KPR School Board considers plastic water bottle ban

The Kawartha-Pine Ridge School Board has been asked to consider getting rid of plastic water bottles in schools.

A Clarington Central Secondary School student told trustees she hopes to see all board schools adopt a policy to promote the use of reusable water bottles.

She said 75 per cent of students still use disposable bottles despite knowing their impact on the environment.

Northumberland OPP children’s village on track for $$

It is on to the next round of voting for the Northumberland O-P-P’s proposed portable childrens safety village in the Aviva Community Fund competititon.

Constable Chris Dewsbury says the submission has advanced to the semifinals.

The public will vote on the 62 semifinalists across Canada, with 25 advancing to the finals, where a panel of judges will decide who will get the top three prizes.

People can vote, starting this Wednesday, by going to the Aviva Community Fund website and searching for Dewsbury.

Tyendinaga Territory robbery suspect gets five years

One of two Kingston men charged with robbing and abducting a Tyendinaga Reserve man has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Twenty-five-year-old Gordon Hole pleaded guilty in Belleville Provincial Court to robbery, forcible confinement and breach of recognizance.

He and 31-year-old Sean Thompson were arrested by Tyendinaga Territory Police after 64-year-old  Ernest Maracle was robbed and forced from his home-cigarette business on October 12th, and then driven to Deseronto, where he was pushed from a vehicle..

Thompson will appear in court for a pretrial on December 14th.

Holiday parades making the rounds in Quinte

Here comes Santa Claus.

The jolly old elf himself is making the rounds at local Christmas parades.

Today, you can see him in Picton starting at 3:00 and Trenton from 4:30 p.m.

Next weekend, Saint Nick will be parading in Stirling on Friday and Tweed and Marmora on Saturday.

Santa is making the rounds with less than four weeks to go before his biggest night of the year: Christmas eve.

No one hurt in Belleville car fire

No one was injured in a car fire north of Belleville.

Both full time firefighters and part time volunteer teams attended the scene at Blessington Rd. and highway 37.

The Belleville fire department says the call came in at 1:56 a.m. and the car was completely involved when they arrived on the scene.

Crews were quick to extinguish the blaze.

Belleville Police are investigating.

Escaped Frontenac inmate back in custody

An escaped convict has been returned to Frontenac Institution after having been missing for two days.

Provincial police say 38-year-old Kevin Douglas Rice was present for the formal head count Thursday morning, but was later reported missing by the institution’s staff.

The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement unit and the Ottawa Police Service apprehended Rice at a home in Ottawa without incident.

He was taken back into custody at 6:45 last night (SAT).

OFSAA Crusade Over For Nicholson

After a valiant effort to push their way into the OFSAA Girl’s “AA” Basketball quarter finals… the provincial championship tournament is over for the Nicholson Crusaders.

The Crusaders just weren’t able to handle the firepower of defending champion Bishop Mac from Guelph.. and fell 69-40 at Providence Gym last night.

Jenni Thompson led the Nick’s for the third game in a row with 12 points.

The Semi-Finals will be played this afternoon… with the Championship game tipping off at 8pm at Nicholson.

Hawks Soar Over Knights

Make it three wins in a row for the Trenton Golden Hawks… they knocked off the Villanova Knights 6-2 last night.

Jeremy McCarthy lead the way with two goals… Taylor Penerewski had three helpers… and Spencer Finney made 21 saves for the Hawks.

They visit the Blues in Collingwood tonight for an 8:00 start.

Dukes Pound Panthers

The Wellington Dukes picked up two big points last night with a 5-2 win over the Pickering Panthers.

A Sean Rudy hat-trick was the difference for the Dukes who have now won 3 straight after a 5 game losing streak.

Jeremy Franklin chipped in with a goal and three assists and Adam Zamec scored his first for Wellington.

The Dukes take the night off before a battle with Markham tomorrow night @ 6:30.

With a win tomorrow… the Dukes can stretch their lead over the Waxers atop the C-C-H-L East standings.

Bulls Beat Dogs

The road woes seem to be over for the Belleville Bulls… at least for now.

The Bulls snapped a 5 game losing streak away from the Yardmen arena with a 3-2 win over the Niagara Ice Dogs last night.

Andy Bathgate, Kyle DeCoste, and Shawn Lalonde all tallied for Belleville… while Tyson Teichmann made 33 saves to earn his second win of the season.

The Bulls finish off their Western road swing tonight when they visit the Owen Sound Attack.

Catch the play by play with Jack Miller live on CJBQ starting at 7:20.