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Woman injured in Quinte West rollover

One person was taken to Belleville General Hospital after a car rolled over in Quinte West this morning. It happened on Hamilton Road, around 9:00 a.m., with the car ending up in a field. Quinte West ...

David Foot Aug 07, 2020 (Photo: Submitted / QWFD)

ALCDSB reopening plan coming soon

The Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic School Board District announced today that it's still working on a return to school plan. The provincial government announced July 30 that all schools in the pro...

Aron Locke Aug 07, 2020

Two sent to hospital after multi-vehicle crash on 401

UPDATE @ 2:55 p.m.: Emergency crews have cleared the scene of the crash and all lanes of the westbound Highway 401 are now open again, between Wallbridge-Loyalist Road and Aikins Road. No other detail...

David Foot Aug 07, 2020 One of the cars involved in a three-vehicle crash on the westbound Highway 401, between Wallbridge-Loyalist Road and Aikins Road, on August 7, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / QWFD)

Local real estate stats bounce back a bit in July

It seems the local real estate market is starting to bounce back from pandemic-related slow downs. The latest update from the Quinte and District Association of Realtors says even though listings are ...

David Foot Aug 07, 2020

Sandbanks and Wellington beaches reach capacity, closed for day-use

Sandbanks Provincial Park is now closed for day-use for the afternoon. The park reached capacity just before noon and is encouraging day-use visitors to come back another day, or try again this evenin...

David Foot Aug 07, 2020 Cars line up outside of Sandbanks Provincial Park on August 7, 2020. (Photo: Twitter / @SandbanksPP)

Docs By The Bay inks another family physician for the area

It's only been two weeks since the Docs By The Bay recruitment program added an eighth family doctor to its roster and a ninth has been signed today. Dr. Mary-Kathryn Blackbyrne has signed a medical s...

David Foot Aug 07, 2020 Dr. Mary-Kathryn Blackbyrne (front right) recently signed a medical services agreement to begin practising as a family doctor in the Quinte Region in 2021. (Photo: Submitted / Docs By The Bay)

Two area beaches unsafe for swimming this weekend

Two local beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming this weekend. Hastings-Prince Edward Public Health monitors the water quality of area beaches weekly, looking for high levels of E.Coli bacter...

David Foot Aug 07, 2020

Three local breweries/wineries to split $250,000 from Canadian Experiences Fund

FedDev Ontario is marking International Beer Day by investing $250,000 into three area businesses to help them grow and thrive through the pandemic. Kings Mill Cider in Stirling is getting $75,000 to ...

David Foot Aug 07, 2020

Sidewalk inspecting robots set to hit Belleville streets

The City of Belleville is getting futuristic with its annual sidewalk inspections this month. The city is mandated by the province to inspect sidewalks annually to look for deficiencies and issues tha...

David Foot Aug 07, 2020 Sidewalk inspecting robots will be hitting Belleville streets in August. The robots are built by Top Hat Robotics in Kitchener-Waterloo. (Photo: Submitted / City of Belleville)

Economy rebounding

The employment situation improved in Canada last month as more sectors of the economy began to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics Canada says the national labour market gained 419,000 jobs...

John Spitters Aug 07, 2020 (Photo: Quinte News)