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Belleville Farmers’ Market remembering its roots as it looks to the future

September 19, 2019 at 8:36 am

By Evan Doherty BELLEVILLE – The Market square has been around before Belleville even became a city. When you walk into the George Zegouras Market Square on a bright sunny[…]

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Pieces Boardgame Café wants people to go from screens to being social

May 31, 2019 at 12:38 pm

By Evan Doherty BELLEVILLE – In an effort to buck modern trends, Pieces Boardgame Café, which opened in Reid’s Dairy plaza Tuesday is hoping to get people to look up[…]

A student wastes time on his phone texting friends during class

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Ontario wide cellphone ban in schools starts in 2019-20

May 14, 2019 at 9:37 am

By Michael Sukut BELLEVILLE – Spending time in class on your cell phone will soon be a thing of the past in Ontario. A news release from the Ontario government[…]

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Pre-Mother’s Day tea event celebrates Queen Victoria

May 9, 2019 at 1:15 pm

By Olivia Waldriff BELLEVILLE – A special tea event in Picton is being billed as a perfect early Mother’s Day celebration. To honour the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria‘s birth, Macaulay Heritage[…]

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Housing summit proposes secondary units to help international students find housing

March 21, 2019 at 9:34 am

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – Secondary units could help Loyalist’s international students find proper rental accommodations, said Mayor Mitch Panciuk at Belleville’s two day housing summit. Over 800 international students[…]

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Picton church’s Indigenous mural a call for friendship, healing

March 5, 2019 at 9:43 am

By Syerra Turry PICTON – A Picton church is now home to the largest Indigenous mural on a church in Canada. As of Monday, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church‘s north exterior wall hosts[…]

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Volunteers and the generosity of the community keep Inn from the Cold going

February 14, 2019 at 3:28 pm

By Tahreem Fatima BELLEVILLE – The Inn from the Cold program at Bridge Street United Church has served the community for nearly three decades, and demand for the hot meals and warm shelter that[…]

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Curl 4 Kids raises funds for children’s charities

February 5, 2019 at 3:37 pm

By Alan-Michael Steele BELLEVILLE – The Quinte Curling Club’s annual Curl 4 Kids has raised over $10,000 for children’s charities in Ontario. During the event, last Saturday, a representative from[…]

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The Napanee Parade of Lights brings Christmas cheer to all who are near

December 6, 2018 at 2:14 pm

By Lori-Anne Little BELLEVILLE – ‘Twas the night of the Napanee Parade of Lights and all through the streets neighbours gathered downtown for hot chocolate and treats. Each shop was[…]

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Belleville Hues for Hospice raises money and awareness

December 3, 2018 at 2:49 pm

By Sarah Law BELLEVILLE – Hospice Quinte held its first-ever Ruth E. Pascoe Memorial Hues for Hospice fundraiser on Sunday at the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club in Belleville. The event[…]