Author Archives: Mary Thomas

A volunteer committee, including some members of Hastings County Council, will take over the social housing complex in Bancroft hit by a fire and board of governors walkout last spring. Hastings Count...

Belleville could be in line for some of the $1.49 billion worth of transit funding announced by the federal government. The transit funding to be distributed among Ontario cities is for track upgrades...

Belleville's arts community has responded to an extended call for grant applications earlier this summer. Belleville extended the deadline for its 2016 community Arts and Culture Fund grant after offi...

The health unit that serves Northumberland County is urging local residents to fight off mosquito bites now that West Nile virus has been detected within the health unit's region. The Haliburton, Kawa...

The children's services agency just east of Belleville, including Napanee, says its program to send children, who are not directly in its care, to summer camp has been a success. About 70 children in ...

There's been a change in the open air burning ban in Belleville. The fire department has issued a notice that it will now permit some open air burning but in containers or barrels and camp fires only....

It looks like the motocross track proposed for Tweed will not get underway any time soon despite winning a recent Ontario Municipal Board decision. Tweed residents had objected about the noise related...

The Bay of Quinte Regional Chambers of Commerce are calling on the provincial government to change its focus when it comes to funding the health care system. The Belleville and Quinte West Chambers ar...

A major construction project to make Belleville's City Hall more accessible will get underway this fall. Earlier this year city council decided to make a major adjustment to the elevator to meet provi...

A major step on Wednesday in the Build Belleville project of a new bridge at the CP Rail Overpass and Dundas Street West reconstruction. In the early hours of Wednesday morning construction crews will...