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More Hastings County employees are obtaining vaccinations against COVID-19 ahead of an Oct. 29 deadline to obtain two doses, a valid exemption, or risk job…

A update was given to Lennox and Addington County Council at this weeks council meeting from the Eastern Ontar...

Problems with the provincial COVID-19 vaccination booking system are delaying long-term care workers’ access to vaccine.

Article content Many long-term care workers employed by Hastings County remain unvaccinated for COVID-19, with booking problems and vaccine hesitancy cited as the main obstacles. Hastings County long-term care director Debbie Rollins broke the news Wednesday morning to members of the county’s joint long-term care committee. The county operates Hastings Manor in Belleville and Hastings Centennial Manor in Bancroft. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. ...

Author of the article: Luke Hendry Publishing date: Mar 19, 2021  •  March 19, 2021  •  5 minute read  •  Jim Pine, a team member of the Eastern Ontario Regional Network and chief administrative officer of Hastings County, holds his mobile phone in the council chamber Friday in Belleville. The network has new a deal with Rogers Communications Inc. to expand wireless service to an estimated 99 per cent of the region. Photo by Luke Hendry /Postmedia Article content The Eastern On...

Author of the article: Wayne Lowrie Publishing date: Jan 22, 2021  •  January 22, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  According to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, more than 1.4 million people in Ontario do not have broadband or cellular access, and about 12 per cent of households in the province are underserved or unserved from a broadband perspective.Luke Hendry/The Intelligencer/Postmedia Network Article content The federal government has told the East...