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Gary Scott’s story about living with a brain injury

August 14, 2013 at 8:39 am

Story and Photo by John R. Moodie. Interview by Andy Clarke and John R. Moodie. This week is Safe Kids week. This is an initiative to teach the community about[…]

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Quinte coaches preach concussion awareness

August 14, 2013 at 8:37 am

By Shelden Rogers After trying to make a normal tackle during a rugby game, Dylan Hawley saw blackness. He doesn’t remember anything after that, but he knows he suffered a[…]

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Quinte Pediatrics go head to head against concussions

August 14, 2013 at 8:35 am

By Shelby Wye Quinte Pediatrics Association is already ahead of the game for Safe Kids’ concussion safety week. Prior to the minor league football’s start, they made it a requirement[…]

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PEC residents request more research from Board of Health about wind turbines

August 14, 2013 at 8:34 am

By Alisa Howlett Two Prince Edward County residents met with the local Board of Health today to request additional research be carried out on the health affects of PEC wind[…]

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Cooling stations will be open as temperatures rise

August 13, 2013 at 2:50 pm

By Mo Cranker With temperatures forecasted to feel above 30 degrees this week, Trenton officials have implemented a cooling station open to the public Monday to Wednesday. Being exposed to[…]

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Picton hospital maternity ward closing announced last week

August 13, 2013 at 2:40 pm

By Taylor Broderick Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital will deliver its last baby when the maternity ward is expected to close at the end of August. Quinte Health Care, which[…]

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Feed the meters, feed hungry school kids in Belleville

August 13, 2013 at 1:41 pm

By Tyson LeonardThe Feed the Meters campaign means parking is free in Belleville this December but your change will still be accepted. Any change dropped in the meters will go[…]

Fighting cancer also a financial burden

March 14, 2013 at 2:54 pm

By Sean Macey Sandra Roebuck got a present no one wants to get for her 50th birthday: cancer. That was eight years ago, and she had no idea the burden[…]

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Keeping your heart healthy

February 12, 2013 at 3:53 pm

By John Boldrick. Bonita Wannamaker knows just how important her heart is. She’s known all her life. Born with a hole in her heart and a heart murmur, Wannamaker has[…]

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Two minds are better than one for studying

February 7, 2013 at 11:34 pm

By: Johnny Boldrick Courtesy of Hastings Health Source Janice Benjamin sinks into a library couch, complete with textbook and classmate in tow. The Loyalist College paralegal student studies with someone[…]

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