Category Archives: Quinte West

Highway 401 drug bust in Quinte West
Four people have been arrested during a traffic stop on Highway 401 on Sunday morning Around 9 a.m., Quinte West OPP stopped a vehicle between Highway 33 and Glen Miller Road in Quinte West and seized...
Kay Joly Aug 12, 2025

QW cooling centre open for extended time until this Sunday
The City of Quinte West is extending opening time for its cooling centre. The city says in response to continued forecasted heat, the cooling centre at the Duncan McDonald Community Gardens will remai...
Brock Ormond Aug 11, 2025

Section of Sidney Street in Trenton to be closed for 3 weeks
A section of Sidney Street south of Dixon Drive in Trenton will be closed to traffic for three weeks starting Monday. Quinte West officials say Sidney Street from Dixon Drive to Princess Street will b...
Nicole Kleinsteuber Jun 06, 2025

UPDATE - Names released in Trenton drug bust
Nine people have been charged following a drug bust on Wednesday morning in Trenton. Officers with Quinte West OPP, the Street Crime Unit and Emergency Response Team (ERT) raided a home on Marmora Str...
Kay Joly May 03, 2025

Local municipalities preparing for transition to new provincial recycling program
This summer, the nine member municipalities of the Centre and South Hastings Waste Services Board will join communities throughout Ontario in the province-wide transition to producer-responsibility re...
Paul Martin Feb 03, 2025

QW Pop-ups already gearing up for this summer
Vendor applications are now open to be a part of the Quinte West Pop-ups' 2025 summer season! Applications will be accepted until Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at 3 p.m. The City's popular 14-week Pop-ups in...
Paul Martin Feb 03, 2025

UPDATE: Winter travel advisory in effect for Quinte and surrounding area
A winter weather travel advisory is now in effect for most of the Quinte Region and surrounding area. Environment Canada updated its weather alert on Monday morning to include Belleville, Quinte West,...
Nicole Kleinsteuber Feb 03, 2025

No injuries after collisions on 401 EB in Quinte West
There were no injuries after a pair of collisions on the eastbound 401 in Quinte West overnight. A transport and a car collided in the area of Wallbridge-Loyalist Road just before 9 p.m. on Sunday. Th...
Nicole Kleinsteuber Feb 03, 2025

Gas leak at Trenton Walmart
A gas leak occurred at Trenton Walmart on Feb 1, 2025 following an incident near the back of the store. The store was then evacuated at approximately 2:15pm and closed for around three hours. Enbridge...
Hailey MacDonald Feb 02, 2025

Quinte West Fire responds to six overnight 401 incidents
The first blanket of snow of 2024 came in quickly and quietly overnight, especially for those behind the wheel. Quinte West Fire & Emergency Services responded to six overnight incidents on the 40...
Katie Sherratt Jan 07, 2025