Author Archives: David Foot

Two teens from Toronto have been charged after being stopped by Lennox and Addington OPP early yesterday morning. The first incident happened around 3:00 a.m. when officers tried to stop a speeding ca...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is ordering the closure of all non-essential businesses in the province to help deal with the spread of COVID-19. He says the order will be effective Tuesday at 11;59 p.m. an...

The Provincial Government is committing $200 million to a social services relief fund in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Minister of Community and Social Services Todd Smith says the money ...

If you're out to stretch your legs during COVID-19 social isolation, it might be worth a trip through one east end neighbourhood, where some local families have teamed up to beat the coronavirus blues...

A popular summer hot spot at Meyers Pier in Belleville will continue to operate for another five years at least. City Council approved a new agreement with Greg Annesley on Friday morning, to continue...

Belleville Council has approved a total of just under $300,000 in various grant requests, split between social infrastructure and community arts and culture categories. The city's grant committee had ...

As it stands, Belleville's waterfront pop up shops will be back again this year, but a couple of city councillors weren't thrilled with an agreement passed on Friday morning. The plan calls for any re...

There wasn't much discussion about it, but Belleville Council has approved an agreement with AirBnB, to have the short-term accommodation provider collect the city's municipal accommodation tax on ren...

Belleville Council has given more control of the city's finances to the chief administrative officer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary measures were approved on Friday morning and g...

There are some basic rules being put in place on the Glenora and Wolfe Island ferries, as we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Shipping Canada Act, all passengers using the ferry ...