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Sneak peak at Belleville draft operating budget

Belleville council received a little information on the proposed 2024 operating budget Monday. Mayor Neil Ellis, in consultation with staff and the public, created the budget. As it stands, there woul...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2024 Belleville's Director of Finance and city Treasurer Brandon Ferguson. (Photo: Quinte News)

Mayor breaks promise for the good of the community

Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis has broken his promise to not use Strong Mayor powers but everyone else on council wholeheartedly supports his move. At Monday's meeting, Ellis said he'd use Strong Mayor p...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2024 Mayor of Belleville Neil Ellis. (Photo: Quinte News)

Confirmed case of bird flu in Canada geese in Belleville

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has confirmed a case of Avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, in deceased Canada geese in Belleville. The health unit says bird flu is usually spread among ...

Zach McGibbon Feb 12, 2024 The Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Headquarters, on North Park Street in Belleville. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Four stolen vehicles recovered by L & A OPP

Lennox and Addington OPP recovered four stolen vehicles over the weekend. Saturday afternoon, officers on patrol, using the Automatic Licence Plate Reader, identified a stolen vehicle parked at a Coun...

Alana Cameron Feb 12, 2024 (Photo: L & A OPP)

UPDATE: Barn fire in rural Brighton

No one was injured in a barn fire near Brighton Monday morning. Brighton firefighters were called out to 15120 Telephone Road, just northwest of Brighton, at around 8:30 a.m. The older barn was fully ...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2024

Belleville seeks provincial funding for overdose crisis

Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis, joined by Police Chief Mike Callaghan and other city staff, held a press conference Monday morning regarding the ongoing overdose crisis. Belleville officially declared a ...

Alan-Michael Steele Feb 12, 2024 Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis spoke to media during a press conference on Monday morning. He says that the downtown area is safe, and that despite the state of emergency they are not advising people to avoid the downtown area. Photo: Alan-Michael Steele, Quinte News

L & A OPP looking to identify suspicious person

Lennox & Addington OPP are seeking the public's assistance to identify a suspicious person observed at a Napanee business Saturday evening. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person ou...

Alana Cameron Feb 12, 2024

Northumberland Land Trust acquires 100 acres to create new reserve

The Northumberland Land Trust has announced a major acquisition of land south of Campbellford. The land trust will create a new reserve with the 100 acres of land on the Trent River and the Murray Mar...

Alana Cameron Feb 12, 2024 de Lint Nature Reserve. (Photo: Northumberland Land Trust)

No foul play in Tyendinaga death investigation

The OPP have provided an update on the death of a woman from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Michelle Kunkel was last seen January 9, 2024 in the area of Highway 2 and York Road in Shannonville. Divers w...

Tim Durkin Feb 12, 2024 Michelle Kunkel. (Photo: OPP)

Field fire in The County

There was a big grass fire in Prince Edward County Sunday. Five acres of a field off Highway 49 went up in flames around 11:30 in the morning. Picton and Sophiasburg fire halls were called out and wor...

John Spitters Feb 12, 2024