The Blessing of the Bikes is an annual event in which motorcycles and riders are blessed to bring safety to the upcoming riding season.  This year The Widows’ Sons Masonic Riding Association is hosting a Blessing of the Bikes fundraiser in support of prostate & bladder cancer treatment. According to organizer Gary Crane, the...

The Shamrock Club 3 Day Open Snooker Tournament is happening this weekend from May 3 to 5 at the Dungannon Recreation Centre in L'Amable. Play starts at 6 p.m. on Friday night and goes until 10 p.m. Play resumes at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning until 5 p.m. The final...

May 1 marks the start of Polish Heritage month in Canada and this coming May 3 is the first Polish Constitution Day. To help celebrate a special guest is coming to Barry’s Bay. Witold Dzelski, the Polish Ambassador to Canada, will attend a Polish flag raising event at Zurakowski Park this Friday. Park committee chair...

The Art Gallery of Bancroft is hosting an opening reception Friday at 7:30 p.m. for Lynne Vegter's A Question of Balance.     Vegter is a local wildlife artist who works in oil and mixed media from her cabin studio on Lake Weslemkoon. Vegter described her work to the gallery:  “I want my paintings to betray my passion for capturing...

Internet safety expert and presenter Paul Davis was in town Monday to give a presentation at North Hastings High School to area students.    The presentation called Empowering Caregivers in the Digital Age aimed to help kids safely navigate things like smart phones, privacy and cyberbullying.   We spoke with one grade 5 student about what they were advised to avoid,   “No Apps with age restrictions...

Bancroft OPP responded to a stolen vehicle and three break and enters on April 19 in the Township of Wollaston. Officers responded to a stolen vehicle on Wollaston Lake Road shortly before 8 a.m. They say that the vehicle, a 2011 Cadillac SRX - gold/brown in colour, has since been...