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Local fire departments remind residents about area burn bans

Residents are being reminded that burn bans are in place across most of the Quinte Region. That's in addition to provincial measures put in place this past Friday, affecting a large area of Northern O...

David Foot Apr 06, 2020 =Nahemoth= (absent for a while) / CC

Siren Salute through Belleville this evening

Belleville residents may see some lights and hear some sirens screaming through their neighbourhood this evening (Monday), but there is no cause for alarm. City staff say local first responders are pl...

David Foot Apr 06, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC

COVID-19 Pandemic forces layoffs at Belleville auto parts manufacturer

The COVID-19 trickle down on the local economy continues with a Belleville auto parts manufacturer being forced into temporary layoffs. An official with Hanon Systems tells Quinte News the company has...

David Foot Apr 06, 2020

RELEASE: QHC no longer issuing sick notes for the time being

In order to preserve health care resources, including Personal Protective Equipment, Quinte Health Care Emergency Departments will not be providing sick notes until further notice. On March 15, the Ca...

David Foot Apr 06, 2020 Outside of the main entrance at Belleville General Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Photo: Submitted / Jenny Cox Photography)

B-Sens quarantine Q & A: Joseph LaBate

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are being felt around the world, with people forced to stay in their homes as much as possible and growing concern around the world about how long the crisis will ...

David Foot Apr 06, 2020 Belleville Senators winger Joseph LaBate (Photo: Belleville Senators)

G-Hawks Duchesne is OJHL's top defenceman

Trenton Golden Hawks Captain Samuel Duchesne has been named the Ontario Junior Hockey League's Defenceman of the Year. The 20 year-old from Brampton finished with 55 points, second most among OJHL def...

David Foot Apr 03, 2020 Samuel Duchesne in action. (Photo: Sean Muir/OJHL Images)

Ontario's COVID-19 modelling numbers estimate 3,000 to 15,000 deaths

Public health officials in Ontario say between 3,000 and 15,000 could die of COVID-19 in the province, even with public health measures in place. Projections from Public Health Ontario suggest without...

David Foot Apr 03, 2020 A graph from Public Health Ontario outlining projected deaths related to COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic. (Photo: Public Health Ontario)

Minister of Long Term Care addresses outbreaks province-wide and in Quinte Region

After a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Hastings Manor in Belleville this week, Ontario's Minister of Long Term Care joined CJBQ's Lorne Brooker Show, to talk about how the government is handling th...

David Foot Apr 03, 2020

QHC reminding residents about "steps to care" for COVID-19

With appointment-only COVID-19 assessment centres being set up in Belleville, Picton and shortly North Hastings, officials with Quinte Health Care want to remind you about the steps you should be taki...

David Foot Apr 03, 2020

Headbands help make working through COVID-19 crisis more comfortable

A registered nurse with Quinte Health Care is promoting an innovative way to help limit the facial irritation for healthcare workers, caused by wearing masks over their ears for long periods of time. ...

David Foot Apr 03, 2020 Registered Nurse Mary Storms shows off the headband she made, to make wearing a face mask for long periods of time more comfortable. (Photo: Submitted / BGHF)