Author Archives: Mary Thomas

An Ontario hunter has been fined more than $15,000 for unlawfuly hunting a moose without a licence and abandoning the dead animal. Aaron Elyk of Simcoe was fined $11,255 for abandoning big game and fi...

A Belleville man has been found "not responsible" for the stabbing death of his mother because of a mental health disorder. The decision in the case of Skylar Oliveira, charged with the stabbing death...

The Ontario government says it continues to ensure that hunters don't hunt without the appropriate hunting tag. Three men have recently been fined a total of $14,500 for illegal moose hunting activiti...

Work continues to repair a water leak on a Picton street. The Water and Wastewater Department staff and contractors were unable to locate and repair the leak on Bowery Street on Monday. Additional lea...

Public health services in the Quinte area will continue throughout the holiday season. Hastings and Prince Edward public health says COVID-19 vaccinations, outbreak management and emergency services w...

Cobourg Police Service is reporting that for the two weeks leading up to December 11 it responded to 490 calls for service. This included seven mischief calls, five theft from motor vehicle, and one b...

Local public health officials are asking the public to be vigilant in efforts to prevent drug poisoning. The Hastings Prince Edward Health Unit notes that for many people the holidays can be challengi...

The health unit serving Northumberland County is taking part in a Tobacco Enforcement Campaign to ensure compliance with provincial regulations. The Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Unit's Tobac...

An arrest has been made in connection with a murder in Belleville in July of this year. Belleville's Forensic Identification Unit and Drugs and Intelligence Unit have been continuing the investigation...

Residents of Belleville will have a chance to "ring in the New Year" at the annual New Year's Levee held by the city. Mayor Neil Ellis and Belleville City Council are inviting residents to join them a...