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Mixed reviews on community forum on policing and mental health

Members of the public had a chance to learn about and give their input, on how local police handle addictions and mental health calls on Tuesday. But some people who took part in a community forum on ...

David Foot Mar 09, 2021 (Photo: Twitter / @BellevilleON)

Deputy Fire Chief says there is no rule prohibiting sleeping at Belleville's warming centre

Belleville's deputy fire chief is clarifying the rules around the city's warming centre, after a man died in the downtown core overnight last week, with reports saying he had refused to use the facili...

David Foot Mar 09, 2021 Outside of the City of Belleville Warming Centre, at the former Belleville Police Service Headquarters, on Dundas Street East. (Photo: Quinte News)

Another record month for home prices in the Quinte Region

There was another sharp jump in monthly home sales for February, compared to 2020. The Quinte and District Association of Realtors says 289 homes were sold last month, a 35% increase from the same mon...

David Foot Mar 09, 2021

Charge laid after transport blows a tire on Highway 401 in Quinte West

A transport truck driver has been charged after being seen driving along Highway 401 in Quinte West with a blown tire. OPP say debris from the the tire damaged at least two other vehicles and the truc...

David Foot Mar 09, 2021 OPP charged the driver of this transport truck, after one of its tires blew on Highway 401 in Quinte West, on March 9, 2021. (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_COMM_ER)

Vaccine Town Hall in Northumberland County

A virtual Town Hall meeting on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine is being planned for Northumberland County and the area south of Peterborough. The event will touch on issues such as priority group...

Mary Thomas Mar 09, 2021 Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini. (Photo: Facebook)

Stirling Festival Theatre opens, again

For the second time since the beginning of COVID-19, Stirling Festival Theatre is opening its doors to live audiences. In late August last year, the theatre reopened safely for seven events. It was on...

Mary Thomas Mar 09, 2021

No Maple in the County but there is Maple to-go

For a second straight year, Prince Edward's Maple in the County festival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2021 would have marked the 20th anniversary of the beloved event. However, the...

Alana Cameron Mar 09, 2021

$$$ for cannabis research project

Loyalist College has received its first funding awards in connection with an applied research project with Apollogreen, a global cannabis starter plant supplier. This is first of two Mitacs Accelerate...

Mary Thomas Mar 09, 2021 The main entrance to the Kente Building at Loyalist College in Belleville. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

March 9 COVID report - active cases dropping

Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Hastings Prince Edward Tuesday but the number of active cases continues to fall. The HPE Public Health dashboard indicates 14 active cases. There were...

Alana Cameron Mar 09, 2021

HKPRDHU asks residents with COVID questions to 'Click and Connect'

The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has launched a new response system to help people have their COVID-19 questions answered. The 'Click and Connect' allows residents to ask questi...

Alana Cameron Mar 09, 2021