By Bill Kilpatrick Paul Dubé, the Ombudsman of Ontario, has concluded that Wollaston Township has violated the Municipal Act regarding the section that governs closed meetings. The letter from the ...

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Art Helps: Connecting with Natural Materials-Plants, built more than a natural structure on Oct. 19 on the north lawn at Camp Bongopix in ...

By Bill Kilpatrick Christine Walker, the president of the board for Home Again, the local volunteer agency that rescues and rehomes cats and dogs, sat down with Bancroft This Week to talk about ...

By Nate Smelle One of the best, most welcoming things about living in North Hastings is how people here tend to look out for their neighbours. As anyone who has ever found themselves stranded by ...

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Oct. 6, the Gilmour Girls of Tudor and Cashel Township participated in this year’s CIBC Run/Walk for the Cure. This yearly fundraiser ...

According to statistics on the Ontario Federation of ATV’s web page “Between 2016 and 2022, Ontario Provincial Police reported 151 deaths and over 1,500 injuries from ATV or side-by-side accidents, ...

By Bill Kilpatrick Last year shortly after Christmas before the warming centre arrived in Bancroft, local volunteer Larry Edgar, was delivering food to some members of the unhoused community who ...

By Nate Smelle Bancroft council recently received an update on the Baseball for Dad campaign from its founder, mental health advocate Louri Snider at their Oct. 9 meeting. During her presentation, ...

School buses have not been running in Renfrew County for over a month as negotiations were stalled between the Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium and the school bus operators as of Oct. 6.

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Faraday Community Centre had its very own Jurassic Park over the long holiday weekend, as the not-for-profit Indian River Reptile ...

By Bill Kilpatrick Former North Hastings resident and Nurse Practitioner Clarissa Townsend has always felt a calling to work with people. It was this drive and desire to make a difference in ...

In an interview on Oct. 6, local journalist Bill Kilpatrick spoke to Bancroft This Week about his recent “rollercoaster” health journey. After two cancer scares, Kilpatrick has gone from facing his ...