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CMH temporarily closing emergency department

The Campbellford Memorial Hospital will be temporarily shutting down its emergency department on Christmas Eve. In a press release Wednesday representatives of CMH announced that, due to "difficulties...

Aron Locke Dec 23, 2021

No injuries reported in west end fire

Belleville firefighters were called to a structure fire near the west end of the city Wednesday night. Just after 6 p.m., firefighters were called to 29 Applewood Drive for reports of a fire with visi...

Aron Locke Dec 23, 2021 (Photo: Ryan Peddigrew/Quinte News)

Health care workers feeling the pressure

It's been a busy couple of years for all health care sectors and the Director of Emergency Services for Hastings County says many staff members are off work right now for a number of reasons. Doug Soc...

Mary Thomas Dec 22, 2021 Hastings-Quinte Chief of Paramedic Services Doug Socha (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

RELEASE: Public Health services continuing through holidays

Media Release: HPEPH will continue to provide priority services throughout holiday period Hastings and Prince Edward Counties/December 22, 2021 - Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) will cont...

Alana Cameron Dec 22, 2021

RELEASE: Partial burn ban in PEC

Partial burn ban now in place (Dec. 22) Due to high wind conditions, Fire Chief Chad Brown has put in place a partial burn ban for the municipality. Under a partial ban, burning is restricted to a con...

Alana Cameron Dec 22, 2021

Release: HKPRDHU adding vaccination clinics, making changes to case and contact tracing

Health Unit Implements Additional Changes to Clinics and Process Given Surge in Cases The local health unit is making changes to its clinic schedules and processes in response to a recent surge...

Alana Cameron Dec 22, 2021

RELEASE: Coronavirus but not COVID-19 responsible for respiratory outbreak

NOTICE: Cause of respiratory outbreak at H.J. McFarland Memorial Home identified A different coronavirus than the one responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic has been identified as the cause of the curr...

Alana Cameron Dec 22, 2021

Belleville man wins Cadillac in BGHF fundraiser

Larry Shannon of Belleville is the winner of a brand new Cadillac CT4 Sport. Wednesday morning at Peter Smith Chev Cadillac on Highway 62, the Belleville General Hospital Foundation, Vicki Smith, and ...

Alana Cameron Dec 22, 2021 (l-r) Vicki Smith (former Peter Smith Owner, Cole Allinger (Peter Smith GM Manager, and Steve Cook (BGHF Ex. Dir) pull Larry Shannon's name for a brand new cadillac Wednesday (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News

More than 100 new cases, 400-plus active

Active cases of COVID-19 have surged to more than 400 in Hastings Prince Edward with another 104 new cases Wednesday. With 43 recoveries, there are now 422 active cases. The Hastings Prince Edward Pub...

Alana Cameron Dec 22, 2021

MPP Daryl Kramp opens up about health

The Member of Provincial Parliament for Hastings-Lennox and Addington opened up about his recent bout with cancer with Quinte News. Wednesday morning on the Lorne Brooker Show, Daryl Kramp was the gue...

Tim Durkin Dec 22, 2021 Daryl Kramp joins the Lorne Brooker Show Wednesday (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)