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UPDATED: Charges laid in County Rd 40 fatality

January 28, 2021 at 2:23 pm

By Edna Caroline Byenkya BELLEVILLE – OPP in Quinte West have charged a 48-year-old local man in connection with a fatal crash on County Rd. 40, north of Telephone[…]

Local

EXPLAINER: What does the Pfizer vaccine shipment delay mean for Ontario

January 28, 2021 at 1:41 pm

By Edna Caroline Byenkya BELLEVILLE– As officials across Canada scramble to stem the spread of COVID-19, they were dealt a serious blow recently after one of the vaccine[…]

Community · Local

Batawa skating rinks are open and booming

January 28, 2021 at 1:22 pm

By Laural Samson QUINTE WEST – Batawa’s outdoor skating rinks remain open and popular, with residents from all over the surrounding communities using them as a safe way to get[…]

Local

Belleville transit app now tells you how many people are on the bus you’re waiting for

January 28, 2021 at 11:46 am

By James Tubb BELLEVILLE – Belleville city transit riders will now be able to see how full buses are before they get on. The city announced Wednesday that the transit[…]

Local

UPDATED: Belleville warming centre open through rest of the week

January 28, 2021 at 9:04 am

By James Tubb BELLEVILLE – The Belleville warming centre will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday night as colder weather arrives. The city issued a statement Thursday morning via its[…]

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Loyalist College adapts to new ways of marking Bell Let’s Talk day during the pandemic.

January 27, 2021 at 3:32 pm

By Edna Caroline Byenkya BELLEVILLE – As Bell Let’s Talk day approaches this Thursday, Loyalist College has adapted to new ways of marking the event this year in the face[…]

Local

Public Health’s COVID-19 campaign for young adults is about protecting everyone

January 27, 2021 at 3:04 pm

By James Tubb BELLEVILLE – Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s new campaign is urging young adults to take COVID-19 symptoms seriously. In a news release Monday, the health unit said[…]

Community

New Memories Project ‘captures history’, Hastings County Historical Society president says

January 27, 2021 at 9:52 am

By Laural Samson BELLEVILLE – A new project for Hastings County residents aims to ‘capture their stories and preserve it’, the president of the Historical Society Richard Hughes says. The[…]

Featured · Local · Politics

Council votes to appoint Tyler Allsopp to vacant Ward 1 seat

January 26, 2021 at 2:38 pm

By Beatrice Toplitsky BELLEVILLE – After more than a month of back-and-forth discussion, Belleville city council has finally filled the Ward 1 seat with 28-year-old Tyler Allsopp. Allsopp finished seventh[…]

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French immersion program could bring new life to Quinte Secondary School

January 26, 2021 at 2:02 pm

By Laural Samson BELLEVILLE – Quinte Secondary School may be getting a face-lift to allow for a new French immersion school to open there. The Hastings and Prince Edward District[…]