Author Archives: Mary Thomas

A Durham Region community has received some extra money from the province for its fire service. Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini has announced that Clarington Emergency and Fire Ser...

Loyalist College has received a special grant which will help build on the college's mental health and well-being programs. The $25,000 is from the "Bell Let's Talk" Post-Secondary Fund - Kick-Off gra...

A new system is being devised for St. Lawrence River-Lake Ontario levels to help avoid shoreline flooding, but also recognize the needs of the shipping industry. This could be good news for people liv...

Eastern Ontario municipal officials will get an update on the cellular project at a meeting on June 24. Earlier this spring, Rogers Communications was chosen to undertake the project that will upgrade...

Hastings County has taken a stand on the keeping of exotic animals. At its meeting this week, county council approved a move to have the warden write to the province calling for the federal and provin...

Residents of Northumberland County have a new opportunity to hear directly from their new Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Natalie Bocking, Medical Officer of Health for Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge...

Hastings County is holding back on funding requests from number of organizations, awaiting the financial outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic. At its meeting on Thursday, county council decided to delay a...

Hastings County has thrown its support behind a local letter of concern to the province about the decision to reduce the COVID-19 vaccine supply to this region. In his letter to Minister of Heath Chri...

The Quinte Trash Bash is set to return after being stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Held each spring for more than 20 years, it was cancelled last year when the pandemic hit. The day brings...

A number of Belleville drug stores are running out of the COVID-19 vaccine as supplies are being sent to Ontario's hot spots. The province had originally indicated 25-percent of the local supply would...