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• Prince Edward County firefighters put down house fire

  11-05-2025 15:49 via intelligencer.ca
  A Picton family escaped safely from their burning home early Sunday morning. There were no injuries. Around 12:45 a.m., Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue responded to the structure fire on Cumberland Street in Picton. “A family residing at the property was alerted to the fire, safely evacuated the home, and called 911,” said authorities. Firefighters from Station 1 in Picton and Station 2 in Bloomfield were dispatched and arrived on scene to find a working structure fire at the re
  
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• Legion Branch 78 Poppy Fund donates $10,000 to support purchase of new mammography equipment at PECMH

  09-01-2026 15:07 via intelligencer.ca
  PICTON – The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation is grateful to receive a $10K donation from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 78 Poppy Fund, supporting the Foundation’s campaign to replace the hospital’s aging digital mammography machine. The contribution will help advance the purchase of a new, state-of-the-art mammography unit for the new PECMH. The equipment will provide clearer imaging, faster results, lower radiation exposure, and improved accura
  
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• Enbridge Gas assists Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue in supporting firefighter training

  09-01-2026 14:57 via intelligencer.ca
  Enbridge Gas Ontario is helping Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue purchase firefighting training materials, through Safe Community Project Assist–a program with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council (FMPFSC) that supplements existing training for Ontario volunteer and composite fire departments in the communities where Enbridge Gas operates. “Safety is at the heart of everything we do at Enbridge Gas–it’s one of our core values we live by,” says Mik
  
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• Belleville’s Own: Sharing a holistic approach to a healthy life

  09-01-2026 01:40 via intelligencer.ca
  VIC SCHUKOV Deepak Shukla was born in Mumbai, India, where he was a family doctor. “I came to Canada in 2023 because I wanted to stop my practice after many years as it was weighing heavily on me. Had I stayed in India, I would have to continue because of family pressure and I felt it best to move out of the country and find something new.” Canada was an opportunity for him to reinvent himself. He is now the manager of a prominent health food store recently opened in Belleville &mdas
  
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• Obituary: Rev. Dr. Aruna Alexander, advocate for inclusivity and more

  09-01-2026 00:04 via intelligencer.ca
  A Quinte-area champion of human rights and inclusivity has died. Rev. Dr. Aruna Alexander on Jan. 4 died peacefully and surrounded by family, her obituary states. She was in her 81st year. She was highly active locally in several organizations, especially the Quinte branch of the United Nations Association in Canada. “Rev. Dr. Aruna Alexander’s life was marked by faith, scholarship, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to justice,” her obituary reads. “Her legacy of s
  
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• Loyalist College in Belleville cuts deficit to $10 million, hikes international tuition

  08-01-2026 23:43 via intelligencer.ca
  Loyalist College has cut $4 million from a projected $14-million deficit and plans to increase international student tuition by five per cent. College governors met Thursday afternoon at the Belleville campus. The public session of the meeting, which preceded a closed session, contained various reports and news of progress, including a provincial loan, made in 2025. There were, however, few financial numbers and no specifics provided on the plans for further cuts to staffing. Loyalist’s ch
  
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• Cultivating Creativity: QBSC’s Parkinson’s dance program builds confidence

  08-01-2026 17:06 via intelligencer.ca
  JENNIFER SHEA QUINTE ARTS COUNCIL The idea of a dance program for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease originated in 2001 at the Mark Morris Dance Center in New York. The first class, attended by just six members of the Brooklyn Parkinson Group, sparked something extraordinary. Today, more than two decades later, Parkinson’s Dance programs exist in over 300 communities across 28 countries — including right here in Belleville. At the Quinte Ballet School of Canada (QBSC), Parkin
  
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• BAA presents New Beginnings Art Show

  08-01-2026 17:01 via intelligencer.ca
  Celebrate the new year by attending the opening reception of New Beginnings at the Belleville Art Association gallery on Saturday January 10 from 2-4 p.m. The inaugural 2026 exhibit will be featured at the gallery which is located at 208 Front Street. Artists were asked to submit artwork related to the theme of New Beginnings or artist choice. The idea of renewal and inspiration for creative artwork will be on display. Paintings in all shapes and sizes and artisan works including pottery, jewelr
  
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• Belleville construction values reach $18M year over year in December

  08-01-2026 16:50 via intelligencer.ca
  Large construction projects helped Belleville record $18 million in construction value in December 2025 as compared to the same month in 2024. Belleville’s building department issued 46 new building permits in December as compared to 31 permits for the same month the year before. Total construction value registered for December in Belleville, according to statistics provided The Intelligencer by the city’s Building Department, show a recorded $18 million in projects compared to $5.1
  
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• Belleville reaches first milestone in its fight against climate change 

  08-01-2026 16:44 via intelligencer.ca
  The City of Belleville has reached Milestone 1 of the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program. The achievement of Milestone 1 relates to the intended completion of a corporate (City) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory. The PCP is a network of Canadian municipal governments that have committed to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and protecting the climate. “As part of our commitment to the program, the city&
  
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• Belleville firefighters contain 12-plex apartment fire on Henry Street

  07-01-2026 22:50 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville firefighters responded to an apartment fire in the 100 block of Henry Street in the West Hill neighbourhood Wednesday afternoon. Deputy Chief Mark Shannon of Belleville Fire and Emergency Services, said firefighters were quickly on scene after the call came in at 3:22 p.m. It was the second fire in as many days in Belleville after firefighters doused a house blaze on Gilbert Street Tuesday shortly after arriving at 6 p.m. Shannon said firefighters “contained the fire to one unit
  
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• Belleville's homelessness task force: more outreach and government support needed

  07-01-2026 22:44 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville needs more proactive approaches to reduce the impact of mental health conditions, addiction, and homelessness, members of a mayoral task force heard Wednesday. Mayor Neil Ellis’ Understanding Homelessness Task Force convened online with guest speakers Lisa Ali and Ashley Vader of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA, Sheila Braidek of the Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre, and Deputy Chief Danielle Spitzig of Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services. The guest
  
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• Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services sets spring hiring goal

  07-01-2026 20:08 via intelligencer.ca
  Hastings County’s paramedic chief is reporting improvements from 2025 and a plan to hire 30 more paramedics this spring. In written reports to Hastings County’s emergency services committee, Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services Chief Carl Bowker details the latest approaches to staffing. He also reports upon improvements and challenges seen in the last calendar year. “Adequate staffing is at the heart of everything we do and without it we struggle to support both the needs our co
  
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• Hastings-Quinte paramedic chief reports on staffing plan and recent gains

  07-01-2026 20:08 via intelligencer.ca
  Hastings County’s paramedic chief is reporting improvements from 2025 and a plan to hire 30 more paramedics this spring. In written reports to Hastings County’s emergency services committee, Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services Chief Carl Bowker details the latest approaches to staffing. He also reports upon improvements and challenges seen in the last calendar year. “Adequate staffing is at the heart of everything we do and without it we struggle to support both the needs our co
  
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• Belleville firefighters extinguish house fire in freezing drizzle conditions

  07-01-2026 01:30 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville Fire and Emergency Services responded to a house fire in a punishing, constant drizzle of freezing rain that coated everything in its path Tuesday evening. Firefighters quickly went to work on scene to extinguish a blaze in a single-family home in the 100 block of Gilbert Street after a call for assistance came in at 6:06 p.m. City firefighters discovered no residents in the home when they arrived. Deputy Chief Mark Shannon said the fire was contained shortly after 6:30 p.m. and firef
  
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• Mary Brown's Trenton supporting hospital Jan. 14, 15

  06-01-2026 20:06 via intelligencer.ca
  Customers of a Trenton restaurant on Jan. 14 and Jan. 15 can support their local hospital while ordering a meal.Mary Brown’s Trenton is offering meals of two pieces of chicken plus potato wedges on those dates for $5.99 plus tax and will donate $2 from every meal sold to the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation, the partners announced Tuesday. The partnership supports the foundation’s Emerge Stronger Campaign to help ensure high-quality, compassionate care close to home, a foundation
  
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• OPP arrest three people for impaired driving within an hour in Brighton  

  06-01-2026 17:30 via intelligencer.ca
  Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged four drivers with impaired operation in separate incidents over the weekend, including three arrests within a single hour. On January 2 around 9:50 p.m., officers on patrol along Highway 401 westbound in the Municipality of Brighton observed a vehicle being driven at an unusually slow speed. The vehicle was stopped, and an impaired operation investigation was initiated. The driver was arrested and transported to a local det
  
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• Heavy snowfall creates traffic chaos across Quinte highways and streets

  06-01-2026 16:38 via intelligencer.ca
  Seasonal winter conditions continue to wreak havoc on roads across Quinte as heavy snowfall made travel difficult as OPP closed off sections of Highway 401 on Monday due to several mishaps. Environment Canada issued a yellow alert early Tuesday morning warning of ice accretions and further slippery conditions leading to hundreds of bus cancellations in the region. On Monday, traffic was backed up on long stretches of Highway 401 as Ontario Provincial Police investigated several tractor trailer a
  
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• Trent Hills Pride launching free art and wellness series at library

  06-01-2026 16:37 via intelligencer.ca
  Trent Hills Pride is launching a new, free workshop series supported by United Way Northumberland and the Trent Hills Public Library. Kaleidoscope 2026 is a year-long program focused on arts, culture, and wellness. It’s for 2SLGBTQ+ youth and seniors and others in rural Northumberland County and involves inclusive spaces for learning, creativity, mental well-being, and community building, a Pride news release states. The workshops run every Tuesday at 3 p.m. from Jan. 13 to March 3. Each g
  
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• Ceremonies planned for owner of Collinsville nail salon allegedly killed by son - Belleville News-Democrat

  05-01-2026 22:48
  Ceremonies planned for owner of Collinsville nail salon allegedly killed by son  Belleville News-Democrat
  
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• Campbellford Memorial Hospital limiting inpatient visits - Belleville Intelligencer

  05-01-2026 19:59
  Campbellford Memorial Hospital limiting inpatient visits  Belleville Intelligencer
  
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• Campbellford Memorial Hospital limiting inpatient visits

  05-01-2026 19:53 via intelligencer.ca
  Campbellford Memorial Hospital is limiting visits to one visitor per inpatient at a time due to increased respiratory illness levels in the hospital and community. The restriction, announced Monday, is in effect until further notice. “These temporary precautions are intended to reduce the risk of transmission and protect the health and safety of our patients,” said Heather Campbell, vice-president for patient care and chief nursing executive, in a news release. “We appreciate t
  
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• Breaches of court orders lead to arrests in Belleville incidents - The Quinteist

  05-01-2026 19:29
  Breaches of court orders lead to arrests in Belleville incidents  The Quinteist
  
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• Busy end of last week for Belleville Police - inquinte.ca

  05-01-2026 18:46
  Busy end of last week for Belleville Police  inquinte.ca
  
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• Belleville Police report: Harassment, breaching conditions, fail to remain - Quinte News

  05-01-2026 18:18
  Belleville Police report: Harassment, breaching conditions, fail to remain  Quinte News
  
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• Police charge Belleville resident in social media harassment case - The Quinteist

  05-01-2026 18:08
  Police charge Belleville resident in social media harassment case  The Quinteist
  
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• Jerry Messick (1940–2026) of Belleville, IL | Obituary - RiverBender.com

  05-01-2026 16:30
  Jerry Messick (1940–2026) of Belleville, IL | Obituary  RiverBender.com
  
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• Quinte Health emergency departments swamped, with long waits - Belleville Intelligencer

  05-01-2026 16:17
  Quinte Health emergency departments swamped, with long waits  Belleville Intelligencer
  
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• Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair gears up for student competition - Belleville Intelligencer

  05-01-2026 16:11
  Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair gears up for student competition  Belleville Intelligencer
  
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• Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair gears up for student competition

  05-01-2026 16:06 via intelligencer.ca
  The countdown has begun for the Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair taking place on April 11 at St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School in Belleville. All students from Grades 4 to 12 in Quinte are eligible to enter. The annual event serves as a platform for students from various schools to showcase their scientific projects and innovative ideas to judges, peers, and members of the community. Students are encouraged to start their projects early. This allows ample time for research, experi
  
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