Giant chair for Quinte West
Quinte West is considering inviting tourists to take a seat at a new tourist attraction - a giant Adirondack-style chair. During Thursday's Development, Tourism, and Special Events advisory committee meeting, councillors received a report from municipal staff on the viability of a giant chair as a tourist attraction. T...
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Quinte West considers registry for Air BNBs
Quinte West is looking at building a registry for unregistered short-term accommodations. During Thursday's Economic Development, Tourism, and Special Events advisory committee meeting, councillors received a report from municipal staff on setting up a program to identify short-term accommodations like Airbnbs in Quint...
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Quinte Conservation Foundation seeking board members
Quinte Conservation Foundation (QCF) is looking for new members for its board of directors. Board members will voluntarily assist in the development of Quinte Conservation's strategic plan as well as oversee finances, and policies and procedures. Quinte Conservation CAO Brad McNevin says applicants should be passionate...
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Finding better ways to promote biodiversity than No Mow May
No Mow May has grown in popularity over the last few years with many organizations and communities asking people to keep their lawn mowers in the shed during the month to allow grass and flowers to grow so they can feed pollinators and other wildlife. However, more and more experts are saying it's not really necessary....
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Linda Downey of Prince Edward County receives Outstanding Achievement Award for Volunteerism
Prince Edward County's Linda Downey received the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award at an Ontario Volunteer Service Awards presentation in Belleville on Wednesday. She is one of 17 recipients of the award across the province. Downey has been volunteering in Prince Edward County since 1992 when she and her husb...
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New Youth Wellness Hub coming to Port Hope
The Ontario government has announced a new Youth Wellness Hub is coming to Port Hope in 2025. In a press release, the government says the new hub will be located at 15 Cavan Street and will connect youth from ages 12-25 and their families in Northumberland County and Alderville First Nation to free mental health suppor...
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Wanted person arrested and drugs seized following an ALPR alert
Northumberland OPP arrested a wanted person and have laid charges related to drugs. An officer was on patrol on County Road 25 around 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday when an Automated Licence Plate Recognition was sent regarding the wanted person. A traffic stop was conducted leading to an arrest of the driver who had a warrant o...
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Planned construction in The County holding steady
There wasn't much difference in the value of planned construction projects last month when compared to April of last year in Prince Edward County. Last month, 74 building permits were issued for a value of $11.4 million. Last year in April the value was 10.1 million but only 39 permits were issued. So far this year 194...
18h ago
Domestic, bizarre behaviour in business
Belleville police responded to 85 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on May 1, 2024 to 5 a.m. on May 2, 2024. Domestic Dispute On May 1 2024 at 4:30 p.m., police received a call to a residence in the city's east end regarding a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, police spoke to the involved parties and le...
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B-Sens clip Cleveland in Round 2 opener
Game 1 of the AHL's North Division semi-final goes to the Belleville Senators. Igor Sokolov and Angus Crookshank scored second period goals and Mads Sogaard turned away 31 shots as the B-Sens held on to edge the Cleveland Monsters 2-1. It was Sokolov's first of the playoffs. He says they have to keep the win in perspec...
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