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Store owner Suzanne Dufort has run this pet store for over 25 years and says she will miss serving the customers. Chris Parbery, standing behind Dufort, has worked with Dufort the past four years and will continue to work at the store. Photo by Maria Toews, QNet News

It’s not a joke: Brighton business owner is retiring on April Fools’ Day

March 25, 2021 at 2:19 pm

By Maria Toews BRIGHTON – On April 1, Brighton will miss seeing the smiling face of Suzanne Dufort welcoming customers into her pet store, Love Em’s Pet Food and Supplies. […]

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Mental-health expert to give virtual talk on pandemic well-being for students

March 25, 2021 at 2:03 pm

By Felicia Massey BELLEVILLE – Registered nurse and mental-health specialist Debra Lefebvre aims to shed light on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic as she invites Loyalist students to her[…]

Local

Tweed fire hits bar workers hard

March 25, 2021 at 12:24 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – It has been a little over a week since the devastating fire at the historic Tweedsmuir building in downtown Tweed. But Balamuraly Sivananthan still wakes[…]

Featured · Local

Art Works studio the latest project from an artist not afraid to break new ground

March 25, 2021 at 12:24 pm

By Jacob Willis BELLEVILLE – If you’re a young aspiring dancer interested in learning conventional hip-hop – that robotic, meticulously choreographed NSync/Backstreet Boys stuff – you can head to any[…]

Arts · Community

Musical Instrument Lending Library continues to provide opportunities to explore music

March 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE – With just about 60 instruments when it was first founded in 2019, The Musical Instrument Lending Library has now grown 4 times larger, housing[…]

Local

Man facing attempted murder charges after OPP officer stabbing

March 23, 2021 at 9:04 am

By Shira Rubinoff BELLEVILLE – A 26-year-old Northumberland County man is being charged with attempted murder after an OPP officer’s stabbing early Sunday morning. Police say just before 1:00 A.M. on[…]

Melanie Harrington started the Dahlia May Flower Farm in 2014 and works as the owner, grower and creative director. Photo by Maria Toews, QNet News

Community · Featured

Joy blossoms in local nursing homes this spring

March 18, 2021 at 7:02 pm

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – Bringing joy to nursing homes through flowers has been one of Melanie Harrington’s lifelong pleasures. Now she’s doing it as part of her work. Harrington[…]

Community

Quinte specialty food businesses adapt to pandemic restrictions

March 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm

By Shira Rubinoff BELLEVILLE – There are many small businesses serving specialty food in the Quinte area. Two stores in the region have risen to the challenge by adapting[…]

Local

Quinte Humane Society calls upon community to provide crucial funding for new building

March 18, 2021 at 6:59 pm

By Jacob Willis BELLEVILLE – It’s about time the Quinte Humane Society gets a facelift. The animal shelter is in the process of abandoning the old, run-down site on Avonlough[…]

Local

Bancroft anti-lockdown group’s protest sparks concern at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

March 18, 2021 at 6:57 pm

By Felicia Massey BELLEVILLE – Bancroft’s No More Lockdowns has sparked concern among local healthcare professionals as the group took their advocacy off of Facebook and into the streets of[…]

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