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Ontario black bear hunting extended

November 3, 2015 at 11:15 am

By Corey Jacobs BELLEVILLE – Ontario is extending the black-bear hunting program by adding a spring hunt and new areas where hunting is allowed. Currently there is only a fall[…]

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Hearings continue for controversial Ostrander Point wind turbines

October 29, 2015 at 1:39 pm

By Matthew Murray and Rachel Stark AMELIASBURGH – Local naturalists’ long battle against a wind-turbine project is going through another phase this week with provincial-government hearings into the plan. At[…]

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New project to help farmers and the environment

October 28, 2015 at 1:17 pm

By Michelle Poirier BELLEVILLE – Quinte Conservation has started a program to reduce the high amount of phosphorus and nutrients spilling from farms into Potter’s Creek, a conservation area just[…]

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TD bank and Quinte Conservation plant 300 trees

October 8, 2015 at 2:39 pm

BELLEVILLE – Toronto Dominion bank and Quinte Conservation teamed up for TD Tree Days with a goal of planting 300 trees last Saturday at Potter’s Creek Conservation Area. The event invited[…]

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New Napanee generating plant brings local jobs

October 1, 2015 at 2:58 pm

By Dylan O’Hagan NAPANEE – A new electricity-generating plant under construction in Napanee is having a big effect on the local economy. The Napanee Generating Station will be a natural-gas-fuelled electricity generator and is projected[…]

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Trenton waste-water treatment plant upgrades to begin

September 25, 2015 at 11:17 am

By Jordan Merkley BELLEVILLE – The Trenton waste-water treatment plant is getting its first phase of upgrades. The original $71-million project has been broken down into three phases due to[…]

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Harsh spring weather hurts apple harvest

September 25, 2015 at 7:53 am

By Haley Rose, Stelios Pappas and Emma Persaud BELLEVILLE – It’s an unfortunate year to be an apple farmer in the Quinte region. Take Colin Campbell, the owner of Campbell’s Orchards[…]

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Storify: How to decommission a well

September 24, 2015 at 2:20 pm

By Mo Cranker BELLEVILLE – Quinte Conservation gave a lesson to the public on how to properly decommission an old well. [View the story “How to decommission a well” on[…]

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Quinte Conservation doesn’t expect major flooding this year

March 26, 2015 at 2:46 pm

By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – Melting ice could create a flooding risk in the next little while, says Quinte Conservation, but it shouldn’t come close to last year’s major flood.[…]

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Learn of the natural wonders of Quinte

February 24, 2015 at 12:35 pm

By Michelle Poirier BELLEVILLE – Quinte Conservation and local photographer Phil Norton are offering a virtual tour of the natural wonders of Quinte. The presentation will take place Feb. 24 at the Quinte Conservation office[…]

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