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A day in the the life of PEC OPP officer

The following is a release from East Region OPP: EAST REGION OPP SHOWCASE OFFICERS A day in the life PC Mike Draaistra A day in the life of PC Mike Draaistra of the Prince Edward County OPP. PC Draais...

Alana Cameron Mar 07, 2022 PC Mike Draaistra of the Prince Edward County OPP. (Photo: submitted)

Firearms seized in Bancroft

The following is a release from Bancroft OPP: OPP LAY SEVERAL FIREARM-RELATED CHARGES On February 20, 2022 officers from the Bancroft OPP responded to the report of a dispute at a residence on Monck S...

Alana Cameron Mar 07, 2022 (Photo: OPP East Region/Twitter)

Retention payments coming for Ontario's nurses

Health Minister Christine Elliott was in Belleville Monday to announce what the province calls a historic investment in the nursing workforce. Nurses across several sectors of the health care system w...

News Mar 07, 2022 (l-r) Business Development and Government Relations Bayshore HealthCare Janet Daglish, QHC President Stacey Daub, CEO Home Care Ontario Sue VanderBent, Bayshore Registered Nurse Melissa Bryen, Deputy Premier of Ontario/Minister of Health Christine Elliott, and Energy Minister/MPP Todd Smith at Bayshore HealthCare in Belleville (Photo: Tim Durkin/Quinte News)

JRCC picks up stranded boaters in PEC

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton lifted two stranded boaters from the water near Wellington Beach on Sunday. The boaters left the shoreline in open water but later became trapped about one...

Alana Cameron Mar 07, 2022 JRCC rescues two boaters stranded near Wellington Beach, March 6, 2022. (Photo: submitted)

Parent charged with assault

Central Hastings OPP charged a parent with assault following an incident in Marmora and Lake. Police responded to a report of an assault between a parent and child Thursday afternoon around 3:30 and t...

Alana Cameron Mar 07, 2022

Kindness top of mind this week

Today (Monday) marks the the beginning of the 26th annual Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness week in the Quinte region. The purpose of the week is to promote positive energy counteracting ...

John Spitters Mar 07, 2022

NOTICE: Belleville and Trenton warming centres open Monday night

Both the Belleville and Quinte West warming centres have been activated for tonight. The Belleville centre is at Bridge Street United Church, 60 Bridge St. East while the Quinte West location is at Tr...

Alana Cameron Mar 07, 2022 Bridge Street United will not provide its facility for an overnight warming centre this coming winter but its food programs will continue. (Photo: Facebook)

Assaults, disturbances, weapons

Belleville police had a busy weekend responding to 187 calls for service over a 72-hour period from 5 a.m. on March 5, 2022 to 5 a.m. on March 7, 2022. Disturbance On March 4, 2022 at 7:20 a.m., Belle...

John Spitters Mar 07, 2022

Skyhawks expand local youth football programs

Skyhawks football is expanding its local youth programs at the grass roots level in the Quinte region. Along with the rich tradition of Quinte Skyhawks Minor Football, which used to be known as the Be...

Jack Miller Mar 07, 2022

Great support from residents for Ukrainians

We have an update on the Stand With Ukraine event held Saturday at Belleville's Market Square. One of the organizers, Myroslava Symonenko says $12,000 cash was collected and 20 skids loaded with cloth...

John Spitters Mar 07, 2022 (Photo: Quinte News)