Author Archives: David Foot

There are a few scattered power outages across the region due to high winds this afternoon. The largest current outage is just north of Madoc affecting close to 3,000 customers. Another significant ou...

  Some of the Quinte Region's brightest scientific minds will show off their skills at Loyalist College this weekend. The annual Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair is being held at Loyal...

Building numbers were down almost 50 percent in Quinte West last month, compared to March 2017. Thirty-seven permits were issued last month at a value of more than $3.5 million, while 74 permits were ...

Quinte West OPP have confirmed a man has been killed in an accident on a construction site in the city Monday. Emergency crews were called to a new subdivision at Orchard Lane and Telephone Road just ...

For the first time the Ontario Farmland Trust is bringing a forum on farmland protection to Eastern Ontario and Prince Edward County will be the host. The 14th annual Farmland Forum is being held Apri...

Bancroft OPP have identified a woman killed in a fire at an area retirement home earlier this month. Investigators say 74-year-old Margaret Kellestine was killed in the blaze at R.J. Brooks Retirement...

Local fire departments are getting the word out about a recall on 40,000 Kidde smoke detectors, by Health Canada. Two dual-sensor models manufactured by the company between September 2016 and October ...

As the Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan continues, another environmental challenge facing the area ecosystem has been identified as ready for status change. BQRAP says the issue of beach closures ha...

There is a bit of a police presence in downtown Belleville but BPS officials say there is no reason to be alarmed. Staff Sergeant Rene Aubertin tells Quinte News officers are downtown dealing with an ...