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Quinte West seeks funding for improvements at Robert Patrick Marina

The City of Quinte West is looking for just under $500,000 in upper government funding to make some significant improvements to the Robert Patrick Marina in Centennial Park. Staff have been working wi...

David Foot Dec 07, 2020

Emergency responders honoured for heroism in Quinte West

Three members of the Quinte West emergency services community were recognized for their acts of heroism during a recent fire. Fire Chief John Whelan was first on scene to a call in the Sunny Creek Est...

David Foot Dec 07, 2020 Quinte West Fire Chief John Whelan, OPP Provincial Constable Dan Charland and Fire Captain Perry Holland are recognized for saving a man's life, during a fire on November 16, 2020. (Photo: City of Quinte West)

Quinte West gets cash for transit route to Belleville

The City of Quinte West has recently received a chunk of federal and provincial money to make some critical public transit improvements. After making an application in spring 2019, City Council was to...

David Foot Dec 07, 2020

Kuypers punished for "discriminatory comments"

A Quinte West Councillor will lose one week's pay and must attend further sensitivity training following an Integrity Commissioner's report into an incident this past summer. The comments by Councillo...

David Foot Dec 07, 2020 Quinte West Councillor Fred Kuypers, on inauguration night at City Hall, on December 3, 2018. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Man suffers burns to face and hands after fire in Frankford

UPDATE @ 8:50 p.m.: Fire Chief John Whelan says investigators have spoken to the victim of Monday afternoon's fire and believe the blaze started while he was lighting something on the stove. Whelan te...

David Foot Dec 07, 2020 A cottage in Frankford was destroyed by fire on December 7, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Quinte West Fire Department)

Weapons seized in Bayside

Quinte West OPP seized a number of weapons after what began as a medical assist call on the weekend. Officers were called to the area of Kenron Estates on Saturday morning around 9:30 a.m. for the rep...

David Foot Dec 07, 2020

B-Sens and City of Belleville set to make announcement on Wednesday

The City of Belleville and Belleville Senators are set to make what's being dubbed an "exciting announcement" this week. Mayor Mitch Panciuk will be joined by Ottawa and Belleville Senators owner Euge...

David Foot Dec 07, 2020 The Belleville Senators celebrate a goal during their shootout win over the Utica Comets, at CAA Arena, on November 14, 2018. (Photo: Jason Scourse / Belleville Senators)

Three new COVID-19 cases and five recoveries in HPE, five new cases in Northumberland

HPE Public Health is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 today, but five people have also recovered from the virus. That brings the total number of active cases in the two counties to 40. All three ...

David Foot Dec 05, 2020

Belleville and Quinte West COVID-19 testing centres to be winterized this weekend

There will be some minor service disruptions at COVID-19 testing centres in Belleville and Quinte West this weekend, as staff prepare the sites to handle the incoming winter weather. Large tunnel tent...

David Foot Dec 04, 2020 Outside the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at the former Quinte Secondary School, in Belleville. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Multiple contraband seizures at Warkworth Institution

Staff at Warkworth Institution have seized a significant amount of contraband items in the last three weeks. The packages were found on the perimeter of the medium security facility and included thing...

David Foot Dec 04, 2020 (Photo: Facebook/Warkworth Institution)