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Big dollars raised for Hospice Quinte

Mother Nature provided the perfect day last Friday for 111 golfers to hit the links at Black Bear Ridge Golf Course for Hospice Quinte's 2021 Charity Golf Tournament. Thanks to the generosity and supp...

Tim Durkin Jun 29, 2021 Wendy Warner keeping eye at the 9th hole at Black Bear for the Hole-In-One (Photo: submitted to Quinte News)

Bridge closure in west end Belleville in July

The City of Belleville's Parks & Open Spaces Department would like to advise residents that the Cascade Bridge and Trail - starting in Cascade Park and linking Tracy Park Drive and Cascade Bouleva...

Tim Durkin Jun 29, 2021

Residential and commercial plans for Ben Bleecker property

Big plans are in the works for the former Ben Bleecker building property in Belleville's west end. On the southern part of the property at Bridge and Sidney streets, two commercial buildings are being...

John Spitters Jun 29, 2021 Screenshot outlining in red the former Ben Bleecker building property in west end Belleville taken from a Belleville Planning department report.

Stunt Driving charges getting bigger teeth

Changes are coming to the Stunt Driving Legislation beginning on Canada Day Thursday. OPP Constable Ian Michel. "Motorists who are travelling 40 or more kilometres an hour over the posted speed limit,...

Tim Durkin Jun 29, 2021 Richard Bauer / CC

UPDATE: Meyers Pier incident

We have an update on the serious incident that occurred early Monday at Belleville's Meyers Pier. City police say a vehicle, reported to be a truck, drove onto the pier hitting several concrete barrie...

John Spitters Jun 29, 2021 Scene from Meyers Pier Monday morning June 28 2021. (Photo: Quinte News)

424 Squadron locates missing person

It was 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron to the rescue in a local missing person case Sunday night. OPP were looking for a missing person in the area of Barcovan Beach south of Brighton and asked the ...

John Spitters Jun 29, 2021 Griffon helicopter. (File photo JRCC Twitter)

Belleville Council agrees to discount water price to PEC by 10%

Belleville councillors have agreed to discount the rate that Prince Edward County pays to buy water from the city's treatment plant to serve properties in Rossmore and Fenwood Gardens. While the origi...

David Foot Jun 28, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Belleville Agricultural Society looks to build state-of-the-art complex at new site

Belleville Council is supporting the Belleville Agricultural Society as it tries to get some funding to build a state-of-the-art complex at the new fairgrounds site in the city's north end. A staff re...

David Foot Jun 28, 2021 Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk at City Hall looking over drawings for a new building and new site for the Belleville Agricultural Society (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)

Belleville Councillors discuss "one-sided" video on ward change proposal

Some Belleville councillors aren't pleased with a city-produced video on a proposal made by the Mayor to split the city's ward boundaries up from two to four. The video is part of the public consultat...

David Foot Jun 28, 2021 Belleville Council will consider starting the process of moving from a two ward electoral system to a four ward system, at its meeting on Monday May 10, 2021. Here is a proposal of what those ward boundaries would look like.

Belleville officially declares "Climate Emergency"

Belleville City Council has officially declared a climate emergency in the city. While the decision is non-binding and has no immediate impact, it does show the city's willingness to build on its curr...

David Foot Jun 28, 2021 The climate change rally at Belleville City Hall on September 20, 2019 was well attended by people of all ages. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)