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Big donation to Back the Build

The Wellington Rotary Club made a big promise five years ago and now they've made good on it. At its annual Past President's Dinner, President of the Wellington Rotary Club Foundation and outgoing Pre...

Mary Thomas Jun 22, 2022 Left to right: David Smith, President of the Wellington Rotary Club Foundation, Shannon Coull, Executive Director of the PECMH Foundation, Nancy Parks, Back the Build, and Trudy Brown, immediate Past President of the Wellington Rotary Club. (Photo: submitted)

PEC to see military exercise

The Canadian Armed Forces will be holding military training in the county this summer. On Tuesday, Prince Edward County Council chose to temporarily waive Use and Noise by-laws along Millennium Trail ...

Andrew Clarke Jun 21, 2022

Upgrades to East Picton watermain

Upgrades are coming to Picton's watermain system. On Tuesday, Prince Edward County Council agreed on a deal which will see RW Tomlinson Ltd. installing a new watermain in the Picton Urban Boundary tha...

Andrew Clarke Jun 21, 2022 (Photo: Prince Edward County)

New Humane Society animal care centre almost ready

Belleville City Council and senior staff took a tour of the new Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward Tuesday as the facility gets closer to completion. In July 2019, council approved a special grant ...

Alana Cameron Jun 21, 2022 Belleville City Council toured the new Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward, June 21, 2022. left to right: Deputy Fire Chief Don Carter, Fire Chief Monique Belair, Councillor Chris Malette, Councillor Garnet Thompson, Manager of Economic and Strategic Initiatives for the City of Belleville Karen Poste, Councillor Paul Carr, General Manager of Environmental Services for the City of Belleville Perry DeCola, Councillor Tyler Allsopp, Humane Society Board Chair Donna Endicott, General Manager of Transportation and Operations for the City of Belleville Joe Reid, Mayor Mitch Panciuk, Lisa Panciuk, CAO of the City of Belleville Rod Bovay, Councillor Bill Sandison, Capital Campaign Chair Greg Sudds and Humane Society Executive Director Marilyn Lawrie (Photo: City of Belleville)

Golden Hawks pick up NOJHL defenseman

The Trenton Golden Hawks have make another move, signing another player from the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. Head Coach and General Manager Jerome Dupont has acquired Jaden Raad from the He...

Alana Cameron Jun 21, 2022

GoFundMe page for local restaurant forced to close due to storm damage

A GoFundMe page has been set up for the owners of a popular downtown Belleville eatery that was hit hard by last week's storm. Chilangos on Front Street was one of three buildings that was severely da...

Alana Cameron Jun 21, 2022 The roof of Chilango's restaurant was severely damaged during a storm on June 16, 2022. (Photo: Quinte News)

"HUGS in Brighton" helping Ukrainian refugees settle in community

A grassroots group formed to help Ukrainian refugees coming to the Brighton area has already held some fundraisers and has several more in the works. Helping Ukrainians Get Settled in Brighton or HUGS...

Alana Cameron Jun 21, 2022

Unhappy with health care

Almost half of Hastings County resident polled are unhappy with access to heath care. Prince Edward County Health Care Services Working group conducted the survey, resulting in 2,400 responses, 827 fr...

Mary Thomas Jun 21, 2022

Conservation authorities report in

A report on drinking water in the Quinte region indicates there have been hundreds of threats to drinking water. In a report to a Hastings County committee on Tuesday, Brad McNevin, CAO of Quinte Cons...

Mary Thomas Jun 21, 2022 Hastings County Planning Committee, June 21, 22 (Screengrab)

Planned housing development withdrawn

There were no comments at a meeting of the Hastings County committee, on Thursday, regarding the withdrawal of a proposed housing development on property in Madoc. A consultant's study indicated a lar...

Mary Thomas Jun 21, 2022