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UPDATE: rainy Monday

BELOW IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:51 A.M. MONDAY OCTOBER 25 Rain, at times heavy, will continue today. An additional 10 to 20 mm is expected for today with total r...

John Spitters Oct 25, 2021

Shorelines Casino workers continue strike, no negotiations planned

Shorelines Casino workers continued picketing in Belleville Sunday in hopes of a "fair and equitable" deal that would see wages increase. The strike began Friday after 84% of workers voted down an off...

Aron Locke Oct 25, 2021 (Photo: Ryan Peddigrew/Quinte News)

Ontario Federation of Agriculture advocating against MZOs for prime agricultural land

Prince Edward County council will hear from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture at Tuesday's council meeting. The federation is requesting council's support in encouraging municipalities to not requ...

Aron Locke Oct 25, 2021

Council to consider funding agreement for Picton Harbour improvements

Prince Edward County council is expected to approve funding for seven new lookouts on the Harbour Trail at its meeting Tuesday. Council will see a staff report recommending they authorize the CAO to s...

Aron Locke Oct 25, 2021 (Photo: Prince Edward County)

Theft, loud dirt bikes

Belleville police responded to 51 calls for service between 5 a.m. on October 24, 2021 and 5 a.m. on October 25, 2021. Theft On October 24, 2021 at 1:36 p.m., police attended a job site on Bell Blvd i...

John Spitters Oct 25, 2021

Draft capital budgets coming to council

Quinte West council will take a first look at plans for capital project spending at a special meeting Monday night. Staff is presenting a capital spending plan that totals almost $23 million. Of that ...

John Spitters Oct 25, 2021

Heavy rainfall possible

BELOW IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA ISSUED AT 9:18 P.M. SUNDAY OCTOBER 24 Periods of rain beginning early Monday morning may create hazardous driving conditions. Wet condition...

John Spitters Oct 25, 2021

Belleville councillors door knocking for Humane Society capital campaign

A few Belleville city councillors hit the streets Saturday to drum up support for the Jasper and Samson Matching Gift Campaign for the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward. The campaign is in support...

Aron Locke Oct 24, 2021 Councillors Kelly McCaw and Tyler Allsopp with Maverick adopted from the HSHPE by Andy Pembleton and his mom Laurie (Photo: Humane Society HPE)

POLICE RELEASE: Collision, public intoxication, assault

Belleville police responded to 56 calls for service between 5 a.m. on Octover 23, 2021 and 5 a.m. on October 24, 2021. Collision On October 23, 2021 at 10:50 a.m., Belleville police were dispatched to...

News Oct 24, 2021

Campbellford Rebels beat Frankford Huskies in back-to-back games

The Campbellford Rebels and the Frankford Huskies renewed pleasantries Saturday night just 24 hours after the Rebels beat the Huskies 6-3 on Friday. The Rebels opened the scoring when forward Josh Sai...

Aron Locke Oct 24, 2021