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Humane Society HPE facility expected to be finished within a year

The new animal care and adoption centre for the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward should be complete within a year. This is according to Humane Society Executive Director Marilyn Lawrie at Monday ...

Aron Locke Jul 19, 2021 File photo: A model of what the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward's animal care and adoption centre will look like. July 19, 2021 (Photo: City of Quinte West/Youtube)

Quinte West staff to apply for federal funding for Centennial Park Boat Launch improvements

Quinte West staff will be putting forth an application for funding for the Centennial Park Boat Launch project. At Monday's Quinte West council meeting, council approved a staff report recommending th...

Aron Locke Jul 19, 2021 Ines Hegedus-Garcia / CC

Quinte West council approves multiple Indigenous acknowledgement requests

The City of Quinte West will feature more acknowledgement for Indigenous peoples moving forward. At Monday's meeting, council approved a proclamation request that will see a variety of flags flown in ...

Aron Locke Jul 19, 2021

Federal $ for Brighton roads projects

Two roads projects in Brighton are going ahead thanks to some federal funding. The Canada Community-Building Fund, formerly the Federal Gas Tax program is providing $1.3 million towards the projects. ...

Alana Cameron Jul 19, 2021 Preston Parkinson, Director of Public Works Municipality of Brighton, Mayor Brian Ostrander, Municipality of Brighton, Councilor Ron Anderson, Municipality of Brighton, Northumberland-Peterborough South MP Phillip Lawrence (Photo: supplied)

GFTH community cruiser to visit Quinte West

Small businesses and their staff in Quinte West will have access to no-cost dental hygiene care this week. The Gift from the Heart Community Cruiser will be at the Quinte West Chamber parking lot this...

Alana Cameron Jul 19, 2021 Bev Woods shows off the Gift From the Heart Community Cruiser. (Photo: Quinte News/Jody Brooker)

Plenty of rain falling in the Quinte region this month

We may only be a little over halfway through the month, but we've already received more rain than usual for July. According to CFB Trenton, 109.2 mm of rain has already fallen this month. The average ...

Alana Cameron Jul 19, 2021 Sean MacEntee / CC

RELEASE: Grants help conservation areas to give job opportunities to students

Quinte Conservation is pleased to have been able to hire student staff this year thanks to grants generously provided by Canada Summer Jobs and Project Learning Tree. Corporate Services Manager, Tammy...

David Foot Jul 19, 2021

Investigation continuing into Brighton Pride crosswalk vandalism

Northumberland OPP say they are still investigating an act of vandalism in Brighton from earlier this month. Sometime overnight from July 3 to July 4, someone used white spray paint to deface the Prid...

David Foot Jul 19, 2021 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

Mullowney leaving B-Sens to kick start Abbotsford Canucks

With the 2021/22 American Hockey League season just three months away, the Belleville Senators will need to find a new head of their business operations team. It was announced Monday that Chief Operat...

David Foot Jul 19, 2021 Belleville Senators C.O.O Rob Mullowney

PECMHF receives donation from family of Mark Campbell

The multi-purpose area in the Emergency Department of the new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital will be named in memory of the late Mark Campbell. The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Found...

Alana Cameron Jul 19, 2021 Campbell family - pictured at QHC PECMH from left at back: Steve Prinzen; Billi Prinzen; Luke Prinzen; Grammy Heather Campbell; Anastasia Campbell with Hudson Campbell and Scott Campbell. At front: Will Prinzen; Grandma BJ Campbell; Emerson Campbell; Grandpa Gary Campbell and Lucia Campbell