Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Mike Chicoine of OFATV told council 4,000 riders are separated from Eastern Ontario because of the Hastings County issue. Chicoine indicated he would welcome a land use agreement "on bended knee" sinc...

A telecommunications company is looking around the Quinte area, possibly for a business opportunity, but it's not yet publicly clear what a recent visit means. Belleville's mayor first raised the visi...

The Quinte area is gearing up to take some advantage of the United States' tariffs by making some extra moves to attract more European businesses here, and broker U.S.-European connections. The busine...

Belleville is putting more money into the program to improve the facades of the downtown city centre. A staff report to city council indicated the Facade Improvement Program could run into a deficit o...

ritop City Clerk Matt MacDonald explains the process. Matt MacDonald

Belleville city council has delayed a decision regarding an electrical contract for various city locations. Monday night, city council had before it a staff recommendation for the submission from Horw...

The unveiling ceremony for the first of seven historical plaques to be posted in Hastings County this summer will be in the community of Thomasburg. In 2017, the Hastings County Historical Society unv...

There is a big change to Belleville's July 1 Canada Day celebrations this year, and it has to do with the timing. The Belleville Chamber of Commerce runs the celebration for the city, at Zwick's Park....

Public health officials are warning people to look out for animals that could spread rabies this summer. The health unit that serves Northumberland County is urging members of the public to reduce the...

The new power stretchers used by the Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services are cutting down on injuries suffered by working paramedics. A recent study in Ontario indicated that paramedic services using t...