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Local real estate stats bounce back a bit in July
It seems the local real estate market is starting to bounce back from pandemic-related slow downs. The latest update from the Quinte and District Association of Realtors says even though listings are ...
David Foot Aug 07, 2020
Sandbanks and Wellington beaches reach capacity, closed for day-use
Sandbanks Provincial Park is now closed for day-use for the afternoon. The park reached capacity just before noon and is encouraging day-use visitors to come back another day, or try again this evenin...
David Foot Aug 07, 2020 Cars line up outside of Sandbanks Provincial Park on August 7, 2020. (Photo: Twitter / @SandbanksPP)
Docs By The Bay inks another family physician for the area
It's only been two weeks since the Docs By The Bay recruitment program added an eighth family doctor to its roster and a ninth has been signed today. Dr. Mary-Kathryn Blackbyrne has signed a medical s...
David Foot Aug 07, 2020 Dr. Mary-Kathryn Blackbyrne (front right) recently signed a medical services agreement to begin practising as a family doctor in the Quinte Region in 2021. (Photo: Submitted / Docs By The Bay)
Two area beaches unsafe for swimming this weekend
Two local beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming this weekend. Hastings-Prince Edward Public Health monitors the water quality of area beaches weekly, looking for high levels of E.Coli bacter...
David Foot Aug 07, 2020
Three local breweries/wineries to split $250,000 from Canadian Experiences Fund
FedDev Ontario is marking International Beer Day by investing $250,000 into three area businesses to help them grow and thrive through the pandemic. Kings Mill Cider in Stirling is getting $75,000 to ...
David Foot Aug 07, 2020
Sidewalk inspecting robots set to hit Belleville streets
The City of Belleville is getting futuristic with its annual sidewalk inspections this month. The city is mandated by the province to inspect sidewalks annually to look for deficiencies and issues tha...
David Foot Aug 07, 2020 Sidewalk inspecting robots will be hitting Belleville streets in August. The robots are built by Top Hat Robotics in Kitchener-Waterloo. (Photo: Submitted / City of Belleville)
Another slow month for Quinte area building activity
Building continues to be slow around the region throughout the pandemic, with Belleville and Brighton both announcing a reduced number of permits issued last month, compared to July 2019. In Bellevill...
David Foot Aug 06, 2020 Random Retail / CC
Feds give $40,000 to Hospice Quinte through Emergency Community Support Fund
A chunk of the Federal Government's $350 million Emergency Community Support Fund has landed with Hospice Quinte. Hospice Quinte will be able to expand its existing grief and bereavement support servi...
David Foot Aug 06, 2020 (L-R) Sandi Ramsay - Hospice Quinte Donor Relations Manager, Jennifer May-Anderson - Hospice Quinte Executive Director, Brandi Hodge - United Way Hastings & Prince Edward Executive Director, and Melissa Davis on behalf of Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis. (Photo: Submitted / Hospice Quinte)
Busy long weekend of enforcement for Northumberland OPP
The civic holiday long weekend proved to be a busy one for Northumberland OPP. Officers responded to 348 calls for service over the weekend, along with traffic enforcement, boat patrols and numerous o...
David Foot Aug 05, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)
UPDATE: Woman killed in Highway 62 crash, road still closed
UPDATE @ 4:00 p.m.: Police now say a woman has been killed in a crash on Highway 62 just south of Bancroft early this afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the scene, near Steenburg Lake Road South,...
David Foot Aug 05, 2020