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Trenton JRCC coordinating search and rescue effort in Nunavut

Members of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre out of CFB Trenton are working to plan the pick-up of four boaters who are stranded in an isolated area in Nunavut. The JRCC dispatched a C-130H Hercule...

David Foot Oct 08, 2019

Generator and more stolen in Carlow-Mayo Township

Bancroft OPP are investigating a break-in and theft at a home in Carlow-Mayo Township. Police were called this past Sunday, about the break-in on Cross Trail, sometime between September 18 and 26. Inv...

David Foot Oct 08, 2019 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

Possible road closure Wednesday due to training exercise

There could be a possible road closure tomorrow related to an ongoing emergency exercise in Quinte West. The training event is being held in Glen Miller, so local emergency crews are prepared in the u...

David Foot Oct 08, 2019

Picton man injured after motorcycle flees from police

A 24-year-old Prince Edward County man has been arrested after police say he fled from them on a motorcycle. Officers spotted a motorcycle on Pitt Street with improper lighting last Friday night aroun...

David Foot Oct 08, 2019

Quinte West Council Briefs: Oct.7/19

Council is asked to declare a climate emergency Like many federal and provincial politicians, Quinte West Council is being asked to declare a climate emergency and the mayor says that issue is already...

David Foot Oct 07, 2019 Quinte West City Council meets on October 7, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Senators send Batherson and Chlapik back to Belleville

The Belleville Senators will get more offensive punch in their line-up as they prepare for their home opener this coming Friday. Forwards Drake Batherson and Filip Chlapik have been returned to the AH...

David Foot Oct 06, 2019

B-Sens stopped by Marlies in season opener

The Belleville Senators young squad learned a tough lesson from the experienced Toronto Marlies in their season opener on Saturday, showing some flashes of what fans can expect this season, but they d...

David Foot Oct 05, 2019 Belleville Senators forward Alex Formenton race for a puck against Toronto Marlies defender Timothy Liljegren, during a game at Coca Cola Coliseum, on October 5, 2019. (Photo: Courtesy / Toronto Marlies)

MEET THE CANDIDATES: Stephanie Bell

Conversation on the environment and climate continues to dominate the local election campaign, and the NDP candidate for Bay of Quinte says that's exactly how it should be. Stephanie Bell got her chan...

David Foot Oct 04, 2019 Federal election New Democrate Party candidate Stephanie Bell at the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce all candidates debate at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Trenton on October 1, 2019. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

HPEDSB to close schools Monday if CUPE workers strike

Like other school boards in the area, the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board will close its schools on Monday, if a new deal between unionized support workers and the province isn't reac...

David Foot Oct 04, 2019 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

IJC wants input from residents about flooding concerns

With pressure coming from Quinte Region mayors, to immediately lower water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, the International Joint Commission is seeking input on the flooding issue ...

David Foot Oct 03, 2019