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• Southeast Public Health redeploying workers as nurses' union objects

  22-01-2026 17:47 via intelligencer.ca
  Southeast Public Health senior staff are redeploying workers at many of the health unit’s satellite offices, The Intelligencer has learned, and the Ontario Nurses’ Association is opposing the change. Senior staff had planned to close eight offices, seven of them leased, in March. Medical officer of health Dr. Piotr Oglaza said it was an operational matter, not a governance one, and therefore not a board decision. He added the offices were under-utilized and services could be provided
  
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• Ontario commits $16M to replace Quinte West water plant, more

  23-01-2026 18:00 via intelligencer.ca
  QUINTE WEST – Ontario is granting Quinte West nearly $16.5 million toward new water infrastructure, including replacement of the city’s Mt. Pelion booster station. Bay of Quinte MPP Tyler Allsopp on Friday made the announcement in the council chamber at city hall. Full story to come.
  
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• Province invests $10.8M in critical water infrastructure for Stirling-Rawdon

  23-01-2026 17:57 via intelligencer.ca
  STIRLING-RAWDON – The Township of Stirling-Rawdon is receiving a major provincial investment to support the rehabilitation of critical municipal water sewer and road infrastructure. The Ontario government is investing up to $10,871,798 to rehabilitate water infrastructure along Belleville Road, East Front Street, and North Street in the Village of Stirling, Lennox and Addington MPP Rick Bresee announced Wednesday. The funding is provided through the Province of Ontario’s Municipal Ho
  
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• Deseronto history at Historical Society

  23-01-2026 17:44 via intelligencer.ca
  The early history of Deseronto was unveiled Tuesday at the monthly public presentation at the Hastings County Historical Society. The presenter was county archivist Amanda Hill, who began with a report from an 1800 Mohawk Council meeting by Capt. John Deserontyon, who described the arrival of his people at the site in 1784. He noted that the Mohawks were delighted to be greeted by a large number of native Mississaugas who were very friendly in spite of their taking over lands they had occup
  
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• Community Archives celebrates significant community donation

  23-01-2026 17:37 via intelligencer.ca
  The City of Belleville’s Community Services Department has received a generous donation to the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County. In December 2025, the Archives received a $15,000 contribution from a private individual in support of its ongoing work to preserve and share the region’s history. “We are thrilled to receive this contribution from a private donor. We have recently been investing in enhanced digital storage to support our expanding digitization pro
  
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• Timeless Golf Lounge tees off in Quinte West 

  23-01-2026 17:31 via intelligencer.ca
  QUINTE WEST – Timeless Golf Lounge is excited to open its doors in Quinte West, bringing a new kind of year-round golf and social experience to the community.Family-owned and operated, owners Chris Brown and Josh Brown were inspired to create a space that reflects their deep roots in the area and their passion for bringing people together.“Quinte West has been home to our family for most of our lives, and opening Timeless Golf Lounge is our way of connecting with the c
  
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• County launches business retention and expansion survey for agricultural sector

  23-01-2026 17:26 via intelligencer.ca
  The County of Prince Edward has launched a Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) survey focused on the agricultural sector, and local farmers are encouraged to participate. The survey was designed with input from farmers across the municipality, including the chair of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, commodity producers, dairy farmers, equine operations, food growers, wine industry representatives, and the regional representative of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Why participa
  
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• Quinte West Chamber of Commerce introduces 2026 Board of Directors 

  23-01-2026 17:19 via intelligencer.ca
  QUINTE WEST – The Quinte West Chamber of Commerce is pleased to introduce its 2026 Board of Directors, elected by the membership during the Q1 Member Meeting on January 14th. This year’s board brings together a strong group of leaders who share a commitment to supporting local businesses and advancing economic and community development across Quinte West.  Three new directors have joined the board for 2026: 
  Barbara Yebuga, Josh’s Diner,Alexis Rose, Designs by Alexis
  
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• BPS thanks Belleville crossing guards for their service

  23-01-2026 17:09 via intelligencer.ca
  To the City of Belleville Crossing Guards, Every day of the school year, you are at your posts making sure children get to and from school safely. In all kinds of weather and through busy traffic, you show up. It is often a thankless job, but it is an important one, and our community is safer because ofyou. On January 19th, that commitment was especially clear. Residents across Belleville would agree that conditions were well below average. With heavy snow and wind gusts up t
  
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• Wardens focus on affordability, paramedic college, OPP billing

  22-01-2026 21:19 via intelligencer.ca
  Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus members have set their priorities for 2026, with emphasis on affordability, a regulated paramedic college in Ontario, and modernizing provincial police billing. The caucus represents 1.1 million residents across 103 rural and small urban municipalities. The group took part in the Rural Ontario Municipal Association’s annual conference in Toronto Jan. 18 to Jan. 20. “The ROMA conference remains an essential forum to bring rural voices to the foref
  
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• Belleville-based public-relations firm collects national award

  22-01-2026 17:17 via intelligencer.ca
  A Belleville-based communications firm is being recognized nationally for its work in storytelling, media relations, and community impact. Ashley Foley, founder of Foley Communications & Consulting, has been named a 2026 Canadian Choice Award winner in the public-relations firms category. The award recognizes excellence, professionalism, and meaningful contribution to community and industry. Founded by Ashley Foley, Foley Communications specializes in long-form legacy storytelling, strategic
  
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• Crystal Catch fish market, butcher shop opens in Downtown Belleville

  22-01-2026 17:10 via intelligencer.ca
  Crystal Catch, a new fish market, butcher shop and grocery store has officially opened its doors in Downtown Belleville’s Memorial Marketplace. Along with friends, family and neighbours in attendance were Mayor Neil Ellis, Councillors Garnet Thompson and Margaret Seu on behalf of the City of Belleville, Danielle Letersky on behalf of MPP Tyler Allsopp, MP Chris Malette, Lisa Comerford from the Belleville Chamber of Commerce, and Danielle Hanoman Executive Director of the DBIA Board for the
  
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• Belleville observes Firefighter Cancer Awareness month in January

  22-01-2026 16:50 via intelligencer.ca
  The City of Belleville is reminding residents that January is a time to remember the service firefighters contribute to keeping city lives and property safe from harm. Exposure to harmful materials while fighting fires can lead to detrimental results, study shows. In Canada, nearly 94 per cent of line-of-duty deaths among professional firefighters are the result of occupational cancers. Not only do firefighters put their lives on the line each day to keep our community safe, but the long-term he
  
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• Succession Success program assists business owners transitioning operations

  22-01-2026 16:35 via intelligencer.ca
  Building on strong interest from local business owners, the City of Belleville and Trenval are continuing their partnership to offer Succession Success: Confidential Exit Planning Program into 2026. The free and entirely confidential program supports Belleville business owners who are considering selling or transitioning their business by providing expert guidance, practical tools and a clear roadmap to help them exit on their own terms and avoid costly mistakes. The program includes three 90-mi
  
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• Belleville seeks feedback in new city playground upgrades survey

  22-01-2026 16:25 via intelligencer.ca
  The City of Belleville is now seeking feedback from residents on construction upgrades to both the Tom Gavey Alemite Park/Churchill Heights Park and Heritage Park playgrounds. Funding has been allocated in the city’s 2026 capital budget for new playground installations in both public parks. Feedback from the survey will help the City of Belleville learn what community members value most — for example, accessibility, safety, types of play equipment and how easy and enjoyable the space
  
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• BELLEVILLE'S OWN: Sister spaces elevating Memorial Marketplace

  22-01-2026 16:02 via intelligencer.ca
  VIC SCHUKOV Jenna Patane is owner of both The Salon and Loft & Co., two jewels studded into the prideful phoenix that is Belleville’s Memorial Marketplace. Born and raised in Campbellford, she moved to Belleville after graduating high school to attend hair dressing school. After being an employee at The Salon on Front Street for 11 years, she bought the emporium 11 years ago. Last June, she moved to the Marketplace and five months later gave it a sister store so to speak – The Lo
  
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• Homelessness: Belleville Police Chief calls for more prevention, mandatory treatment

  21-01-2026 22:25 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville Police Chief Murray Rodd is calling for more funding of preventative programs and also mandatory treatment options to address homelessness, mental health, addictions, and more. “The evidence is in,” Rodd told Mayor Neil Ellis’ Understanding Homelessness task force in Wednesday’s online meeting. He said years of de-institutionalization, underfunding of mental health and other services, a lack of capital investment by senior governments and more have “been
  
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• Belleville chiefs: Fund homelessness intervention and new approaches

  21-01-2026 22:25 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville-area emergency services chiefs are calling for new approaches and government funding for interventions to curb the rising human and financial costs of homelessness-related issues. Police Chief Murray Rodd said some form of mandatory treatment may even be an option. “This is truly a life-and-death crisis, and the fact we have so many survivors is a miracle,” Rodd told Mayor Neil Ellis’ Understanding Homelessness task force in its Jan. 21 online meeting. He said eviden
  
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• From Tweed to TV screens everywhere

  21-01-2026 21:34 via intelligencer.ca
  JANET JARRELL QUINTE ARTS COUNCIL If you feel like you’ve been seeing Tricia Black everywhere lately — you’re not wrong. Whether it’s popping up in TD or Walmart commercials, stealing a scene on TV, or making magic onstage, Black has become one of those instantly recognizable Canadian talents you can’t help but cheer for. One of our favourite moments? Their cameo on the hit show Ghosts. As Channelle, Black brought just the right mix of charm and quirk that made us g
  
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• Hospice Quinte selling baked sweets

  21-01-2026 18:25 via intelligencer.ca
  Hospice Quinte is selling Valentines Day treat boxes to raise funds for its services. Anyone may buy a box. Staff say some people buy them to remember a loved one, to share love with others, or simply to enjoy the sweets while supporting the agency. “Your donation will directly support programs and services that provide end-of-life care to individuals and families in our community, ensuring that no one faces life’s final journey alone,” reads a Hospice news release. Each box co
  
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• Belleville, Frankford CDC community garden plots available

  21-01-2026 17:36 via intelligencer.ca
  The Community Development Council of Quinte is now accepting registrations for this year’s community garden program in Belleville and Frankford. The agency has 145 raised garden beds across six sites in Belleville, plus one in Frankford. Registration is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis, and open to anyone interested in growing their own produce. For the first time, community gardeners will now have year-round access to the gardens. This expanded access allows particip
  
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• Campbellford Memorial Hospital reports timely lab results for patients

  21-01-2026 17:06 via intelligencer.ca
  Campbellford Memorial Hospital officials are reporting consistently timely laboratory test results for patients. The hospital has released 2025 statistics from its core lab. Staff collected more than 66,000 samples and completed nearly 149,000 tests, a hospital news release stated. Breaking those tests into their individual components reveals staff provided almost 470,000 test results for patients. “These numbers really reflect both the volume and complexity of the work our team handles ev
  
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• Belleville leaders press Ontario for more funding at ROMA conference

  21-01-2026 15:43 via intelligencer.ca
  A Belleville city council delegation taking part in the 2026 Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) annual conference didn’t get any hard commitments from Ontario to help the city pare down looming operating and capital budget challenges. City leaders were among 1,900 participants from nearly 300 municipalities and organizations across Ontario gathered in Toronto January 18-20 for the annual conference to meet with provincial leaders at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Mayor Neil Ell
  
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• Belleville firefighters put out fire in East Hill multi-residential building

  21-01-2026 12:35 via intelligencer.ca
  A fast-moving fire was put out in an upper second storey of a Bridge Street East multi-residential building in Belleville. Belleville Fire and Emergency Services responded to a residential blaze at 94 Bridge St. East Tuesday morning. Firefighters discovered fire ravaging the second storey of the brick multi-residential building adjacent St. Thomas Anglican Church when they arrived and quickly went to work to douse the blaze to save the remainder of the building. Several fire trucks were on scene
  
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• More people linked to primary health care in Hastings-Prince Edward

  21-01-2026 12:21 via intelligencer.ca
  Ontario government efforts to attach residents without a family physician to primary health care appear to be making progress to fill a doctor shortage in the Quinte region and beyond. Ontario’s Primary Action Plan efforts in Hastings and Prince Edward counties announced in July of last year have linked 2,000 people to primary health care of an ongoing target of 10,175 people, said a Health Ministry spokesperson. The statistics were provided in an email following a request by The Intellige
  
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• Quinte West opens spring intake for Community Improvement Plan funds

  21-01-2026 11:58 via intelligencer.ca
  The City of Quinte West is now accepting applications for the spring intake of the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) program, which offers funding to help local businesses enhance and revitalize their properties. The CIP program provides up to 50 percent in matching funding for eligible projects, such as building and property renovations, signage upgrades, façade improvements, and upper-storey conversions. There are maximum funding amounts identified in the plan. Additionally, local touris
  
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• More snow on the way for Quinte throughout Wednesday

  21-01-2026 11:49 via intelligencer.ca
  Keep that stand-by snowblower at the ready. Environment Canada is advising Quinte residents that yet again, significant snowfall is expected well into the evening after repeated record snowfalls. Meteorologists are calling for up to 15 to 20 cm of the white stuff to create poor visibility for motorists as a major storm front with squalls sweeps through the region. In a yellow alert, the forecaster said, ”a Alberta clipper will push into the region with snow beginning later Wednesday mornin
  
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• Belleville Police Service marking 190th anniversary this year

  21-01-2026 11:37 via intelligencer.ca
  The year 2026 marks a significant milestone for the Belleville Police Service (BPS) as it celebrates its 190th anniversary. The official anniversary date is June 18, commemorating nearly two centuries of service to the Belleville community. “As the anniversary approaches, we are excited to share pieces of our history and to tell stories that belong not only to the Service, but to the entire Belleville community,” said city police in a media release. “To help bring tha
  
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• Suspect in Belleville area fatal shooting was upset over breakup, police say - bnd.com

  21-01-2026 00:32 via news.google.com
  Suspect in Belleville area fatal shooting was upset over breakup, police say  bnd.com
  
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• Investigation late last year leads to Tuesday drug bust in Belleville - inquinte.ca

  20-01-2026 22:41 via news.google.com
  Investigation late last year leads to Tuesday drug bust in Belleville  inquinte.ca
  
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