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Belleville Farmer’s Market veterans stand tall through COVID challenges

March 31, 2021 at 10:38 am

By Shira Rubinoff BELLEVILLE – Vendors at the Belleville farmer’s market who have been there for decades know that difficult times come and go. As for the obstacles caused by[…]

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Maple syrup festival in Prince Edward County was sweeter than expected this year

March 30, 2021 at 2:16 pm

By Maria Toews CONSECON – The new maple syrup celebration in Prince Edward County created as an alternative to the cancelled Maple in the County festival was a huge success[…]

Local · Regional Transit

New buses will improve service for riders, head of Belleville Transit says

March 26, 2021 at 2:38 pm

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE – Belleville Transit has four brand-new buses in its fleet, with a fifth coming this fall. Mayor Mitch Panciuk and members of city council’s Transit Advisory[…]

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

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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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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[…]

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[…]

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

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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[…]

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Explainer: In the face of a long-term care crisis, Quinte region working hard to care for the elderly

February 18, 2021 at 2:29 pm

By James Tubb BELLEVILLE – The controversy facing the Ontario government over the conditions at long-term care homes during the pandemic, along with the announcement of an expanded community paramedicine[…]

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Loyalist College commemorates Black History Month with Equality Week

February 3, 2021 at 11:24 am

By Beatrice Toplitsky BELLEVILLE – February is Black History Month and this year events in the Quinte region require a little more creativity than usual. The Loyalist College student government[…]

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Downtown Trenton businesses appreciative of city’s waived parking fees

February 3, 2021 at 9:45 am

By James Tubb BELLEVILLE – Customers of businesses in downtown Trenton aren’t the only ones to benefit from the city’s waiving of parking fees. “We have people running businesses downtown[…]

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