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Belleville police responded to 87 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on July 5, 2022 to 5 a.m. on July 6, 2022. Motor vehicle collisions On July 5, 2022 at 7 a.m., Belleville police w...

John Spitters Jul 06, 2022 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

QHC staffing a shift-to-shift challenge these days

The Ontario New Democrats say Premier Doug Ford needs to prioritize health care hiring after two emergency rooms were forced to temporarily close on the weekend due to staff shortages. A hospital in P...

Alana Cameron Jul 05, 2022 New Quinte Health Care Chief Executive Officer Stacey Daub is introduced during an online press conference, on October 14, 2020. (Photo: Screengrab / Zoom)

Construction on all-inclusive playground ready to start in Quinte West

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday in Quinte West for a new, all-inclusive playground that will be built in Centennial Park. The playground, a project by the Lions Club of Trenton, will featur...

Alana Cameron Jul 05, 2022 Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison and members of Quinte West Council joined members of the Lions Club of Trenton and community partners July 5, 2022 for the groundbreaking of the club’s new all-inclusive playground. (Photo: submitted/City of Quinte West)

Commercial projects pump up June building numbers

Belleville's building numbers so far this year are more than double what they were through the first six months of 2021. The city's Building Department reports 90 permits with a construction value of ...

Alana Cameron Jul 05, 2022

You can join Sandbanks cleanup

Friends of Sandbanks Park are holding another cleanup day at the park. Friends of Sandbanks Park will clean up a section of the beach called Lakeshore Beach on Wednesday. Gloves, pick-up sticks, garba...

Mary Thomas Jul 05, 2022

Break and enter to Tweed Tim Hortons under investigation

Central Hastings OPP are investigating a break and enter and theft to a Tweed restaurant. Someone broke into the the Tim Hortons on Moira Street just after 2 a.m. Monday morning and stole an undisclos...

Alana Cameron Jul 05, 2022

One person sent to hospital with serious injuries after collision on Wallbridge-Loyalist Road

One person has been sent to Kingston General Hospital with serious injuries after a collision on Wallbridge-Loyalist Road. Belleville police say a tractor-trailer collided with a pickup truck near the...

Zach McGibbon Jul 05, 2022 One person was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision in front of Loyalist College on Wallbridge-Loyalist Road, July 5, 2022. (Photo: submitted)

HPEPH Weekly COVID update

Active cases and hospitalizations in Hastings Prince Edward due to COVID-19 have increased over the last week. In Tuesday's weekly update, Public Health reports 51 active high-risk cases, up from 44 l...

Alana Cameron Jul 05, 2022

Special events, bunkhouses and more

The increasing popularity of concerts and various festivals has led to Prince Edward County council considering changes to its Special Events by-law. In a staff report, county staff says the current b...

John Spitters Jul 05, 2022

Incidents of theft

Belleville police responded to 82 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on July 4, 2022 to 5 a.m. on July 5, 2022. Theft On July 4, 2022 at 10:20 a.m., Belleville police took a report of...

John Spitters Jul 05, 2022