Author Archives: Mary Thomas

The local health unit has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a long term care home in Warkworth. The Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Unit was notified of a symptomatic staff person at Warkworth Pl...

Residents in Northumberland County will have a chance to let public health officials know just how COVID-19 is affecting them. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is launching a ...

Hastings County has taken two major steps in its Long Term Care facilities' fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. At a virtual meeting of county council on Thursday, CAO Jim Pine reported that the step...

Hastings County is staying with its warden for another two years. At its virtual meeting Thursday, council acclaimed Warden Rick Phillips for another two years. Council also extended the contract for ...

The Remembrance Day services in Belleville and the Quinte area will be smaller ceremonies due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The services on November 11 will be cut back both in length and in publ...

Hastings County has answered a call by Belleville for counselling service at its warming centre, indicating warming centres are not part of the county's operation. Warden Rick Phillips issued the stat...

Celebrate Halloween differently Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk has once again asked residents to celebrate Halloween in a different way. During Monday night's council meeting, Panciuk urged residents ...

Belleville's city hall council chambers will have a new look in 2021. It was about 30 years ago that city hall got a facelift on all four floors. Now the council chambers will be renovated to give bet...

Belleville's former police station on Dundas Street will be welcoming people to come in out of the cold this winter but the city wants some counselling involved as well. At its meeting Monday night, c...

A long list of speakers were on hand for the virtual celebration of the 35th anniversary of FNTI, at Tyendinaga Territory on Wednesday. FNTI is an Indigenous-owned and governed post-secondary institut...