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Over $50,000 worth of items and contraband seized at Joyceville Institution

Correctional Service Canada says staff members at Joyceville Institution seized a package containing over $50,000 worth of contraband and unauthorized items. Among the items seized were tobacco, marij...

Zach McGibbon Mar 12, 2024 Joyceville Institution. (Photo: CSC/Facebook)

Burn restrictions in effect

Open air burning is being restricted in at least 3 municipalities in our region due to dry ground conditions. Centre Hastings, Tweed, and Stirling-Rawdon are only allowing campfires between the hours ...

Zach McGibbon Mar 12, 2024 Felix Dance / CC

Drug charges laid after RIDE checkpoint

An 18-year-old from Cobourg has been charged after an arrest during a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint. On Saturday, around 11:55 p.m., Northumberland OPP were conducting a RIDE sp...

Zach McGibbon Mar 12, 2024

Transition to new fire dispatch service begins March 26

Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue is set to transition to a new fire dispatch service starting Tuesday, March 26. In September 2023, council approved an agreement with St. Catharines Fire Service...

Zach McGibbon Mar 11, 2024

Three grass fires in two weeks for Quinte West Fire & Rescue

Quinte West Fire & Rescue is alerting people to a number of grassfires it has dealt with in the last two weeks. Fire Chief John Whelan tells Quinte News the fire department has dealt with three gr...

Zach McGibbon Mar 11, 2024

Additional funding to address homelessness in Cobourg

Ontario has announced additional funding of $2.47 million to Northumberland County to help support the closing of a homeless encampment in Cobourg. The province says the funding will help Northumberla...

Zach McGibbon Mar 11, 2024 born1945 / CC

MP Williams "cautiously optimistic" on CFB Trenton funding announcement

Bay of Quinte MP Ryan Williams says while the news of funding for CFB Trenton is good news, he is "cautiously optimistic" about when the investment becomes a reality. On Friday it was announced that t...

Zach McGibbon Mar 11, 2024 Bay of Quinte riding MP Ryan Williams (Photo: Quinte News) © HOC-CDC Credit: Christian Diotte, House of Commons Photo Services

Trenton woman charged after collision with police vehicle

A Trenton woman has been charged after a collision with a marked police cruiser. At around 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, Northumberland OPP were already on location investigating a collision on Highway 401 w...

Zach McGibbon Mar 11, 2024 Photo shows a collision with occurred approximately 30 minutes later at a different location on Highway 401 in Northumberland. Actual damage to police cruiser. (Photo and caption from: Ontario Provincial Police)

Increase in suspected drug-related deaths

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting an increase in suspected drug-related deaths during the week of February 26 to March 1. While no specific number was given, the health unit says it se...

Zach McGibbon Mar 11, 2024 The Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Headquarters, on North Park Street in Belleville. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Quinte West looking into fee waiving policy

The City of Quinte West will be reviewing its fee-waiving policy after a request from a local non-profit to have its development fees and building permit fees waived. Executive Director of Pregnancy a...

Zach McGibbon Mar 06, 2024 Executive Director of Pregnancy and Family Care of Quinte West, Jessie Kuipers, delivering a delegation to Quinte West City Council. March 6, 2024. (Photo: Zach McGibbon/Quinte News)