Tyendinaga Township Reveals New Emergency Detour Route
There is a new Emergency Detour Route (EDR) for Highway 401 in Tyendinaga Township. The new route is effective today. The change was deemed necessary because the previous detour took traffic on local roads not built to sustain large volumes of traffic. Mayor Claire Kennelly calls the new EDR long overdue. After years o...
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More construction in Brighton in April
Building activity in Brighton is ahead of last year. Last month, the municipality issued 21 permits with a construction value of $7.2 million, up from a dozen permits worth $3.5 million in April 2023. And year-to-date activity is also up. Fifty-one permits worth $12.3 million have been granted through the end of April...
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MFRC Gala To Celebrate Military Families
The largest annual fundraiser for the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre takes place this coming Saturday (May 11, 2024). The Invisible Ribbon Gala happens at the National Air Force Museum of Canada. The gala will delve into the history of Canadian Forces Base Trenton, which has been instrumental in the RCAF's cen...
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Drugs, impaired driving and boating, disturbances, domestics
Belleville police responded to 246 calls for service from 5 a.m. on May 3, 2024 to 5 .am. on May 6, 2024. Suspicious vehicle call leads to arrests On May 3, 2024 at 9:15 a.m., Belleville police received a call to a north end business parking lot regarding a suspicious vehicle with two individuals inside who appeared to...
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Legion Lynx excel at Brockville Track and Field
Track and Field season is here and there will be plenty of activity working up to the Ontario High School Championships next month in London. On Friday more than 1300 athletes took part in the Annual Track & Field Classic in Brockville and three members of the Quinte Legion Lynx club combined for seven medals, all ...
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Fishing, fun and prizes
The waters of the Bay of Quinte were busy over the weekend as thousands of anglers came to the area for the 41st annual Trenton Kiwanis Walleye World Fishing Derby. Gary Miller won the Senior Pike division with a just over 18-pound fish and took home a boat, motor and trailer package. Jeff Chisholm took home $10,000 ca...
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Walk and vigil for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people
(Photo: Todd Smith/X) Despite less than perfect weather Sunday there was a good crowd out for a Red Dress Day walk and candlelight vigil in Belleville. Red Dress Day is held every May 5 and is a national awareness day in memory of missing, murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people. Joining Indigenous peop...
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Picton Community Gardens seeks funding for improvements
Big projects are on the horizon for Picton Community Gardens, but the volunteer staff need some help to get the projects moving. Barbara Mason, a volunteer from the community gardens is preparing to go before Prince Edward County Council with a deputation during Tuesday's council meeting seeking assistance with several...
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Missing man
Lennox and Addington OPP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Identified only as Bruce, the 65-year-old was last seen in Amherstview on Friday, May 3, 2024.
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Electric vehicle burns at Trenton ONroute
Quinte West Fire and Rescue are on scene at the Trenton ONroute where an electric vehicle caught fire. The vehicle burst into flames around 7:30 this morning. Fire Chief John Whalen says this is the first EV fire the department has had to deal with, and they have deployed a thermal blanket to smother the flames. Firefi...
May 05, 2024