 16-O members at the Compass Minerals salt mine in Goderich Ontario. The strike occurred over ...

I spent Sunday afternoon at North Hastings Hospital visiting Bancroft’s most famous artist, Mr Arne Roosman. As we shared an alcohol-free Guinness, Arne reminisced about stories from his younger years ...

Ginger is a female Walker/Red Bone cross, 1.5 years old, 60 pounds. Their adoption fee is $600 each. For an application to see these dogs with the option to adopt please email ...

On Jan. 16 the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals filed by the Attorney General of Canada regarding the invocation of the Emergencies Act during the 2022 so-called “Freedom Convoy.” The ...

If you love the type of crime and justice stories where there is a clear conclusion and the bad guy goes to jail, you’re not gonna like this column. This week, I share four complex stories that caught ...

With the new year now underway, the Town of Bancroft is reflecting on a busy and transformative 2025, marked by major investments, community celebrations, cultural revitalization, and groundwork laid ...