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Suspected fentanyl seized in Quinte West

A Prince Edward County man is facing charges of drug possession following a complaint at a local business last week. Quinte West OPP were called Friday morning to a business in Trenton located on Dund...

Amanda Smith Dec 06, 2021

PECI Parent Council donates winter planters

The season of giving is in full swing in Prince Edward County. On Friday, December 3, the Prince Edward Collegiate Institute (PECI) Parent Council delivered three winter planters to the Prince Edward ...

Amanda Smith Dec 06, 2021 Pictured at the front of the PECM Hospital (from left): Lisa Mowbray, patient services manager and site lead at QHC PECMH, JJ Syer, on behalf of the PECI Parent Council, Kate Vader on behalf of the PECI Parent Council and Briar Boyce, senior development officer with the PECMH Foundation. (Submitted Photo: Jason Hird)

Annual Toys for the North flight gearing up

A flight which is scheduled for this weekend is sure to put smiles on the faces of thousands of children this Christmas. The Toys for the North program, now in its eleventh year, is a partnership betw...

Amanda Smith Nov 30, 2021 Toys are seen on the cargo ramp of a Hercules plane at CFB Trenton as they will be loaded up to go to northern Canada as part of the Toys for the North program. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Prince Edward County supporting living wage for employees

Council in Prince Edward County is recommitting to their pledge to pay all employees a living wage. Council is seeking a certification from the Ontario Living Wage Network as an employer at the "Suppo...

Amanda Smith Nov 23, 2021

Firefighters included in mandatory vaccination policy

Prince Edward County council passed a motion which seeks to have all County volunteer firefighters vaccinated against COVID-19. Councillors discussed the addition of volunteer firefighters under the m...

Amanda Smith Nov 23, 2021

Noise by-law updated in Prince Edward County

Council in Prince Edward County are revising their noise by-law. The update sought to restrict certain types of noises that are prohibited during specific times, such as industrial noise and outdoor a...

Amanda Smith Nov 23, 2021

Prince Edward County joining Partners for Climate Protection program

Prince Edward County is taking another step towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Council approved a motion to join the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program through the Federation of Can...

Amanda Smith Nov 23, 2021

Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign honours Canadian Armed Forces

A special ceremony in Trenton celebrated the planting of 175 maple trees in Bain Park as part of the Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign. Mark Cullen, chair of the Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign, said it...

Amanda Smith Nov 04, 2021 A ceremony was held at Bain Park to mark the planting of 175 trees as part of the Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Quinte West OPP headquarters officially opened

The new Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) building in Trenton has been open and in use for over a year now, but the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the building finally was able t...

Amanda Smith Oct 28, 2021 Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison (front center) along with OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique (front left) and the Right Honourable Solicitor General of Ontario Sylvia Jones (front right), as well as Quinte West councillors and Quinte West OPP members to cut the ribbon at the new police facility on Dixon Drive in Trenton on October 28, 2021. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Quinte businesses recognized at Quinte Business Achievement Awards gala

The Quinte region's business community got together to celebrate each other at the 25th annual Quinte Business Achievement Awards gala. The gala has grown from celebrating small businesses to recogniz...

Amanda Smith Oct 22, 2021