Author Archives: Mary Thomas

An inmate at Millhaven Institution has died while in custody, of apparent natural causes following an illness. The institution indicates that at the time of death the inmate, Christopher McLaughlin, h...

An outbreak in a correctional centre has caused a big jump in the COVID-19 numbers for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit. The number of active cases increased after confirmation of addi...

The province of Ontario is reviewing a funding program that supports rural communities. CAO Jim Pine told a virtual meeting of Hastings County Council on Thursday that the county has a particular inte...

Plans are moving ahead on the development of a single Ontario Health Team for the Hastings and Prince Edward area. CAO Jim Pine presented a report to a virtual meeting of Hastings County Council on Th...

The former Quinte Humane Society has announced a name change and rebranding of the organization. The society will be known as the Humane Society of Hastings Prince Edward. "This is almost 50 years in ...

Another street closure is scheduled in Belleville as the construction season heats up. Tracey Street will be closed from Sidney Street to Adrian Street for construction within the intersection of Sidn...

With hundreds of animal bites reported each year, the health unit that serves Northumberland County is encouraging people to help stop the problem. The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Unit dealt...

A good sign of summer - online summer camps for young children are being offered through Loyalist College. Registration is open for several online science, technology, engineering, art and math sessio...

The push is on to establish goals for promoting economic and tourism development throughout Hastings County. At its meeting on Wednesday, the county's Economic and Tourism Development Committee receiv...

Members of Hastings County's Economic and Tourism Development Committee are being urged to promote a proposed project to bring greater internet service to eastern Ontario. The Eastern Ontario Regional...