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Peter MacKay talks local issues during leadership campaign stop

March 10, 2020 at 2:40 pm

By Ryan Peddigrew BELLEVILLE – A stronger message should have come from the prime minister during the recent rail blockade in Tyendinaga for more than two weeks, Conservative Party leader candidate[…]

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Via Rail extends cancellations to end of day Friday

February 13, 2020 at 10:42 am

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – Via Rail is continuing train cancellations to the end of the day on Friday due to the ongoing blockade in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Protesters standing[…]

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The teachers’ strike: questions and answers with both sides

February 13, 2020 at 9:29 am

By Robert D. Champagne BELLEVILLE – Slogans and ad campaigns have filled Ontario’s media in recent months as the bitter contract negotiations between elementary and high-school teachers and the provincial[…]

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Quinte West council to vote on fire dispatch outsourcing

February 3, 2020 at 11:22 am

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – The Belleville fire department may be taking on dispatch duty outside the city, depending on the outcome of a vote that will be presented to[…]

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Workers’ compensation charges may hit Belleville police budget

January 29, 2020 at 2:23 pm

By Robert D. Champagne BELLEVILLE – Two per cent of the Belleville Police Service’s budget this year – almost $320,000 – could be eaten up by charges stemming from officers[…]

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New Democrats and Conservatives spar in Belleville over long-term care

January 23, 2020 at 11:39 am

By Robert D. Champagne BELLEVILLE – New Democrat and Conservative MPPs agreed about the need for more long-term care beds in the Quinte area and across the province, but that[…]

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Permanent spring black bear season in Ontario has experts divided

January 23, 2020 at 10:36 am

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – Hunters and animal advocates are divided over the provincial government’s proposal to make the spring bear hunt a permanent fixture in Ontario. The Ministry of[…]

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Bay of Quinte municipalities get $8.5 million for road, bridge and water projects

January 22, 2020 at 1:19 pm

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – Municipalities in the Bay of Quinte riding received $8.5 million through the 2020 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund last Friday. The fund helps small, rural and[…]

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TaskForce Engineering to head Memorial Arena project

January 22, 2020 at 1:01 pm

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – TaskForce Engineering will be taking the lead on the redevelopment of Memorial Arena and the Legion building in Belleville’s downtown core. That decision was made[…]

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Sir James Whitney teachers protest education cutbacks

January 16, 2020 at 11:49 am

By Alan-Michael Steele BELLEVILLE – Teachers from Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf took to the streets Wednesday in a one-day strike against proposed education cuts by the Ford[…]