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BPSB Notes: More courthouse staff approved, provincial grant changes and more

David Foot May 16, 2019 The Belleville Police Services Board meets on May 16, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Parks Canada delays start of navigational season on Trent-Severn Waterway

Parks Canada is delaying the opening of the navigational season on the Trent-Severn Waterway due to unsafe boating conditions. Spring snow melt and heavy rain have caused extremely high water levels t...

David Foot May 15, 2019 (Photo: en.wikipedia.org)

Empire Rockfest called off for summer 2019

An event that has become a summer entertainment staple in the Quinte Region for the past 13 years will not happen in 2019. Organizers of the Empire Rockfest in Downtown Belleville say the three-day co...

David Foot May 14, 2019 The venue for Empire Rockfest in 2014 (Photo: Tim Durkin/Quinte News)

OPP investigating early-morning break-in near Brighton

Provincial Police are investigating a break-in near Brighton late last week. It happened around 3:30 a.m. last Thursday (May 9), at a home on Lawson Road, just east of Brighton. Residents told police ...

David Foot May 14, 2019

Flood Watch for Roblin Lake

Quinte Conservation is issuing a flood watch specifically for Roblin Lake in Ameliasburgh. The environmental agency says the lake has surpassed 1-in-100 year water levels and while there are no known ...

David Foot May 14, 2019 Flooding on Roblin Lake

Bloomfield's Jett Alexander voted CJHL Top Goaltender

You can add one more accolade to the resume for Bloomfield's Jett Alexander. The North York Rangers goaltender has been named Goalie of the Year by the Canadian Junior Hockey League on Tuesday, follow...

David Foot May 14, 2019 NORTH YORK, ON - MARCH 28: Goaltender Jett Alexander #72 of the North York Rangers attempts make the save on March 28, 2019 at Herbert Carnegie Centennial Arena in North York, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Ray MacAloney / OJHL Images)

Department heads set to give strategic planning updates to Belleville Council

Belleville Council will hold a special meeting next week to get an update from the heads of most of the city's major departments. The department heads will give council information on strategic initia...

David Foot May 10, 2019 Belleville City Hall. (File photo: Quinte News)

B-Sens bring big bucks to local charities

The hockey season has been over for a few weeks but the Belleville Senators gave a big gift to a group of local charities today. In partnership with the Ottawa Senators Foundation, the B-Sens have don...

David Foot May 10, 2019 Representatives from the Belleville Senators and the Ottawa Senators Foundation made a combined $100,000 donation to five Quinte Region charities, at CAA Arena, on May 10, 2019. (Photo: Submitted / Belleville Senators)

City of Belleville updates flood response

Emergency Management Program Committee Discusses Water Level Updates BELLEVILLE - This morning the City of Belleville Emergency Management Program committee received lake front water level updates fro...

David Foot May 10, 2019 The Moira River in Belleville, near the Lions Park, on Station Street. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Full closure of Quinte Skyway Bridge next week

A reminder to drivers that there will be an extended closure of the Quinte Skyway Bridge overnight early next week. The bridge will be closed between 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 14 and reopen at 2:00 a....

David Foot May 10, 2019 Work continues to rehabilitate the Quinte Skyway Bridge on Highway 49. (Photo: Ontario Ministry of Transportation)