Author Archives: Mary Thomas

On Tuesday, Belleville city council begins three days of debate on its operating budget for 2017. Council will have before it a staff report indicating a draft $107.5 million budget, representing a ta...

Belleville Veterans' Council will mark the 100th anniversary of the World War One Battle of Vimy Ridge, in a special ceremony on Sunday. The Battle of Vimy Ridge in France began at 5:30 a.m. on Easter...

Across Canada, the teenage pregnancy rates are dropping substantially, but that's not quite the case in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. A report to the Hastings Prince Edward Board of Health Wedn...

The average cost of a basic nutritious diet for a family of four in Hastings and Prince Edward counties has jumped 13% over the past five years. This means a family of four must now spend $1,397 more ...

The province is moving ahead with allowing second units in houses despite municipal concerns. The province is expected to hand down its decision later this year to allow the second units within single...

Construction in Prince Edward County is just under the $12 million mark, but still far behind last year at this time. Chief Building Official Andy Harrison says most of the building is residential, bu...

Belleville's planning committee has come down in favour of traditional storage units, rather than shipping containers for a business at 970 Highway 37. The owner of the property, Glen Jarrell, wants t...

Hundreds of elementary and high school students are facing a deadline to get their immunization shots, or be suspended from school. Ontario regulations require parents of children attending school to ...

Members of the deaf community joined workers with the Canadian Hearing Society on the picket line in Belleville Monday, following a breakdown in contract talks. Contract talks broke down Saturday nigh...