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Stirling-Rawdon council accepts Integrity Commissioner's report

Council in the Township of Stirling-Rawdon has accepted an Integrity Commissioner's report in regards to issues with the behaviour of Councillor Sari Watson. In a special council meeting held Thursday...

John Spitters Nov 06, 2020 Stirling-Rawdon council. From left to right: Sari Watson, Grant Hagerman, Mayor Bob Mullin, Jeremy Solmes, John Rock. (Photo: Quinte News)

Only one bid to be Belleville's next Integrity Commissioner

Only one bid has been submitted to be the City of Belleville's next integrity commissioner. Council decided to terminate the contract of its previous IC, Cunningham Swan on August 10 and the city has ...

David Foot Nov 06, 2020 Outside Belleville City Hall. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Belleville Police pick up one man on warrant, another on drug charges

Belleville Police made a pair of arrests within half an hour yesterday for various offences. At 2:00 p.m. they picked up a man who was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Leeds OPP, charging 45-year...

David Foot Nov 06, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

UPDATE: Police say suspicious person at Belleville school never talked to students

UPDATE @ 10:00 a.m.: Belleville Police are clarifying an earlier story today about a suspicious person at the Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School yesterday. Initial reports indicated that the man had s...

David Foot Nov 06, 2020 Belleville Police are looking for this man, who was reportedly acting suspicious around the Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, on the afternoon of November 5, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Belleville Police Service)

Belleville staff hailing pop-ups pilot project as "great success"

Despite some challenges with flooding in 2019 and the pandemic in 2020, Belleville city staff are calling the two-year pilot project for Pop-Ups by the Bay a great success. A report to council on Mond...

David Foot Nov 06, 2020 (Photo: File / Quinte News)

Belleville Council to see report on "vagrancy issues" across the city

Belleville city staff want to let councillors know about what they're referring to as "vagrancy issues" in the downtown district and other parts of the city. Council will see a report on Monday that o...

David Foot Nov 06, 2020

Local reaction to Ontario's Action Plan

It's a major investment in protecting businesses and individuals from a potentially crumbling economy brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bay of Quinte riding MPP and cabinet minister Todd Smith says...

John Spitters Nov 06, 2020 Benjamin Sperandio / CC

Suspect charged in break and enter

A Marmora and Lake resident appeared in Belleville court on Thursday after allegedly breaking into a home. On October 16, 2020, Central Hastings OPP were called to a home on Lakeshore Road in Marmora ...

Amanda Smith Nov 05, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

Lisle: Virtual job fair popular among job seekers and employers

Organizers say the virtual Quinte Career Fair held yesterday was very successful despite the pandemic. Quinte West's Manager of Economic Development Linda Lisle tells Quinte News more than 100 job see...

David Foot Nov 05, 2020 Mike Lawrence / CC

Two charged in drug investigation

Two residents of Quinte West made court appearances today (November 5) after being charged with various drug offences. Members of the Quinte West Community Street Crime Unit began a drug investigation...

Amanda Smith Nov 05, 2020