Author Archives: David Foot

Residents in Centre Hastings should expect a tax hike of around 4.7% this year, if the budget is approved next week. This morning, the budget committee gave preliminary approval to the plan, but the t...

A familiar face at Brighton council meetings has spent her last evening at the municipal offices at 35 Alice Street. Longtime reporter Joyce Cassin covered her final meeting on Monday, rounding out a ...

Brighton's Mayor was grilled about doctor recruitment on Monday. After announcing at last week's planning meeting, that the committee of the whole would be overseeing a new doctor recruitment program,...

Nestle Canada has confirmed 23 workers at its Trenton plant are being laid off, effective May 2nd of this year. The staffing changes were announced earlier this week and says the decision was made "af...

Brighton fire crews have easily dealt with a three-to-five acre brush fire this afternoon. Firefighters responded to a marshy area near County Road 30 and Goodfellow Road, around 2:00 this afternoon a...

Parents of local kids with autism were out to gather support today, as they held a rally at a major Belleville intersection. About 50 people were at North Front Street and Bell Boulevard to show displ...

A motion to keep demonstration schools open in the province was voted down at Queen's Park Thursday night. Following a day filled with a press conference, a rally on the front lawn and debate in the l...

Now that a recent stretch of wet weather has let up, Lower Trent Conservation is downgrading its Flood Warning to a Flood Watch. The bulletin is in effect for the section of the Trent River, between H...

After surpassing last year's goal by about $25,000 organizers of the Quinte West YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign have set another lofty mark to hit for 2016. A launch event was held today for this year's ...