Author Archives: Zach McGibbon

Sled dog racing is returning to Tweed this year. The Sled Dog Sport Association of Southern Ontario will be hosting its second sporting event from February 3-4 at Stoco Lake Lodge. Volunteer Bonnie Sa...

OPP executed a drug warrant at a home in Hastings on Wednesday. The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant was executed around 1 p.m by members of the OPP's Community Street Crime Unit. A search ...

Tweed council passed its 2024 budget as presented on Wednesday. The budget shows a 17.8 per cent tax increase. As an example, municipal taxes would go up $121 for each $100,000 of a property's assesse...

Hastings County council received a growth analysis report at its meeting on Thursday. Jamie Cook of Watson and Associates presented the findings. Some of the trends presented were Economic Drivers of ...

Hastings County voted in favour of supporting a motion from Chatham-Kent regarding Ontario Works Rates. The motion calls for council in Chatham-Kent to prepare a letter addressed to the Premier of Ont...

Quinte West City Council has entered an Automated Road Patrol Agreement with IRIS R&D Group. The agreement will last one year and cost $84,120 annually plus HST. According to a report, IRIS's Auto...

Quinte West City Council carried a motion to have the recorded livestreams of its council meetings stay online for three years from the date of the livestream. The motion was carried at a council meet...

Quinte West City Council approved changes to how the Farmers' Market will be operating for the 2024 season. The 2024 market season will take place every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning on the...

The City of Quinte West has proclaimed the month of February to be Black History/African Heritage month in the city. The proclamation was made at Quinte West's city council meeting on Wednesday. Accor...

John McDonald is retiring from his hockey career. McDonald has been in a variety of roles throughout his hockey career from playing in a NHL exhibition game to being a coach, general manager, and Dire...