Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Loyalist College is on the move. The college has announced it will open a new campus in Port Hope next fall, with 120 students the first year increasing to 400 by 2026. It is now accepting internation...

Police have now released the name of the person who died in a single motor vehicle accident in Shanonville early Sunday morning. He has been identified as 25-year-old Zachary Loft of Shannonville. The...

Increased 911 call volumes and staff shortages are causing a crisis in paramedic services, according to the union representing paramedics. Kelly Connor is president of the Canadian Union of Public Emp...

The rates for Long Term Care Homes are rising, but the local homes remain popular. Hastings County has two such homes, Hastings Manor in Belleville and Hastings Centennial Manor in Bancroft. Long-term...

The number of calls for emergency services in Hastings-Quinte continues to be higher than last year. At the Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services Committee meeting on Wednesday, Hastings-Quinte Paramedei...

Increased demand for Hastings County social services funding has prompted a proposed new review process. A report to the Community and Human Resources Committee on Wednesday indicates the Community In...

About 50 people turned out to a meeting on Tuesday for a chance to question the mayors of the Quinte area. The session at the Quinte Sports Centre, sponsored by CARP, put Quinte West Mayor Jim Harriso...

There is good news for individuals 18 years and older - a booster COVID-19 vaccine is available for select high-risk individuals. This report from Hastings Prince Edward Public Health: Further to Mond...

It appears the Quinte region real estate market is still in a "cooling off" period after a red-hot couple of years. According to the Quinte and District Association of Realtors 267 homes were sold las...

Nearly 2,000 jobs are available across the Quinte region, with no takers. Members of the Quinte Economic Development Commission (QEDC) heard a report on Thursday that 1,900 jobs are available on the w...