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Close call for people venturing onto the ice

Lennox & Addington OPP say there was another dangerous situation of people venturing onto the ice in Eastern Ontario. The incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday when three people were...

Zach McGibbon Feb 29, 2024 (Photo provided by: Ontario Provincial Police)

BGHF receives donation to purchase vital lab equipment

The Belleville General Hospital Foundation has announced it has accepted and matched a $9,000 donation from the Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary (BGHA). Money went to the purchase of a new blood ...

Zach McGibbon Feb 29, 2024 L-R: BGHA Executive members: Marlene Corfield, Sharon Ostman, Paul Reesor, Angela Ford, Heather Smith, Leah Johnson; BGHF Executive Director, Steve Cook; Dr Max the Medical Moose, BGHF mascot. (Photo provided by: Belleville General Hospital Foundation)

Plans for redevelopment of old RBC building

We know a little more about what could be done about the former Royal Bank of Canada building in downtown Belleville. The landmark building was bought in 2021 by Nick Di Donato, president of Liberty E...

Zach McGibbon Feb 28, 2024 Former Royal Bank of Canada building in downtown Belleville. (Photo: Quinte News)

Collective agreement reached between HPEDSB & ETFO

A tentative collective agreement has been reached between the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board and the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, Hastings-Prince Edward Teacher Local. The...

Zach McGibbon Feb 28, 2024

Focus on local tenants for Memorial Market Place

As work continues on the Memorial Market Place project in downtown Belleville, it's being made clear that there is a focus on local tenants to occupy the building. CEO of Taskforce Engineering Hilary ...

Zach McGibbon Feb 28, 2024 Memorial Market Place conceptual rendering.

New CAO named for Municipality of Brighton

The Municipality of Brighton has announced Elana Arthurs as its new Chief Administrative Officer. Arthurs will be joining the municipality effective April 8. She brings over 15 years of municipal expe...

Zach McGibbon Feb 28, 2024 Elana Arthurs named new CAO of Municipality of Brighton. (Photo provided by: Municipality of Brighton)

Hottest February 27 on record for Quinte region

It is the hottest February 27 on record today. As of 2 p.m., Environment Canada was reading temperatures as high as 16.1 degrees. That clears the record temperature of 11.6 degrees that was set in 200...

Zach McGibbon Feb 27, 2024 Evan Lovely / CC

Wanted person arrested on theft and arson charges

Northumberland OPP have made an arrest related to a person wanted on separate incidents of arson and theft. It began on October 31, 2023 when police were called regarding a piece of furniture that had...

Zach McGibbon Feb 27, 2024

New CAO announced for City of Belleville

The City of Belleville has announced Matt MacDonald as new Chief Administrative Officer. He will take over for Rod Bovay who recently announced his retirement. MacDonald has over 25 years of experienc...

Zach McGibbon Feb 26, 2024 CAO for the City of Belleville, Matt MacDonald. (Photo provided by: City of Belleville)

"Saturday Night Fever" theme of this year's TMHF gala

The Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation has announced its upcoming "Saturday Night Fever" gala event. The gala, based on the 1977 film with the same name, is set to take place on October 19, 2024 at ...

Zach McGibbon Feb 26, 2024 Members of the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation celebrating the launch of the 2024 gala event themed after the movie "Saturday Night Fever". February 26, 2024. (Photo: Zach McGibbon/Quinte News)