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Saddle up and get your 2016 Hunks and Horses calendar

December 10, 2015 at 3:59 pm

By Courtney Bell BELLEVILLE – If you feel in the spirit of giving this holiday season, local organizations are selling Hunks and Horses 2016 calendars for a good cause. The[…]

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Saddle up and get your 2016 Hunks & Horses Calendar

December 8, 2015 at 10:33 am

By Courtney Bell and Isaiah Mawhinney BELLEVILLE – If you feel in the spirit of giving this holiday season, a non-profit program is selling Hunks And Horses 2016 calendars. Freedom Reins is[…]

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Colouring is therapy for anxiety

December 3, 2015 at 1:42 pm

By Taylor Broderick BELLEVILLE – The Canadian Mental Health Association for Hastings and Prince Edward County is using colouring books to help adults struggling with anxiety. Adult colouring books are[…]

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Getting to the hospital a worry for many, Quinte Health Care finds

December 1, 2015 at 11:05 am

By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – Getting to the hospital is a big concern for people in Quinte Health Care‘s region, according to the results of a recent survey done by[…]

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Is a yoga class cultural appropriation?

November 30, 2015 at 3:51 pm

By Rachel Stark BELLEVILLE – Loyalist students discussed whether or not yoga should be considered a form of cultural appropriation after the concern caused the University of Ottawa to suspend its yoga class.[…]

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Quinte Health Care moves forward with cuts

November 26, 2015 at 3:59 pm

By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – Quinte Health Care‘s board of directors voted unanimously on Tuesday night to move forward with a budget that will see 84 jobs cut at three of[…]

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Cuts at Quinte-area hospitals: How will care be affected?

November 26, 2015 at 3:17 pm

By Tyler Renaud BELLEVILLE – The head of Quinte Health Care and the vice-president of the provincial nurses’ union have differing views on how job cuts approved this week will affect patient services in[…]

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Nursing students hold blood-pressure clinic

November 26, 2015 at 12:21 pm

By Deanna Fraser BELLEVILLE – The Practical Nursing students put their skills to the test this past week. The nurses in training held a blood-pressure clinic in the college’s Link Lounge[…]

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Big meeting Tuesday night for Quinte Health Care

November 24, 2015 at 11:31 am

By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – Last week’s announcement of job cuts at the area’s hospitals is expected to be front and centre at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Quinte Health Care board.[…]

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Not everyone agrees with the dairy industry’s push for drinking milk

November 23, 2015 at 3:56 pm

By Michelle Poirier BELLEVILLE – Should Canadians be told that milk is the best way to meet their calcium needs? The dairy industry says so. The industry’s main focus when[…]

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