Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Belleville is marking the year with major construction starts, and almost all of it is private money. Manager of of Economic Development Karen Poste painted a rosy picture of the city's year-to-date i...

Belleville councillor Paul Carr who has been fighting against the city supporting solar projects didn't speak out as another application came before the city's planning committee last night. Bellevill...

A new program getting underway in Marmora and Lake - Crowe Valley area, called Message in a Bottle, is aimed at saving lives. The Marmora and Crowe Valley Lions Club is distributing kits to residents ...

The National Air Force Museum at Trenton is taking a new step to help increase funding for its future. The museum has announced it will begin charging entrance fees in the new year, for the first time...

Quinte area manufacturers will have a chance to learn and share ideas with others at the 12th annual manufacturing conference being held November 8. Local manufacturers will meet with those from North...

The three-year renovation project at the Hastings County building in Belleville is drawing to a close. The renovation work is expected to wrap up by the end of this year. It began after the courtroom ...

The Hastings Prince Edward Health Unit continues to expand its program in the fight against drug misuse, the third leading cause of accidental deaths in Ontario. Program manager Stephanie McFaul told ...

Local public heath officials are launching an alcohol misuse campaign emphasizing Size Matters. For officials of the Hastings Prince Edward health unit, the main issue is the many risks associated wit...

A program aimed at tackling the high rate of tooth decay among daycare and kindergarten children has been launched in Northumberland County. The Kawartha Pine Ridge health unit has begun offering a fr...

As Remembrance Day approaches, poppies have gone on sale once again in the Quinte area. The tradition began in the 1920s when disabled, out-of-work World War One veterans began producing the poppies f...