Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Patients in the Hastings-Quinte area may soon be monitored for health issues right from their own homes. Hastings-Quinte paramedics services has submitted a funding proposal, in partnership with four ...

The bid to create a home for the working homeless on Belleville's South Front Street is a step closer to reality. At Wednesday's virtual meeting of the Hastings County Community and Human Services Com...

Two deputations appeared at Belleville's Planning committee this week objecting to a move by a local business that they say will increase transport trailer activity in their residential area. Business...

Big spikes in the numbers of people using Food Banks during the pandemic has caused the Northumberland County area Health Unit to call for caution in food donations. A newly-released report from Feed ...

More housing is planned next to Settlers Ridge in the north part of urban Belleville. Monday night the Planning Committee heard about the proposal to change the city's Official Plan to allow a zoning ...

A new housing development is planned off Maitland Drive in urban Belleville's north end. A numbered company is applying to the city for approval of an Official Plan Amendment, zoning changes, and a dr...

Owners of a large former industrial site in Belleville's east end are taking some steps toward turning it into a residential area. Consultants for the owners, a numbered company, appeared before the c...

The 100-year-old holiday appeal for children in the Greater Napanee area is wrapping up its campaign during COVID-19. The Tree of Hope campaign, which officially wraps up next week, is on track to hel...

When the latest space shuttle headed for the International Space Station a few weeks ago, a Canadian astronaut was among the team of astronauts playing various roles at blast off. Astronaut Jeremy Han...

A Belleville councillor has called on Hastings Prince Edward Public Health to "pressure" Belleville to lower the temperature required to trigger opening the warming centre this winter. At the Board of...