Bancroft residents have sent council a clear message about their expectations, concerns, and priorities heading into the 2026 municipal budget. At the Nov. 10 council meeting, municipal strategic ...

By Bill Kilpatrick Julius Ceasar made a choice to cross the river Rubicon on Jan 10, 49 B.C.E. effectively starting the Roman ...

By Nate Smelle Every year on November 11, Canadians stop what they’re doing—if only for a few minutes—to bow their heads, ...

By Nate Smelle For the past five years, Vera Robinson has dedicated herself to organizing the Andrew Robinson Memorial Golf ...

By Bill Kilpatrick On Nov. 8 the Bancroft Village Playhouse, in conjunction with Tweed and Company, hosted the annual 24-hour ...

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their meeting on Nov. 5, Faraday Township council heard from Brenda Vader, a resident about her concerns as a taxpayer about council’s ...

Members of the Masonic Lodge number 482 who hold a Friday morning coffee club have donated $2,000 to the North Hastings Hospital Fund Development Committee. According to Lodge member Barry Brenham, ...

The Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club is holding its annual Gem and Mineral Show on July 27 at the Bancroft Fish and Game Club at 27602 Hwy 62 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will feature exhibits and displays, ...

A good friend recently asked me why I spend so much time writing about U.S. president Donald Trump instead of focusing on Canadian politics. He then suggested that the more time the media spends ...

Tudor and Cashel Township had a Lunch and Learn on seniors’ mental health and the various resources available in the surrounding community on July 9. It was advertised on the township’s Facebook page ...

WoodShare, a local organization that provides emergency firewood to those in need throughout North Hastings, are holding their first fundraising concert called Woodstack, a play on the 1969 Woodstock ...