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• Belleville Henderson school using upcoming eclipse as teachable moment - WWNY

  05-03-2024 21:42
  Belleville Henderson school using upcoming eclipse as teachable moment  WWNY
  
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• Belleville firefighters quickly distinguish a fully involved garage blaze

  16-07-2026 21:57 via intelligencer.ca
  
  City firefighters made quick work of a garage fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in Belleville.Belleville Fire and Emergency Services personnel were dispatched after a call for assistance came in at 1:32 p.m.When firefighters arrived, they were presented with a blaze burning through the roof of a detached garage between two homes in the 100 block of Montgomery Boulevard.The garage was fully involved with two homes on each side only steps away.“Firefighters made a rapid attack and brou
  
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• Registration Opens for the 2026 Wilf Wilkinson Community Classic

  16-07-2026 17:53 via intelligencer.ca
  
  QUINTE WEST — Brought to you by Trenton Cold Storage, the 2026 Wilf Wilkinson Community Classic will return to Timber Ridge Golf Course on Friday, September 11.Presented by the Rotary Clubs of Trenton and Colborne, the annual tournament brings together golfers, local businesses and volunteers for a day of golf and fundraising in support of the Quinte community.Registration is $175 per golfer and includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, BBQ lunch and steak dinner. Lunch and registration is set f
  
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• Self-serve kayak rentals ready for use at local conservation areas

  16-07-2026 16:46 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Quinte Conservation has partnered with Paddle Pod Canada to bring self-serve kayak rentals to both Depot Lakes and Massassauga Point Conservation Areas.The initiative is part of a two-year pilot project with the Toronto-based start-up, which focuses on providing user-friendly and affordable watercraft rental options.“Paddle Pod Canada is a fantastic addition to our conservation areas and will offer visitors the opportunity to get out on the water and experience our areas from a different
  
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• City of Quinte West ratifies collective agreement with CUPE 799.3

  16-07-2026 16:34 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Quinte West City council has voted to ratify a new three-year collective agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 799.3, the union representing more than 145 inside and outside workers.Council’s ratification follows a vote to ratify the contract by CUPE 799.3 members on July 13.Highlights of the three-year agreement include a three per cent per year wage increase, totaling nine per cent over the next three years.The agreement also includes enhancements to shift p
  
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• Partial burn ban lifted in County

  16-07-2026 15:37 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue (PECFR) has lifted the partial burn ban effective immediately. All open-air burning is now permitted.A burn permit is required for all open-air burning. Permits expire at the end of each calendar year.Permit holders are authorized to burn brush piles in accordance with the conditions of the open-air burining by-law.Consumer grade fireworks are authorized for discharge in accordance with all manufacturer safety recommendations.PECFR reminds the public that
  
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• Ontario presents Belleville with $1.2M in Building Faster Funds

  15-07-2026 21:03 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A successful year of new housing builds in Belleville led to a hefty cash injection for the city Monday morning at City Hall from the Ontario government.Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis was unable to attend the meeting due to a prior commitment but Coun. Barb Enright-Miller was on hand in council chambers to officially acknowledge receipt of $1.24 million in Building Faster Funds from Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.She was joined by colleagues Coun(s). Garnet Thompson, Kathryn
  
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• Loyalist College confirms it experienced a July 9 cyber attack

  15-07-2026 17:55 via intelligencer.ca
  
  According to a post on the Loyalist College website Wednesday morning, a cyber attack was “identified on July 9 and has been contained.”“We immediately notified provincial authorities and initiated an investigation. The college alerted our community to the system interruption through an announcement posted on our website. We also retained third party experts to investigate the cause and scope of the incident and assist with restoration,” the college said.Hannah Brown, di
  
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• The Happy Ghost Gang: Letting the music lead the way

  15-07-2026 17:15 via intelligencer.ca
  
  GREG TEALQUINTE ARTS COUNCILOn any given night in Belleville or the surrounding region, audiences might hear a familiar song transformed into something unexpectedly intimate. A rock anthem might slow to a gentle acoustic pulse, or a folk tune might swell with layered harmonies that linger long after the final note. That ability to reshape music into something personal has become the signature of The Happy Ghost Gang, the musical duo of Ben Thompson and Jess Chatterton.The pair first crossed pat
  
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• Dennis Flintoff announces candidacy for mayor in Quinte West election

  15-07-2026 17:06 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A three-way race for the mayor’s job is now in play in Quinte West with a third candidate throwing his hat in the ring following Mayor Jim Harrison’s confirmation he is bowing out of municipal politics.Dennis Flintoff announced on Wednesday he will run in the municipal election October 26 when city residents go to the polls.He will square off against Quinte West Coun(s). Shelley Stedall and Zack Card who have previously announced their own campaigns for mayor.In Flintoff’s ann
  
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• Drifting wildfire smoke envelops Quinte prompting health alerts

  15-07-2026 16:56 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A sweeping pall of smoke drifting from large wildfires in northwestern Ontario has prompted air-quality warnings for Quinte residents.Combined with a heat wave that set a record of 33.4 Celsius on Tuesday at CFB Trenton weather station, the conditions are creating poor visibility and health risks to those with health issues and the elderly.In an advisory issued Wednesday morning, Environment Canada said “poor air quality may persist into Thursday for some areas.”A tandem heat warnin
  
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• Bell Creek needs help

  15-07-2026 15:41 via intelligencer.ca
  
  One of the last remaining “wild” areas in Belleville is under threat from a major new subdivision. While the project not only will devastate a natural scenic area and major wildlife habitat, but as a lowland, it also plays a key role in adequate drainage and flood control, residents affirm.A public meeting is set for 6 p.m. Wed., July 22 in Eastminster United Church. The meeting is expected to wrap-up 7:30 p.m. A panel of professional and knowledgeable speakers will make brief remar
  
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• Gallery 121 presents its 2026 Summer Show

  14-07-2026 20:08 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The members of Gallery 121 are delighted to invite you to their Summer Show, featuring guest artists Liz Schell and Claudia MacDonald, along with featured member artist Elizabeth Dinkel.Elizabeth Dinkel is an outstanding portrait artist whose skills have developed through formal study and exhibition experience. She studied figurative drawing at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy as well as in schools in Ontario. Her work, which includes people, animals, and landscapes (many of which are commi
  
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• Concert band, EPIC + ONSIDE team up to inspire Quinte children

  14-07-2026 17:26 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The regional Hastings County Concert Band will perform a benefit concert with all proceeds going to support EPIC + ONSIDE, a community organization that provides mentoring, recreational programs and camps for elementary school students.“The Songs of Summer” family concert will be on Saturday July 25 at Maranatha Church, 100 College St. W. Belleville. The concert will include fun and energetic music for entire families including songs from ABBA, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Titanic,
  
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• Trenton’s Festival on the Bay returns for three days starting Thursday

  14-07-2026 16:54 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The annual three-day Festival on the Bay in Downtown Trenton starts Thursday and will fill the city core with a sidewalk sale extravaganza, food, music and fireworks.In Quinte West, Trenton Downtown Business Improvement Area organizers have scheduled a slew of events at the traditional summer gathering along the entrance to the Trent Severn Waterway.In addition to the longstanding annual Sidewalk Sale featuring local merchants on Dundas Street for three days, a street market will also give vend
  
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• EYC regatta draws fleet of sailboats hosted by Bay of Quinte Yacht Club

  14-07-2026 16:45 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The Bay of Quinte Yacht Club (BQYC) couldn’t be more pleased with the results of hosting the Eastern Yachting Circuit (EYC) regatta from July 9–11.Dale Holland, BQYC Commodore, said the event welcomed sailors from across Ontario, Quebec, and the northeastern United States for three days of competitive sailing on the Bay of Quinte.While wind conditions varied, the competitive spirit of sailors remained high.“I’m awestruck. We had boats for this regatta from many places,&r
  
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• Retired city officer Harry Burley given Mayor's Heart of the Community Award

  14-07-2026 04:15 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Heartwarming applause filled The Belleville Club Monday evening after retired city Auxiliary and Special Constable Harry Burley was feted with one of the highest honours the City of Belleville can bestow.Burley was presented by Coun. Garnet Thompson and Coun. Barb Enright-Miller with a framed Mayor’s Heart of the Community Award affixed with a symbolic wooden heart hewn from a piece of timber reclaimed from the 1988 renovation of City Hall.The award recognized Burley for his “except
  
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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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• Belleville construction values in June reach $29.5M year over year

  10-07-2026 16:21 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Monthly building permits issued in June were up from the same month in 2025, city statistics show.Belleville’s building department issued 68 new building permits as compared to 66 permits for the same month the year before.However, total construction value registered for June in Belleville, according to statistics provided The Intelligencer by the city’s Building Department, shows a recorded $29.5 million in projects compared to $51.1 million in the same month the year before.Munici
  
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• HPE Food for Learning recruiting nutrition program volunteers

  10-07-2026 15:47 via intelligencer.ca
  
  As food insecurity continues to rise, local students are going to need help from volunteers in the upcoming school year.The Hastings and Prince Edward (HPE) Learning Foundation is launching a critical volunteer recruitment push in preparation for September so students can start their first day of school off right with the nutrition they need to thrive.Food for Learning needs help in schools to successfully support vital nutrition programs, and to ensure every local student can eat, learn and su
  
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• Belleville’s Own: Steve Piticco, playing music till the end

  10-07-2026 14:39 via intelligencer.ca
  
  There is no middle ground in defining local celebrity Steve Piticco’s guitar skills. Those in the business have pegged him as anywhere from world class to being from another planet.Born in Toronto, Piticco picked up the ‘git box’ at 11 years old: “My Dad Jack always had players around the house on weekends,” said Piticco. “I was like a sponge. The advantage to being self-taught is in my outlook. It leaves me as a chameleon able to adapt to any situation. The
  
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• Big wheels, big fun: Touch-the-Truck returns to Trenton's Centennial Park

  09-07-2026 18:08 via intelligencer.ca
  
  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
  
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• Belleville Library launches capital campaign for self-serve library expansion

  09-07-2026 17:56 via intelligencer.ca
  
  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
  
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• City of Quinte West and CUPE 799.3 reach tentative agreement

  09-07-2026 17:51 via intelligencer.ca
  
  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
  
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• Gala 150th year for Belleville Garden Club

  09-07-2026 15:56 via intelligencer.ca
  
  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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