Author Archives: Mary Thomas

A new director is stepping into the role at Hastings County. Warden Bob Mullin has announced that Matthew Carty will take on the duties of Director of Facilities and Capital Infrastructure. This follo...

A move is underway to support the continuation of emergency health operations at Bancroft hospital. A recommendation came out of a meeting of the Hastings County Finance Committee on Tuesday. It is go...

A proposal for an apartment building in a Tweed hamlet is making its way through the planning stages. Hastings County director of planning Justin Harrow told the Planning and Development Committee on ...

The airport at Bancroft is making a bid for some financial support. Bancroft Community Airport is seeking the support of Hastings County to accompany its grant funding application to the Ontario Trill...

A report to a Hastings County committee on Wednesday shows the county has service agreements with 29 licensed child care providers. In 2022 the Canada Wide and Early Learning (CWELCC) System was intro...

The latest report indicates that long term care homes in Hastings County are free of the COVID-19 outbreak. Director Erin Chapman reported at a meeting of the Long Term Care Committee on Wednesday. Ch...

A report to a Hastings County committee on Wednesday shows that warming centres in Belleville and Bancroft were busy throughout the winter months. The Belleville Warming Centre operated for 107 nights...

New funding is being proposed that would support a Homelessness Prevention Program in Hastings County for the next three years. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Community and Human Services Committee ...

The total burn ban in Belleville has been lifted. A total ban on open air burning, including all campfires and brush burning, had been in effect since June fifth. Officials issued the ban due to the d...

The number of building permits issued in Quinte West in the first part of this year is well below last year's figure, but the value of the builds is higher. Statistics just released indicate 247 permi...