• Big wheels, big fun: Touch-the-Truck returns to Trenton's Centennial Park

    Big wheels, big fun: Touch-the-Truck returns to Trenton's Centennial Park
    Get ready to climb aboard, honk a horn and explore your favourite vehicles at Touch-the-Truck, which is returning to Centennial Park in Trenton on.Slated for Thurs., July 23, the free, interactive event, hosted by the City of Quinte West and Quinte West Public Library, invites the community to see, touch and learn more about the vehicles that keep the city running, including fire trucks, police cars, Zambonis, Public Works equipment and more.The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Centenni
  • Belleville Library launches capital campaign for self-serve library expansion

    Belleville Library launches capital campaign for self-serve library expansion
    The Belleville Public Library Board is launching a capital campaign to fund expansion of library services through the introduction of self-serve and mobile technology.This approach will extend services throughout our community and provide more convenience for patrons who live outside of the downtown core.Through the use of return bins, hold pick-up lockers, and vending machines, Belleville Public Library will provide convenient drop-off and pick-up options at several locations in our municipali
  • City of Quinte West and CUPE 799.3 reach tentative agreement

    City of Quinte West and CUPE 799.3 reach tentative agreement
    The City of Quinte West and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 799.3, the union representing more than 145 inside and outside workers, have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective agreement.The tentative agreement will be voted on by CUPE Local 799.3 members in the coming days and, subject to ratification by the membership, will be presented to Quinte West council for consideration at its meeting on Wednesday, July 15.As the agreement remains subject to ratific
  • Gala 150th year for Belleville Garden Club

    Gala 150th year for Belleville Garden Club
    Technically, it is called sesquicentennial, but that’s a lot of word. In plain counting, the Belleville Garden Club is marking its 150th anniversary this year. A sizeable crowd gathered in the Corby Rose Garden on Ann Street Wednesday afternoon was just one of several major events for the club to mark their anniversary. It was formal recognition of a plaque tracing the hard-working club’s history.The “hard work” refers to the many hours of volunteer service to plant, nur
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