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Belleville councillor Williams leaves chambers after heated discussion

January 16, 2020 at 11:16 am

By Kyle Ellington BELLEVILLE – Belleville Coun. Ryan Williams walked out of the council chambers Monday over an issue regarding comments he directed at Mayor Mitch Panciuk and Coun. Pat[…]

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2020 provincial budget consultation comes to Belleville next week

January 14, 2020 at 2:11 pm

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – Belleville organizations will get their chance to make suggestions on where the Ontario’s 2020-21 budget should go. The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs[…]

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City council $10,000 over budget on integrity commissioner

November 26, 2019 at 3:50 pm

By Ryan Peddigrew BELLEVILLE – Belleville city council has gone more than $10,000 over its budget for the integrity commissioner to date this year. City council budgeted $25,000 for the[…]

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High-school teachers begin information pickets at Belleville-area schools

November 26, 2019 at 3:48 pm

By Robert Champagne BELLEVILLE – High-school teachers have started picketing outside Ontario schools, including those in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, as negotiations for a new contract continue to drag[…]

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Conservative candidate Tim Durkin apologizes for controversial opinion piece

October 17, 2019 at 10:37 am

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – Bay of Quinte Conservative candidate Tim Durkin is apologizing for a 2013 opinion piece about the first Belleville SlutWalk that sparked outrage on Your Prince[…]

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All-candidates meeting in Tyendinaga cancelled

October 9, 2019 at 9:59 am

By Thomas Goyer and Kyle Ellington BELLEVILLE – An all-candidates meeting scheduled to take place on the Tyendinaga Mohawk reserve on Wednesday has been cancelled after the People’s Party of[…]

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Loyalist College hosts all-candidates debate Tuesday

October 8, 2019 at 8:10 am

By Brock Butler BELLEVILLE – Loyalist College is hosting an all-candidates debate Tuesday evening in Alumni Hall at 7 p.m. The debate is part of the Journalism program’s initiative ‘So You[…]

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I want to register to vote but don’t know how

October 3, 2019 at 10:29 am

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – With the 2019 federal election coming up, Canadians are getting closer to the voter registration deadline. Some first time voters are probably wondering “How do[…]

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All-candidates debate to be held Tuesday in Trenton

October 1, 2019 at 10:09 am

By Kyle Ellington BELLEVILLE – Bay of Quinte riding candidates are set to debate at an all-candidates meeting tonight in Trenton at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Stella Crescent. It’s[…]

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Cineplex to air ads before movies to encourage people to vote

September 30, 2019 at 2:02 pm

By Thomas Goyer BELLEVILLE – A democracy advocacy group has started its 2019 election awareness campaign encouraging Canadians to get out and vote. Voteparty.ca reached 3.5 million Canadians with the[…]