Author Archives: Mary Thomas

A Northumberland County area group is encouraging the Ontario government to invest in programs that help fill the gap in oral health services for low-income seniors. The Northumberland Oral Health Coa...

Hastings County seems "optimistic" about the upcoming changes to Ontario's health care system, announced by Ontario's Progressive Conservative government. Following Thursday's county council meeting, ...

Hastings County has put on hold the plan to sell off its single detached houses and take another route on housing. About four years ago Hastings-Quinte social services decided to sell the 47 single de...

Hastings County has thrown its support behind a proposed new Long Term Care facility in Centre Hastings. Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline told county council on Thursday that "negotiations are proceed...

The Glanmore National Historic Site advisory committee will take the next step in Belleville's consideration of turning the historic old train station into a city museum. Earlier this year Mayor Mitch...

A Belleville councillor objects to the system that has municipalities paying the cost of disposing of hazardous materials. Councillor Garnet Thompson voted against the move when Quinte Waste Solutions...

Hastings Prince Edward public health officials are getting ready to issue notices to students to get immunized or face possible suspension from school. Public health officials have been holding immuni...

Belleville has a new three-year contract with its firefighters but that only brings the issue up to the end of 2017. The contract covers the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. It gives the firefighters a 2.24...

What's been called "an incredible program" will send its graduating class right into full-time jobs next week. The Elevate Plus program is a joint collaboration between Quinte Economic Development Com...

The Prince Edward County mayor is leading a delegation to the Ontario Good Roads Association conference next week, with a number of questions in his pocket. The conference, which opens in Toronto on S...