InQuinte.ca | Expansion of Bancroft Warming Centre to Start in 2026

Hastings County approves expansion of Bancroft Warming Centre

Hastings County Council approved a recommendation for the expansion of a hybrid warming centre in Bancroft. The warming centre will now see its operations go on a year-round, 12-hour operational model after it was able to find a permanent location. Operations will be moving from 6 Cleak Street to a property on Billa Street with site work underway in preparation for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Costs to run the services will be funded through the…

InQuinte.ca | Expansion of Bancroft Warming Centre to start in 2026

Expansion of operations for the Bancroft Hybrid Warming Centre to a permanent, year-round, 12-hour operation by 2026 is moving ahead. A Hastings County Community and Human Services Committee recommendation to expand operations starting April 1, 2026 until March 31, 2027 and beyond was approved at a County Council meeting on Thursday. Department Director Jamie-Lynne Osmond said this expansion ensures 'stable, accessible and comprehensive support'…