By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Bancroft Lions Club presents the Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides, ...

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May is mental health awareness month, and it’s a good time to acknowledge that it’s okay to not be okay, as Baseball for Dad’s Louri Snider ...

By Bill Kilpatrick While it’s no secret that I’m not a fan of Pierre Poilievre, it might surprise you to know that I’m also not a fan of Mark Carney, but during the last election I viewed him as ...

By Bill Kilpatrick On May 12 members of the Bancroft scouting group got to experience what it’s like to go SCUBA diving. The scouts traveled down to the RecPlex in Trenton to participate in the ...

On Sept. 5 the first half of the Truth and Reconciliation art exhibit entitled Truth opened at the Art Gallery of Bancroft. The opening reception on Sept. 7 was attended by over 200 patrons who were ...

By Bill Kilpatrick On May 9 Rod Moffitt held a piano concert at the Community Fellowship Baptist Church to raise money to help support the unhoused community in North Hastings. Those in attendance ...

A free micro-certificate Supportive Care Assistant program is being delivered in Bancroft at Loyalist College. It is part of a program that is being delivered across Canada through Employment and ...

Since it was founded in 1992, the Ontario Woodlot Association has been supporting woodlot owners and promoting sustainable woodlot management practices throughout the province. Each year the ...

On Feb 1, to kick off fraud prevention month, the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police released a “scam warning” for the residents of their catchment area pointing out that, “Since Dec ...

Nearly four decades have passed since the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation [formerly known as the Algonquins of Golden Lake] submitted a land claim to the Government of Canada in 1983 and the ...

The Carlow Off Road Event returned on Saturday, Aug. 3. Drivers of megatrucks, side-by-sides and drag vehicles gathered at 333 New Carlow Road to tear up the courses. After two years of hiatus due to ...

Wilberforce experienced a full weekend of festivities from June 23 – 25 in celebration of the Legion’s 50th anniversary. Things got underway on Friday afternoon with an opening ceremony, followed by a ...