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Bill Glisky keeps close watch on Belleville politics

January 22, 2015 at 2:54 pm

By John R. Moodie BELLEVILLE – Ask Bill Glisky if he is through with Belleville politics and he will tell you: “I’m not done. If you thought I wasn’t going to[…]

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Carr calls for greater access; mayor’s bid to move council to Tuesdays defeated

January 15, 2015 at 4:02 pm

By John R. Moodie BELLEVILLE – A motion by Belleville Mayor Taso Christopher to move city-council meetings to Tuesdays from Mondays has been rejected by council. This past Monday, the motion came back[…]

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Panciuk was playing politics on Veridian appointment, Ellis says

January 15, 2015 at 10:05 am

By John R. Moodie BELLEVILLE – Former Belleville mayor Neil Ellis says Councillor Mitch Panciuk was playing politics when he criticized the proposed appointment of Ellis to the board of Veridian, the electrical[…]

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Consent to be added to sex-ed curriculum; local organizations pleased

January 13, 2015 at 12:13 pm

By Alisa Howlett Women of Belleville BELLEVILLE – Local organizations say that adding consent to Ontario’s sex-education curriculum will be beneficial to both students and teachers. Premier Kathleen Wynne recently […]

Kevin Vickers named the new ambassador to Ireland

January 8, 2015 at 3:26 pm

By LaShaina Blair-White BELLEVILLE – Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced the appointment of Kevin Vickers as Canada’s new ambassador to Ireland. Vickers, House of Commons Sergeant-At-Arms, was hailed as a hero[…]

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Belleville mayor leaves Twitter

December 10, 2014 at 3:07 pm

By John R. Moodie BELLEVILLE — Belleville mayor, Taso Christopher, was a major presence on social media during the 2014 Belleville municipal election. Through Twitter and Facebook he used social[…]

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Belleville council puts off decision to change council meetings to Tuesday

December 9, 2014 at 3:35 pm

By John R. Moodie BELLEVILLE – A move by the mayor’s office to change council meetings from Mondays to Tuesdays has raised doubt amongst councillors. The debate came out of a report[…]

Prince Edward County Field Naturalists in top Ontario appeals court this week

December 9, 2014 at 2:30 pm

By Greg Murphy BELLEVILLE – The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists (PECFN) are in Ontario’s top appeals court this week in hopes of toppling the Ostrander Point wind farm development[…]

Ontario government taking action against sexual violence

December 4, 2014 at 3:17 pm

By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – Ontario’s Premier announced a plan to help combat sexual violence and harassment on Thursday. In a news release, Kathleen Wynne introduced a number of initiatives that[…]

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Belleville gets a new mayor

December 1, 2014 at 5:42 pm

By John R. Moodie BELLEVILLE – A new captain took the helm Monday at Belleville city hall. Taso Christopher was sworn in as the city’s mayor. His new council colleagues were sworn[…]

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