Category Archives: News

HART Hub funding agreement takes one step toward renewal
A recommendation to continue funding an addiction recovery program facility is on the table now for Hastings County Council. At a joint emergency services committee meeting on Wednesday, members appro...
Brock Ormond Mar 11, 2026
Separate investigations result in charges in Northumberland
The Northumberland OPP has laid multiple charges in various investigations recently. On March 4 at around 1:00 p.m., OPP were on patrol on Elizabeth Street in the Municipality of Brighton when an offi...
Brock Ormond Mar 11, 2026 Photo: Northumberland OPP

Gleaners hard at work bringing food distribution centre in Hastings County to life
A new food distribution centre is on the way for Belleville. Gleaners Food Bank Executive Director Peter Kerr explained in a presentation to Hastings County's Community and Human Services Committee me...
Brock Ormond Mar 11, 2026

Flood Warning issued by Lower Trent Conservation
Lower Trent Conservation (LTC) advises municipalities and the public that a Flood Warning has been issued for the local creeks within the Lower Trent Watershed region (area stretching from Grafton to ...
Paul Martin Mar 11, 2026

Two people charged with breaching conditions within one day of release in Napanee
Two local residents have been arrested within 24 hours of being released on previous charges related to a drug warrant in Napanee. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East ...
Paul Martin Mar 11, 2026

Special Olympics Polar Plunge returns to Belleville on March 27th
The 2026 Special Olympics Polar Plunge is almost here! Join us on Friday, March 27th at 1:00 pm at the Herchimer Boat Launch in Belleville for this event that helps support Special Olympic athletes ac...
Paul Martin Mar 11, 2026

Power outages beginning around Bancroft
Freezing rain which began early on Wednesday morning in North Hastings is already having an impact on the power grid in the Bancroft area. As of 10 am, there where half a dozen scattered outages in th...
Paul Martin Mar 11, 2026

OPP issue travel warning because of freezing rain on Wednesday
OPP are issuing an advisory warning people about the potential dangers for motorists on Wednesday in Eastern Ontario. OPP East Region made the following post on X/Twitter around 8 am. Freezing rain is...
Paul Martin Mar 11, 2026

Schools in North Hastings closed on Wednesday due to threat of freezing rain
Schools in the North Hastings/Bancroft area are closed on Wednesday due to the threat of freezing rain. The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board issued the following notice early this morn...
Paul Martin Mar 11, 2026

School buses cancelled on Wednesday in Centre and North Hastings
The threat of freezing rain is leading to last-minute arrangements for many parents today in northern parts of the Quinte Region. Tri-board Transportation issued the following notice early Wednesday m...
Paul Martin Mar 11, 2026