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Northumberland OPP lay numerous charges in Canada Day week initiative
The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had a busy week conducting numerous foot patrols and RIDE check points, responding to 536 calls for service, along with traffic enf...
Amanda Smith Jul 07, 2020
Construction value down in Belleville
The City of Belleville issued more permits in the month of June than they did the previous year, but the value of the work hasn't trended the same. There were 89 building permits issued in the city la...
Amanda Smith Jul 07, 2020 Random Retail / CC
Burn bans put in place
Due to the dry conditions, starting today, July 7, a number of municipalities including Centre Hastings, are putting a Fire Restriction Order in place. This means camp fires only from 7 p.m. until 7 a...
Amanda Smith Jul 07, 2020
Quinte West opens cooling centre
The City of Quinte West has opened a cooling station at the Duncan McDonald Memorial Arena in Trenton in response to the heat wave currently in the Quinte region. It will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Amanda Smith Jul 07, 2020
Two more lotto wins for Quinte Region residents
It's been quite a lucky week for local lotto players, with two more Quinte Region residents picking up big prizes. Fifty-nine-year-old Patricia Thorne, a public health worker in Trenton, won $100,000 ...
David Foot Jul 07, 2020 Patricia from Trenton and Kimberly from Belleville each recently won $100,000 playing instant lotto games from the OLG. (Photos: Submitted / OLG)
Belleville named as a top retirement destination
A national magazine has given a glowing recommendation to the City of Belleville. The publication Good Times has named Belleville as one of the top retirement destinations in Canada. In the article, t...
Tim Durkin Jul 07, 2020
Baldhead Beach active, but not for sunbathers
You might hear and even see some large explosions today (Tuesday) in the Consecon area. Contractors working for the Department of National Defence are cleaning up and at times exploding various bombs ...
John Spitters Jul 07, 2020 (Photo: Quinte News)
CFB Trenton plane turned around over COVID fears
A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia was forced to turn around and return home because of concerns those on board might have been exposed to COVID-19. The Polaris aircraft carrying abou...
Tim Durkin Jul 07, 2020 A CC-150 Polaris aircraft that was painted in historical commemorative colours to celebrate the 75th anniversary of 437 Squadron from 8 Wing Trenton. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)
Partial burn ban for PEC, QW and Belleville
There is a partial burn ban in parts of the Quinte region. Both Prince Edward County and Quinte West have bans in effect. Quinte West Fire Chief John Whalen says camp fires in some areas are allowed, ...
Tim Durkin Jul 07, 2020 Heath Alseike / CC
Prince Edward County construction stats
As usual, new home construction made up the bulk of planned construction activity in Prince Edward County last month. The county's building department issued 91 permits in June valued at almost $6.8 m...
John Spitters Jul 07, 2020