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UPDATED: Quinte West firefighters battle house blaze overnight

It was a long night for some Quinte West firefighters, who battled a house fire for more than four hours overnight. Crews from the Batawa and South Murray fire halls responded around 11:45 p.m. to a c...

David Foot Nov 13, 2020 Quinte West Firefighters spent four hours overnight battling a house fire on Murray Street, on November 12 and 13, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / QWFD)

Renovations complete on Belleville bus terminal

After being closed since February for extensive renovations, Belleville's downtown transit terminal is open again. City officials reopened the Pinnacle Street facility this week, which saw the install...

David Foot Nov 12, 2020 L-R: Transportation and Operations General Manager Joe Reid, Veronica Leonard – member of Transit Advisory Committee, Councillor Bill Sandison, Transit Manager Paul Buck and City Councillor Chris Malette (Photo: Submitted / City of Belleville)

PEC community groups get COVID-19 relief cash

The County of Prince Edward and The County Foundation are awarding 33 community groups with some funding through the Municipal COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program. The one-time grant will come from $68,00...

David Foot Nov 12, 2020

Belleville residents can still celebrate the holidays, even without a parade

While there won't be a traditional Santa Claus Parade in Belleville this year, there will be plenty of ways to celebrate the holiday season. The Belleville Chamber of Commerce, Downtown District and C...

David Foot Nov 12, 2020 (Photo: Submitted / Belleville Chamber of Commerce)

Two new COVID-19 cases in Hastings-Prince Edward, one new case in Northumberland

There are two new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Hastings-Prince Edward Thursday. HPE Public Health says both of the cases were confirmed yesterday, with one of them found in Belleville and the o...

David Foot Nov 12, 2020

The Waring House scares up $1,200+ donation towards new hospital

A spooky Halloween event put on by a Prince Edward County business has led to a donation to the campaign for a new hospital in Picton. Staff at the Waring House Restaurant and Inn transformed the prop...

David Foot Nov 12, 2020 Pictured from left at the Waring House: Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation; Briar Boyce, senior development officer with the PECMH Foundation; Norah Rogers, innkeeper at the Waring House and Krista Tevlin, haunted hotel coordinator. (Photo / Judy Sanders)

Organic waste facility adds to property

SusGlobal Energy Corporation has purchased an additional 6.8 acres of property on Phillipston Road in Belleville. The company exercised their option to acquire the lands which includes a licensed grav...

Amanda Smith Nov 12, 2020

RELEASE: New Northumberland Chief of Paramedics

Northumberland County is pleased to announce Susan Brown as the successful candidate in the recruitment process to fill the role of Chief of Northumberland Paramedics. With 28 years of progressive exp...

Tim Durkin Nov 12, 2020

Car crashes into Trenton building

Injuries are unknown at this point, however a car slammed into a garage door at a plaza in Quinte West Thursday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., emergency crews responded to 25 Frankford Crescent. Fire Chie...

Tim Durkin Nov 12, 2020

UPDATE: Armed and dangerous suspect search is over

UPDATE: OPP now confirms one person in custody. No further risk to public safety in the area south of Kaladar. -- The Ontario Provincial Police have ordered a "shelter in place", as they search for an...

John Spitters Nov 12, 2020