Author Archives: Mary Thomas

When it comes to the summer of the Pop-Ups for Belleville it was "lesson learned." On Thursday, the Economic and Destination Development committee received a staff report on discussions that are now u...

Some Ontario farm communities are calling for stronger laws to ensure farm safety from activists who disrupt the agricultural business. Those communities in southwestern Ontario are concerned about pr...

It's a wait-and-see game for the Hastings Prince Edward Public Health regarding financial and size changes from the provincial government. Commenting on the province cutting funding, Chair Jo-Anne Alb...

A new program to ensure newborn babies have improved doctor care has been undertaken in the Hastings Prince Edward area. The idea is to ensure newborn babies see a doctor one week after leaving hospit...

A subdivision plan on Belleville's west side is on its way to city council, looking for approval. Tuesday night the Planning Advisory Committee approved the first part of the process for a proposal fo...

The issue of affordable housing was front and centre as Belleville's Planning Committee considered the city's Official Plan update Tuesday night. As the city's official plan update nears completion, s...

At the beginning of 2019 Mayor Mitch Panciuk emphasized he was keen on seeing the Belleville fairgrounds moved to a new site, and those negotiations continue. The Fairgrounds Property Use Committee ha...

Hastings County officials say there's good progress underway on the Eastern Ontario Regional Network to improve internet service to the area. Speaking to Quinte News following the county council meeti...

Hastings County continues to be optimistic about the proposed Marmora Pumped Storage project to provide clean energy. For a number of years Northland Power Company has been promoting the plan that wou...

Belleville should combine its volunteer and career sections of the fire department so that eventually it will operate as one department, according to a consultant's report. Pomax Consulting undertook ...