Author Archives: Mary Thomas

The pandemic put a break in the annual shows but the Quinte Home and Lifestyle show is back in full force with this year's event. It's the 49th home show. It would have been the 50th had it not been f...

There is good news for new parents, the Quinte area health unit is reopening the baby-parent drop-in centre. During the drop-in, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Nurses can provide information abo...

Hastings County has paid tribute to Ukraine in its fight with Russia. Warden Rick Phillips opened the County Council meeting on Wednesday with the playing of the Ukrainian National anthem. "It is hope...

Hastings County has set a budget that shows an increase in the levy for member municipalities. At its meeting on Monday, County Council set the 2022 budget at $162.1 million. This increased the levy f...

Belleville ratepayers are looking at a tax hike below two per cent this year. The city's 2022 budget received approval by city council at a special meeting on Tuesday. The budget came in with the tax ...

The province has announced a major boost in funding for all the Long Term Care homes in the Bay of Quinte. In its plan for fixing long term care the province has announced millions of dollars in fundi...

There is still no word from the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office on the cause of a fire that destroyed a World War II hangar on Tyendinaga Territory last month. The blaze destroyed the hangar on Airport ...

Residents in the Quinte area are ready to open their homes to refugees fleeing Ukraine during the fighting with Russia. Orlando Ferro, Executive Director of Quinte United Immigration Service tells Qui...

Business development in Hastings County continued throughout the pandemic. A report from Economic and Tourism Development Officer Andrew Redden to the Planning and Development Committee indicated nine...

Two Long Term Care homes in Hastings County expect to benefit from the provincial government's announcement to increase funding for homes across the province. Centennial Manor in Bancroft and Hastings...