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Quinte West lands another new doctor
Another new doctor has signed on to practice in Quinte West. Dr. Alicia Schraeder has signed a Medical Services Agreement with the city's Physician Recruitment and Retention Program and plans to set u...
David Foot Jul 04, 2019 Dr. Alicia Schraeder has signed on with the City of Quinte West and is expected to start practicing in October 2019. (Photo: Submitted / Quinte West Physician Recruitment Program)
UPDATE: Crash on westbound 401 heading into Belleville
It should be smooth sailing for those headed westbound on the 401 at this hour. An earlier collision caused both lanes of the 401 to be closed at Hwy. 37 or Cannifton Road. At one point, the traffic b...
David Foot Jul 04, 2019
Lower Trent Conservation Flood Update: July 4, 2019
Lower Trent Conservation advises municipalities and the public that the Flood Warning for Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte issued on May 9, 2019 is still in effect. Water levels on Lake Ontario incr...
David Foot Jul 04, 2019
Feds commit $71 million to Eastern Ontario Regional Network
Two local Liberal MPs are praising a massive federal investment in the Easteron Ontario Regional Network. The Government of Canada is committing $71 million to the project through the Investing in Can...
David Foot Jul 04, 2019 Liberal MP Mike Bossio meets with local stakeholders to announce a $71 million federal government commitment to funding the Eastern Ontario Regional Network. (Photo: Submitted / MP Mike Bossio)
Ontario Green Party Leader makes stop in Belleville
The leader of the Ontario Green Party says governments need to look at better ways to establish, promote and fund green energy projects. Mike Schreiner is touring the Quinte Region and neighbouring co...
David Foot Jul 04, 2019 Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner speaks with 800 CJBQ's Lorne Brooker, on July 4, 2019. (Photo: Twitter / @MikeSchreiner)
Dozens of charges laid during long weekend traffic blitz
The offence numbers are in from the Lennox and Addington OPP Canada Day long weekend traffic blitz. A total of 113 charges were laid including 74 for speeding, six each for stunt driving and seat belt...
David Foot Jul 03, 2019
Four adults and a teenager arrested in Bancroft drug raids
Bancroft OPP have arrested five people after search warrants were executed at two locations in the area last month. Police raided two addresses on Woodview Lane early in the morning on June 20 and fou...
David Foot Jul 03, 2019
Lockdown and search underway at Collins Bay Institution
Visits have been suspended at Collins Bay Institution and a lockdown is in place at the medium security unit of the Kingston prison. Prison staff say they will be conducting a search of the unit to "e...
David Foot Jul 03, 2019
Alberta man killed in ATV crash near Havelock
An Alberta man has been killed in an ATV crash near Havelock. Peterborough County OPP and emergency responders were called to the incident around 10:45 Tuesday night, on Fire Route 83 near Sandy Lake ...
David Foot Jul 03, 2019 Scott Davidson / CC
Motorcycle rider injured in Highway 401 crash
A motorcycle rider was injured in a crash on the eastbound Highway 401 on the weekend. Emergency crews were called to the highway near the Salmon River Bridge, around 3:20 Saturday afternoon, where tr...
David Foot Jul 02, 2019