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Alzheimer Society to host annual used book sale

January 17, 2017 at 8:14 am

By Dariya Baiguzhiyeva, Demii Niles and Jody Jakab BELLEVILLE – The Alzheimer Society of Hastings-Prince Edward is hosting its annual book sale to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer disease. The[…]

Belleville nurses support Fort McMurray peers

October 20, 2016 at 2:42 pm

By Nick Ogden BELLEVILLE – Nurses at Belleville General Hospital didn’t let provincial borders stop them from donating $5,000 to nurses in Alberta. Last week, a group of intensive-care unit nurses[…]

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Terminally ill Quinte residents can seek assisted death

October 6, 2016 at 2:46 pm

By Nick Ogden, Demii Niles and Brendan Burke BELLEVILLE – People in this area who are suffering from a terminal illness can now request help to end their life. Last Tuesday,[…]

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Public support essential for new MRI machine

October 6, 2016 at 9:20 am

By Selena Steele-Clough BELLEVILLE – Quinte Health Care’s four hospitals are coming together for the “Re-Imagined Campaign” to raise money for a new magnetic resonance imaging machine in Belleville. The hospital[…]

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Local organizations support victims of violence

September 29, 2016 at 2:02 pm

By Cali Doran, Jody Jakab, David Mallory and Jenna Leslie BELLEVILLE – With the Take Back the Night event fast approaching, different organizations are making individuals aware of the resources that they[…]

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New upgrades to playgrounds in Belleville

September 28, 2016 at 10:13 am

By Selena Steele-Clough and Trish Bauder BELLEVILLE – Children in Belleville and area have received new outdoor play equipment thanks to the Healthy Kids Community Challenge of Hastings and Prince Edward.[…]

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Record set at Belleville’s Terry Fox Run

September 21, 2016 at 2:30 pm

By Selena Steele-Clough BELLEVILLE– Belleville’s annual Terry Fox Run broke a record and raised more than $30,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation. It beat the previous mark of $29,946.87, set[…]

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The struggles of smoking

April 25, 2016 at 12:44 pm

By Matthew Murray BELLEVILLE – After smoking regularly for 5 years, Loyalist student Dylan Vreugdenhil says that he wants to make a change in his life. He says he used to[…]

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The other side of mental illness and addiction: the highs and lows of those who help

April 25, 2016 at 12:36 pm

By Brendan Burke BELLEVILLE – Katie Deacon is a registered mental health and addictions nurse at the Community Care Access Centre in Belleville, Ontario who works closely with regional high[…]

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What’s so good about Canadian maple syrup?

April 14, 2016 at 12:52 pm

By Ashley Clark BELLEVILLE – Maple syrup is a classic Canadian cuisine. Little do people know, the sugary sweet stuff is impressive not only in taste, but in economics, health[…]

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