Author Archives: David Foot

July building activity in Quinte West rebounded from a drop in 2020, with 86 permits issued last month, compared to 72 permits issued in July of last year. The construction value of permits last month...

The roadway is open following a serious crash Thursday morning on the west side of Quinte West. Around 8:00 a.m., emergency crews responded to Highway Two and County Road 40 (Wooler Road). The driver ...

On August 4, 2021, shortly after 7 p.m., officers on general patrol observed a female walking in the city's west end. Officers were aware that she was currently wanted by the Belleville Police Service...

A Trenton man has been arrested after a break-in in Belleville on Wednesday morning. City police were called to a home in the west end around 9:00 a.m. where they found a man who they believed to have...

The Enrichment Centre for Mental Health has put out a call for nominations for a pair of community awards. The inaugural Mike Letwin Board Leadership Award will be handed out to a member of a not-for-...

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board has released a brief statement in response to Ontario's back-to-school plan for 2021/22. The board says it's pleased that students will be ba...

HPE Public health says a person who attended a graduation event associated with Bayside Secondary School and two grad parties late last month, has tested positive for COVID-19. The graduation event wa...

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says every classroom in schools without mechanical ventilation systems will have a standalone HEPA unit upon students' return this fall. He says about 70% of s...

The Belleville Sports Hall of Fame Committee has named a new president, after the passing of former president Dave Mills last month. Ian Press has been named as the new president, with Nancy Popovich ...

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in the area. One each of the new cases was found in Quinte West and Prince Edward County, with one case linked to travel an...