By Bill Kilpatrick On Jan. 2 the Art Gallery of Bancroft held an opening reception for their first feature artist of 2026 ...

By Mike Riley Limerick Township council discussed an informal meeting they had virtually on Nov. 26 to discuss a growing Milfoil problem on their lakes at their meeting on Dec. 15, looking at ...

By Nate Smelle With the new year now underway, the Town of Bancroft is reflecting on a busy and transformative 2025, marked by major investments, community celebrations, cultural revitalization, ...

It appears that enough Ontario voters showed up to hand Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative Party a third majority government in the 2025 provincial election. It was just after 9 p.m. when it ...

By Chris Houston If you love the type of crime and justice stories where there is a clear conclusion and the bad guy goes to jail, you’re not gonna like this column. This week, I share four ...

The Shriner of the Year for 2022 has been announced. During the Algonquin Shrine Club’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21 past president of the club Jim Burle presented the award to Barry Cross.

Peace Museum renovations gain momentum along with urgency of its mission By Nate Smelle Renovations at the future Canadian Peace Museum in Bancroft are steadily taking shape, and with every day that ...

The Town of Bancroft will soon have over 100 new homes, a mix of duplexes and townhouses, a hotel and senior citizen building complex, that will add to its growing number of much-needed residential ...

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 ...

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 ...

“You can’t trust the mainstream media, it’s all owned by big business,” “government media is all propaganda,” “politicians are all alike,” “power corrupts,” “There’s no point in voting as all ...

For those waiting with bated breath for part two of my series on the unwellness industry, you’re just going to have to wait longer. I realized that there was so much more to say about that interview ...