Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Some tense moments, a lengthy debate with numerous motions marked Belleville city council's debate about a new committee Monday night. The new committee is the Economic and Destination Development com...

The second of Belleville's six festival events for 2019 takes place later this month. The Belleville Chamber of Commerce organizes the events under contract with the city. The first was Savour the Chi...

The Hastings County Community and Social Service department is pleased to become involved in any effort to develop the former Quinte Secondary School into a social housing site. Director of Community ...

Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services is bracing for budget cuts by the province, and taking steps to have a voice in what changes might be made to the service. The Emergency Services Committee learned o...

The difficulties of living in social services housing were highlighted at a meeting of the Hastings County Community and Human Services Committee on Thursday. A community housing tenant, Robert Shaw, ...

Belleville's construction activity to the end of April is running well ahead of last year. Statistics from the city's building department show building value to date this year at more than $28 million...

The project is on track towards repairing the bridge at the Belleville - Quinte West boundary. The project is the rehabilitation of the Wallbridge Loyalist Road bridge over Moira Street West and the C...

Belleville is looking at ways to include tourism with an agricultural twist in its zoning by-laws. On Monday night, the Planning Committee received a staff report indicating a public interest in recre...

Businesses and residents have presented their case loud and clear against the proposed move of an addiction treatment centre from Belleville's downtown, into their part of town. The application by Mye...

With many agencies facing funding cutbacks from the provincial government, some municipalities such as Toronto, are being hit with extra costs. The Hastings Prince Edward Board of Health recently reac...