Author Archives: Amanda Smith

Some more military training will be taking place this week. Canadian Armed Forces members will be conducting routine training along RCAF Road on October 9 (Friday). They will also be in the area of Me...

After lengthy, and careful consideration, Operation Red Nose has decided they will not be providing their famous safe ride service this holiday season. The COVID-19 pandemic and health and safety conc...

An 81 year-old grandmother in Hastings has plans in mind for her recent $50,000 windfall. Beverley Dodd won with Instant Name Game Crossword. She says she plans on buying a new car and saving the rest...

For the second straight day, the Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Unit is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 locally. The dashboard, updated late this morning still shows eight active cases. Four ...

Staff in Prince Edward County have a lot of work ahead of them in the coming weeks when it comes to the future of the Sir John A Macdonald statue. Public comments on the future of the statue in the do...

Northumberland OPP have charged a 13-year-old from Brighton in relation to a mischief incident last month. Police say on September 22 around 8:40 p.m., an unknown individual damaged equipment attached...

Construction values in Prince Edward County totaled $6.2 million last month. There were 64 permits issued, with the majority of the permits being for new builds and additions. Construction is down whe...

The month of September saw a significant drop in construction in Quinte West. There were 69 permits issued last month with a value of $5.4 million. When compared to the same month in 2019, that is dow...

A couple from Colborne is $100,000 richer. Florence and Gladstone Jackson said yes to Encore and matched six of the seven numbers in order in the October 23, 2019 LOTTO 6/49 draw to take home the priz...

A significant step forward has been taken in Prince Edward County to help address the affordable housing crisis. A key exchange ceremony took place today (Monday) at the former Pinecrest Memorial Elem...