Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Hastings County paramedic and social service departments have been working hard to serve the community during the COVID-19 outbreak. Hastings-Quinte Chief of Paramedic Services Doug Socha spoke to the...

Hastings County's warden has paid tribute to the county's work during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the work of the paramedics. During a teleconference meeting of county council on Thursday, War...

A number of groups across the border in the United States fighting Plan 2014, which controls water levels in Lake Ontario, used Earth Week to bring attention to their cause. Plan 2014 is under the con...

The Salvation Army in Belleville continues to provide hot meals for people in need during the COVID-19 lockdown. Connie Goodsell is the Director of Community and Family Services for Belleville and Twe...

The Grace Inn Shelter in Belleville is continuing to care for the homeless during this COVID-19 pandemic. Staff and volunteers at the shelter in downtown Belleville are working round the clock to help...

The group that campaigns for controls against "extremely high water levels" in Lake Ontario is emphasizing that message this Earth Week. President of United Shorelines Ontario Sarah Delicate says ther...

Families are spending more time together during this time of COVID-19 shutdown, and Belleville Fire officials says it's a good time to teach children the safety rules. Senior Prevention Officer John L...

The city of Belleville is honouring Earth Day in a big way this year, despite the COVID-19 restrictions. Mayor Mitch Panciuk has announced that the city's Parks and Open Spaces department will plant 5...

The COVID-19 Assessment centre in Belleville has been busy testing people since it opened just over two weeks ago. The centre, located at the former Quinte Secondary school, is in partnership with Qui...

Belleville will have four new buses on city streets in 2021. At its meeting on Monday, city council approved buying the buses at a cost of $2.4 million. The cost to the city is $888,000, under a feder...