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Giving a break on accommodation taxes

Belleville is giving the hotel, motel, Airbnb, and bed and breakfast operators a break from the Municipal Accommodations Tax. The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the tourism and hospitality industries...

Mary Thomas Apr 20, 2020 Belleville city hall (Photo: Quinte News)

Belleville preparing for business opening after COVID-19

Belleville is looking ahead to opening up after the COVID-19 restrictions but the mayor says it will be "with care." On Monday, city council met electronically for the very first time, with only Mayor...

Mary Thomas Apr 20, 2020 Belleville city council at its first-ever electronic meeting,. April 20, 2020 (Screen save)

Paramedics helping in the COVID-19 fight

Hastings-Quinte paramedics are doing their part in the fight against COVID-19. Paramedic Services Chief Doug Socha tells Quinte News community paramedics have been swabbing patients for the virus in t...

Mary Thomas Apr 16, 2020 Hastings-Quinte Chief of Paramedic Services Doug Socha (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Latest on former doctor, Rob Kamermans

The name of a former Hastings County area doctor has once again come up at a hearing of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. The certificate of Dr. Rob Kamermans, of the Coe Hill area, was ...

Mary Thomas Apr 15, 2020 The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario office, at 80 College Street, in Toronto. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Ignore COVID-19 rules, pay the fine

The health unit that services Northumberland County is getting tough on people who violate self-isolation rules around COVID-19. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit says it's taking stron...

Mary Thomas Apr 15, 2020

Good year for growing, but corn $$$ low

It looks like a good grain growing year for local farmers, but the price of corn doesn't look promising. The ground is dry and the winter wheat looks good at this stage. That's the word from Lloyd Cro...

Mary Thomas Apr 15, 2020 Lloyd Crowe, Eastern Ontario Director of the Grain Farmers of Ontario (Photo: Submitted)

High water could slow Belleville's new pedestrian bridge

In the midst of the COVID-19 Emergency restrictions, most of Belleville's capital projects are moving ahead, but one is in doubt. CAO Rod Bovay tells Quinte News that road work is not at all restricte...

Mary Thomas Apr 14, 2020 Pedestrian bridge in downtown Belleville (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Grace Inn Shelter busy during COVID-19

The Grace Inn Shelter in Belleville is a busy place even with COVID-19 restrictions in place. The pandemic restrictions have cut the number of people the shelter is able to accommodate from 21 to abou...

Mary Thomas Apr 08, 2020

QEDC helps companies during COVID-19

Quinte Economic Development Commission is helping local companies get through the many difficulties they face with the COVID-19 pandemic . QEDC represents manufacturing and industrial and technology c...

Mary Thomas Apr 08, 2020 Quinte Economic Development Commission CEO Chris King (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Public health 2019 enforcement statistics

Statistics for 2019, released by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health this week, indicate 1,333 food premises were inspected during the year. A total of 137 of them were noted as high risk, 436 modera...

Mary Thomas Apr 04, 2020 (Photo: Quinte News)