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Brighton resident fined $15,000 for destroying and removing wetland
A Brighton resident has been ordered to pay a $15,000 fine after being found guilty of destroying and removing wetland without Lower Trent Conservation's permission. In a statement, the conservation a...
May 19, 2023 A Brighton resident has been found guilty of destroying and removing wetland without the Lower Trent Conservation's permission. Photo submitted by Lower Trent Conservation.
OPP licence plate system results in court date for Hastings man
A Hastings man has a court appearance in Peterborough next month. 49-year-old Donald White will appear on June 20 to face two counts each of driving while under suspension and breach of probation and ...
May 16, 2023
Two planned power outages coming for local Hydro One customers
Hydro One will be conducting two planned power outages over the next few weeks. The first interruption is scheduled for Sunday, May 28 from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and will affect about 1,250 customer...
May 16, 2023
Local entrepreneur goes into the Dragons' Den
The creator of XXL Scrunchie has lengthened her reach by getting on a nationally renowned TV show. More than three years after starting her business, Tina Nguyen has fulfilled what she said was one of...
May 12, 2023 The creator of XXL Scrunchie, Tina Nguyen, has lengthened her reach by getting on a nationally renowned TV show, Dragons Den. PHOTO: SUBMITTED
Family retains private investigation agency as search continues for missing SLC student
An update on an individual last seen in Kingston more than a month ago. The family of 19-year-old Osaze Esabu has retained Pulse Private Investigations in the search for the missing St. Lawrence Colle...
May 10, 2023
OPP investigating report of 10-year-old struck by large animal in PEC
Prince Edward County OPP are investigating after officers responded to a report on Sunday just after 12:00 noon of a person struck by a large animal. Hastings Quinte EMS and Prince Edward County Fire ...
May 08, 2023
Local man wins his dream car in raffle for Three Oaks
A local man's dream of owning a Chevy Camaro Z28 has come true and the Three Oaks Foundation is the proud recipient of $10,000. Wilson's Tune Up in Belleville custom built a code 44 bright green '78 C...
May 02, 2023 Chuck Crews' dream of one day owning a Chevy Camaro Z28 came true on Tuesday when he won the Three Oaks car raffle by Wilson's Tune Up in Belleville. Photo: Nicole Kleinsteuber/InQuinte.ca
Six charged under Project Renewal in Belleville
Six people have been charged after drugs and weapons were seized in Belleville last week. On Friday, officers with Project Renewal, the Quinte West OPP Street Crime Unit, and Belleville ERT and K-9 un...
May 02, 2023
Belleville getting ready for Amazon
One of the world's biggest companies will officially have a presence in Belleville soon. After many months of unconfirmed rumblings, multinational e-commerce giant Amazon will be making a home at a ne...
Apr 26, 2023 Amazon's Canadian manager of economic development policy Brooks Barnett and Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis shake hands following the announcement that Amazon will be taking space in a currently-under construction facility in the Industrial Park. The facility is expected to be completed later this year. PHOTO: BROCK ORMOND/INQUINTE.CA
UPDATE: QW crews clear scene of house fire near Trenton High School
Quinte West Firefighters have now cleared the scene of a stubborn house fire right across the street from Trenton High School. Twenty-five Quinte West firefighters arrived shortly after 8:30 a.m. on T...
Apr 25, 2023