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Loyalist graduates among nominees for Premier’s Awards 2021

October 21, 2021 at 1:55 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – Six Loyalist graduates are nominated under various categories for the Premier’s Awards this year. The Premier’s Awards were introduced in the year 1992 and are[…]

Politics

Hastings and Prince Edward counties to receive funding for health care

October 21, 2021 at 1:53 pm

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – The Ontario government is investing $2,008,399 for health care infrastructure in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. Todd Smith, MPP for Bay of Quinte, announced that[…]

Local

Free flu shots available to high risk Ontarians and seniors in November

October 20, 2021 at 9:24 am

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE — All Ontarians, including seniors and those at high risk, can now schedule their flu shot appointments starting in November. It is important that people get[…]

Community

Bancroft physician faces restrictions

October 19, 2021 at 2:17 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – A physician from Bancroft has been ordered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to not provide any medical exemptions related to COVID-19.[…]

Local

Quinte West council moves to make COVID-19 vaccination for city staff mandatory

October 18, 2021 at 12:53 pm

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE – The city of Quinte West will likely be going ahead with the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for it’s staff. Council discussed the issue at its[…]

Campus · Featured

Oct. 18 last day to get second COVID vaccine dose in order to meet Loyalist deadline

October 13, 2021 at 10:48 am

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – In less than three weeks, all staff and students at Loyalist College must be fully immunized. Loyalist College has implemented a policy that requires all[…]

Local

Vaccine clinics coming to Hastings and Prince Edward this week

October 12, 2021 at 9:42 am

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – Vaccine clinics in Hastings and Prince Edward counties are offering Pfizer and Moderna this week for those born in 2009 or before. No appointment is[…]

Local · Politics

Federal candidates debate social justice issues in Bay of Quinte riding

September 20, 2021 at 7:28 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – Wednesday night’s debate organized by Youth2Youth Hastings and the United Way Hastings and Prince Edward got every federal candidate from the Bay of Quinte riding[…]

Local

COVID-19 vaccinations reached nearly half of Hastings and Prince Edward County’s population

May 20, 2021 at 1:50 pm

By Shira Rubinoff BELLEVILLE – Hastings and Prince Edward County Public Health Unit said Wednesday more than 77,000 people in the county had received the first dose of a COVID-19[…]

Campus · Community

Loyalist College nursing students become COVID vaccinators before becoming graduates

May 20, 2021 at 12:56 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – Student nurses are getting hands-on training at Loyalist College’s on-campus COVID vaccination clinic. Students from nursing, practical nursing and paramedic programs are gaining experience working[…]