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CMHC says Belleville and Quinte West rental vacancy rate at 3%

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has released its latest statistics on Canada's rental market. In it, CMHC says the vacancy rate for the Belleville-Quinte West area in 2023 is at 3%. That is an...

Zach McGibbon Feb 06, 2024 One of three apartment buildings on Bay Street in Trenton sold to Bedford Properties. (Photo: Quinte News)

Firefighter training under the Bay Bridge

Members of the public might notice firefighters underneath the Bay Bridge. Belleville's Deputy Fire Chief, Mark Shannon, says the public should not worry. Firefighters are conducting ice water rescue ...

Zach McGibbon Feb 06, 2024 Firefighters conducting ice water rescue training.

More contraband seizures at Collins Bay, Joyceville Institutions

The Correctional Service of Canada says there's been seizures of contraband and unauthorized items at Collins Bay and Joyceville Institutions. Between February 1-4, contraband and unauthorized items w...

Alana Cameron Feb 06, 2024 Joyceville Institution. (Photo: CSC/Facebook)

Taking the plunge for a good cause

Quinte region emergency responders will again be "freezin' for a reason" in about three weeks time. Belleville's Herchimer Street boat launch will again be the scene of the Polar Plunge for Special Ol...

John Spitters Feb 06, 2024

Inmate death at Millhaven Institution

Correctional Service Canada says an inmate has died while within their custody. Forty-one-year-old Taran Morrison, an inmate at Millhaven Institution, passed away. Morrison had been serving a sentence...

Zach McGibbon Feb 06, 2024 Aerial image of Millhaven Institution near Kingston.

Golf tournament raises $8,680 for mental health services

The following was submitted by the Belleville General Hospital Foundation. Belleville General Hospital Foundation has received a meaningful donation to support Mental Health Services at Quinte Health,...

Zach McGibbon Feb 06, 2024 L-R: Jamie Lawrence, Brendan Richardson, Ian Arsenault (Tournament Director), Scott Goody, Mike Cupit (Rob’s brother), Sarah Steinberg, Patient Care Lead, Mental Health Services, BGH; Marilyn Cupit (Rob’s mother). (Photo provided by: Belleville General Hospital Foundation)

Owners of last "Sam the Record Man" store in Canada announces retirement

The owners of the last Sam the Record Man store in the country, located in the Quinte Mall, have announced they are retiring. In a Facebook post, the store's owners say that after 45 years they're ret...

John Spitters Feb 06, 2024

Property damage at business

Belleville police have arrested one of two men involved in trying to break into a vending machine at a North Front Street business Monday night. Around 9:15, officers responded to the business and arr...

John Spitters Feb 06, 2024

Quinte region real estate stats

The number of house sales in the Quinte region didn't change much from December to January but the average price of the homes sold varied quite a bit. According to the latest report from the Central L...

John Spitters Feb 06, 2024

B-Sens Crookshank shines with the stars

(Photo: American Hockey League) Belleville Senators forward Angus Crookshank was a star among stars as he scored twice for the North Division in the American Hockey League's All-Star Challenge in San ...

Jack Miller Feb 06, 2024