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 ...

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

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 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 ...

The Shamrock Club in L’Amable had a three-day snooker tournament from May 2 to 4 at the Dungannon Recreation Centre, which raised just under $4,000 for Hospice North Hastings. In addition to snooker, ...

By Bill Kilpatrick The name Milton Friedman is much more common now than it was some 60 years ago when he penned his now well-known political/ economic treatise entitled Capitalism and Freedom in ...

Residents of Bird's Creek were forced to take cover on the afternoon of April 29 as a powerful windstorm swept through the area. The storm, believed to have been either a downburst or a tornado, ...

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 ...

Local resident Tom Simpson presented the Fund Development Committee at the Quinte Health North Hastings Hospital with a gift from the estate of his Uncle and Aunt John and Shirley Simpson on April 22.