Author Archives: David Foot

You can see live results from elections Ontario by clicking here. Quinte News complete coverage of Ontario Votes 2018 is now live. Our panel with Jack Miller, Lorne Brooker and Ross McDougall has disc...

Residential listings continue to be up in the Quinte Region, but home sales numbers continue to drop. The Quinte and District Association of Realtors says there was an increase of 6.9% in the number o...

An initiative by MP Neil Eillis' Bay of Quinte Youth Council, aimed at helping vulnerable members of the community, is being deemed an overwhelming success. The Spring Showers campaign collected toile...

It's Bike Month across the Hastings and Prince Edward area, with this year's theme being "Be safe. Be courteous. Share the road." The City of Quinte West has partnered with the City of Belleville, the...

Two men from the region have been fined by the Ministry of Natural Resources for fishing violations. During a hearing in Cobourg on May 30, Justice of the Peace Jack Leblanc heard that a conservation ...

The case of a former Belleville tattoo artist is going to trial. Kenneth Wayne Melvin was charged with more than 30 counts including child pornography, sexual assault, unlawful confinement and crimina...

The City of Quinte West has seen a bit of a drop in the number of building permits issued in May, compared to last year, but the value of those permits is up. One hundred seven permits were issued las...

There has been a minor freight train derailment west of Brighton. It happened late this morning, near Peters Road, in Cramahe Township. A CN Rail spokesperson says two cars were involved, no dangerous...

The City of Quinte West's commitment to increase community engagement is moving along. Community Engagement Officer Hannah Brown was hired late last year and gave council a brief Monday, on the ongoin...

A double-amputee from the Quinte Region says his recent trek to Mount Everest Base Camp is proof that you can accomplish anything. John Cairns, who lost an arm and a leg in a train accident years ago,...