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A big turnout is expected tonight when Prince Edward County Council once again discusses Minimum Distance Separation Policies. Clerk Victoria Leskie says she has had a number of inquiries from people ...

A Belleville woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for a long list of breakins at retirement homes in Quinte West and Ottawa. Thirty-three-year-old Angela Hannah pleaded guilty to ten counts...

It seems not everyone knows the significance of a big green flashing light in a car or truck. Those lights signal the driver is a volunteer firefighter who is responding to a call. Quinte West Fire Ch...

The south Murray ward fire hall has a shiny, and impressive new occupant. Last night, Quinte West's Protective Services Committee was treated to the sight of a brand new Kenworth Pumper truck. The veh...

The City of Quinte West may offer itself, with important assistance from 8 Wing Trenton, as a site to house First Nations people from flood prone communities along James Bay's coast. Emergency Managem...

The change needs to go through a public information and appeals process, but Prince Edward County Council has voted to cut back on development charges to kickstart more "affordable housing". Some on c...

Prince Edward County is looking for senior government money to help rejuvenate and create more recreational facilities. Council authorized applications to the Recreation Infrastructure Canada in Ontar...

Prince Edward County Council is pushing ahead with repairs on a popular heritage building, the Macauley House Museum in Picton. Last night, Council moved to apply for a 50 percent grant from the Feder...

The numbers were working against a Plainfield man....charged with drinking and driving overnight. City Police say the first three numbers of his licence plate 253 is the same number in the Criminal Co...

A Belleville councillor says the province must maintain child care funding to bridge the 63-million dollar a year gap left by Ottawa's pullout. The province recently announced the bridge-funding for t...