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Over 1,700 homes still affected by power outages after weekend’s “severe” windstorm

December 14, 2021 at 2:21 pm

By Jacob Willis BELLEVILLE – Hydro One says they have “all hands on deck” to get service restored to more than 1,700 customers still without power in the Quinte region. Picton[…]

Arts

Vintage-rock documentary and concert are coming to 2022 Belleville DocFest

December 14, 2021 at 11:38 am

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – The 11th annual DocFest film festival is coming to Belleville between March 4 and 13, 2022, and will feature the award-nominated documentary Rockfield: The Studio[…]

Campus · Community

Child and Youth Care students raise money for local Adopt-A-Child program

December 9, 2021 at 1:02 pm

By Felicia Massey BELLEVILLE – Loyalist child and youth care students Mackenzie Ward and Jessica Pluard spent a month collecting cans and bottles to raise money for the Adopt-A-Child program.[…]

Community · Featured

Quinte West OPP joins Belleville-founded CAMSafe program

December 9, 2021 at 12:57 pm

By Jacob Willis BELLEVILLE – The Quinte West OPP is calling upon the public to register their security/doorbell cameras after the service announced Tuesday they have joined the CAMSafe program. First[…]

Featured · Politics

Chief R. Donald Maracle sets agenda for next term

December 7, 2021 at 3:59 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – R. Donald Maracle is setting out his agenda by focusing on safe drinking water and affordable housing issues, after being re-elected as the Chief of[…]

Community

Skyway Bridge to be closed for several hours Tuesday evening

December 6, 2021 at 2:33 pm

By Jacob Willis BELLEVILLE – A full closure of the Bay of Quinte Skyway Bridge on County Road 49 will take effect at 9 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday.[…]

Community · Featured

Nature inspires a local teen to start pursuing his dream of filmmaking

December 2, 2021 at 1:29 pm

By Maria Toews MARMORA – A local teen from Marmora is pursuing his dream of filmmaking through capturing the area’s nature in YouTube videos. “A lot of people don’t really[…]

Local

Quinte in red zone as COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the region

December 2, 2021 at 12:57 pm

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE – As cases continue to spike in the region, Hastings Prince Edward Counties have moved to a COVID-19 red risk level. The health unit announced new[…]

Featured · Local

Local restaurant named in public health outbreak notice

December 2, 2021 at 10:20 am

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE – Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is asking people who were at Linguine’s restaurant between Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19[…]

Local

Local police warn to watch for porch pirates

December 1, 2021 at 3:23 pm

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE – With the festive season upon us, Prince Edward County OPP is reminding everyone to protect themselves from porch pirates. With the increase in the number[…]