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• Belleville Car4Cancer Lottery raises nearly $295,000 for local cancer care

  13-07-2026 17:13 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The Belleville General Hospital Foundation has raised nearly $295,000 through its recent 2026 Car4Cancer Lottery, with two local residents taking home this year’s top prizes while helping advance cancer care across the Quinte region.Saprina Turner of Shannonville, a staff member at Belleville General Hospital, won the grand prize, a new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe.Don McColl of Frankford won the lottery’s 50/50 jackpot prize of $28,695.The foundation said it is especially mean
  
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• Belleville cat lovers compete at CCA benefit show at Wally Dever Arena

  13-07-2026 16:51 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Cat lovers from across Quinte gathered for a ‘purr-fect” weekend show wrapping Sunday in Belleville to show off their prized furry felines.All manner of cat varieties were registered for the Canadian Cat Association sanctioned event in the Wally Dever Arena where seasoned judges from Canada and the United States examined the entries one by one.Kathy Early, benefit show coordinator, travelled from Kitchener to organize the gathering to help committed cat owners gain credentials by th
  
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• Prince Edward County Road 49 resurfacing set to begin by late July

  13-07-2026 16:42 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Rubblization is likely a term that most Prince Edward County residents aren’t that familiar with.However, that will change soon as the structural rehabilitation of County Road 49 gets underway to repair the crumbling concrete surface.Starting later this month, the county’s contractor R.W. Tomlinson Ltd. will begin rubblization on County Road 49, a technique that involves breaking the existing concrete road into small pieces and leaving them in place, creating a strong foundation for
  
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• Parrott Foundation makes $100,000 naming rights contribution to the BVP lift

  13-07-2026 16:39 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Tweed & Company Theatre is thrilled to announce a major contribution to the Bancroft Village Playhouse Lift Addition in the sum of $100,000 from The Parrott Foundation. A small room will be constructed on the South side of the building providing entry to the lift which will allow access to the lobby, auditorium and stage levels. The Lift Atrium will be named in honour of The Parrot Foundation for the lifetime of the improvement.It has been a mission of Tweed & Company Theatre to make ac
  
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• Heat wave conditions to bake Quinte this week, say forecasters

  13-07-2026 16:33 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Environment Canada informed residents that a summer heat wave was expected to dominate Quinte and beyond this week through Thursday.In an advisory on Monday, national weather forecasters said residents face maximum temperatures of up to 37 C with humidex values reaching as high as 45.The hottest of the days was expected on Tuesday.“Tuesday will mark the peak of this heat event. Maximum temperatures on Tuesday near 37 degrees Celsius are expected for some areas over southwestern Ontario, a
  
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• Large turnout for community leader Frank Seemungal's memorial

  13-07-2026 15:46 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Family, friends, neighbours and admirers formed a large crowd for the memorial service and reception for the late Frank Seemungal Saturday. Following a brief memorial remembrance service in the Burke Funeral Home, the crowd adjourned to the upstairs lounge for refreshments and chat.Key speaker at the service was Seemungal’s brother-in-law, retired Belleville lawyer Peter McCabe. Frank Seemungal died March 5, but the memorial was set for a later date to accommodate travel plans and attenda
  
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