Author Archives: Mary Thomas

People in Belleville are jumping on the buses more than ever. Belleville's transit system ridership nearly hit the million mark in 2017. Transit Chair Councillor Jack Miller told city council Monday n...

Belleville is moving ahead with reinforcement work on the Palliser Bridge in Foxboro. The rehabilitation of the bridge, part of the Build Belleville project, has been delayed because of environmental ...

Hastings County is heading into 2018 investing in a new strategy to attract more tourists to the county. Hastings County hopes to get a $60,000 program underway this year by hiring a consultant to hel...

Some federal money is flowing into construction of a specialized wetland, just east of the Quinte area. Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Mike Bossio has announced a Green Municipal Fund grant of $275,...

2017 was a record year for construction in Prince Edward County. Construction value in the County reached $123.7 million by the end of December. This tops the previous year by $40 million. Chief Build...

The Hastings Prince Edward Board of Health is faced with the prospect of a second year of a budget freeze. Following Wednesday's board meeting, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Gemmell said the healt...

New technology will soon be used for vision testing of young children in Quinte area schools. The provincial government's new Public Health Standards require vision screening in Ontario schools, which...

Medical Resident Piotr Oglaza says the health unit clinics had a good turnout, with more than 1,000 people getting shots. Oglaza says the number of people at the clinics began to decrease once the pha...

Another expansion for a Belleville insurance and financial company. CEO of McDougall Insurance and Financial, Ross McDougall, has announced that the company has merged with Worden Insurance and Financ...

Belleville's downtown businesses are expected to take steps to minimize the effect on their bottom line by the Ontario government's minimum wage hike, which took effect on Monday. The legislation incr...