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Belleville Sports Hall of Fame wants nominations

(Submitted release) The Belleville Sports Hall of Fame, located in the Dr. R. L. Vaughan Atrium at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Center, is planning to host the 2021 Induction Ceremony on Saturday, A...

Jack Miller Jan 29, 2021

UPDATE: Fire in rural Brighton

The Office of the Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate the cause of a house fire in rural Brighton. Northumberland OPP remain on the scene of the blaze that destroyed the two-storey brick ho...

John Spitters Jan 29, 2021

Qualified help with a simple phone call

Anyone having difficulty with mental illness or substance abuse can now get help easily. Addictions and Mental Health Services Hastings-Prince Edward now has a phone line available that it calls Open ...

John Spitters Jan 29, 2021

Quinte Conservation to increase enforcement in PEC this year

As Prince Edward County works on a Tourism Management Plan to deal with the influx of summer visitors to the area, Quinte Conservation is making its own changes. All of Quinte Conservation's propertie...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2021

Proposed tourism management plan needs tweaking

Prince Edward County's proposed Tourism Management Plan has been deferred back to staff with many councillors concerned that it won't benefit residents. Todd Davis, Director of Community Services Prog...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2021

MPPs address concerns of local business owners

The Quinte West, Belleville and Prince Edward County chambers of commerce held a joint online event with Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith and Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Pr...

David Foot Jan 28, 2021 Heads of local chambers of commerce led a discussion with Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith and Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Prabmeet Sarkaria, on January 28, 2021. (Photo: Zoom)

Hastings County's first Deputy Warden

A mayor in a northern community has become Hastings County's Deputy Warden. Mayor Bonnie Adams of Carlow-Mayo was elected at a meeting of County Council on Thursday. In her pre-election address, Adams...

Mary Thomas Jan 28, 2021 Hastings County Deputy Warden and Mayor of Carlow Mayo Bonnie Adams (Photo: Submitted)

Mechatronics certification coming to Loyalist College

Officials with Loyalist College have announced a big addition to the college's offered programs with a direct impact on the local job market. Loyalist College President Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan announced...

Aron Locke Jan 28, 2021 Outside of the Bay of Quinte Skills Centre at Loyalist College. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Trio arrested after OPP stop suspected drug deal in Trenton

Quinte West OPP say three people have been charged after officers thwarted a suspected drug deal outside a business in Trenton late Wednesday afternoon. Police say the trio was allegedly trying to mak...

David Foot Jan 28, 2021

A proposed medical clinic for the military

A campaign is underway to establish a Nurse Practitioner Health Care Clinic for military families and veterans in the Quinte Region. The proposal is a collaboration of the VON Canada, VON Trenton and ...

Mary Thomas Jan 28, 2021 Brian Smith addresses Hastings County Council, January 28, 2021 (Screenshot)