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Quinte Search and Rescue asks council for new boat

January 17, 2017 at 8:17 am

By James Gaughan BELLEVILLE – City council was asked to give $30,000 to a volunteer search and rescue organization to replace one of its aging boats Monday night. One of[…]

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City council not ready for electronic voting yet

January 17, 2017 at 8:16 am

By James Gaughan BELLEVILLE –A proposal to introduce a $3,000 electronic voting during their regular meetings was delayed by city council Monday night. The decision occurred after city clerk Matt[…]

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Ontario lowers fees for payday loans

January 17, 2017 at 8:16 am

By Nikolai Karpinski BELLEVILLE – Ontario is changing the maximum fee people will have to pay for short-term “payday loans.” Starting Jan. 1, the top fee that can be charged[…]

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Loyalist student gets once-in-a-lifetime meeting with Trudeau

January 17, 2017 at 8:16 am

By Brock Ormond BELLEVILLE – It was a once-of-a-lifetime opportunity for a Madoc woman last week. That opportunity for Nicole Flynn was to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. She and her family joined[…]

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Former MP wins provincial PC nomination for Hastings-Lennox and Addington

January 17, 2017 at 8:16 am

By Angus Argyle BELLEVILLE – After serving as a federal MP for more than a decade, Daryl Kramp has won the provincial Progressive Conservative nomination for the Hastings-Lennox and Addington[…]

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CBC’s federal funding under attack

January 17, 2017 at 8:16 am

By Scott Gardner BELLEVILLE – Prominent Conservatives are criticizing Canada’s public broadcaster. “The CBC doesn’t need to be reformed, it needs to be dismantled,” federal Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch said in[…]

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Daryl Kramp selected as Conservative candidate for Hastings-Lennox and Addington provincially

January 17, 2017 at 8:16 am

By Angus Argyle BELLEVILLE – Former Conservative MP Daryl Kramp has been selected to run for the Progressive Conservatives in the Hastings-Lennox and Addington provincial riding. Kramp was first elected[…]

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Ontario passes law giving all families equal treatment

January 17, 2017 at 8:16 am

By Emilie Quesnel BELLEVILLE – Ontario has just passed legislation ensuring the equal treatment of all parents and children. Bill 28, titled the All Families are Equal Act, is to[…]

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Belleville city council to swear in first female firefighters

January 17, 2017 at 8:15 am

By Sean Cann-Sheppard BELLEVILLE — Belleville City Council will meet to swear in the city’s first part-time female firefighters at 4 p.m Monday. Jennifer Allen and Jocelyn Brethour will be[…]

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Council votes no on election reform

January 17, 2017 at 8:15 am

By James Gaughan BELLEVILLE – Belleville city council voted to keep the first-past-the-post voting system in place for the next municipal election on Monday night. According to council changing[…]

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