Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Belleville residents will have a chance to wear orange and mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation later this month. The city will host a special ceremony at Lion's Pavilion in West Zwick's ...

The Quinte Economic Development Commission is playing a role in finding a new business to replace one that is leaving Quinte West. The company, R.R. Donnelly, formerly Moore Business Forms, has announ...

A market study will get underway next year, looking at the industrial side of business in the Quinte area. CAO Chris King told members of the Quinte Economic Development Commission on Thursday that th...

Staffing continues to be a problem for Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services. A report to the Hastings Quinte Emergency Services Committee on Wednesday indicated the service had 24 down-staffed shifts in...

The fall season is bringing a return of the COVID health issues. CAO of Emergency Services Connor Dorey tells Quinte News the health services is "gearing up again for COVID cases. "There's no assessme...

Plans are underway to get a special response health team to deal with falls by senior citizens. The Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services Committee heard a report that the department has applied for $905...

The local board of health has received a report on Canada's new Guidance on Alcohol and Health. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Prince Edward Hastings Board of Health heard that, based on recent rese...

Hastings Prince Edward Health Unit will be developing a management plan for vector-borne diseases. A report to the Board of Health on Wednesday emphasized that this would be a management strategy base...

The strike by public health nurses is affecting services provided by the health unit, including COVID immunization. At Wednesday's meeting of the Hastings Prince Edward Board of Health, officials said...

Kingston Police say Queen's University students have shown a trend in "reckless behaviour" as the university year gets underway. Acting Chief of Kingston Police Scott Fraser says they also showed a "l...