Humans benefit from interspecies communication, like alpacas, says local farmer
By Olivia Waldriff BELLEVILLE – It may sound like something out of a movie but a local alpaca farmer says there is real therapeutic value in talking to animals. Amy[…]
General Motors announcement may have little impact locally, say experts
By Connor Robinson BELLEVILLE – A major announcement by General Motors to save 300 jobs at its Oshawa plant earlier this week will have little impact locally, say two[…]
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Pre-Mother’s Day tea event celebrates Queen Victoria
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[…]
Wampum belt to represent Indigenous people and Loyalist College bond
By Tamara Pilon BELLEVILLE – The Loyalist College community is helping to make a special wampum belt to represent the bond between Indigenous people and other cultures at the college.[…]
Belleville art gallery prepares to host local artists
By Alan-Michael Steele BELLEVILLE – The deadline for artists to register for Expressions 2019, an exhibition of artists from the Quinte region, is approaching fast. The exhibition is being held[…]
Housing summit proposes secondary units to help international students find housing
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[…]
City holds public open house to discuss Downtown Commons plan
By Alan-Michael Steele BELLEVILLE – The city of Belleville is hosting an open house meeting to showcase development plans for the Downtown Commons area around city hall. The event will be[…]
Loyalist College Journalism forum looks at regional transit for Quinte
By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – A conversation about what it would take for a regional transit system to be created in the Quinte area got a solid start Tuesday night[…]
Loyalist journalism program hosts forum Tuesday on regional transit in Quinte
By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – Loyalist College’s Journalism-Communications program is hosting a public forum Tuesday night to talk about the possibility of a regional public-transit system in the Quinte area.[…]
Volunteers and the generosity of the community keep Inn from the Cold going
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[…]
