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• Belleville homeowners object to proposed 5-storey apartment complex

  02-06-2026 07:42 via intelligencer.ca
  
  One thing is for certain.A strong showing of Belleville homeowners living on Dundas Street West between Sidney Street and Palmer Road are dead set against a proposed five-storey, 39-unit apartment building application now before Belleville’s Planning Advisory Committee.Residents living near the property in question at 239 Dundas Street West filled City Hall council chambers Monday to voice their opposition in a public meeting held to gather feedback on a rezoning bid for the proposed mult
  
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• Hastings County AI policy retains human control, sets limits

  03-06-2026 22:45 via intelligencer.ca
  Hastings County has a new policy on artificial intelligence, creating limits and guidance for its use and requiring human oversight.County council on May 28 approved a new eastern Ontario AI framework and the resulting new county AI policy.The county’s information technology (IT) director, Larry Dean, said one example of staff use of AI is the gathering of information from multiple sources and the drafting of reports.“At this point, there’s not a structure to it, and that&rsqu
  
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• Quinte Field Naturalists invite youth to attend Mother Earth Summit

  03-06-2026 20:25 via intelligencer.ca
  Are you a youth who loves Mother Earth?If you’re interested in attending a fun and educational youth summit on the environment then the Quinte Field Naturalists (QFN) would like to hear from you.The field naturalists would like to send a local youth to Ontario Nature’s “Youth Summit for Mother Earth” , a cross-cultural event being held in mid-September.The QFN, partnering with the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists, will pay for the successful candidate’s parti
  
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• New mural mosaic project unveiled in Downtown Belleville

  03-06-2026 20:16 via intelligencer.ca
  Downtown Belleville BIA was proud to partner with the Quinte Arts Council to unveil a colourful new mural mosaic at 9 Market Street in Downtown Belleville.The community celebration featured many of local residents who contributed tiles to the project, along with the original mural artists and community partners who helped bring the vision to life.The mural is part of Canada Connects: Nature’s Canvas National Mural, a large-scale collaborative artwork designed by Canadian muralist Lewis La
  
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• Real estate sales increase across Quinte in May, says new CLAR report

  03-06-2026 20:10 via intelligencer.ca
  Real estate sales are on the increase this spring, according to the Central Lakes Association of Realtors (CLAR).Sales in Hastings, Prince Edward and Northumberland counties were on the upswing in May, regional statistics collected by CLAR show.May real estate activity also recorded “healthy inventory levels and mixed price trends as the spring market remained active throughout the month.”“May’s housing statistics reflect an active market across the CLAR area, with sales
  
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•  Loyalist cuts ribbon on new Medical Radiation Technology lab

  03-06-2026 20:00 via intelligencer.ca
  Loyalist College celebrated the grand opening of its Medical Radiation Technology (MRT) lab Tuesday, June 2 with a ribbon cutting event at the Belleville campus.Designed to reflect contemporary clinical environments, the new learning space gives students access to industry-standard equipment and simulated patient-care scenarios that mirror the work they will perform in hospitals and other health care settings.The event included remarks from Mark Kirkpatrick, President and CEO of Loyalist College
  
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• ‘Flying Banana’ arrives at National Air Force Museum of Canada at 8 Wing

  03-06-2026 19:56 via intelligencer.ca
  Despite its name, the latest addition to the National Air Force Museum of Canada’s fleet of military aircraft is not a piece of airworthy fruit.The museum, located at 8 Wing Trenton in Quinte West, accepted delivery May 30 of a Vertol Canada CH-125 Workhorse (Piasecki H 21B) from the BC Aviation Museum in Saanich, British Columbia.Commonly referred to as the “Flying Banana” due to its shape, this single-engine tandem rotor helicopter was first acquired by the RCAF in 1954 and
  
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• Hastings County briefs: paramedic medals, child care, more

  02-06-2026 22:20 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Two Hastings-Quinte paramedics have at last received the hardware for an honour awarded last year.Brenda Murray and Kelly Conner were among the 2025 honorees of the Governor General’s Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal.County Warden Bob Mullin and Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services Chief Carl Bowker presented the actual medals May 28 during council’s monthly meeting in Belleville.Both were chosen as 2025 recipients of the medal, however the medals themselves –
  
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• Belleville’s Own: From Mom and Pop to Sis and Bro

  02-06-2026 19:14 via intelligencer.ca
  
  VIC SCHUKOVTrenton-born Dave Hedge, sister Jessica and their mom Tina are the whole show at a lovely breakfast nook called Harbour Café.“Dad (Dave Sr.) bought it at end of 2018,” said Dave and we launched in February 2019. Mom was the show runner as Dad was dealing with health problems. When all the Covid stuff happened, it forced us to look at reality; lockdowns, open a few days, then close, paying employees and rent when we were not open; it forced us to make it truly famil
  
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• Belleville-Quinte Walk to End ALS needs donations for local patients

  02-06-2026 18:02 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The annual Walk to End ALS returns to Belleville Saturday morning, and donations are needed to support patients and families living with the terminal illness.This is the Belleville-Quinte walk’s 25th year, and lead volunteer Evelyn Wilson said organizers are hoping to more than double the average of $30,000 raised here each year for the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Canada.The local goal this year is $35,000. As of press time, a little more than $8,000 had been raised.The first
  
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• Belleville-Quinte Walk to End ALS needs donations

  02-06-2026 18:02 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The annual Walk to End ALS returns to Belleville Saturday morning, and donations are needed to support patients and research into the terminal illness.This is the Belleville-Quinte walk’s 25th year, and lead volunteer Evelyn Wilson said organizers are hoping to more than double the average of $30,000 raised here each year for the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Canada.The local goal this year is $35,000. As of press time, a little more than $8,000 had been raised.The first 24 wal
  
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• Department of Illumination's Big Fires event June 20 in Picton

  02-06-2026 16:41 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A free, eight-hour party of family-friendly activities and live music will be held June 20 at a Prince Edward County brewery.The Department of Illumination, known for such events as the annual Firelight Festival, is organizing the Big Fires event to mark the summer solstice. Proceeds will raise funds for the group.Held at Slake Brewing at 101 Mowbray Rd., south of Picton, it features a range of musical acts. The brewery is the department’s premier sponsor of the year.Look for Belleville&r
  
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• PEC Soccer Assoc.'s new clubhouse scores $150K from Airbnb FIFA fund

  02-06-2026 16:20 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Airbnb is kicking in $150,000 for the Prince Edward County Soccer Assoc.’s new clubhouse, one of four Ontario donations related to the FIFA World Cup.This year’s World Cup includes games in Canada. Short-term accommodation company Airbnb is the tournament’s official alternative accommodation booking platform. The partnership includes donations for soccer infrastructure projects through the FIFA World Cup 2026 Impact Program .The program’s other Ontario donations are to c
  
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• June is Recreation and Parks Month and Seniors Month in Belleville

  02-06-2026 15:58 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Belleville’s Community Services Department invites residents to join in the celebration of June is Recreation and Parks Month (JRPM), a province-wide movement led by Parks and Recreation Ontario and the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association. The month highlights the many benefits of recreation and parks for physical, social and mental wellbeing. June is also recognized across Ontario as Seniors Month, promoted by the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility.To celebrate JRPM and Seniors
  
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• Harping for kids at Brighton Public School

  02-06-2026 14:05 via intelligencer.ca
  
  They called themselves Tgobiaritz, a duo from Peterborough area who specialize in Scottish (folk) harp and flute music plus story telling. They are Angelica Ottewill, harpist and Tari Owen, flutist.Between their playing, singing and story telling, they kept a young audience entranced for around an hour as they performed for hundreds of kids from all grades in the school gymnasium Friday afternoon, May 29. Sitting on a hard oak floor, they may have fidgeted a bit, but they listened and watched a
  
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• Belleville-area hockey legend Dennis Hull remembered

  01-06-2026 17:27 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Point Anne native and professional all-star hockey player Dennis Hull is being remembered for his stellar career in the National Hockey League.Mr. Hull died on Sat., May 30.He was 81.Mr. Hull was the brother of “Golden Jet” Bobby Hull and uncle of nephew Brett Hull but was a superstar on ice in his own right with the Chicago Blackhawks from 1964 to 1977 earning the nickname “Silver Jet” for his fearsome slap shot.He scored 283 goals with Chicago and appeared in five NHL
  
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• Fire engulfs Hamilton Road home, one resident unaccounted for

  23-05-2026 13:43 via intelligencer.ca
  A person was unaccounted for following an early morning fire Saturday in Quinte West.An investigation was opened by the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Fire Marshall’s office after a fully involved fire burned a home to the ground at 16 Hamilton Road.Quinte West Fire Chief John Whelan told The Intelligencer Saturday morning officials are, “still looking for one person. Not sure if they were in the home at the time of the fire.”The call for assistance came in at 2:09
  
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• Paramedics prescribed pups and pony during Paramedic Services Week

  22-05-2026 19:56 via intelligencer.ca
  A dog-and-pony show has taken over Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services bases during National Paramedic Services Week.Therapy dogs of St. John Ambulance, along with a few fuzzy guests, have been touring most of the bases in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties to prevent the mental-health benefits of spending time with animals.Local 1842 of the Canadian Union of Paramedic Employees, which represents local medics, partnered with Cory MacKay of St. John Ambulance to arrange the visits. “During
  
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• Quinte West OPP charge Trenton man with possessing child sex abuse material

  22-05-2026 19:44 via intelligencer.ca
  Quinte West OPP have charged a Trenton man with possessing material related to child sexual abuse and exploitation.Detectives on May 20 searched a home in Trenton, seizing several electronic devices, police announced May 22 in a news release. Both the OPP child sexual exploitation unit and digital forensics unit aided in the investigation.Police have arrested and charged an individual following a child sexual exploitation investigation. They arrested one man.Kyle Peirson, 30, is charged. He was
  
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• Belleville police lay 166 charges in traffic blitz

  22-05-2026 16:02 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville police laid 166 charges during Canada Road Safety Week, with speeding and mobile phone use accounting for most of them.The seven-day campaign ran from May 12 through May 18. City police released their results Friday.This year’s theme for the campaign was, “Road Safety – Every Road. Every Day. Everyone,” intended as a reminder that all road users have a daily responsibility to ensure safety.Belleville officers “made a fulsome effort to promote safe drivin
  
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• Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services honours Todd Lamorre with leadership award

  22-05-2026 00:38 via intelligencer.ca
  One of Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services’ most senior front-line paramedics has received the service’s 2026 leadership award.Belleville native Todd Lamorre, 52, received the trophy from Chief Carl Bowker during an information Paramedic Services Week gathering Thursday at the service’s Belleville headquarters.Lamorre had been called in from his usual base in Picton but hadn’t been told the reason.“I was surprised,” he said.Chief Bowker said the award began in
  
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• Belleville craftsman has birdhouses on the brain

  21-05-2026 23:15 via intelligencer.ca
  Allan Mott tends to get carried away with his hobbies.Six years ago, the retired Belleville teacher began building birdhouses.There are now about 70 of them in his yard, and a few dozen more at the homes of relatives and friends.“I get obsessed with stuff,” he said Wednesday before leading The Intelligencer on a backyard birdhouse tour.“It’s a sickness,” he said dryly.It all started rather innocently.Back in 2020, Mott and his wife, retired provincial government wo
  
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• Wellington Wastewater Plant earmarked for $20.6M in federal funds

  21-05-2026 20:13 via intelligencer.ca
  The federal government is investing $20.6 million in Prince Edward County toward a more modern, environmentally responsible wastewater system in Wellington.The cash infusion to offset the cost of expanding the Wellington Extended Aeration Wastewater Treatment Plant may assuage fears by residents that a large portion of the projected expenditures would end up being foisted upon local tax bills.Chris Malette, Bay of Quinte MP was joined by Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson to announce the
  
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• Trent Port Marina earns Blue Flag Canada certification for ecology efforts

  21-05-2026 15:32 via intelligencer.ca
  Trent Port Marina has received a Blue Flag Designation from the International Blue Flag Jury and Swim, Drink, Fish for its excellence in marina management and commitment to environmental stewardship.Trent Port Marina is a municipal marina in Quinte West located on the Bay of Quinte at the mouth of the Trent–Severn Waterway.The facility was recognized for creating a welcoming, environmentally responsible waterfront experience and is the only marina and beach in the Bay of Quinte area to ha
  
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• Belleville construction values reach $6.9M year over year in April

  21-05-2026 15:21 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville recorded $6.9 million in construction values in April as compared to the same month in 2025.Belleville’s building department issued 27 new building permits in April as compared to 40 permits for the same month the year before.Total construction value registered for April in Belleville, according to statistics provided The Intelligencer by the city’s Building Department, show a recorded $6.9 million in projects compared to $8.5 million in the same month the year before.Mun
  
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• Belleville man detained in Gaza flotilla released by Israeli forces

  21-05-2026 14:44 via intelligencer.ca
  A Belleville man taking part in a multi-vessel flotilla to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza residents has been confirmed as detained and released by Israeli forces involved in a blockade in international waters in the Mediterranean.A video posted on globalsumudflotilla.org — organizers of the high-seas effort — showed Belleville resident Shahid Mahmood, a member of Belleville Justice and Peace group.Mahmood said in the video, “Israeli occupation forces have kidnapped me from int
  
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• The teacher, the trade war, and the Barenaked Ladies: a Belleville school musical

  20-05-2026 22:32 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville teacher David Reed just wanted some Canadian music for his students to sing.What he ended up creating was a new high school musical with some unusual inspirations: a trade war, family grief, and Barenaked Ladies music.Reed, 51, is a veteran music teacher at Eastside Secondary School where, on alternate years, the students stage musicals and plays.Finding Joy, which premieres May 27 at the school, is the first musical he’s written.It started in September 2025, when the Hastings
  
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• Handbags for Hospice celebrates 10 Years of compassion and community

  20-05-2026 15:53 via intelligencer.ca
  The Heart of Hastings Hospice welcomed more than 300 guests to a sold-out Stirling Curling Club on May 14 for the 10th Anniversary of their popular Handbags for Hospice signature event.What began a decade ago with a bold vision has grown into one of the region’s most anticipated annual events and this milestone celebration was nothing short of extraordinary, said organizers.From the moment guests arrived, the room sparkled with excitement, laughter, and connection as attendees gathered fo
  
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• Ameliasburgh Museum re-enactment reunion demonstrates 'fog of war' 

  20-05-2026 15:42 via intelligencer.ca
  Dozens of becostumed reenactors from Toronto through Ottawa rallied at the Ameliasburgh Museum last weekend for the annual Reenactors Reunion, an event that started in 1994.From toddlers to seniors they embraced children to grandparents and great grandparents, cooking meals on camp style equipment, makeshift tents for shelter and displaying antique equipment and tools from toys to treasured silver.Some recalled attending the event as children and are now bringing their own children.The reenactm
  
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• SIU exonerates Belleville Police officer involved in vehicle pursuit

  20-05-2026 14:50 via intelligencer.ca
  A Belleville Police officer has been exonerated by the Special Investigations Unit of any criminal wrongdoing following a February 1 police pursuit in which the driver was injured.Director of SIU Joseph Martino found no reasonable grounds to believe a Belleville Police Service officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the serious injuries suffered by a 44-year-old man in a collision.On the night in question, officers were on the lookout for a Dodge Charger after receiving a report
  
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