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RELEASE: Taxi and rideshare survey live now

Friday, June 18, 2021 Media Release Taxi and Rideshare Survey Online Now BELLEVILLE - As the use of ridesharing or Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) gain in popularity, the City is now reviewing...

Alana Cameron Jun 18, 2021 Leonid Mamchenkov / CC

New leader takes over CJOC

Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie has assumed leadership of the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC). The ceremony was live-streamed on Facebook Friday morning. Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie takes ove...

Alana Cameron Jun 18, 2021

Friday COVID update: no new cases, one recovery

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reported no new COVID-19 cases Friday. The health unit dashboard also shows one resolved case since Thursday, leaving five active cases. There is still one person ...

Alana Cameron Jun 18, 2021

PEC RELEASE: Minor traffic disruptions during Geotechnical investigation

NOTICE: Geotechnical investigation in Wellington June 21-25 An earlier version of this notice did not include the map. We apologize for the oversight. Contractors retained by the municipality w...

Alana Cameron Jun 18, 2021

PHOTOS/UPDATE: Manitoba homicide suspect arrested in Rossmore

A man wanted for murder in Manitoba has been arrested in Prince Edward County Friday morning. Eric Wildman and one yet to be named individual were taken into custody early Friday morning at 444 Massas...

Tim Durkin Jun 18, 2021 The site of shots fired Thursday, and the arrest of Eric Wildman and one other suspect Friday morning (Photo: submitted by Marisa Dragani to Quinte News)

OPP asking people to avoid Massassauga Road in Rossmore

OPP are asking people to avoid Massassauga Road in Rossmore Friday morning. Not much detail is available, but a Tweet from the OPP East Region Communications Centre says there is a heavy police presen...

David Foot Jun 18, 2021 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

Breach of probation and drunk in public calls for Belleville Police

Man arrested for breaching probation and uttering threats A 77-year-old man has been arrested for breaching probation and uttering threats, after an incident in Belleville's east end on Thursday after...

David Foot Jun 18, 2021

Belleville Police looking for information on east end hit and run

Belleville Police are looking for witnesses or dashcam video of an apparent hit and run in the city's east end a little over a week ago. It happened around 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9 in an eastbou...

David Foot Jun 18, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

424 Squadron called to boater in medical distress on Lake Ontario off PEC

Search and Rescue Technicians from 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton were involved in a dramatic rescue on Lake Ontario, just off the Prince Edward County shoreline Thursday. A Griffon helicopter, members o...

David Foot Jun 18, 2021 A SAR-Tech from 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton is lowered onto a boat on Lake Ontario, to help someone in medical distress, on June 17, 2021. (Photo: Twitter / @JRCCTrentCCCOS)

Mountain biker injured while riding at Batawa Ski Hill

A mountain biker was injured while riding at Batawa Ski Hill on Thursday evening. The Quinte West Fire Department was called in to help Hastings-Quinte Paramedics, around 7:00 p.m., after the biker cr...

David Foot Jun 18, 2021 Quinte West Firefighters and Hastings-Quinte Paramedics ride to the top of Batawa Ski Hill, where a mountain biker was injured after a fall, on June 17, 2021. (Photo: Submitted / Quinte West Fire Department)