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Ontario pharmacies able to prescribe for 13 common ailments

The following press release was sent in by the Ontario Ministry of Health. TORONTO - Ontario is making it more convenient for people to connect to care closer to home by launching pharmacist prescribi...

Zach McGibbon Dec 28, 2022 AL.Eyad / CC

Belleville Lions Bingo Hall closed Tuesday

Those looking to get a round of bingo in will have to wait a little longer. The Belleville Lions Bingo Hall is closed Tuesday. The hall tells Quinte News that the closure is due to "technical difficul...

Zach McGibbon Dec 27, 2022 Kevin Doncaster / CC

Belleville, Quinte West lifts Significant Weather Event

The cities of Belleville and Quinte West have declared an end to their Significant Weather Events. The City of Belleville provided the following statement on the decision. After reviewing weather repo...

Zach McGibbon Dec 27, 2022 Crews continuing to work on cleanup of the snow storm. December 27, 2022. (Photo: City of Quinte West)

Snow clearing in Picton beginning Tuesday

The County will remove snow along roadsides in Picton beginning on Tuesday, December 27. Crews will start snow blowing roadsides in Picton at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27. This work may cause a mino...

Zach McGibbon Dec 27, 2022 (Photo: OPP Prince Edward County/Twitter)

Prince Edward County storm update

The County of Prince Edward has provided the following updates on the winter storm. Roads and sidewalks The significant weather event declaration remains in effect. During a significant weather event ...

Zach McGibbon Dec 27, 2022 City of Belleville equipment helping out in Prince Edward County Christmas Day 2022 (Photo: submitted)

Local MPP updates on Tweed tornado recovery

Many residents in Tweed are still looking for answers and relief from the tornado that hit the area in July. Last week, the Municipality of Tweed held a special council meeting to give residents affec...

Zach McGibbon Dec 21, 2022 (Photo supplied by: Municipality of Tweed)

Water Safety Statement issued by Quinte Conservation

Quinte Conservation has issued a water safety statement due to a severe weather system that is set to bring large amounts of rainfall. Weather forecasts for the Quinte Conservation Watershed predict 4...

Zach McGibbon Dec 21, 2022 Quinte Conservation (Photo: Quinte Conservation/Twitter)

UPDATED: Driver charged in early morning 401 closure

Quinte West OPP have charged a driver of a transport truck after an investigation into a collision on Highway 401 that occurred early Wednesday morning in Trenton. Police were called to a serious coll...

Zach McGibbon Dec 21, 2022 Debris on both the eastbound and westbound lanes on Highway 401 between County Road 40 and County Road 33. December 21, 2022 (Photo: Quinte West OPP)

$20,000 donation to Belleville General Hospital Foundation

The following press release was sent in by the Belleville General Hospital Foundation. The Belleville General Hospital Foundation is pleased to accept a generous donation of $20,000 from Shoppers Drug...

Zach McGibbon Dec 21, 2022 Pictured from Left to Right: Murray Lefebvre, Janet Holden, Wynand Bekker, Owner/Pharmacist Shoppers Drug Mart Belleville, Jennifer McTavish, BGHF Community Events Officer, Shawn MacLeish, and Janice Sager. (Photo: Belleville General Hospital Foundation)

Three arrested; $70,000 in stolen items seized in Stirling-Rawdon

Three people have been arrested and a large quantity of stolen property was seized after a series of break-ins. Central Hastings OPP executed a search warrant at a home on Woods Drive in the Township ...

Zach McGibbon Dec 21, 2022 Items seized from multiple break-ins. December 21, 2022. (Photo: Central Hastings OPP)