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Some Prince Edward County councillors have been getting an ear full from constituents when it comes to the cost of purchasing new trees for Picton's downtown revitalization project. At Thursday's comm...

All talk and no action appears to be what led to a meeting between municipal leaders and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Wednesday. Members of the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus sat down with Premie...

Prior to Thursday's meeting, Mayor Quaiff sat down with Glenn Higgins of the MTO to discuss the Skyway and plans to rebuild the Norris Whitney Bridge that connects the County to Belleville. He plans t...

'We want people to know we screwed up on handling petcoke and we are going to fix it,' says the owner of Picton Terminals after being ordered by the Ministry of Environment to clean up his neighbour's...

A rally aimed at putting an end to gender-based violence gets underway in Picton next week. Take Back the Night events are a world-wide initiative and aim to empower women with the mission of ending s...

A 30-year-old Quinte West man is facing a second degree murder charge after an altercation Tuesday night. At 6:30 p.m. Quinte West OPP along with the OPP Forensics Identification Unit responded to a r...

A pair of small fires in Quinte West this past hour. Quinte West Fire Crews are dealing with a car fire this hour. Crews responded to Hendricks Road, between Highway 2 and Powerline Road, around 12:30...

A beloved Quinte West firefighter has lost a lengthy battle to cancer. Jason Forth died of multiple myeloma Tuesday night at the age of 43. The 12-year firefighter is survived by his wife Michelle and...

Prince Edward County could fast track plans to ensure there is more parking in Picton by 2017. Tuesday night, council opted to have staff look at ways to bring the cost of the 55 King Street project d...

Prince Edward County will support the development of a new study designed to investigate potential risks to human health imposed by industrial wind turbines. Tuesday night, mayor Robert Quaiff and cou...