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35 new Canadians at citizenship ceremony in Quinte West

Thirty-five people from 13 different countries became Canadians on Tuesday. A citizenship ceremony was held at council chambers at Quinte West City Hall. It was an especially special day as the ceremo...

Zach McGibbon Jun 27, 2023 Citizenship judge Rodney Simmons leading the Oath of Citizenship for 35 new Canadians. June 27, 2023. (Photo: Zach McGibbon/Quinte News)

418 Belleville Wing makes major retirement donation to BGHF

Last Friday marked the end of an era with the retirement of 418 Belleville Wing, Air Force Association of Canada. Over dinner at Sans Souci, invited guests celebrated the organization's rich 74-year h...

Alana Cameron Jun 27, 2023 L-R, Dr. Tracy Bray, Chair, Belleville General Hospital Foundation; Murray Hope, Chair, 418 Wing Belleville. (Photo: submitted/BGHF)

Trenton resident wins second BGHF Car4Cancer lotto early bird prize

A Trenton man is the second of four Early Bird draw winners in Belleville General Hospital Foundation's Car4Cancer lottery. Glen Aasen won $1,000 in the draw held Tuesday. The grand prize, a 2023 Chev...

Alana Cameron Jun 27, 2023 (Photo: submitted/BGHF)

Family donates $5,000 memorial gift to Hospital Foundation

A Picton family has made a memorial gift to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation in memory of a loved one, a former hospital staff member. The Hineman family has donated a $5,000 memo...

Alana Cameron Jun 27, 2023 Members of the Hineman family gather in front of PECMH with PECMHF Board Chairperson, Barbara McConnell and PECMHF Executive Director, Shannon Coull. (Photo credit: Sue Vincent)

Arrest made in human trafficking investigation

Quinte West OPP have charged a Mississauga man in a months long human trafficking investigation. OPP, including members of the Quinte West Crime Unit, commenced an investigation in March of this year....

Alana Cameron Jun 27, 2023 Imagens Evangélicas / CC

Numerous charges laid in Belleville traffic stop

A 45-year-old driver is facing a slew of driving charges following an investigation early Tuesday morning. Around 1 a.m., an officer on patrol stopped a driver on Millennium Parkway. The licence plate...

Tim Durkin Jun 27, 2023

Half a pound of cocaine seized in Belleville

Three people are facing charges following an arrest Monday night in Belleville. City police stopped three suspects around 9 p.m. at Hwy 401 and Hwy 37. Officers seized 238 grams of cocaine, along with...

Tim Durkin Jun 27, 2023

Application period extended for scholarship program

WHAT: The Children's Foundation's Reach for Success Program offers scholarships and bursaries for youth pursuing post-secondary education at a college, university, or trade school. The application pro...

John Spitters Jun 27, 2023

Homefront Heroes scholarships announced

The Trenton Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC), in partnership with the O'Quinn Team, held a media event on Monday, June 26, to announce the winning recipient of the Homefront Heroes Scholarship, ...

John Spitters Jun 27, 2023 Left to right: Ryan O'Quinn, Lorraine O'Quinn, Hailey Hancock, Tom O'Quinn. (Photo: Trenton Military Family Resource Centre)

Tax charges lead to significant fine

A Belleville man and energy company owner has been fined and put on probation after pleading guilty to making false GST/HST tax statements from the years 2014 to 2016. Kelly Rumble pleaded guilty to t...

John Spitters Jun 27, 2023