Category Archives: News

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 ...
Paul Martin 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...
Paul Martin 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, ...
Paul Martin 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...
Paul Martin 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...
Brock Ormond 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...
Paul Martin 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 ...
Paul Martin 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...
Brock Ormond Mar 03, 2026

Stunt driving, impaired charges in Loyalist Township
Lennox and Addington County OPP have charged a person with several criminal and provincial charges following a traffic stop overnight. On Tuesday March 3, 2026, just after 12:00 a.m., L&A County O...
Paul Martin Mar 03, 2026

Trenval welcomes Brittany Munro to management team
The Board of Directors of Trenval Business Development Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Brittany Munro as the new Small Business Centre (SBC) Operations Manager. Brittany brings m...
Paul Martin Mar 03, 2026