Prince Edward County recognizes heritage designation participants
Several properties in Prince Edward County are being designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. With the full participation of the owners, County Council has designated four properties of cultural heritage value or interest. In presenting two of the property owners with their official heritage designation certificates ...
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Belleville house fire
There was a house fire Tuesday morning in Belleville. Firefighters were called to an older two-storey wood frame house on Bleecker Avenue at Station Street shortly after 8 o'clock. The home's occupants escaped safely but at least two pets died in the fire. Response by firefighters was quick as the incident was just me...
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Over 100 km/h in a 60 in Belleville
Stunt driving charges were laid in Belleville Monday morning. Around 9:30 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle on Old Highway 2, going over 100 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone. A 24-year-old woman had her licence suspended for 30 days and the vehicle impounded for two weeks.
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Sword and knife seized in Belleville disturbance
Charges have been laid against a 40-year-old, following the report of a man with a knife in Belleville. Around 4:30 p.m. Monday, city police were called to Ashley Lane, between Station and Great Saint James streets. The man initially refused to drop the knife, however, eventually complied and was arrested. Police seize...
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Local rugby pioneer Curtis Crawford passes away
(With files from Paul Svoboda. Photo: submitted) A key player in the development of the highly regarded Belleville Bulldogs Rugby Club has died. Belleville native Curtis Crawford died Saturday in Ottawa after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 66. Crawford joined the Bulldogs in their second year as a club in 1977. ...
8h ago
Disappointing end to successful season for the Golden Hawks
(Photo: OJHL Images/Ray MacAloney/Timothy Bates) It was a heart-breaking finish for the Trenton Golden Hawks at the Dunc McDonald Community Gardens Monday night. Dylan Hudon scored in the first minute of the third period to tie the game at two, then scored again at 19:03 to give the Collingwood Blues the game, the seri...
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So far so normal in Lake Ontario
The organization responsible for monitoring and adjusting water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River system is forecasting below-average water levels for the next six months. However, the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board cautions that long-term weather forecasting is not accurate and fu...
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Tonnes of trash removed from local landscape
A lot of residents did a lot of work recently in the annual Quinte Trash Bash. Volunteers picked up almost five tonnes of garbage in Prince Edward County, just over four tonnes in Quinte West, a little over three tonnes in Belleville, and two tonnes of trash was removed from the countryside in Tyendinaga Township. In t...
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Glanmore celebrating International Museum Day
May is Museum Month. The City of Belleville's Glanmore National Historic Site is celebrating with an open house and free admission on International Museum Day May 18. Glanmore is one of more than 37,000 museums worldwide recognizing the day. Visitors will be able to explore the restored rooms and view the special exhib...
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UPDATE: Investigation into shots fired in Foxboro area; police escorting students to buses
Belleville police say there is an investigation into shots fired at a nearby residence in the area of Highway 37 and Harmony Road. The suspect is described as man wearing a mask who was in all black clothing. He left the area in a stand-up electric powered scooter with two wheels at the front and two wheels at the rear...
22h ago