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Belleville, Napanee declares significant weather event

With the upcoming winter storm on the way, the City of Belleville and the town of Greater Napanee have declared a significant weather event in anticipation of the snowfall. The municipalities are advi...

Zach McGibbon Feb 12, 2025 (Photo submitted)

Bancroft requesting extra help to keep people warm

The Town of Bancroft is hoping Hastings County can provide extra funding to keep the homeless population warmer and safer next winter. Mayor of Bancroft Paul Jenkins has asked the county to provide em...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2025 liz west / CC

Continued pressure on local paramedic service

There's good news and bad news when it comes to the demand for ambulance service in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. Chief of Hastings/Quinte Paramedic Services Carl Bowker told Hastings County's ...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2025 Chief of Hastings/Quinte Paramedic Services Carl Bowker. (Photo: Hastings County)

Community Outreach Team good for the community

The Community Outreach Team consisting of paramedics and mental health/addictions professionals made a big difference last year when it came to helping the homeless and vulnerable in Belleville. Chief...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2025 (Photo: Hastings County Facebook)

Ambulance response times

Paramedics working in Hastings County continued to meet and exceed response time targets in 2024. In one of several response time categories, paramedics in Hastings had a defibrillator on scene for a ...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2025

Homeless numbers increase

The number of people known to be homeless in Hastings County increased in the fourth quarter of 2024. The County's Community and Human Services Committee learned Wednesday that the number of people id...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2025

Warming Centre statistics

The number of people using the warming centre in Belleville is a little lower so far this winter when compared to the same period last year. There was a location change for the centre this winter to t...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2025 240 Bridge Street West, the old grandstand building at the fairgrounds, will be the site of the city's warming centre for this winter only. In the distance is the curling club. (Photo: Quinte News)

Decision on Belleville council funding request deferred

Hastings County's Community and Services Committee is recommending council delay any decision on whether or not to contribute to the cost of renovating the hall at Belleville's Alhambra Square to crea...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2025 Demolition work has begun at 1 Alhambra Square to turn the building into The Bridge Integrated Services Hub. (Photo: John Spitters/Quinte News)

Better incentives recommended for Early Childhood Education program

There could soon be more incentive for people to enroll in Loyalist College's Early Childhood Education Program. Wednesday Hastings County's Community and Human Services Committee recommended council ...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2025 AllaSerebrina / Depositphotos.com

OPP find stolen vehicles from the GTA in a shipping container in Quinte West

A Quebec man was charged after Quinte West OPP found two stolen vehicles in a sea container. Officers conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 401 around 2 a.m. Wednesday checked on a tractor-trailer...

Alana Cameron Feb 12, 2025 Stolen vehicles recovered by Quinte West OPP, February 12, 2025. (Photo: Quinte West OPP)