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Town of Bancroft
A Road in Bancroft's.
A Road in Bancroft's.
Motto: A four seasons playground. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group
Bancroft, Ontario (Ontario)
Bancroft, Ontario
Bancroft's location in relation to Ontario.
Coordinates: 45°03′N 77°51′W / 45.05, -77.85
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Hastings
Settled 1853
Renamed † October 15, 1879
Area
 - Land 227. Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 84 km² (88 sq mi)
Population (2006)
From StatsCan
 - Total 3,838
 - Density 16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (43. 5/sq mi)
 
The population decreased 6. 1% from 2001 to 2006. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
† Bancroft was originally named York Mills. UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during
Website: www.town.bancroft.on.ca

Bancroft (2006 Population 3,838) is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan The York River is a river in Ontario, Canada, which originates at Yorkend Lake in the southern extension of Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec In 2001, the population was 4,089 (-6. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 1% population change). The area of the town was 227. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 85 square kilometres. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of [1] The town of Bancroft has also seen increasing Business and Commercial property and tourism with the addition of new grocery chains, furniture stores, a golf course community, a business office apartments building and more houses planned to be built as well as rumours of Walmart building a store near Bancroft.

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History

In 1853 the first family settled in the area, and in the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly when another 88 families followed. The original settlement was called York Mills but on 15 October 1879, it was renamed Bancroft by Senator Billa Flint after the maiden name of his wife Phoebe. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Billa Flint ( February 9 1805 - June 15 1894) was a businessman and political figure in Ontario. [2]

The town was once a centre for uranium mining, and the closing of the Madawaska mine caused some economic hardship. Uranium mining is the process of extraction of Uranium Ore from the ground The Madawaska Mine was an underground Uranium mine near the town of Bancroft, Ontario which produced 9492171 pounds of U3O8

Attractions

The old train station in Bancroft was serving as the Chamber of Commerce and Mineral Museum but in recent months it has been condemned and the Chamber, Mineral Museum and the Art Gallery have relocated in town.
The old train station in Bancroft was serving as the Chamber of Commerce and Mineral Museum but in recent months it has been condemned and the Chamber, Mineral Museum and the Art Gallery have relocated in town.

Located in Central Ontario, part of the Canadian Shield, Bancroft is well known in Canada as an excellent location for rockhounding. The Canadian Shield &mdash also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien (French &mdash is a large geological shield covered by Rockhounding is the recreational collecting of rocks and/or Mineral specimens from their natural environment Bancroft styles itself as the "mineral capital of Canada" and holds an annual event in August called the Rockhound Gemboree.

There is also a Mineral Museum in Bancroft dedicated to the area's storied mining history. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body There is little active mining going on today.

A popular location is a craggy lookout called Eagle's Nest, a short distance north of the town. This scenic cliff, with a height of over 60 m (200 ft), overlooks the York River valley, the town of Bancroft, and other densely forest-covered ridges that surround it. 12 m (40 ft) icicles dangle from its largest and most massive cliff in the winter and conceals parts of it entirely. It is a popular spot for mountain climbers to practice ice climbing in the winter. However, the road to the top is steep and generally impassable in the winter. Another popular location is a series of abandoned Mineral caves/mines at Egan's Chute on Highway 28 north-east of Bancroft.

Egan's Chute lies east of the town on Highway 28. Highway 28 is a provincially maintained highway in Ontario, Canada, running southwest-northeast from Highway 7 east of Peterborough, to The chute is a small gorge which the York River churns through, creating white water falls. For the song see CANYONMID. For the band see Canyon (band. A canyon (rarely cañon) or gorge

The local post office on Station St. services locals with lock boxes and five rural routes.

The lakes surrounding Bancroft are dotted with cottages, mostly seasonally occupied. In modern usage a cottage is a dwelling typically in a rural or semi-rural location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities One of the largest and most beautiful in the area, with a very fine public beach, is Paudash Lake, about 15 minutes south down Hy. Paudash Lake is a freshwater Lake in south central Ontario about 20 minutes south of Bancroft down Hy 28.

Bancroft lies in a region criss-crossed with snowmobile trails, making it a hub for snowmobilers in the winter months. A snowmobile (known locally as snowmachine, snowsled or by the Brandname Ski-Doo) is a land vehicle that is commonly propelled by In the summer these trails are used by hikers and ATV enthusiasts. An all-terrain vehicle (ATV is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires with a seat that is straddled by

The local curling club has existed for 50 years (est. Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared 1957), and has hosted increasingly notable bonspiels - including a recent (winter 2005) Ontario Regional Men's Championship and (March 2008) Tim Horton's Colts Provincial Championship. A bonspiel is a Curling tournament traditionally held outdoors on a frozen freshwater Loch. The town now sports one 9 hole golf course, and one 18 hole golf course. A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for

Arts

In 2004, Bancroft won TVOntario's "Most Talented Town in Ontario" contest. TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO, ( Call signs CICA, CICE, CICO) is a publicly-funded educational English language A large number of artists and artisans live in the surrounding area, and when exhibiting together in events like the "Fall Studio Tour" the local talent is quite remarkable.

The town has the Bancroft Village Playhouse [1] - a theatre which has been hosting sold out plays and musicals since the early 1990's.

Notable People

Transportation

Bancroft lies at the intersection of two provincial highways, Highway 28 and Highway 62. Clay Ives (born September 5, 1972) is a Canadian -born American Luger who competed from the early 1990s until his 2002 retirement Highway 28 is a provincially maintained highway in Ontario, Canada, running southwest-northeast from Highway 7 east of Peterborough, to Highway 62 is a provincially maintained highway in Ontario, Canada, running south-north from Highway 33 at Bloomfield in Prince Edward County

Bancroft is served by a small airport, Jack Brown Airport (CNW3), with a 2,200 foot (670 meter) crushed gravel runway, located immediately adjoining the town. Bancroft Airport,, is adjacent to Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. The airport is operated by the Bancroft Flying Club and is freely available to the general public. Due to high terrain near both ends of the runway, pilots typically use a non-standard circuit, following the York River valley through the town for departing from runway 12 or landing on runway 30.

The railroad used to go through the town. The first train from the Central Ontario Railway arrived in November 1900. The railway went through the Musclow-Greenview road and extended behind Birds Creek through a backtrail (which is now used for cyclists and fourwheeling) and continued through the town eventually going further away from the town at the 'Y' road division. The line was closed in 1975 and subsequently removed. [3]


Camping

Nearby Silent Lake Provincial Park provides local camping opportunities. Silent Lake Provincial Park is a park located on Silent Lake in eastern Ontario near Bancroft Ontario. Definition Camping describes a range of activities Survivalist campers set off with little more than their boots whereas Recreational vehicle travelers arrive equipped American sportsmen fished and hunted on this private lake for 40 years before it became a park. Silent Lake has a rocky and undeveloped shoreline, a mixed forest and marshes full of birds and wildlife best seen by canoe. A rugged trail circles the lake, and sections of groomed ski trails have been graded for mountain biking.

Media

Print

Radio

Television

See also

References

  1. ^ Bancroft, Ontario. CHMS-FM is a hot adult contemporary Canadian radio station at 97 Haliburton Broadcasting Group is a Canadian group of FM radio stations located primarily in smaller markets in Ontario. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in CIII-TV is a Television station owned by Canwest that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario, featuring content Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network CHEX-TV is a Television station in Peterborough Ontario, Canada, and an affiliate of the CBC Television network CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Communities in the province of Ontario, Canada Note this is an incomplete list of communities, not necessarily organized municipalities 2001 Community Profile. Statistics Canada. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre.
  2. ^ Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce, Bancroft District 2006 Destination Guide
  3. ^ Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce, Bancroft District 2006 Destination Guide

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