This past Saturday the crowds came out to celebrate 50 years of the Bancroft Skating Club. Skaters showed their skills to an excited audience as those as young as two, up to adult, performed with a wide range of music and costumes. Popular songs from past decades were featured as...

This winter a Maple Leaf man was renovating his 150 year old farmhouse when he found something unexpected in the wall: an assortment of vintage medicine bottles. “This is what was actually on the wall,  this is wood from 100 years or more ago" Said Miller, holding up a...

from the OPP: -Be prepared for heavy traffic before AND after the eclipse -Check 511 for traffic updates -Do not stop on the side of the road to view the eclipse-"it's just not safe" If you must stop, use a parking lot -Beware of soft roadway shoulders-do not land in the ditch -Arrive at...

For those watching in Bancroft, the eclipse will start at 2:08 pm today, reaching the maximum at 3:22pm, it will end at 4:33. For those watching in Barrys Bay, the eclipse will start at 2:09 pm, reaching the maximum at 3:22pm, it will end at 4:33.  While it is important...

This Saturday The Bancroft Skating Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary and a special guest is coming to help celebrate: Acclaimed Olympic and championship figure skater Elvis Stojko will be performing at the Bancroft Arena.  Skating club president Chris Saylor says they’ve been working hard for months getting ready for...

We’re just a few days away from a once in many life-times event.   On Monday April 8th a total eclipse of the sun will pass through southern Ontario for the first time in 400 years and the last time in 375 years.  In Bancroft an almost total eclipse of the...