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LOOK AHEAD - Announcements expected in 2020 by Loyalist College

Loyalist College now has partnerships which allow its students to continue with post-graduate education. President Ann Marie Vaughan tells Quinte News she hopes that in 2020 students will take advanta...

Mary Thomas Dec 30, 2019

LOOK BACK: Paramedic Services works with NASA

It's been an exciting year for the Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services, as 2019 saw some exciting new ventures for the service. Paramedic Chief Doug Socha says it was "an amazing opportunity" ...the fi...

Mary Thomas Dec 27, 2019 Hastings County Chief of Paramedic Services Doug Socha with the paramedic service drone (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

LOOK BACK - Loyalist College expands its research in 2019

2019 was a very good year for Loyalist College. President Ann Marie Vaughan tells Quinte News enrolment jumped by 7%, and included an increased number of international students on campus. She says it ...

Mary Thomas Dec 26, 2019

LOOK BACK: 2019 - a busy year for Belleville: Panciuk

2019 was a busy year for Belleville's new city council. Mayor Mitch Panciuk tells Quinte News that first and foremost was the Housing Summit that set in motion some new rules making it easier for rent...

Mary Thomas Dec 25, 2019 Belleville city hall (Photo: Quinte News)

2019 set the stage for developments on Tyendinaga Territory

During the past year the Bay of Quinte Mohawks saw a number of projects get approved or get underway. Chief R. Don Maracle tells Quinte News Tyendinaga Territory partnered with Loyalist Township on a ...

Mary Thomas Dec 24, 2019 Chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte R. Don Maracle. (File photo: John Spitters/Quinte News)

Tree of Hope tops its goal

The annual holiday appeal for funds to support family and children's services in the Greater Napanee and Kingston areas has topped its goal for 2019. The Tree of Hope campaign of Family and Children's...

Mary Thomas Dec 18, 2019 Francesco / CC

More volunteers for Hospice Quinte

Fourteen new volunteers have just graduated from Hospice Quinte's training program. Hospice Quinte assists terminally ill individuals and their caregivers by offering them support and companionship. V...

Mary Thomas Dec 18, 2019 Hospice Quinte volunteers graduation class, December 2019 (Photo: submitted)

Procter and Gamble employees support United Way

The employees of Procter and Gamble Belleville have given back to the community in a big way. In a ceremony at the plant on Tuesday, the employee campaign handed over a cheque for $388,000 to United W...

Mary Thomas Dec 17, 2019 At left: Proctor and Gamble Plant Manager Joseph Folk with members of the P&G United Way Team, December 17, 2019 (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

100,000 letters and counting for "Write the Troops"

More than 100,000 holiday letters to Canadian service personnel have already flowed through the Canadian Forces Base Trenton post office, and more are coming every day. This will set a record for the ...

Mary Thomas Dec 16, 2019 Master Corporqal Jordan Gibson sorting letters for Write to Troops Campaign at Canadian Forces Postal Unit in Trenton, December 11, 2019. (Photo: Corporal Lisa Fenton 8 Wing Imaging ©2019 DND-MDN Canada)

Belleville Economic Development briefs

Recruiting from the GTA Belleville is making plans to "up" its efforts to recruit workers who want to flee the high-priced Greater Toronto area. At the meeting of the Economic and Destination Developm...

Mary Thomas Dec 11, 2019 Belleville's Manager of Economic and Strategic Initiatives Karen Poste (File photo: Mary Thomas /Quinte News)