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Provincial government announces $77 million for Second Career funding

The provincial government is helping those who have been laid off due to COVID-19. Hastings-Lennox and Addington MPP Daryl Kramp announced $77 million in funding through the redesigned Second Career g...

Amanda Smith Dec 18, 2020 (Logo: Ontario Government Facebook)

Warming centre open tonight

The City of Belleville will be opening the warming centre tonight. The mercury is expected to dip to -13 and feel like -16 with the wind chill. The warming centre is at the former Belleville Police St...

Amanda Smith Dec 18, 2020

Panciuk clarifies comments on councillor input on ad-hoc committee

Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk has issued a clarification to comments he made on CJBQ's Lorne Brooker Show this week. When addressing a decision not to award a vacant seat on Belleville Council to the...

David Foot Dec 18, 2020 Mayor of Belleville Mitch Panciuk 2020. (Photo: Quinte News)

42 charges laid in coffee shop damage, downtown damage

A total of 42 charges have been laid in connection with downtown vandalism in Quinte West. On Thursday morning, Quinte West OPP attended a Front Street business in response to mischief that occurred e...

Tim Durkin Dec 18, 2020 (submitted to Quinte News)

Councillor Kelly says he's "staying strong and continuing the conversation" on diversity

Belleville Councillor Sean Kelly has defended his vote not to have Tyler Allsopp fill the council seat of the late Pat Culhane. Councillor Kelly visited CJBQ's Lorne Brooker Show on Friday to talk abo...

David Foot Dec 18, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Friday holiday recycling changes

If you have recycling out for the next two Fridays, things will be changed. With Christmas and New Year's Day falling on the next two Fridays, recycling will move for those two days to the Saturday. B...

Tim Durkin Dec 18, 2020 (Photo: Submitted / Quinte Waste Solutions)

Move recommended to protect Wooler Scout Hall

The Wooler Scout Hall, a former school whose history goes back 170 years, could be in line to become a "heritage property" in the City of Quinte West. Quinte West's Planning Advisory Committee is reco...

John Spitters Dec 18, 2020 2013 Photo of Wooler Scout Hall. (City of Quinte West)

Avoid ice and avoid danger

This pre-Christmas cold snap has ice forming on local lakes and ponds but Quinte Conservation is warning people to not go out on it. Ice conditions are very unpredictable at this time of year and abov...

John Spitters Dec 18, 2020

Domestic, stolen vehicle

The Belleville Police responded to 48 calls for service between December 17, 2020 at 5 a.m. and December 18, 2020 at 5 a.m. Charges On December 16, 2020 at 10:21 p.m., officers attended an address on ...

John Spitters Dec 18, 2020

Uride launching in Belleville

A new ride sharing program is launching today (Friday) in the city. Uride will launch at noon in Belleville. Uride founder and CEO Cody Ruberto says Uride was created to solve the major challenge that...

Amanda Smith Dec 18, 2020