October, 2016 | QNetNews.ca

91X Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, 4 p.m.

October 6, 2016 at 2:56 pm

BELLEVILLE – Isaiah Mawhinney hosts the 4 p.m. 91X newscast. Headlines include the Prince Edward County marathon, the new emergency facility in Picton and Hospice Quinte’s friends for food fundraiser.[…]

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Tyendinaga offers a First Nations tourist retreat

October 6, 2016 at 2:55 pm

By Corey Jacobs and Katie Perry BELLEVILLE – A new couples retreat has opened in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. The tourist destination is called Lil Crow Cabin Retreat by the Bay and is operated by[…]

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Terminally ill Quinte residents can seek assisted death

October 6, 2016 at 2:46 pm

By Nick Ogden, Demii Niles and Brendan Burke BELLEVILLE – People in this area who are suffering from a terminal illness can now request help to end their life. Last Tuesday,[…]

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Coloured pumpkins to help Trenton Memorial Hospital

October 6, 2016 at 2:41 pm

By Haley Rose QUINTE WEST – Kim and Mark Lafferty‘s fields are filled with purple and pink pumpkins that will be sold to support two local causes. The couple has[…]

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Loyalist women’s rugby season cut short

October 6, 2016 at 2:32 pm

By Kayla Haggett and Jake Watson BELLEVILLE – The Loyalist Lancers women’s rugby team is withdrawing from the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. That means the team will play no more this season.[…]

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New Picton fire and paramedic facility will improve emergency response

October 6, 2016 at 2:29 pm

By Daniel Taylor PICTON – After a long wait, the new Prince Edward County Fire Department and Paramedic Service Facility is up and running. Five years ago Prince Edward County[…]

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Missing and murdered indigenous women honoured at annual vigil

October 6, 2016 at 2:27 pm

By Olivia Timm and Dariya Baiguzhiyeva KINGSTON – Close to 100 people came out to celebrate the 8th annual Sisters in Spirit vigil held in Kingston on Tuesday. The event[…]

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Montreal pit-bull ban sparks conversations in Quinte

October 6, 2016 at 2:22 pm

By Sophie Dudley, Jody Jakab and Casey Horn BELLEVILLE – An on again-off again pit-bull ban in Montreal is stirring up a variety of opinions, and not just in Quebec but[…]

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Local filmmakers to showcase film at Quinte Horror Expo

October 6, 2016 at 2:17 pm

By Courtney Bell BELLEVILLE – A pair of local filmmakers are eager to show their short film Mercy at the upcoming Quinte Horror Expo. Jodi and Victor Cooper have full-time[…]

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Remembering Belleville’s first female tavern owner

October 6, 2016 at 2:12 pm

By Jessica Clement BELLEVILLE – Lois Foster is passionate as she tells the story of her four-times great-grandmother’s rise to success to become the first woman to obtain a tavern[…]

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