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Governments investing more money into rural high speed internet

Hastings Lennox and Addington MPP Darryl Kramp welcomes news that the Ontario and federal governments are investing over $362 million to bring high-speed internet to another 90,000 rural households in...

Alana Cameron Aug 09, 2021 Alan Levine / CC

Federal, provincial governments providing cash to help farmers

NEWS RELEASE Ontario Supporting Economic Recovery of Farmers Among the more than 600 projects are 23 in Northumberland-Peterborough South NEWS August 9, 2021 PORT HOPE, ON - The Governments of Ontario...

Alana Cameron Aug 09, 2021 Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini. (Photo: Facebook)

O'Toole uses Belleville as backdrop to release rural strategy

High speed internet for all Canadians by 2025. That is one of the pillars of Conservative leader Erin O'Toole's plan for rural Canada which he revealed Monday afternoon in Belleville. With regional Co...

Alana Cameron Aug 09, 2021 Federal Conservative leader Erin O'Toole released his party's plans for rural Canada in Belleville, August 9,2021. (Photo: Quinte News/Alana Cameron)

Six new cases, another outbreak

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today and a second active outbreak. There have been six recoveries since the health unit's last report on Friday, leaving 24...

Alana Cameron Aug 09, 2021

More people working in July

The region's unemployment rate dropped almost two percentage points last month. The rate for Belleville Census Metropolitan Area, which includes Belleville, Quinte West, Tyendinaga and Stirling-Rawdon...

Alana Cameron Aug 06, 2021 GotCredit / CC

Friday afternoon fire in Quinte West

A house fire in Quinte West Friday afternoon caused about $300,000 damage. Quinte West Fire Stations 5 and 7, OPP, Hastings Quinte EMS, Hydro One and Enbridge Gas all responded to a house fire on Pete...

Alana Cameron Aug 06, 2021 Quinte West Firefighters put out a blaze at a home on Peterson Street, August 6, 2021. (Photo: submitted/QWFD Chief John Whelan)

Young entrepreneurs support BGHF

Two young entrepreneurs are using their skills to support the Belleville General Hospital Foundation. In 2020, 13-year-old Grace Bonn and 11-year-old Sophie Gaber started their handmade bracelet compa...

Alana Cameron Aug 06, 2021 Grace Bonn and Sophie Gaber donate proceeds from special edition bracelet to BGHF, Friday, August 6, 2021. (photo: submitted/BGHF)

Active cases take another jump in HPE

Thirteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported Friday by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health. The HPEPH dashboard shows 24 cases are now active across the two counties. There have been two recoveries s...

Alana Cameron Aug 06, 2021

Ribbon-cutting for Sagonaska Bridge

Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk, members of City Council and Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith were among those at Argyle Park Friday morning celebrating the completion of the Sagonaska Bridge rehabilitatio...

Alana Cameron Aug 06, 2021 Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk, Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith and others celebrate the completion of the Sagonaska Bridge rehabilitation, August 6, 2021. (Photo: Quinte News/Alana Cameron)

Delta variant likely behind majority of new local cases

With a bump in the number of active COVID-19 cases this week, officials with Hastings Prince Edward Public Health are urging residents to get vaccinated. While there are currently only 13 active cases...

Alana Cameron Aug 05, 2021 Dr. Ethan Toumishey, Hastings Prince Edward Public Heath (Photo: Submitted)