Bancroft This Week

12/13/2023

Congratulations Tori Howran . Bancroft is so proud of you and cannot wait to watch you hit the ice. 🏒🥅

08/01/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/hastings-highlands-fire-service-review-recommends-multimillion-dollar-investment-to-ensure-effective-fire-service-delivery/

By Bill Kilpatrick At the July 19 meeting of Hastings Highlands council, Lyle Quan, a consultant with the Emergency Management Group presented a high-level overview of the 200 page Hastings Highlan…

08/01/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/search-continues-for-missing-man-in-carlow-mayo/

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ontario Provincial Police are continuing their search for a 75-year-old man named Denis, who went missing around 1 p.m. on July 22 in the Bulp…

08/01/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/lakeside-gems-hosts-some-of-the-best-chainsaw-carvers-in-canada-and-the-world/

By Bill Kilpatrick From July 28 through July 30 Lakeside Gems hosted a special event over three days that saw six of the best chain saw carvers in Ontario gather to demonstrate their artistic talen…

08/01/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/limerick-township-ice-cream-social-barbecue-and-pig-roast-supports-fire-department/

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Limerick Fire Service’s ice cream social and FireSmart initiative and the Limerick Friends’ Club’s barbecue and pig roast was a big success on Jul…

08/01/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/what-are-we-fighting-for/

By Nate Smelle Is there anything more valuable than peace? Since chatting with the Canadian Peace Museum’s founder and CEO, Chris Houston last week, I have found myself asking this question. …

07/27/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/canadian-peace-museum-looks-to-make-bancroft-home-in-2025/

By Nate Smelle Anyone who resides in or visits the Bancroft area can appreciate the peaceful quality of life produced by the local environment and community. In 2025, there will be another reason f…

07/27/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/rogers-formally-responds-to-kuno-road-residents-regarding-proposed-cell-tower/

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A couple of weeks ago, in the Bancroft This Week article “Kuno Road residents concerned over placement of proposed Rogers’ cell tower,” we brought…

07/27/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/mpp-ric-bresee-has-no-good-news-for-hastings-highlands-council/

By Bill Kilpatrick At the regular meeting of Hastings Highlands council on July 19 the staff and council hosted the Hastings and Prince Edward Member of Provincial Parliament Ric Bresee who stopped…

07/27/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/wild-women-painters-of-the-wilderness-coming-to-a-place-for-the-arts-in-august/

By Chris Drost Mark your calendars for a visual treat during the month of August. The Wild Women, Painters of the Wilderness, will unveil a new show in the Annex Gallery at A Place for the Arts, th…

07/26/2023

Good afternoon everyone;
What's your very first memory as a kid? Mine was grabbing my great-grandfather's ci******es from the table beside his easy chair as a toddler and running outside with them thinking it was the funniest thing ever at that age. What's your first memory? Your answer could be featured in a future edition of The Bancroft Times.

07/20/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/annual-baptiste-lake-pike-tournament-continues-to-grow/

By Nate Smelle With the sun shining and the fish biting the 3rd Annual Baptiste Lake Pike Tournament was again a big success for the fishing community on Baptiste Lake. Anglers participating in thi…

07/20/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/cmpl-to-hold-escape-room-event-july-21-22-and-23/

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Carlow Mayo Public Library has an Escape Room event starting Friday, July 21 and going over the weekend. From tonight until July 23, participa…

07/20/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/fish-and-game-club-offers-youth-hunter-mentorship-program/

By Chris Drost Ten lucky youth are spending a week learning all about hunting and hunter safety as part of the 2023 Youth Hunter Mentorship Program thanks to the efforts of the Bancroft Fish & …

07/20/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/bancroft-curling-club-hosts-first-pickleball-tournament/

By Nate Smelle On July 8 the Bancroft Curling Club brought together 43 athletes for its first pickleball tournament. As the Bancroft Curling Club’s second vice president and pickleball coordi…

07/20/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/fort-stewart-jamboree-2023-back-for-its-10th-anniversary/

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Fort Stewart Jamboree is back to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2023, after going on hiatus due to COVID-19 and its restrictions for the pa…

07/20/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/north-hastings-community-fish-hatchery-dinner-and-auction-returns-after-three-year-hiatus/

By Bill Kilpatrick Over 280 people packed into the Bancroft Curling Club on July 15 to help raise money for the North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery who held their first in-person dinner and live…

07/13/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/lakeside-gems-hosts-metaphysical-gathering/

By Bill Kilpatrick It was an emotional weekend for Linda Bast and Chris Fouts, the owners and operators of Lakeside Gems Rock Shop, who hosted their second Metaphysical Gathering over the weekend o…

07/13/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/the-colour-factory-by-manuela-schmidlechner-opens-at-apfta/

By Chris Drost July promises to be a colourful month in the Annex Gallery at A Place for the Arts at 23 Bridge Street west in downtown Bancroft. Manuela Schmidlechner’s new exhibition, The Colour F…

07/13/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/new-lamppost-banners-now-up-in-south-algonquin/

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New lamppost banners have been put up in South Algonquin Township to beautify the community. Placed along the Hwy 60 corridor through Whitney, the…

07/13/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/hateful-graffiti-is-disturbing-terrible-and-intolerable-says-bancroft-mayor/

By Bill Kilpatrick It is believed that sometime during the night of July 6 or July 5 an unknown person or persons went down to L’Amable Dam and spray painted on the walkway in black spray paint the…

07/13/2023

https://www.bancroftthisweek.com/ised-responds-to-kuno-road-residents-concerns-about-proposed-tower/

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In last week’s Bancroft This Week article “Kuno Road residents concerned over placement of proposed Rogers’ cell tower,” we brought you the story …

07/12/2023

Good morning everyone;
What are your vacation plans this summer? Are you going to stay local or go somewhere farther afield? Your responses could be featured in a future issue of The Bancroft Times.