Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Belleville's Terry Fox Run is getting set for another major cancer fundraiser this fall. Organizer Vicki Samaras told city council this week that the local run has raised more than $710,000 for cancer...

Belleville is declaring the proposed Quinte Craft-Octoberfest "of municipal significance" but wants more information before lending a helping hand. Representatives of the Quinte Restaurant Association...

Belleville city council has been given a preliminary update on provincial government changes for the next municipal election in 2018. Monday night, city clerk Matt Macdonald outlined some of the chang...

Gardeners and farmers in Northumberland County are being urged to donate produce to local food programs. With fresh, locally-grown food readily available now, and more to be harvested in coming weeks,...

It's good news for Quinte Health Care and two Northumberland County hospitals. Northumberland-Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi has announced that they will receive a total of $1.6 million this year through...

It's now a Level 3 Low Water condition in the Quinte area, which means that municipalities could apply water use restrictions. For the first time ever Quinte Conservation declared the Level 3 Water co...

A sod-turning ceremony was held in Quinte West Thursday for a new addition to the Afghanistan Memorial in Bain Park. It's a special project of present and former Honourary Colonels at 8 Wing Trenton; ...

A special ceremony at CFB Trenton Thursday morning will involve a change of command and the presentation of a Memorial Cross. In the Change of Command ceremony, Major Ryan Lizotte will succeed Major A...

Real estate statistics for July show house prices for the Quinte area jumped 14.9% over July of last year. President of Quinte and District Association of Realtors, Cathy Polan, says the average resid...

Stirling Police have laid a number of sexual assault charges against a local man, following a number of alleged incidents. Police have charged the man with four counts of sexual assault over a period ...