Author Archives: Mary Thomas

A special ceremony will be held at Belleville cenotaph on Sunday to mark three special events in two World Wars. Belleville Veterans Council is presenting the ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Vim...

Hastings Prince Edward Medical Officer of Health has concerns regarding the Ontario government's move toward increased availability of alcohol. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Piotr Oglaza told the boar...

The Quinte area board of health has taken two steps in connection with the provincial government's move to cut its budget and merge it with other boards. The government cut the board's funding from 75...

Popups are coming Belleville council has approved four Popup businesses for the waterfront for the summer months. They are Doug's Bicycle, Brick Oven Pizza, Cruising Canoes and Gold Performance Traini...

The controversy over proposed new townhomes in Belleville's Settler's Ridge subdivision has been settled. That decision came after a lengthy debate at city council Tuesday night. The rezoning by-law a...

Hastings County's Queen of the Furrow appeared before county council recently to give an update on this year's Plowing Match and Farm Show. Eastern Ontario's largest annual outdoor farm show is set fo...

A couple of Belleville entrepreneurs have had a chance to show off their invention at a competition in western Ontario recently. The start-up company, owned by Loyalist College graduates Brett Lyons a...

The Integrity Commissioner for Hastings County appeared before council on Thursday to give a refresher on the rules surrounding the councillors' conduct. Integrity Commissioner John Ewart reminded cou...

In the face of possible provincial government cutback in funding, Hastings County is focused on growing its assessment base. The province is considering such things as cutting budgets for public healt...

The provincial government's cuts to library services does not have a big impact on Belleville Public Library but the libraries in smaller communities in the Quinte area could feel the change. The oper...