Author Archives: David Foot

Charges have been laid against the driver of a transport truck involved in a fatal hit-and-run with a pedestrian, in North Frontenac, earlier this year. A 64-year-old man was killed when he was hit by...

Quinte Health Care has announced some visitation changes at its hospitals. QHC says some restrictions are being loosened "to align with the risk in our communities", but there will still be precaution...

A Greater Napanee man is facing mischief and animal cruelty charges after an incident at Conservation Park last weekend. Lennox and Addington OPP were called to the park around 1:30 p.m. this past Sat...

The national hiring outlook for the third quarter of 2020 isn't looking good. According to a report from the Manpower Group, just 12% of Canadian employers are planning to increase their payrolls in t...

The only change in the local COVID-19 case numbers today is that there is one less probable case of the virus in Hastings-Prince Edward. HPE Public Health's COVID-19 Dashboard is showing a total of 43...

Quinte West's Trent Port Marina continues to be one of the best in the country when it comes to environmental stewardship. The marina was once again awarded Blue Flag designation for 2020 from nonprof...

Quinte West OPP officers laid some traffic charges this past Sunday for various offences. The first traffic stop was made around 3:00 a.m. on South Trent Street in Frankford, where a 23-year-old man f...

The Water and Wastewater Services Department will be working to conduct repairs to a leak at the 3" bulk water connection at the Picton Bulk Water Loading Station located at 15 MacSteven Drive. Repair...

There was significantly less building activity in Belleville last month compared to May of 2019. The city issued 38 building permits with a value of just over $2.4 million, compared to 82 permits in M...

The local real estate sales numbers continued to take a big hit last month becuase of COVID-19. While local realtors were allowed to continue with transactions, as long as physical distancing and othe...