Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Belleville is finding it difficult to meet its student doctor recruitment campaign. A couple of years ago, city council decided to recruit two student family doctors a year, at $150,000 each, includin...

Belleville will be celebrating Canada's 150th birthday, Belleville's 200th birthday and Waterfront Festival in a "bookend" week of celebrations. Dwane Barratt of the Canada Day committee told city cou...

A representative of the Poverty Roundtable of Hastings Prince Edward presented some startling statistics to Belleville city council Monday night. Christine Durant of the Roundtable said 16% of Bellevi...

Some Belleville councillors are concerned about the delay in the reconstruction of Maitland Drive in Thurlow ward. The $12 million reconstruction of Maitland Drive and Mineral Road had been scheduled ...

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health says illicit Fentanyl has been found within the region, in a variety of fake prescription pills, as well as hidden in other street drugs such as cocaine, crystal m...

Lots of talk about the future of Belleville's old train station, both in Belleville and Montreal, but no concrete plans yet. The city's Director of Recreation, Mark Fluhrer, spoke with Via Rail in the...

Nearly 100 mothers-to-be participated in a federally-funded Canada Prenatal Nutrition program for low income families, run by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health last year. The program, which receive...

Women are putting on the work boots this month and helping Habitat for Humanity build two houses in Belleville. Habitat has this week, and the week of June 19 to June 23 aimed at encouraging women to ...

Public Health officials are reminding the public about water safety issues when it comes to flood waters, as the Quinte area has been experiencing. Medical Resident Dr. Peter Oglaza told the Board of ...

Prince Edward County is the centre of the black legged tick population in the Quinte area and that could mean an increase in Lyme disease. Hastings Prince Edward Health says the rate of black tick inf...