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Belleville couple offers rental home to frontline workers

January 20, 2021 at 11:46 am

By Laural Samson BELLEVILLE – A Belleville couple are doing what they can to fight COVID-19 by offering their Airbnb rental home to frontline workers for free. Tim and Judy[…]

Local · Politics

Local MP Sloan in hot water over donation from white supremacist

January 19, 2021 at 3:38 pm

By Laural Samson BELLEVILLE – Federal Conservative party leader Erin O’Toole is taking aim at Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan after finding out that he accepted a campaign donation[…]

Featured · Local · Politics

Committee comes up with name to fill vacant city council seat

January 19, 2021 at 3:15 pm

By Beatrice Toplitsky BELLEVILLE – The ad hoc committee looking at how to replace Pat Culhane on Belleville City council has selected Jennifer McTavish to be appointed. “She has sat on[…]

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Need for blood donations is ‘consistent and ongoing’ says Canadian Blood Services

January 19, 2021 at 2:16 pm

By Laural Samson BELLEVILLE – With the new stay-at-home orders and the current lockdown in effect, it appears that donating blood may not be a top priority for Belleville residents.[…]

Arts · Local

DocFest returns virtually this year

January 19, 2021 at 1:31 pm

By Marissa Settatree BELLEVILLE – Downtown Belleville’s DocFest will be hosted virtually this year as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in March. The festival will start on March 5 and[…]

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Ontario government declares second state of emergency and issues stay-at-home order

January 14, 2021 at 3:11 pm

By James Tubb BELLEVILLE –The Ontario government has declared a state of emergency and issued a province-wide stay-at-home order effective Thursday at 12:01 a.m. as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise.[…]

Campus · Local

Stay-at-home order doesn’t change Loyalist College’s plans for semester

January 14, 2021 at 3:07 pm

By James Tubb BELLEVILLE – Things are status quo for Loyalist College with Ontario’s new stay-at-home order. In a statement released by the college Wednesday, there are no new COVID-19 related[…]

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Video contest gives Quinte businesses a chance to shine

January 14, 2021 at 1:52 pm

By Laural Samson BELLEVILLE – A new contest that calls for video submissions about local businesses begins Thursday. It’s available to businesses in Quinte West, Belleville, Stirling-Rawdon, Tyendinaga Township, Deseronto[…]

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City of Belleville comes to agreement with transit union

January 14, 2021 at 9:28 am

By James Tubb BELLEVILLE – Transit workers and riders in Belleville can ride easy for another year. Belleville City council has approved the renewal of a collective agreement with Unifor Local 1839,[…]

Featured · Local

Women in the workforce more affected by pandemic, research shows

January 13, 2021 at 1:38 pm

By Laural Samson BELLEVILLE – The pandemic is starting to show its gendered colours as reports show that women are more likely to lose their job, leave their job, or[…]