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Total burn ban issued in Prince Edward County

A full burn ban has been put in place in Prince Edward County. Fire Chief Robert Rutter says the ban has been implemented "due to extremely dry and combustible ground cover" and that means there is no...

David Foot Apr 08, 2021

Quinte West man arrested after OPP spot suspected drug deals in Trenton

OPP have charged a 24-year-old man from Quinte West in connection with a drug-related investigation in the city Wednesday night. Members of the Community Street Crime Unit arrested a man on Marmora St...

David Foot Apr 08, 2021

HPEDSB says it plans to welcome back students after the April Break

Officials with the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board say as of right now, the intention is for students to return to class after the April break, on April 19. In a letter issued Thursda...

David Foot Apr 08, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Smith updates local chamber members on the budget and pandemic response

Members of the Quinte West, Belleville and Prince Edward County chambers of commerce got an update Thursday, from Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith, on the provincial budget. During an online address to lo...

David Foot Apr 08, 2021 MPP Todd Smith and local chamber of commerce heads Suzanne Andrews (Quinte West), Lesley Lavender (Prince Edward County) and Jill Raycroft (Belleville), take part in a webinar with chamber members, on April 8, 2021. (Photo: Zoom Screengrab)

UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccination clinics in HPE are full, new dates to be added

Local demand for COVID-19 vaccinations has been high this week, with all local clinics being run by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health now full. Health Unit spokesperson Maureen Hyland tells Quinte ...

David Foot Apr 08, 2021

Ontario declares another state of emergency and issues stay at home order

Ontario has issued a new stay-at-home order today to fight an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases fuelled by variants of the virus. Premier Doug Ford says the order will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursda...

David Foot Apr 07, 2021 Front Street in Downtown Belleville sits empty during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Photo: Submitted / Jenny Cox Photography)

27 new cases in HPE Wednesday, four new in Northumberland County

HPE Public Health is reporting another 27 new cases of COVID-19 in the area today, with 11 recoveries. Twelve of the new cases were found in Belleville, five in Quinte West, three each in Deseronto an...

David Foot Apr 07, 2021

Pandemic-adjusted Maple In The County brings in $6,000 for PECMHF

Despite pandemic-related changes, this year's revamped Maple In The County event still paid some sweet dividends for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation. Since in-person visits to lo...

David Foot Apr 07, 2021 Pictured from left at Vader’s Maple Syrup during Maple in the County is Sue Vader, maple producer and Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation. (Photo: Submitted / PECMFH)

Three people taken to hospital after single-vehicle crash on westbound 401 in Quinte West

Emergency crews are on the scene of a single-vehicle crash on the westbound Highway 401 on Wednesday. It happened just after 11:30 a.m., not too far west of the Trenton OnRoute. Quinte West firefighte...

David Foot Apr 07, 2021

RELEASE: HPE Public Health now offering vaccines to those aged 60 and over, opening pre-registration for essential workers in phase 2

Beginning today, Wednesday, April 7, individuals aged 60 and older can book an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccination in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties at ontario.ca/bookvaccine. How to Book Yo...

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