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City employee alerts occupants to fire

Luckily all residents of an apartment house just off North Front Street in Belleville escaped injury after a minor fire Tuesday morning. Shortly before 9 a.m., Belleville firefighters were called to a...

John Spitters Apr 27, 2021 Apartment house on Ridley Street West off of North Front Street near Quinte Funeral Home in Belleville. (Photo: Quinte News)

Update coming on much needed affordable housing in The County

(Photo: Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Corporation/Facebook) Prince Edward County council will hear an update from its affordable housing corporation this week and that report will show exact...

John Spitters Apr 27, 2021

SOURCE: Sloan and Hillier charged under Reopening Ontario Act

Sources say Alymer Police have laid a Part 3 Summons against Hastings Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan, and Lanark Frontenac Kingston MPP Randy Hillier, among others, following a church service Sun...

News Apr 27, 2021 MPP Randy Hillier (left) and MP Derek Sloan (center) in Ayler at a church service where both were ticketed for breaking COVID 19 restrictions. (Photo: Facebook 2021)

Belleville police report

The Belleville Police Service responded to 61 calls for service between April 26, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. and April 27, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. Warrant On April 27, 2021 at approximately 12:21 a.m., police respon...

John Spitters Apr 27, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Alexander Street reconstruction cash moved to Albion, Rollins and Chelford projects

One Belleville neighbourhood's loss has turned into a gain for two others. Belleville Council has decided to reallocate money to certain areas, after residents on Alexander Street opposed a major road...

David Foot Apr 26, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Councillors push for Belleville committee vacancies to be posted publicly

The recent shuffling of Belleville City Council has led to a need to fill a pair of vacancies on some city committees. The vacancies on the city's Transit Committee and Belleville Library Board come a...

David Foot Apr 26, 2021 Belleville Council holds its regular meeting virtually, on April 26, 2021. (Photo: YouTube / Belleville City Hall)

Belleville Council approves summer lane reduction in Downtown District

Belleville Council is supporting the Downtown District BIA and giving approval to bring Front Street down to just one lane of southbound traffic through the summer. Councillors endorsed a letter from ...

David Foot Apr 26, 2021 A map of Front Street in the Belleville, which will be reduced to one lane through the summer, to help the Belleville Downtown District BIA put on various events. (Photo: Belleville Downtown District BIA)

Dockside Quinte development cleared by council

A major condominium development on the Belleville waterfront has cleared another hurdle. City Council gave its final approval to the Dockside Quinte Development, which plans for three apartment buildi...

David Foot Apr 26, 2021 A rendering of what the proposed Dockside Quinte development could look like. (Photo: City of Belleville / Belle Harbour Ltd.)

Sixth student tests positive for COVID-19 at CHSS

Hastings Prince Edward District School Board says a sixth Centre Hastings Secondary School student has tested positive for COVID-19. A tweet from the school board on Monday indicated there is n...

Alana Cameron Apr 26, 2021

QHC to give update on its operations during third wave

Quinte Health Care's President and Chief of Staff are preparing to provide an update on QHC's ongoing response to the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. QHC President and CEO Stacey Daub and ...

Alana Cameron Apr 26, 2021