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Annual cancer care walk raises record breaking amount

The annual Gateane Harvey Memorial Walk has raised a new record amount. Over $27,000 was raised during the seventh annual walk for cancer care at Belleville General Hospital following this weekend's v...

Amanda Smith Sep 28, 2020

Firefighters make quick work of move-in day basement fire

It was not the move-in day one family expected. Firefighters from Quinte West Station 7 were called to a home on Rosewood Avenue north of Frankford around 3:15 Monday afternoon for a basement fire. Cr...

Amanda Smith Sep 28, 2020

Loyalist College involved in new local training partnerships

The province is investing $37 million to help people train for jobs in the automotive, transportation and construction sectors. Loyalist College is partnering with Durham College through an Ontario Te...

Amanda Smith Sep 28, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Long time councillor honoured

A long time councillor's accomplishments were honoured on Friday. Mayor Mitch Panciuk dedicated September 25, 2020 as Selma Bochnek Day in the City of Belleville. The splash pad at Parkdale Park was a...

Amanda Smith Sep 25, 2020 Selma Bochnek stands by the monument dedicated to her at Parkdale Park following a ceremony on September 25, 2020 (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Quinte West Doors Open going virtual

The annual Doors Open event in Quinte West is still happening this year, with a twist. The ninth annual event will be entirely virtual this year because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of...

Amanda Smith Sep 25, 2020

Virtual town hall in Prince Edward County

Current municipal issues and answering residents' questions are the aims of an upcoming Prince Edward County virtual town hall meeting. Mayor Steve Ferguson along with Councillor Phil St-Jean will hos...

Amanda Smith Sep 25, 2020

White Pines decommissioning road agreement passed by council

The decommissioning of the WPD White Pines project is slowly moving forward. Councillors in Prince Edward County voted in favour of a road users agreement on Thursday afternoon during their regular co...

Amanda Smith Sep 24, 2020

Throne speech provides some positives according to Ingersoll

The Executive Director of Community Development Council of Quinte says she heard some positive things in today's throne speech and she also didn't hear things she had hoped to. Ruth Ingersoll says whe...

Amanda Smith Sep 23, 2020

PEC to discuss decommissioning of WPD project

Councillors in Prince Edward County will be looking at a road agreement to facilitate the decommissioning of the WPD White Pines Project on Thursday afternoon. A road user agreement was put in place b...

Amanda Smith Sep 23, 2020

Inmate charged with murder at Millhaven Institution

The OPP have charged an inmate at Millhaven Institution with murder. Members of the Penitentiary Squad responded early this morning (Thursday) after an inmate was taken to hospital following an assaul...

Amanda Smith Sep 23, 2020 Aerial image of Millhaven Institution near Kingston.