News | Quinte News

Skip to Content

UPDATE: Missing man in Madoc

UPDATED: He has been located On August 11, 2021, at approximately 11:10 p.m., members of the Central Hastings OPP responded to a well-being check, reporting a male missing after going on a bicycle rid...

Tim Durkin Aug 12, 2021

Losing a bid on $$$ to fight family violence

Hastings County has lost a bid for federal programs dealing with family violence. In January, the Community and Human Services Committee had supported a project to work with other agencies and apply f...

Mary Thomas Aug 12, 2021 Hastings County Building in Belleville. (File photo: David Foot/Quinte News)

From the GTA, through Quinte to Perth by water

Two retiring teachers from the GTA are making a new home in Perth, but the way they are moving themselves is quite unique. Leslie Hoyle and Bill Elgie are travelling from their old home in Georgetown ...

Tim Durkin Aug 12, 2021 Leslie Hoyle and Bill Elgie leave Potter's Creek Conservation Area (Quinte Conservation) on Old Highway 2 Wednesday (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)

Impaired driving, assaults against officers and nurse

The Belleville Police Service responded to 87 calls from August 11, 2021 at 5 a.m. to August 12, 2021 at 5 a.m. Impaired arrest On August 11, 2021 at 8:30 p.m., Belleville police responded to a report...

John Spitters Aug 12, 2021

L&A OPP investigating assault in Deseronto

Lennox and Addington OPP are seeking information on a recent assault. Police say on the night of August 7, a man was dropped off at the L&A County General Hospital in Napanee with serious injuries...

Aron Locke Aug 11, 2021

Proposing a modular emergency shelter for Bancroft

Hastings County council will be asked to seek federal funding to buy a modular emergency shelter unit for the town of Bancroft. The Community and Human Services Committee decided at its meeting on Wed...

Mary Thomas Aug 11, 2021 Community and Human Services committee, August 11, 2021 (Screengrab)

Loyalist students working in Long Term Care homes

The director of Hastings County Long Term Care Homes says it's a great advantage having Loyalist College students working in the homes. The Accelerated Personal Service Worker program started in the s...

Mary Thomas Aug 11, 2021 Long Term Care committee, August 11, 2021 (Screenshot)

Paramedic services active in pandemic year

The emergency services team of Hastings-Quinte has been kept busy during the COVID-19 pandemic year. Chief of Paramedics Doug Socha told the Emergency Medical Services Committee on Wednesday that the ...

Mary Thomas Aug 11, 2021 Hastings- Quinte Emergency Services Committee, August 11, 2021 (Screengrab)

Mobile vaccine clinics coming to Quinte region construction sites

Construction workers at sites in the Quinte region will have the chance to roll up their sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccination right on site in the coming month. The Quinte Home Builders' Association has...

Aron Locke Aug 11, 2021 Official U.S. Navy Page / CC

Belleville set to discuss the 401, healthcare, Gypsy Moths and housing at AMO Conference

Belleville's delegation is getting set for a busy few days at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference, which begins on Sunday. The annual event gives municipalities a chance to speak d...

David Foot Aug 11, 2021 Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk delivers remarks during a trail dedication for former Belleville Mayor Shirley Langer, on July 26, 2021. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)