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Prince Edward County reveals tourism management plan

Prince Edward County staff pulled back the curtain on the municipality's Tourism Management Plan at a morning media event Wednesday. Following summer 2020 that saw a large influx of domestic travel to...

Aron Locke May 12, 2021

Tweed EOSHL team names new GM

Tweed's new senior hockey team has named its general manager. Tweed native John Desjardins will take the reigns of the yet-to-be-named team, which is set to begin play this season in the Eastern Ontar...

David Foot May 12, 2021

Ontario Liberal Leader makes virtual appearance in BoQ to tout child care plan

The leader of the Ontario Liberal Party made a virtual appearance in Bay of Quinte Wednesday morning, touting his party's plan for $10 per day universal child care, should they get elected in June 202...

David Foot May 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Ontario Liberal Leader touts his party's proposed child care plan, during a virtual visit to the Bay of Quinte riding, on May 12, 2021. (Photo: Zoom)

Preparing for a "new" Wellington

Prince Edward County council is moving closer to a decision on how to pay for what is expected to be a massive expansion of the village of Wellington over the next 20 years. At its meeting Thursday af...

John Spitters May 12, 2021

Ventilators and meds from CFB Trenton bound for India

CFB Trenton was front and centre on the COVID-19 national spotlight this week. A CC-150 Polair aircraft left 8 Wing Tuesday bound for New Delhi India, to help in the fight against the pandemic. India ...

Tim Durkin May 12, 2021 Antiviral medications and ventilators are loaded onto a plane at CFB Trenton bound for India (Photo: Press Pool at CFB Trenton - Tuesday May 11th, 2021)

Coke, crystal, and cash seized in city stop

On May 11, 2021 members of Project Renewal along with Belleville Police Service Uniform Patrol officers executed a motor vehicle stop in the City's east end. A quantity of cocaine, crystal methampheta...

Tim Durkin May 12, 2021

B-Sens cut loose on the Moose

(Ridly Greig (#14) scores first professional goal in AHL) Vitaly Abramov and Egor Sokolov scored in the shootout to cap a 4-3 come from behind win for the Belleville Senators over the Manitoba Moose l...

Jack Miller May 12, 2021

Drunkenness, suspicious vehicle evades police

The Belleville Police Service responded to 57 calls from May 11, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. to May 12, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. Liquor Licence Act On May 11, 2021, at approximately 6:53 p.m., police reeived multiple ...

John Spitters May 12, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

New look likely for Shire Hall council chamber

Prince Edward County Council will take a look at the plan to renovate Shire Hall at Thursday afternoon's Committee of the Whole meeting. The design by Branch Architecture would see council chambers ex...

John Spitters May 12, 2021 Possible design of renovated council chamber at Shire Hall in Picton. (Photo: Prince Edward County Committee of the Whole agenda)

Focus remains on accommodations in The County

A few tweaks to Prince Edward County's Short Term Accommodation (STA) by-law will be discussed by Committee of the Whole on Thursday afternoon. Staff have recommended waiting on major by-law changes u...

John Spitters May 12, 2021 Charlotta Wasteson / CC