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 Dzielski, the Polish Ambassador to Canada, will attend a Polish flag raising event at Zurakowski Park this...

Madawaska Valley Library in Barry’s Bay wants people to know that there’s still time to register their team for Trivia night this upcoming Friday May 3.   The event will be held at the Paul J Yakabuski Arena. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and trivia starts at 7 p.m.  Sean Conway...

From now until Sunday, May 5 you can purchase a Smile Cookie at the Barry’s Bay Tim Hortons and 100 per cent of the proceeds from the sale will go to the St. Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation for local healthcare needs.  Funds will support the Madawaska Valley Hospice and Valley Manor. Pictured...

April is Organ Donor awareness month. My Bancroft Now spoke with a local family who agreed to share a very special story with us.  When Joan and Bill Easton’s daughter Jenna was born, the first girl in a family with four older brothers, they were told at her one-month check-up that...

The Beer Store is closing in Barry’s Bay and many people aren’t happy about it.  We spoke to several area residents who said they were surprised to hear about the closure of the only beer store for 60 km. While Beer store employees told My Bancroft Now that they were unable...

Renfrew OPP has charged two people following a serious assault in Renfrew on April 24th.  Around 11:00 PM officers responded to a disturbance and located 2 males with non-life-threatening stab wounds on Airth Blvd.   Two people were arrested without incident.   A 60-year-old man has been charged with two counts of...