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Who’s running for municipal office?

February 24, 2014 at 12:01 pm

By Erin Stewart and Alisa Howlett BELLEVILLE – Municipal elections are not until October, but people have already started showing interest in them. QNetNews is looking into who has decided[…]

Campus

Budget could benefit students seeking apprenticeships

February 14, 2014 at 11:02 am

By Suzanne Coolen BELLEVILLE – A loan program included in Tuesday’s federal budget might give students better access to apprenticeships and internships, some Loyalist students say. Mitch Duesling, an advertising[…]

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Protesters greet premier in Port Hope

February 10, 2014 at 3:04 pm

PORT HOPE – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was met by dozens of school buses when she visited here Friday. There were protests by bus operators over changes to the contracting[…]

Community

Quinte West content with voting online

February 7, 2014 at 11:56 am

By Greg Murphy BELLEVILLE – It seems many voters in Quinte West are comfortable with casting their ballot online in the upcoming municipal election. Online voting is part of the[…]

Local

Build Belleville wants downtown revitalized

January 29, 2014 at 3:33 pm

By Amanda Lorbetski BELLEVILLE – A Build Belleville public information meeting is coming up, this time focusing on downtown revitalization. Build Belleville, an initiative launched by Mayor Neil Ellis in[…]

Featured · Local

Protesters still braving the cold at the Meyers farm

January 28, 2014 at 3:56 pm

By Tyson Leonard QUINTE WEST – It’s nearly minus-25C and the snowbanks are three feet high, but Margarat Collins-Clapp is getting ready to spend another day camped out on the[…]

Local

Update: Business, anti-poverty groups weigh in on minimum-wage hike

January 28, 2014 at 3:49 pm

By Amanda Lorbetski BELLEVILLE – The minimum wage debate may be a provincial issue, but it’s turning heads locally. Human-rights and anti-poverty groups are pushing for a minimum-wage hike. Earlier[…]

Local

Belleville talks minimum wage

January 22, 2014 at 11:27 am

By Amanda Lorbetski BELLEVILLE – The minimum wage debate is heating up locally. It has been three years since the Ontario government raised the minimum wage to $10.25 per hour.[…]

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Lawyer gives the lowdown on expropriation

January 16, 2014 at 10:26 am

By Amanda Lorbetski BELLEVILLE – How can the government just take away someone’s private property? Many people are questioning how the federal government could expropriate the Quinte West farm that[…]

91X FM · Local

Belleville mayor reflects on legacy

January 10, 2014 at 5:48 pm

By Amanda Lorbetski BELLEVILLE — Eight years in office have given Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis many accomplishments to reflect on. QNet News reporter Amanda Lorbetski had a conversation with the[…]

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