Higher-than-projected revenue will be used to help with a higher-than-expected budget from Hastings County. Belleville City Council voted to approve that the difference from Belleville's allocation to the Hastings County budget of more than $760,000 be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund. Council also a...

Belleville City Council voted to receive the 2025 South East Health Unit budget. Back in February, council had the health unit budget presented to them as part of discussions on the 2025 Operating Budget. In a recorded vote, council voted against the health unit budget as proposed due to the City of Belleville's portio...

Belleville City Council approved amending the 2025 Capital Budget to add $18,000 in funding for the CN Yardmen Memorial Project. Money would come through the Asset Management Reserve Fund. In 2023, council approved a scaled down version of the project from Willowlee Sod Farms, the lone bid for the job, at a cost of $29...

Belleville City Council approved repealing a by-law that regulated garage sales in the community. The by-law, initially introduced in March of 1999, required a licence for the "selling of goods, wares and merchandise in residential areas." The licence would limit the operation of a yard sale to two consecutiv...

As the event draws closer, Belleville City Council has approved seasonal licence agreements for Pop-Ups on the Bay. Eighteen vendors have been selected for this year's event. Among the roster are 11 new pop-ups. Two are youth entrepreneurs, five pop-ups are women-owned, five are BIPOC-owned and one is Indigenous-owne...

The City of Belleville has announced its latest signing to its Doctor Recruitment Program. Dr. Mahesh Mendis has been signed to work with the emergency medicine team at Quinte Health. "I am truly honoured to join the Belleville emergency department team," said Dr. Mendis in a press release. "Dr. Ken Coll...

The Hastings Prince Edward Learning Foundation has been chosen as the charity of choice for the Smile Cookie campaign in Madoc and Marmora. The Smile Cookie Campaign will be running at the Madoc and Marmora Tim Hortons from April 28 to May 4. All proceeds from the Smile Cookies will go to the Food for Learning Program,...

Western Canadian star power brought out supporters in the riding of Northumberland Clarke on Monday afternoon. Former British Columbia Premier Christy Clarke (2011-2017) was welcomed by Liberal riding candidate John Goheen. Clark spoke with Goheen, supporters, and volunteers at his Division Street Cobourg campaign offi...

No charges will be laid following the conclusion of a Special Investigations Unit investigation into an incident in Bath in December. Officers located and arrested a man in the foyer of an apartment building, for impaired driving, after a vehicle drove away from a RIDE stop in Bath on December 13, 2024. While being esc...

Special Investigations Unit Director Joseph Martino has concluded an investigation into an incident at the Picton OPP detachment, determining that there were no reasonable grounds to believe a criminal offence was committed in connection with a man's serious injury. The SIU was notified after a man was seriously injure...