Category Archives: News
Pirates dramatic comeback sets the stage for Game 7
The Picton Pirates needed a dramatic comeback late in the third period to save their PJHL season last night. Down 3-1, Picton rattled off four unanswered goals in the final 2:46 to win Game 6 5-3, wit...
Mar 04, 2026 Photo: Picton Pirates/Facebook
Public information session hosted for stormwater plan study in Rossmore
The County of Prince Edward is hosting its first public information centre for the Rossmore Stormwater Master Servicing Plan study on Wednesday, March 4. The study aims to identify improvements to the...
Mar 04, 2026
Garbage Bag Tag Fee to Increase March 18 in Belleville
The City of Belleville is advising residents that the cost of a garbage bag tag will increase from $3 to $3.50 per tag, effective March 18, 2026. The adjustment was approved by Council as part of the ...
Mar 04, 2026
Belleville Police make arrest after multiple calls to 911
Belleville Police have charged a man after multiple calls to 911 were made including one about a fire that didn't exist. Wednesday morning around 3 am, Belleville Police responded to a business on Dun...
Mar 04, 2026
Fog Advisory issued for Wednesday morning
Visibility is an issue on roads in southern parts of the Quinte Region on Wednesday. Environment Canada has issued a Fog Advisory (yellow) for a widespread area that includes Belleville, Quinte West, ...
Mar 04, 2026
Bayside Secondary School closed on Wednesday due to power outage
A localized power outage is resulting in the closure of a local high school on Wednesday. Officials with the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board say Bayside Secondary School is closed for...
Mar 04, 2026
OCAF funding supporting PEC tourism
The Ontario government is protecting and promoting the growth and sustainability of cultural tourism in Prince Edward County. Tyler Alsopp, the MPP for Bay of Quinte, announced Tuesday that County Art...
Mar 03, 2026 Pictured, from left: Kristen Leboeuf (Managing Director, County Stage Company), Heather Braaten (Artistic Director, County Stage Company), Tyler Allsopp (MPP – Bay of Quinte), Janna Smith (Executive Director, County Arts), Thomas Vaughan (Executive Director, Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund), Steve Ferguson (Mayor, Prince Edward County) Photo: Submitted
March Madness returns to support TMHF
The 5th annual Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation March Madness fundraising event goes throughout this month at 17 local restaurants in Quinte West. All month long, $1 from every featured item at pa...
Mar 03, 2026
Missing man from Napanee found deceased
Some sad news to the east of us in Quinte. OPP East Region Communications officials posted on social media that a missing 34-year-old from Napanee, Matthew Deruchie, has been located deceased. He had ...
Mar 03, 2026
Fundraising campaign launched to meet full cost of accessible lift at Bancroft Village Playhouse
Tweed & Company Theatre announces the launch of a fundraising campaign for an accessible lift addition at the Bancroft Village Playhouse. This is a project that has been a high priority since assu...
Mar 03, 2026