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Quinte West Chamber of Commerce celebrates 70th anniversary this week

The Quinte West Chamber will celebrate its 70th anniversary next week and mark the occasion with some special events and initiatives. That includes a time capsule, as well as drop-in visits with a cha...

David Foot Oct 25, 2020 Manager of the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce Suzanne Andrews. (File photo: John Spitters/Quinte News)

RELEASE: Multiple vehicle collisions

On October 24, 2020 at 1:15 p.m. police attended the area of College Street West regarding a two-vehicle collision. There were no injuries reported and only minor damages to the involved vehicles. The...

Aron Locke Oct 25, 2020

Man arrested in knife incident

One man is in police custody after an incident involving a knife Saturday. Belleville police were on Russell Street at 12:30 p.m. Saturday to respond to reports of a man threatening a woman with a kni...

Aron Locke Oct 25, 2020

ATV rollover kills Cobourg area man

On October 24, 2020 just before 5 p.m., members from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Northumberland Paramedics and Cramahe Township Fire Department, responded to ...

John Spitters Oct 24, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in Northumberland County

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is reporting one new case of COVID-19 in Northumberland County. This brings the case count up to 46 in the region. Only one case remains activ...

Aron Locke Oct 24, 2020 (Photo: Facebook)

Belleville Police report busy 24 hours in the city

The Belleville Police Service responded to 79 calls for service between October 23, 2020 at 5 a.m. to Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 5 a.m. Male Arrested for Breach of Undertaking On October 23, 2020 a...

Aron Locke Oct 24, 2020

Record warmth Friday

We have a new high temperature record for an October 23 in the Quinte region. Friday's summer-like weather pushed the mercury up to 23.8 degrees Celsius at around 4 o'clock in the afternoon according ...

John Spitters Oct 24, 2020 jetsandzeppelins / CC

Plenty of pushback against decision to remove Sir John A. Macdonald statue

Despite vandalism and outrage that spurred a decision from a Prince Edward County working group to call for the removal of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Picton, it seems like a lot of people loc...

David Foot Oct 24, 2020 The statue of Sir John A Macdonald in Picton was vandalized on Canada Day. (Photo: Steve Ferguson/Facebook)

Police officer injured in Northumberland County disturbance

A Northumberland OPP officer had to be treated in hospital for minor injuries after responding to a domestic disturbance north of Castleton in the Township of Cramahe last Wednesday night. Upon arriva...

John Spitters Oct 24, 2020

2020 Quinte Business Awards winners

The winners of this year's Quinte Business Achievement Awards have been announced. There were 117 nominations in 15 categories. The winners were as follows: Agribusiness of the Year: Lighthall Vineyar...

John Spitters Oct 24, 2020