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PECMHA Festival of Trees raises record amount

The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation is benefitting from a record-setting Festival of Trees event. On Tuesday, the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary (PECMHA) presented ...

Alana Cameron Jan 21, 2025 Pictured at the Second Time Around Store from left: Jack Starkey, Auxiliary volunteer; Carol Harvey, Auxiliary volunteer; Judy Anderson, Auxiliary volunteer; Cathy Starkey, Past President of the Auxiliary; Ann Galvin, director on the PECMH Foundation Board; Peggy Payne, chairperson of the PECMH Foundation and Auxiliary volunteer; Nancy Kish, Auxiliary volunteer; Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation; Sandy Bowser, Auxiliary volunteer, Pat Evans, Auxiliary volunteer; Pam Strachan, manager of the Second Time Around Shop and Auxiliary volunteer; Sheila Morden, Auxiliary volunteer and Lina Rinaldi, vice president and chief nursing executive at Quinte Health. (Photo: Briar Boyce)

Trump tariff threats inform Stirling-Rawdon council

American President Donald Trump and his threatened 25 per cent tariffs are not only being discussed by federal and provincial politicians, they've also been a major consideration for municipal decisio...

John Spitters Jan 21, 2025 phb.cz / Depositphotos.com

Ward 2 town hall Feb. 11

City of Belleville Ward 2 councillors Kathryn Brown and Paul Carr are co-hosting another town hall meeting next month. Ward 2 residents are invited to attend the meeting where Brown and Carr will revi...

Alana Cameron Jan 21, 2025

Supporting a family after tragedy

Funds are being raised by family and friends, following last week's tragic crash, that took the life of a 26-year-old and his five-year-old stepson. Troy Selby Peddle and Xavier Richard Hayes were kil...

Tim Durkin Jan 21, 2025

Pedestrian struck

A woman was struck by a car Tuesday morning in Trenton. The collision occurred at the intersection of Dundas Street West and Dufferin Avenue around 6:45 a.m. The woman, in her 40s, was taken to Trento...

John Spitters Jan 21, 2025

Theft investigations

Belleville police responded to 64 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on January 20, 2025 to 5 a.m. on January 21, 2025. Theft On January 20, 2025 at 11:05 a.m., Belleville police were...

John Spitters Jan 21, 2025

Trial begins in 2021 fatal collision

The person charged with two counts each of dangerous driving causing death and impaired driving causing death in a 2021 crash in Quinte West is on trial in a Belleville courtroom. Aysar Younes of Quin...

John Spitters Jan 21, 2025 Quinte Consolidated Courthouse in Belleville. (Photo: Quinte News)

County declares significant weather event

After reviewing Environment Canada's regional weather alerts and observing the current weather conditions, the County of Prince Edward is declaring a significant weather event in the municipality. A s...

John Spitters Jan 20, 2025

Snow squall warning for region around Sandbanks

Snow Squall Warning in effect for: Picton - Sandbanks Park Lake effect snow squalls continue today. What: Heavy lake effect snow with additional accumulations of 15 to 25 cm, particularly over the sou...

John Spitters Jan 20, 2025 Fil.Al / CC

Winter weather travel advisory in Quinte region Monday afternoon

The following alert was sent by Environment Canada. Winter weather travel advisory in effect. What: Snow, at times heavy, with total accumulations of 5 cm possible Snowfall rate of 2 to 4 cm per hour ...

Zach McGibbon Jan 20, 2025