Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Hastings County has thrown its support behind a "rent-geared-to-income" housing project in Bancroft. The Town of Bancroft has been working on the project that will include library space on the main le...

Hastings County has approved its budget for 2023. The budget comes in at $179.8 million. This sets the county levy at $17.7 million, a 6.25 per cent increase over last year. It represents a 4.79 per c...

There is an opportunity for pet owners in Northumberland County to get their pets vaccinated against rabies, at a reduced cost. The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridget Health Unit is teaming up with parti...

The Northumberland Food Bank will get a boost in April when Cobourg police hold a Cram-a-Cruiser event. The Cram-A-Cruiser food drive in March has already collected 2,762 pounds of food and $2,000 in ...

Quinte Conservation is taking steps to work with municipalities to provide source protection for non-municipal drinking water systems. In May 2000, the Walkerton, Ontario municipal drinking water syst...

Students at Loyalist College have had a chance to test their skills in responding to a simulated multi-casualty incident recently. The scenario, developed by Loyalist program faculty and simulation te...

The Hastings County committee overseeing planning and development is looking for a budget increase in 2023. At its meeting on Tuesday, the Planning and Development committee rejected a bid for a highe...

The health unit that serves Northumberland County has issued an opioid alert for one of its areas. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge health unit issued the "opioid overdose alert" for the City of K...

The Hastings County committee that oversees Community and Human Services is facing a 4.78% budget hike this year. This is the committee that oversees childcare, affordable housing, social-community ho...

A proposed increase in ambulance service in the Quinte area depends on steps to be taken by Prince Edward County. Chair of the Emergency Measures Service, Belleville councillor Garnet Thompson, told a...