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Local Liberals “Big Bike Ride” hits close to home

August 14, 2013 at 10:07 am

By Megan Mattice Three months ago, Ian Batt didn’t think he would ever be able to drive a car again, let alone ride a bike built for 30 people. Yesterday,[…]

Local

OPSEU tells LCBO their strike deadline

August 14, 2013 at 9:53 am

By Shelby Wye The LCBO workers may be walking off the job this Friday, leaving customers dry this Victoria Day weekend. LCBO and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)[…]

Community

Belleville high school students put a face to poverty

August 14, 2013 at 9:53 am

By Megan Mattice Serenity Smith, a Saint Pauls Catholic School student, got a dose of reality yesterday when she stepped into the shoes of someone living in poverty. Not fully[…]

Local

Cab driver saves himself with the push of a button

August 14, 2013 at 9:42 am

By Megan Mattice What started as a normal Saturday morning at Central Taxi quickly turned sour for one of Chris Staigh’s cab drivers. Staigh is the operations manager at the[…]

Local

Bosma’s murder has authorities warning the public about Internet

August 14, 2013 at 9:41 am

By Megan Mattice The death of Anacaster man, Tim Bosma, has many authorities warning people about buying and selling online. Belleville Police Staff Sergeant Al Portt, says that conducting purchases[…]

Local - Feature

Heated debate at Belleville city council over OPP costing

August 14, 2013 at 9:36 am

Story and photos by John Moodie Belleville city council voted 7-2 Monday to put off an Ontario Provincial Police costing giving Belleville’s municipal police time to reduce operating costs. “We[…]

Community

Local police walking the cyber beat

August 14, 2013 at 9:30 am

Story and Photo by John R. Moodie Police once walked the beat in their community. Today the criminals have gone cyber and the police also have to walk a digital[…]

Community

An apple a day, if the frost keeps away for Quinte growers

August 14, 2013 at 9:30 am

By Shelden Rogers This year’s apple crop looks to be making up for last years heavy frosts that took out apple orchards across Ontario. Last year’s frost was so heavy[…]

Community

Beach-goers beware of bacteria levels

August 14, 2013 at 9:29 am

By Shelby Wye Nothing ruins a good beach day more than the dreaded sign: “unsafe for bathing: high levels of bacteria.” To the naked eye, it seems like everything is[…]

Campus

Loyalist student recognized at provincial awards

August 14, 2013 at 9:29 am

By Greg Murphy Unsure of what may come, Rosalind Chow left the cityscape of Toronto to study architecture in small-town Belleville. Previously a business student at Ryerson, Chow decided to[…]