Brighton council to vote on gas bar site plan
By Stelios Pappas BRIGHTON – Brighton’s city council is expected to vote tonight on the Mac’s Milk Gas Bar site plan. The gas bar is slated to be constructed in the[…]
Renewing an old pastime
By Molly Little BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Weavers and Spinners Guild is turning the historical practice of weaving and spinning into a present pastime. Members of the group create handmade clothing and other garments that[…]
Lady Lancer named athlete of the week
By Rebecca Bartlett BELLEVILLE – Jenni Thompson of the Loyalist Lancers women’s basketball team was named OCAA Athlete of the Week following its home opener game against the George Brown Huskies. Thompson scored 26[…]
Clocks fall back at the end of Daylight Saving Time
By Brock Ormond BELLEVILLE – It’s that time of year again – the end of Daylight Saving Time, that is. That means that as of 2 a.m. this Sunday, people across[…]
Two votes, much debate and one tour later, council backs accessibility plan
By Joseph Quigley BELLEVILLE – The accessibility of city hall was the most contested issue on the final day of Belleville council’s 2016 capital budget meetings. Council and city staff[…]
First Nations reps say they hope for change with record number of aboriginal MPs
By Megan Pounder BELLEVILLE – Parliament Hill will have a record number of aboriginal MPs when the new Liberal government takes over in November. Ten aboriginal MPs were elected on Oct. 19 – three more[…]
Local workers pleased with Ontario’s ambitious plan to end to homelessness
By Sean McIntosh BELLEVILLE – Ontario has committed itself to ending chronic homelessness in the next 10 years, a goal that one local frontline worker calls attainable – but not[…]
Phase 3 of Build Belleville postponed
By Isaiah Mawhinney and Emilie Quesnel BELLEVILLE – City council has decided to delay Phase 3 of the Build Belleville downtown rehabilitation project due to limited funding. The budget for[…]
Link between processed meat and cancer being taken with a grain of salt
By James Gaughan BELLEVILLE – On Monday, the World Health Organization announced that processed and red meats can cause cancer. The WHO says that foods such as bacon, sausage and[…]
High winds knock out power in Quinte region
By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – Multiple areas along Lake Ontario are without power right now. The Hydro One outage map, as of 3:30 p.m., shows many customers to the east,[…]
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