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Fire in Prince Edward County

No one was injured when fire destroyed a home on Bloomfield's Main Street Tuesday morning. Prince Edward County Deputy Fire Chief Tim Kraemer says firefighters responded to the older, two-storey home ...

John Spitters Sep 14, 2021

Intoxication, warrant arrest

The Belleville Police responded to 66 calls for service between 5 a.m. on September 13, 2021 and 5 a.m. on September 14, 2021. Intoxicated female On September 13, 2021 at 9 p.m., Belleville police wer...

John Spitters Sep 14, 2021

Bay of Quinte candidates and climate change

The environment, carbon pricing and the energy sector were just some of the topics up for debate during an environmental panel discussion on Monday night. Fridays For Future Quinte, a grass-roots, you...

Amanda Smith Sep 13, 2021

Belleville staff to look at licensing and collecting MAT from short term accommodations

Despite a staff report to the contrary Belleville Council wants to move forward with looking at ways to potentially regulate and license short term accommodations in the city. The Economic and Destina...

David Foot Sep 13, 2021 Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine

School board seeing large reduction in grant allocation for budget

A large error in reporting has resulted in a sizeable reduction in the grant allocations for the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board. At Monday's Committee of the Whole meeting the committee ...

Aron Locke Sep 13, 2021

HPEDSB to consider advocating for COVID-19 immunization to be added to student immunization record

The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board Committee of the Whole voted in favour of having the board chair write a letter advocating to consider the addition of the COVID-19 vaccine to student ...

Aron Locke Sep 13, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Belleville Council turns down ward change proposal by 6-3 vote

Belleville Council will not be moving ahead with a proposal to realign the city's ward boundaries from two to four. Following an online public consultation period over the summer, which garnered less ...

David Foot Sep 13, 2021 Belleville Council holds its regular meeting at City Hall, on September 13, 2021. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Councillor sounds off on hospital protests

A Quinte West city councillor had high praise for healthcare workers and harsh words for anti-COVID-19 restriction protesters who picketed outside selected hospitals nationwide Monday. At Monday's cou...

John Spitters Sep 13, 2021 Former Quinte West Councillor Allan DeWitt. (Photo: Quinte News)

Quinte West applying for help in boat launch project

Quinte West council will apply to the provincial government for funding to help pay for expanded and updated docks at Centennial Park. Under the Community Building Fund the province could provide up t...

John Spitters Sep 13, 2021 Scene from Robert Patrick Marina in Quinte West's Centennial Park. (Photo: Quinte News)

Dress Purple Day coming next month

The month of October will be one to remember the communities' role in supporting vulnerable children, youth, and families. Highland Shores Children's Aid Society will be running its "Dress Purple Day"...

John Spitters Sep 13, 2021