Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Quinte Conservation is planning a BioBlitz to study species living in an area just south of Tweed. The day at Cassidy Block is planned to be an intensive field study to record as many living species a...

The number of Emergency Services calls in Hastings County, for the first four months of this year, jumped by more than 2,000 from the same time last year. The statistics for January to April in 2021 a...

A couple of new strategies are being used by the local paramedic service to improve patient to hospital programs. Chief of emergency Services Doug Socha spoke about the service at a meeting of the Eme...

A Belleville councillor suggests Hastings County should change the way it looks at solving the housing shortage problem. The issue was raised at a meeting of the Community and Human Resources Committe...

In honour of National Indigenous History Month, Glanmore National Historic Site is eager to welcome Mtis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers who will be constructing a site-specific art installation as part of...

There is some news regarding women and children who are victims of family violence in Bancroft. Hastings County has confirmed the funding reallocation of $500,000 by United Way Simcoe Muskoka, and its...

Local public health officials are calling on federal and provincial governments to tighten the laws governing vaping. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Hastings Prince Edward Board of Health decided to...

Drug overdoses continue to cause deaths in the Hastings Prince Edward area. The Hastings Prince Edward Board of Health received a report on the situation at its meeting on Wednesday. In 2021, there we...

Spring crops are "looking good" but Quinte area farmers are faced with a couple of problems. The spring rains have been timely for corn and soy beans, and the wheat is just showing above ground. Lloyd...

A Trenton resident is in Ottawa this week offering emotional and spiritual care to residents impacted by the catastrophic Victoria Day weekend storm. Gail Conrick, 74, is volunteering as a crisis-trai...