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Shop for a good cause

A longtime charitable retail shop is set to reopen soon. Tuesday, Quinte Health's board of directors learned that the Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary would be reopening its gift shop soon with a...

John Spitters Jan 28, 2025 The Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary receives Quinte Health's Values in Action Award. (from left to right) Jay Moxsee, Paul Reesor, Director of Retail Services Angela Ford, Heather Smith, Quinte Health Board member Catherine Gosselin-Despres. (Photo/Quinte News)

Solid year for BGH Foundation

2024 was a good year for the Belleville General Hospital Foundation (BGHF) but there's still room for growth in the organization's fundraising efforts. Tuesday, Quinte Health's board of directors lear...

John Spitters Jan 28, 2025 Executive Director of the BGHF Steve Cook (left) and BGHF Board member and host of CJBQ's Lorne Brooker Show Lorne Brooker. (Photo: Quinte News)

Northumberland students can make money launching their own business this summer

High school and post-secondary students who are looking to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey are invited to apply for the Business and Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) Summer Compan...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2025

Provincial funding for Brighton to upgrade wastewater treatment system

The Municipality of Brighton is receiving almost $35 million in provincial funding to support upgrades to its wastewater system that will allow up to 3,000 new homes to be built. The Ontario governmen...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2025

Loyalist College adding two new programs

Loyalist College is launching two new programs as it continues work to be a leader in health care education. Officials say the Pharmacy Technician and Acupuncture programs join a suite of new health c...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2025

IG Wealth Management Backs the Build

(submitted to Quinte News) The team at IG Wealth Management continue to give back to the communities they work and live in. On behalf of IG Wealth Management, Barbara Shuster and Scott Lavender are Ba...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2025 Pictured in front of the current hospital in Picton from left: Sally Cowan, Back the Build campaign cabinet volunteer; Barbara Shuster, certified financial planner with IG Wealth; Scott Lavender, certified financial planner with IG Wealth and Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation. (Photo: Briar Boyce)

$10,000 donation to BGHF for Women's Health initiatives

The Belleville General Hospital Foundation (BGHF) has announced a generous donation of $10,010 from Sidney Street Shoppers Drug Mart, raised through their 2024 Tree of Life Campaign. The funds will di...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2025 (Photo: submitted)

Retired deputy police chief Humane Society's new Interim Executive Director

A very familiar face is is the new Interim Executive Director of the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward (HSHPE). The Humane Society's Board of Directors has appointed Chris Barry, the former Deputy...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2025 (l-r): Daniel Ringham, HSHPE Treasure, Rhoda Schmidt, HSHPE Director, Chris Barry, HSHPE Interim Executive Director, Greg Sudds, HSHPE Chair and Arlene Shepard, HSHPE Secretary. (Photo: submitted)

Cocaine seized in Napanee

Two people have been charged in connection with a significant cocaine seizure in Napanee. The OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit, assisted by members of the OPP Emergency Response Team and Le...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2025 Cocaine and other items seized from a County Road 41 location in Greater Napanee, January 27, 2025. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Frontenac OPP seeking public's assistance to identify pedestrian killed on Highway 401

Frontenac OPP are asking for the public's help to identify an individual who was killed earlier this month on Highway 401. The pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Highway 401 between the Highway 15 ...

Alana Cameron Jan 28, 2025