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Going Gold in the childhood cancer fight

Belleville is going Gold in September, all in support of the fight against childhood cancer. Evelyn Wilson of Tears Mean Love told city council this week that cancer is still the number one disease ki...

Mary Thomas Aug 27, 2019 Evelyn Wilson of Tears Mean Love at Belleville city council, August 26, 2019 (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Belleville's financial outlook

Belleville's "financial indicators are improving." That was the word from the city's Director of Finance Carol Hinze to city council on Monday. Hinze's report states, "Like most municipalities in Onta...

Mary Thomas Aug 26, 2019 Doug Churcher of Welch and Co. at Belleville city council, August 26, 2019 (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Taking a close look at Belleville's fire service

Belleville's fire and protective services could take a turn in the future, affecting the present professional and volunteer firefighter setup. Belleville council created a new committee at its meeting...

Mary Thomas Aug 26, 2019 Belleville Fire Chief Mark MacDonald (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Plowing the straight and narrow

It's all about keeping on the straight and narrow. For the second year in a row, the Quinte Broadcasting team has won the Media Plowing Match at the Hastings Plowing Match and Farm show. On Wednesday,...

Mary Thomas Aug 21, 2019 Quinte Broadcasting's Delia Johnson and Brian Decaire, winners at the Media Plowing Match at the Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show, August 21, 2019 (Photo: Quinte News)

Hopeful for QHC budget change: Harrison

The mayor of Quinte West has come away from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference on Wednesday with some hopeful news. Mayor Jim Harrison tells Quinte news the municipal representati...

Mary Thomas Aug 21, 2019 Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison (File photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Belleville optimistic after meeting provincial ministers at AMO

Belleville is optimistic after meeting provincial ministers at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa on Tuesday. The Belleville delegation met with Minister of Transportati...

Mary Thomas Aug 20, 2019 Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Need a doctor, call your MPP: Poste

Thousands of people in Belleville are in need of a family physician despite the city's family physician program. For the long lineup of frustrated citizens in the city this week, failing to sign up fo...

Mary Thomas Aug 20, 2019 Belleville's Manager of Economic and Strategic Initiatives Karen Poste (File photo: Mary Thomas /Quinte News)

Finding jobs through Elevate Plus

The provincial Training Program run by Loyalist College is being praised for recently helping a number of people on social assistance find jobs. The Elevate Plus program provides free training and sup...

Mary Thomas Aug 20, 2019 Hastings County Director of Community and Human Services Erin Rivers (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Paramedics looking at another research project

Another research project may be in the works for the Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services. The application is to join work that has been started using the drone and the artificial intelligence projects ...

Mary Thomas Aug 19, 2019 Hastings-Quinte Chief of Paramedic services Doug Socha (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Premier Ford tells AMO cuts start in January

Premier Doug Ford told the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Monday that municipal funding cuts for public health and child care are going ahead in January. The new plan will see municipalities...

Mary Thomas Aug 19, 2019