Author Archives: Mary Thomas

The system of vision screening for young school children will be changed this year, but it's still not clear what that will mean. The provincial government has indicated a change of direction and put ...

Employment statistics for people on assistance in the Hastings-Quinte area shot up during the summer. Hastings-Quinte Community and Human Services Committee reports that its Employment Connection prog...

It's never too early to think about Christmas and Belleville is doing just that - on the lookout for Christmas trees. As part of its annual Christmas lighting program, the city is looking for large Ch...

Hospice Quinte, which offers support to terminally ill people, and their caregivers, is on the move. Over the past year Hospice Quinte has been renting extra space in the community to accommodate some...

Engineers continue to study the situation at Belleville's Bridge Street bridge where crumbling on the concrete arches caused the city to restrict traffic nearly two weeks ago. Pedestrian traffic was s...

Public health officials serving Northumberland County are reminding pet owners about the danger of rabies and the need for anti-rabies vaccinations. Annual low-cost rabies vaccination clinics are orga...

A 162 year-old Belleville cemetery will receive a special tribute this Sunday. Mount St. Patrick Cemetery served the community of Belleville from 1856 to 1914. St. Michael's church bought the more tha...

The City of Belleville has spent some of the money that had been designated for the enquiry into, and possible cleanup of the former coal gasification plant near the harbour front. A study under an or...

The preliminary results are in on the Homeless survey in Hastings County. The count was conducted in Belleville, Quinte West, Madoc and Bancroft last April as part of a provincial housing project. It ...

In one of its latest research projects Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services is partnering with the United States Homeland Security department. In his report to the Emergency Service Committee on Wednesd...