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Trent Hills Family Health Team receives over $221,000 in funding

Ontario has announced new funding for the Trent Hills Family Health Team to help expand their services. THFHT will be receiving $221,933 to help service unattached patients in the area. It's part of a...

Zach McGibbon Feb 08, 2024 Nurse Practioner Samantha Dalby with MPP David Piccini as part of an announcement for new funding for the Trent Hills Family Health Team. February 8. 2024. (Photo: Zach McGibbon/Quinte News)

MPP Smith: Looking for "clear ask" from City of Belleville addressing overdose crisis

Off the heels of the announcement of a State of Emergency due to the ongoing overdoses in the City of Belleville, Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith says the province is ready to support the city but needs ...

Zach McGibbon Feb 08, 2024

Public information centre on study on the 401

A public information centre is being put together on a Planning, Preliminary Design, and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study on Highway 401. In a notice from the Ministry of Transportation...

Zach McGibbon Feb 07, 2024 (Photo: Ministry of Transportation (MTO))

City of Quinte West receives 2022 financial indicator review

The City of Quinte West received the 2022 financial indicator review at its council meeting on Wednesday. A financial indicator review is done by all municipalities and provides a snapshot into a muni...

Zach McGibbon Feb 07, 2024

CMHC says Belleville and Quinte West rental vacancy rate at 3%

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has released its latest statistics on Canada's rental market. In it, CMHC says the vacancy rate for the Belleville-Quinte West area in 2023 is at 3%. That is an...

Zach McGibbon Feb 06, 2024 One of three apartment buildings on Bay Street in Trenton sold to Bedford Properties. (Photo: Quinte News)

Firefighter training under the Bay Bridge

Members of the public might notice firefighters underneath the Bay Bridge. Belleville's Deputy Fire Chief, Mark Shannon, says the public should not worry. Firefighters are conducting ice water rescue ...

Zach McGibbon Feb 06, 2024 Firefighters conducting ice water rescue training.

Inmate death at Millhaven Institution

Correctional Service Canada says an inmate has died while within their custody. Forty-one-year-old Taran Morrison, an inmate at Millhaven Institution, passed away. Morrison had been serving a sentence...

Zach McGibbon Feb 06, 2024 Aerial image of Millhaven Institution near Kingston.

Golf tournament raises $8,680 for mental health services

The following was submitted by the Belleville General Hospital Foundation. Belleville General Hospital Foundation has received a meaningful donation to support Mental Health Services at Quinte Health,...

Zach McGibbon Feb 06, 2024 L-R: Jamie Lawrence, Brendan Richardson, Ian Arsenault (Tournament Director), Scott Goody, Mike Cupit (Rob’s brother), Sarah Steinberg, Patient Care Lead, Mental Health Services, BGH; Marilyn Cupit (Rob’s mother). (Photo provided by: Belleville General Hospital Foundation)

Next step in proposed seniors development receives approval from planning committee

The City of Belleville's Planning Committee approved a recommendation on a proposed seniors 55+ residential development to move forward. The proposed site is located on vacant land at the southeast co...

Zach McGibbon Feb 05, 2024 Screengrab Belleville Planning Advisory Committee February 05 2024.

Planning committee approves recommendation for expanded BGH parking lot

The City of Belleville's Planning Committee approved a recommendation to expand Belleville General Hospital's parking lot. The expansion would take place at the east side of the hospital where an exis...

Zach McGibbon Feb 05, 2024 Screengrab Belleville Planning Advisory Committee February 05 2024.