Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Belleville has set the plan in motion to widen Bell Boulevard west and improve Sidney Street, as development in the city heads that way. At a special meeting on Tuesday, city council heard a report fr...

Grocery stores in Brighton and Colborne are taking part in a program to support student nutrition programs in the schools. They are part of a campaign called Toonies for Tummies run by Northumberland ...

It looks like the cost of emergency services in Hastings County, Belleville and Quinte West will take a jump this year. At its meeting Wednesday, Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services Committee approved ...

The social services budget for Hastings County, Belleville and Quinte West has been set and is on its way to County council for approval. On Wednesday, the Community and Human Resources Committee appr...

A dozen potential investors had a close look at Belleville's downtown core recently as part of the Downtown BIA's effort to attract more businesses to the city centre. Over the course of the four hour...

Taking over the Mobility Transit Service Belleville is bringing the Mobility Transit Service in-house, taking over the contracting-out system now in place. City council made the decision this week. Ma...

The Chief of Staff at Quinte Health Care is calling on Belleville to expand its family doctor recruitment program to help with the doctor shortage on staff at the hospital. Dr. Colin MacPherson told c...

Belleville's Downtown Business Improvement Area says a "higher degree of social disorder" is threatening the city's downtown area. Chair of the DBIA Kathryn Brown placed a list of issues before counci...

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health set its 2020 budget on Wednesday and it shows an increase in funding from the area municipalities. A change in the cost-sharing formula from 75% provincial and 25%...

The Medical Officer of Health for Hastings Prince Edward says there are three major things to remember in avoiding coronavirus. They are all very familiar health precautions, including washing your ha...