Author Archives: Mary Thomas

The Belleville Firefighters Association is expected to sign a new contract with the city this week, following a long stretch of arbitration. The new three-year contract covers the years 2015, 2016 and...

Construction of housing in the municipality of Brighton slowed down slightly in 2018. Statistics just released by the municipality indicate there were 87 dwelling units being built last year, for a to...

Preliminary discussions have begun on the idea of an Earth Science Centre in North Hastings. The idea of such a centre, at a cost of about $16 million, was first proposed by Professor Nick Eyles of th...

A new team will be helping to care for residents with dementia at Hastings Manor in Belleville. The province has provided $100,000 toward the new Dementia Strategy at Hastings Manor. Director of Long ...

The city of Belleville and Belleville Public Library have paid tribute to a 100-year-old volunteer, and the local Polish Club has added its congratulations. Barbara Lenk drove herself to her last shif...

A special supervisor has been put in charge of the Addictions and Mental Health Services agency in the Napanee to Kingston area, following financial and service concerns by the Local Health Integratio...

A bid to increase Belleville's social services grant to 10% of the city's casino revenue ran into a snag at Monday night's council meeting, but then made it through. The motion called for doubling the...

Belleville's Pinnacle Playhouse will be showing a new face to the public now that it has the city's approval to go ahead with a new marquis. The idea is to refresh the D.L. Storey Centre building, oth...

The idea of Belleville having an outdoor Sens Rink in its future has gone to the study stage. The Ottawa Senators Foundation already has outdoor rinks in the Ottawa area and is partnering with the Bel...

Members of the public are being encouraged to make their views known regarding the issue of allowing retail marijuana stores within the city. It'll be January before Belleville decides whether or not ...