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Belleville Police Board briefs - September 19/19

Police recruits taking notice of Belleville Belleville's police chief says the service and the city are becoming an increasingly attractive destination for potential new recruits. Chief Ron Gignac tol...

David Foot Sep 19, 2019 Members of the Belleville Police Services Board meet on September 19, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Dirt bike rider charged in Hamilton Township

A 28-year-old man from Alnwick-Haldimand has been charged after OPP stopped a dirt bike for driving recklessly on a Hamilton Township highway Tuesday morning. The traffic stop was made around 9 a.m., ...

David Foot Sep 18, 2019 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

UPDATE: Abduction charge laid in connection with police chase

UPDATE @ 3:10 p.m.: Belleville Police have released more information about a car chase that led to a crash this afternoon. Officers were called by a woman, around 1:00 p.m., who told them she was a pa...

David Foot Sep 18, 2019 A car crashed into the fence at CFB Trenton, following a police chase out of Belleville, on September 18, 2019. (Photo: Quinte News)

Loyalist College to partner with University of Toronto Scarborough

Loyalist College is partnering with the University of Toronto Scarborough to expand educational opportunities for its students. The two institutions have entered into a memorandum of understanding for...

David Foot Sep 17, 2019

Oak Lake resident group doing its part to educate and improve local ecosystem

With all of the discussion surrounding water quality on Oak Lake, one area resident wants people to know that the folks who live there are doing their part. Scott Symons has been a vocal advocate of Q...

David Foot Sep 17, 2019 Oak Lake resident Scott Symons speaks to Quinte West Council, on September 16, 2019, about how people living around the lake are trying to help improve the local ecosystem. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Pot producer coming to North Murray Industrial Park

Quinte West Council has agreed to sell land to a company planning to set up a cannabis production facility in the North Murray Industrial Park. The land in question is a five acre parcel and will be s...

David Foot Sep 17, 2019 manuel m. v. / CC

Quinte West Mayor fed up with crashes at train overpass

The Mayor of Quinte West says he's fed up with large trucks getting stuck under a railway overpass in the city. The overpass at 2nd Dug Hill Road has been plagued with incidents in recent years, where...

David Foot Sep 17, 2019 The railway overpass at 2nd Dug Hill Road in Quinte West. (Photo: John Spitters / Quinte News)

Peewee Royals celebrate provincial title with championship parade

There was a championship parade through the streets of downtown Trenton on Monday. The Peewee U13 Quinte Royals celebrated their Ontario Baseball Association championship with the help of the Quinte W...

David Foot Sep 16, 2019 The U13 Quinte Royals pose with a Quinte West Fire Department truck, ahead of their championship parade through Downtown Trenton, on September 16, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Quinte West Council OKs cash for proposed museum

The City of Quinte West is releasing a good chunk of cash promised to a group planning to build a natural history museum. Council had promised $200,000 to the Quinte Museum of Natural History during b...

David Foot Sep 16, 2019

Annual car show raises $9,000 for local charities

A pair of local charities will benefit from a generous donation from a local car club. The Bay of Quinte Classic Cruisers raised $9,000 at its show in Centennial Park, this past June and donated $4,50...

David Foot Sep 16, 2019 Members of the Quinte Classic Cruisers Car Club make a donation of $9,000 to the TMHF and Fixed Fur Life, on September 16, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)