Loyalist College shines at Ontario Skills Competition
Students from Loyalist College had some great results at the 2024 Skills Ontario Competition. On May 6 and 7, a team of 31 Loyalist College students showcased their expertise across 17 categories with three of them earning a spot on the podium, including a gold medal win in the Mechanical CAD category. Loyalist College...
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Collision in The County
A Picton man faces a dangerous driving charge after a head-on collision on Union Road off Highway 62 at Mountain View Monday. OPP spotted a pickup truck speeding on Highway 62 but before it could be stopped it turned onto Union Road hitting an oncoming car. The car driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Char...
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Leave pets at home
It's official. Dogs and other pets will not be allowed during Brighton's hugely popular Applefest in September. Monday council approved a motion to prohibit animals at Applefest, including at the street fair, in Memorial and King Edward Parks, the Children's Village, the fire station, and at the antique car show. Howev...
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UPDATE: Trent Hills missing person located
TUESDAY 8:30 a.m. UPDATE: WILLIAM LOCATED AND IS SAFE Northumberland OPP are seeking the public's assistance to locate a missing person. Missing is 39-year-old William from the Municipality of Trent Hills. He is described as 5'10", approximately 150lbs, blue eyes, slim build, short brown hair with a chin strap bea...
10h ago
Three arrested on warrants
Belleville police responded to 76 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on May 13, 2024 to 5 a.m. on May 14, 2024. Arrested on Warrants On May 13, 2024 at 10:10 p.m., Belleville police were on patrol in the downtown core when they observed a male who was wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. Officers co...
12h ago
South Hastings Baseball is back
The SHBL will be celebrating its 91st consecutive season in 2024 with the season opener seeing the Bain Excavating Rockies vs Uens Pole Line on Tuesday May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Jim Uens Field in Melrose. These two teams have faced each other in the Championship Series for the past three straight years. This season the le...
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OBLX Gold for U19 Spirits
The Belleville Spirits Girls U19 team won a gold medal this weekend at the Ontario Basketball Association's Provincial Basketball Tournament held at the Toronto Pan Am Centre. The girls competed in the top OBLX division and beat out a tough competitor from London 43-40 in a nail-biter finish to capture the club's firs...
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Some rainy racing results from Brighton Speedway
The constant rain throughout the night created conditions that were not conducive to racing for the 78 cars that dialed in for the CSN Hackett's Kids Race for the Canadian National Autism Foundation. The heat races ran without a hitch and the Quinte Septic Stinger division was successful in opening their season before ...
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Pre-budget approval for new fire department hires
Belleville Fire and Emergency Services will be expanding sooner than expected. Belleville City Council has given pre-budget operating approval for the addition of four new captain positions starting January 1, 2025 in the amount of $543,500. It's also moving up the hiring of four new firefighters from the end of 2025 t...
20h ago
No review of police services at this time
Belleville Council will not go ahead with a Value for Money Review of Policing. At Monday's meeting, councillors voted against a motion asking for such a review to be considered in the 2025 operating budget discussions. A staff report suggested a review done by an outside consultant could cost between $125,000 and $225...
21h ago