Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Quinte Conservation is kicking off its 70th anniversary year with an outdoor family event at the Frink Centre on the Family Day Holiday. Spokesperson Jennifer May-Anderson says there will be a long li...

Belleville could have bus service along its western Bell Boulevard corridor before this year runs out. Transit chair councillor Jack Miller says the advisory committee is looking at two routes to pote...

A new member of the Belleville Downtown Improvement Area Board says he has a positive outlook that the board is making a "new beginning" but thinks a police presence would help downtown. New member, l...

Hastings-Quinte Social Services plans to apply for funding to support four programs that focus on helping people who are homeless or have other home-related issues. A major part of the $53,000 request...

A Belleville councillor is calling for some 4-way traffic stops on a major east-end road that will be extended this year. Councillor Jack Miller raised the issue at this week's city council meeting. M...

Earlier, Barratt had reported to council that the board is setting a new course to build on the success of the completion of most of the revitalization of the downtown. He pointed to the $250,000 fund...

More than fifty doctors and other healthcare professionals attended a recent educational session on opioid management. In 2013, 10 people died of prescription opioid use in our area. More than 10,500 ...

Hastings-Quinte paramedics could soon be wearing "smart glasses" as part of a national research experimental project. The local paramedic services has applied to be part of a pilot research project th...

Hastings-Quinte Social Services is planning to concentrate on new housing rather than renovating its old units. Under a six-year provincial program the social service department has received $1 millio...

Belleville's mayor is pleased with the latest Canada census figures that show the city has grown over the past five years, topping the 50,000 mark. The city grew 2.6%, below the provincial average, bu...