Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Hastings Quinte Emergency Services continues to have challenges keeping its staffing numbers up. A report to the Emergency Services Committee on Thursday indicated there were 24 down-staffed shifts an...

The Quinte Greek OPA festival is taking place this Saturday, September 30. This is the fifth festival for the area. It had been cancelled for a few years because of the pandemic. The festival is free....

Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services has noted a significant increase in non-urgent 911 calls concerning falls, particularly among seniors. This has prompted the Emergency Services to make an applicatio...

The health unit serving Northumberland County is urging residents to sign up for a Stop Smoking program, run by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, if they would like to stop smoking. The prog...

A financial shot in the arm could be on the way for some of the Quinte region's established not-for-profit organizations. The non-profit, Trenval, has announced that non-repayable grants of up to $10,...

Protected conservation lands in the limestone landscape of the Napanee Plain just got a little bigger. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), with the support of government partners and private donor...

Belleville's police chief has welcomed new funding, just announced by the province, to help survivors of intimate partner violence. The provincial announcement means Belleville Police Service will rec...

Hastings County has been rejected for a federal housing fund, and officials are concerned. Director of Planning and Development Justin Harrow told the county's committee on planning on Tuesday that th...

Once again health officials are teaming up in a bid to control rabies in dogs and cats. This fall the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Unit will work with participating veterinarians through out...

A proposed new subdivision, to be located within the Culbertson Tract, has had another holdup in the approval procedure. A presentation was made to the Hastings County Planning and Development Committ...