Author Archives: Mary Thomas

A study, undertaken in late 2019, by the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus is calling for three major changes to paramedic services. The report notes 68% of ambulance calls were dispatched as "highest ur...

The Chief of Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services will have a chance to outline for the special provincial consultation team just what changes he thinks are needed to the emergency services system. At a...

A three-year project to coordinate access to services for reducing homelessness is being recommended to Hastings County Council. On Wednesday, the Hastings County Community and Human Services Committe...

The Belleville company that purchased Memorial Arena and Legion Branch 99 buildings this week is already looking at what comes next. Taskforce Engineering Director of Engineering Hilary Murphy tells Q...

Rotary Outdoor Fitness Park The Quinte Rotary Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary and helping residents keeping fit outdoors at the same time. Rotary will construct an Outoor Fitness Park along ...

The future work of the city's new Economic and Destination Development Committee raised questions at city council Monday night. The action happened after the committee chair had been forced to leave t...

A report from Belleville's Integrity Commissioner raised some issues at Belleville city council Monday night. The report before council concerned an in-camera council meeting to discuss a previous rep...

House prices jumped in the Belleville - Trenton area in the final few months of 2019. According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey, the increase hit 8.3%, with the average price at $324,101, in th...

Firefighters from the Quinte area head out to the Dominican Republic this weekend, not for a holiday but with a more generous purpose in mind. It's for a training session, not for the local fire fight...

The provincial consultation process regarding possible cuts to public health and emergency services is aimed at getting ideas on "modernizing" the services according to the advisor on the process. Has...