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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

When most people think of credit card fraud, they often think of some key board warrior with a head set in another country stealing your information and using it to make online purchases or purchases ...

Hastings County council has officially approved the purchase of a property in Bancroft to serve as the new location for the town’s warming centre. The decision was confirmed during a county council ...

On Wednesday, April 23, the Bancroft Area Stewardship Council, in partnership with Trent University, the Whitney and Area Algonquins, Algonquin Provincial Park, the Algonquin Forestry Authority, and ...

The volunteers for the WoodShare program have decided to separate from the North Hastings Community Trust. The program has provided emergency firewood to residents of North Hastings for the last 10 or ...

In honour of International Women’s Day that was celebrated on March 8, I want to take a look at the life of Rosa Luxemburg, the early twentieth century Polish socialist revolutionary. Given that there ...

Author Donna Reid is set to enchant readers with her latest release, Fiddle is Missing, a heartwarming tale for young readers that weaves together the themes of family, friendship, and the courage to ...