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No new COVID-19 cases in Hastings-Prince Edward reported today
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today. There are still eight active cases of the Coronavirus locally, with four confirmed in Quinte West, three in Belleville...
David Foot Oct 06, 2020
Downtown Trenton road work nearing completion
There is some good news for drivers and pedestrians in the Downtown Trenton area as a the first phase of a major road project, which started construction in the spring, is nearing completion. Director...
David Foot Oct 05, 2020 Renderings of the completed road work on a section of King Street in Trenton. (Photo: City of Quinte West)
Quinte West Library going strong through the pandemic
While many people and businesses have been slowed down by the pandemic, the Quinte West Public Library continued to push through and even excel in some areas. Library CEO Suzanne Humphreys gave an ann...
David Foot Oct 05, 2020 Quinte West Children's Librarian Vanessa Pritchard hands off a curbside pick up to a library patron. (Photo: Facebook / Quinte West Public Library)
Quinte West Council decides against review of structure and boundaries
After some lively debate, Quinte West Council has decided not to undertake a review of its structure and the city's ward boundaries. Councillor Leslie Roseblade had made the motion, noting it's been 2...
David Foot Oct 05, 2020 Quinte West Councillors conduct a virtual meeting on October 5, 2020. (Photo: Youtube / Quinte West City Hall)
Charges laid after pigs fall from transport on Highway 401
A driver has been charged after a strange incident on the eastbound Highway 401 near Odessa this morning. Lennox and Addington OPP officers were called around 7:30 a.m. with reports that pigs were fal...
David Foot Oct 02, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)
Driver sentenced for crashing into Belleville apartment building
A sentence has been handed down to a man who drove a truck into the side of a Belleville apartment building in July of last year. Paul Baumhour who pleaded guilty to charges of criminal negligence cau...
David Foot Oct 02, 2020
RELEASE: Fund set up to help local tourism businesses battle COVID-19
A new fund will help offset the costs that tourism businesses and organizations have faced to ensure the health and safety of guests and staff during COVID-19. The new $450,000 adaptation fund, suppor...
David Foot Oct 01, 2020
Province updates COVID-19 screening guidelines for students
The province has updated its COVID-19 screening guidance for children in school to remove abdominal pain and pink eye from the list of symptoms. It also says children with symptoms such as a runny nos...
David Foot Oct 01, 2020
Former China Gate Restaurant sold, with apartments and more on the way
An Ottawa-based developer has purchased a well known building on Front Street in Belleville and hopes to add a bit of life into the Downtown District. Bruce Firestone recently bought the former China ...
David Foot Oct 01, 2020 The former China Gate Restaurant building on Front Street in the Belleville Downtown District. (Photo: John Spitters / Quinte News)
Oglaza issues statement on resurgence of COVID-19
The Medical Officer of Health for Hastings Prince Edward issued a statement Wednesday on the resurgence of COVID-19 locally and across the province. Dr. Piotr Oglaza says the second wave is not unexpe...
David Foot Sep 30, 2020