Author Archives: Amanda Smith

July was a busy month for the city of Quinte West. 110 building permits issued for a construction value of $14.2 million. That compares to $6.6 million in July of last year. This year so far has seen ...

Over 1,600 Hydro One customers are expected to have power back soon. An equipment failure is to blame for those residents in Percy, Campbellford, Stirling-Rawdon and Seymour being without power at thi...

The recent announcement by the government that they are going to have a needs-based therapy for those with autism is seen as a positive but it's not all good news. A rally was held outside Bay of Quin...

The Civic holiday is tomorrow (Monday) and there will be a lot of closures and schedule changes. The following are closed: Post offices, mail delivery, municipal, provincial and federal government off...

Kingston Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Sundreah Pyne was last seen on July 31, and is known to frequent the downtown area. Sundreah may be in th...

Following two incidents last month at Collins Bay Institution, staff seized packages containing contraband. The first incident saw staff find a package in the yard of the medium security unit and the ...

A partial burn ban has been put in place in Prince Edward County. Fire Chief Scott Manlow says the ban was put in place because of high winds and dry conditions. Under a partial ban, burning is restri...

It's the August long weekend and the weather is forecasted to be hot and sunny. The Sandbanks does anticipate being extremely busy with long traffic lines from visitors outside of Prince Edward County...

One man is in custody following an incident Friday morning in the village of Welcome. Northumberland OPP say officers were called to a motel on Dale Road north of Port Hope around 8:30 a.m. after rece...

The Municipality of Brighton has released their plans to help clean up following this year's flooding. A bin for empty sandbag disposal will be located at the Public Works Building at 67 Sharpe Road f...