Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Mayor of Tweed Jo-Anne Albert told council she's tired of the province telling them they can't expand. "We need to stand up and say we need to change our boundaries. We should have the right." Albert ...

Belleville has an ambitious program for building a cycling network in the city over the next 20 years, and 2018 is a major year. Manager of Engineering Ray Ford says there is a "very aggressive schedu...

Plans are underway to restore the Old Hay Bay Church, a national historic site in Adolphustown. Old Hay Bay Church has sat on South Shore Road for the past 225 years. It was built by Loyalist settlers...

The Quinte Economic Development Commission has heard that availability of transit is a major issue in the entire region when it comes to getting people to work. Belleville Mayor Taso Christopher told ...

The low unemployment rate in the Quinte area is good news, but it does create a tight labour market for manufacturers and businesses. Latest statistics show a 4.4% unemployment rate for the Quinte are...

More money is being put into the effort to assist the homeless in Belleville. Hastings County's Community and Human Service Committee is recommending that four city agencies be given money from the sp...

Northumberland County is getting a new six-bed residential hospice. Northumberland-Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi made the announcement in Cobourg Wednesday. The Northumberland Hospice Care Centre will p...

  The report to the committee indicated that since December, staff had met with the project partners and Morden Engineering to review the project and determined "the changes would enhance the ove...

The number of cases of people at risk and needing help is on the rise in Belleville, Quinte West, and Hastings County. At Belleville city council this week, Belleville Police Inspector Chris Barry and...

The Gala is April 7 at Belleville Armouries. Kelly says, "There are many ways the community can help make the gala a success, by purchasing tickets, sponsoring, or donating items to our live and silen...