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QW and CUPE agree on new contract

The City of Quinte West and its municipal workers have a new three-year contract . City Council voted this week to ratify the collective agreement with CUPE Local 799.3, following a successful union v...

Tim Durkin Jul 16, 2026

Development charge grants for Quinte West developments

A pair of developments in Quinte West have been approved to receive grants towards development charges. During Wednesday's meeting of council, councillors reviewed two requests for development charge ...

Alan-Michael Steele Jul 15, 2026

Development charge freeze extended for Trenton property

A development in Trenton is getting a one-month extension on their frozen development charges. During Wednesday's council meeting, council heard a deputation from Samuel Herschorn, co-owner for the pr...

Alan-Michael Steele Jul 15, 2026 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

UPDATE: Heat warning ends, air quality warning remains for Quinte region

UPDATE: A heat warning for the region has ended. Forest fire smoke drifting in from northwestern Ontario has triggered an air quality alert for Belleville, Quinte West, and Eastern Northumberland. Con...

Tim Durkin Jul 15, 2026 The setting sky in Quinte West (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)

Construction underway on new in-town trail in Greater Napanee

Construction is now underway on a new in-town trail in Greater Napanee. In a release, the town says that the first phase of the project will involve the brushing and clearing along the former CN Spur ...

Zach McGibbon Jul 15, 2026

UPDATE: Burn ban lifted in Prince Edward County

UPDATE: Prince Edward County has lifted its partial burn. This comes after Environment Canada ended its heat warning for the region on Wednesday afternoon. Prince Edward County has instituted a partia...

Alan-Michael Steele Jul 15, 2026

OPP urging drivers to put on seatbelt to avoid fatalities

OPP are reminding motorists that wearing a seat belt remains one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent death and serious injury in a collision. From January 1 to June 30, 2026, 32 people ...

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Free roller skating returning to Picton Arena

Free roller skating will be returning to Prince Edward Community Centre in Picton this summer. Prince Edward County says it is holding two events, one on Saturday, July 25 and the other on Saturday Au...

Zach McGibbon Jul 15, 2026 VitalikRadko / Depositphotos.com

Belleville awarded more than $1.2 million through Ontario's Building Faster Fund

The City of Belleville has been awarded $1.24 million from Ontario's Building Faster Fund. The announcement was made at Belleville City Hall in council chambers on Wednesday. "Mayor (Neil Ellis) and h...

Zach McGibbon Jul 15, 2026 (L-R) Belleville councillor Garnet Thompson, councillor Kathryn Brown, Bay of Quinte MPP Tyler Allsopp, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack, Councillor Barbara Enright-Miller, and Councillor Margaret Seu holding a cheque for $1.24 from Ontario's Building Faster Fund to the City of Belleville. July 15, 2026. (Photo: Zach McGibbon/Quinte News)

Youth arrested after assault

A Belleville youth is facing charges after an altercation on Pinnacle Street. On Tuesday, Belleville police were called to Pinnacle Street just after 10 p.m. regarding a disturbance. When officers arr...

Alan-Michael Steele Jul 15, 2026