Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Quinte Conservation is looking forward to building a foundation that will be used to help preserve environmental areas. This is a goal from the strategic plan for the organization. Officials expect to...

Local public health officials says getting the flu shot this year is especially important to reduce the risk of illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since many people are vulnerable to serious risks ...

Quinte area companies are still finding it difficult to find workers as the pandemic begins to wind down. This worker difficulty is particularly true in the manufacturing sector. Following a meeting o...

You may not want to think about winter, but you may want to think about winter parking rules. The city of Belleville's winter parking restrictions take effect November 1. There will be no parking regu...

The town of Bancroft is doing its part to combat climate change according to Mayor Paul Jenkins. Mayor Jenkins made this point during a meeting of the Hastings County Planning committee this week. Ref...

It looks like some provincial funding is coming to support winter-time warming centres in Belleville, Quinte West and Bancroft. At its meeting Wednesday, Hastings County Community and Human Services C...

Ambulance calls for other emergencies are ramping up as the COVID-19 pandemic call volume slows down. At a meeting of Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services Committee on Wednesday, Chief of Emergency Serv...

The issue of homelessness in Hastings County, including Belleville and Quinte West, was of particular concern at a meeting of the Community and Human Services Committee on Wednesday. The committee hea...

Tweed could decide on Wednesday whether or not COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for a broad range of people connnected to the municipality. Early in September Tweed council directed staff to br...

This is a fall season bringing a smile to the farmers of Eastern Ontario. "It was a great spring." "The crops went in early." "You won't hear complaints about crops this year." Those are the words Llo...