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Dispute over mayor's committee attendance "classless": McCaw

Belleville's mayor and the chair of the city's Economic and Destination Development committee are in a disagreement regarding the committee's operations. Mayor Mitch Panciuk, had requested to attend t...

Mary Thomas Dec 11, 2019 From left: Economic Development Chair Councillor Ryan Williams and City Clerk Matt MacDonald December 11, 2019 (Photo Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Giving the government local emergency services expertise

Hastings-Quinte Emergency services is ready to use its expertise to help the province of Ontario "modernize" its health care services. At the Emergency Services Committee meeting on Wednesday, local o...

Mary Thomas Dec 11, 2019 Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services Committee Chair Karen Sharpe and Chief of Paramedic Services Doug Socha, December 11, 2019 (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Questions about Belleville's hiring process

Belleville Councillor Paul Carr has called for a report on three recent city employee hirings that were the subject of an Integrity Commisisoner's report. After the city council meeting this week, Car...

Mary Thomas Dec 10, 2019 Belleville city hall (Photo: Quinte News)

Ontario should stop the cuts : Belleville

The city of Belleville is demanding that the provincial government stop the run of health care cuts. The motion, introduced by Councillor Pat Culhane this week, calls on the government to halt the clo...

Mary Thomas Dec 10, 2019 Belleville Councillor Pat Culhane, December 9, 2019 (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Hiking Belleville's developer fees and more

Concerns over developer fees Belleville set its 2020 fees for four of its departments Monday night, including the one that handles charges for developers. Some members of council expressed concern tha...

Mary Thomas Dec 09, 2019 Belleville Councillor Paul Carr (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Public give opinions on Memorial - Legion proposals

A total of six presentations were made Monday night, giving Belleville city council opinions on the four proposals for the Memorial Arena and the Canadian Legion Branch 99 building. The comments range...

Mary Thomas Dec 09, 2019 Chair of Belleville Downtown Improvement Area Kathryn Brown at city council, December 9, 2019 (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Fight for TMH dialysis unit raised at Queens Park

The fight by health care advocates for a dialysis unit at Trenton Memorial Hospital was raised at Queen's Park on Monday. The New Democratic MPP for Kingston and the Islands, Ian Arthur, rose in the O...

Mary Thomas Dec 09, 2019 (Photo: Michael J Brethour)

Saturday election on Tyendinaga Territory

Members of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte go to the polls on Saturday. Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte will be electing a Chief and four councillors. A total of 8,828 people are eligible to vote in thi...

Mary Thomas Dec 04, 2019

Belleville Planning Committee briefs

New medical clinic coming Belleville could have another medical clinic along the Dundas street stretch before along. The city's Planning Committee has received a request to rezone a building at 199 Du...

Mary Thomas Dec 03, 2019 Belleville city hall (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

School's expansion plan on the way to city council

The plan to expand St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Belleville's east end is on its way to city council. Monday night, the city's Planning Advisory Committee approved the zoning changes that w...

Mary Thomas Dec 02, 2019 From left: Chair of Belleville's Planning Committee Councillor Paul Carr and City Clerk Matt MacDonald, December 2, 2019 (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)