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Pegasus Cheer bringing home the hardware

On Saturday, March 25, 2023, Pegasus Cheer Athletics competed in Brampton at the 2023 Ontario Cup. Ten teams and four individuals competed at the event, earning the following placements: Impact (Open ...

Tim Durkin Mar 30, 2023

Firefighters keep flames from spreading

Fast response by rural Belleville firefighters to a garage fire kept damage to a minimum early Wednesday night. At around 7 o'clock, crews from Stations 3, 4, and 5 responded after reports of a fire i...

John Spitters Mar 30, 2023 (Photo: Belleville Fire Department/Twitter)

Dancing a jig for a good cause

It was anything but a formal gala but last weekend's Down East Kitchen Party at the National Air Force Museum of Canada was a huge success. People wearing slickers and rubber boots, jeans and plaid da...

John Spitters Mar 30, 2023 (Photo: submitted by Lorraine O'Quinn)

Hastings County, Loyalist College offering ECE scholarship

Hastings County and Loyalist College are working together to address the shortage of Early Childhood Educators in the region. A $150,000 investment will be provided to create the Early Childhood Educa...

Alana Cameron Mar 29, 2023 cincomomo / CC

K9 Unit searching for suspect in Belleville's north end

Anyone in the Bellevue Drive area Wednesday afternoon may see an increased police presence. Belleville police tell Quinte News they are tracking a theft suspect who fled on foot in the area of Bellevu...

Alana Cameron Mar 29, 2023

Commercial vehicle driver charged with impaired

Northumberland OPP charged the driver of a commercial vehicle with being impaired by drugs. Late Monday afternoon, a concerned citizen reported a commercial motor vehicle that was unable to maintain i...

Alana Cameron Mar 29, 2023

Back the Build Curl-A-Thon rocks the house

A Curl-A-Thon for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) was a sweeping success. On Tuesday, members from the Prince Edward Curling Club presented $51,103.90 to the Back the Bu...

Alana Cameron Mar 29, 2023 Pictured on the site of the new hospital from left: Briar Boyce, senior development officer with PECMHF; Pam Piercey, curling club; Joanne Tammel, curling club; Barbara McConnell, chairperson of the PECMHF; Ron Stakes, curling club; Tom Dmytar, curling club; Brian Eden, curling club; Sue Locke, curling club; Lana Whitteker, curling club; Sherry Tait, director on the PECMHF Board and Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation. (Photo: Abi Sampson)

Homelessness Summit coming together

More details about the upcoming Homelessness Summit in Belleville are being revealed. The city, Hastings County and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness will be hosting local stakeholders and com...

Alana Cameron Mar 29, 2023

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for Wednesday afternoon

The following advisory was released by Environment Canada. Hazards: Reduced visibility in heavy wet snow. Slippery conditions due to wet roads and rapidly falling temperatures. Timing: Late this after...

Zach McGibbon Mar 29, 2023

Councillor calling for reduction in 2024 PEC operating budget

A resolution to reduce its operating budget will be discussed at Prince Edward County's Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday. Councillor Bill Roberts is behind a resolution asking council to sup...

Alana Cameron Mar 29, 2023 Prince Edward County Committee of the Whole meets at Highline Hall, Wellington, October 14, 2021. (Photo: YouTube)