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• What’s open, what’s closed, for Canada Day celebrations across Quinte

  26-06-2026 19:29 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Most municipal services will be closed in communities across Quinte for Canada Day but some private retailers, pharmacies and restaurants will remain open for basic essentials.As usual in the lead-up to the holiday, routine errands are best done before the country breaks out the birthday cake on July 1 to celebrate its founding as a nation in 1867 given nearly everything is closed to the public.BellevilleSlated for closure July 1 are Belleville’s City Hall, Quinte Sports & Wellness Ce
  
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• Quinte Health trying to ease doctors' workloads, improve care amid shortage

  26-06-2026 21:29 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Quinte Health’s chief of staff is warning the corporation’s need for doctors could hamper efforts to recruit and retain more.In his June 23 written report to the board, Dr. Colin MacPherson noted the region’s aging population and “high prevalence of poor social determinants of health.“We already have high patient-to-physician ratios on our hospitalist services in Belleville and Trenton and a high on-call burden for all our internal medicine and family medicine phys
  
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• Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation honours Milford's Barbara McConnell with service award

  26-06-2026 20:28 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation board has named Milford resident Barbara McConnell as this year’s recipient of its distinguished service award.McConnell on June 25 received the Leo Finnegan Distinguished Service Award during the charity’s annual general meeting at Wellington’s Royal Canadian Legion branch.Former foundation chairperson Leo Finnegan – the award’s inaugural recipient – and current executive director Shannon Coull presented
  
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• Belleville Theatre Guild launches 75th anniversary season in Belleville

  26-06-2026 19:11 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A mix of pride, excitement , fun and a healthy dose of old-fashioned show-business razzle dazzle swept through the Steve Forrester Lounge in The Pinnacle Playhouse on June 23.The occasion was the launch of the guild’s 75th year of performing for many grateful and richly entertained audiences in Belleville.Introduced as president for this special year was Kathleen Manderville who has been active as a guild member as board member, actress, musician and more.Those attending included past and
  
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• Quinte West businesses score high in confidence in Ontario Chamber survey 

  26-06-2026 19:05 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A new survey by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce bodes well for Quinte West businesses who took part in the snapshot of sentiment in the wider provincial business community.Businesses in Quinte West are demonstrating encouraging resilience and optimism, according to newly released results from the OCC Business Confidence Survey, said the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce.“Local respondents report slightly higher confidence levels than the provincial average in both the Ontario economic outlo
  
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• First look at Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte's new long-term care home

  26-06-2026 01:16 via intelligencer.ca
  
  TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY – Decades in the making, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte’s new long-term care home is a place rooted deeply in culture and community.Dignitaries on June 23 held a ribbon-cutting in Tsi Thonwatíhsnye’s Elder Care Home at 7984 Old Highway 2, just east of Highway 49 and west of Deseronto.Its name means “where they take care of them (support them)” in the Kanyen’kehá:a (Mohawk) language.The first residents are expected t
  
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• Belleville couple gives $1-million endowment to BGH Foundation

  25-06-2026 23:08 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A few years ago, Belleville resident Wayne Sheppard had no plan to join the Belleville General Hospital Foundation, but now he’s its newest million-dollar man.Sheppard and his wife, Wendy Sheppard, are the donors behind a new endowment for the charity, which funds the purchase of all medical equipment and more in the hospital. Such costs aren’t funded by the provincial government.The Wayne and Wendy Sheppard Endowment for Exceptional Care, announced Thursday evening in Belleville, i
  
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• Residents express concerns about data centre proposed for Quinte West

  25-06-2026 20:17 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Amid stiff resistance by communities across Canada fighting new data centres from starting up in their cities and towns, a handful of Quinte West residents are speaking out about a proposed data centre for their city.Residents told members of the city’s Planning Committee June 18 they are concerned about a data centre creating noise pollution, drawing too much electricity the city needs to grow and the possibility it could at some point draw on city water resources to cool the components.
  
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• Bayview Mall Medical Clinic welcomes new doctor to Belleville

  25-06-2026 20:04 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Mayor Neil Ellis and Coun. Garnet Thompson joined Belleville Chamber of Commerce President Sandi Ramsay to welcome Dr. Eghosa Desmond Irogue to the official opening of his practice at the Bayview Mall Medical Clinic located inside Pharmasave.Pharmasave’s manager Hitesh Patel is happy to continue providing physician services and pharmacy under one roof in one of Belleville’s most accessible locations.Dr. Desmond was recruited in partnership with Verismo Health and the Bayview Mall Me
  
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• Quinte Health reports positive trends, shorter waits, and budget surplus

  24-06-2026 23:26 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Quinte Health officials are reporting improvements on multiple fronts, including wait times, appointment bookings, and the first operating-budget surplus in three years.The corporation’s leaders were eager to talk about that and more after the June 22 board meeting at Belleville General Hospital.“I would say this this year felt like a turning point for me because, largely, we were able to bring back what I think health care organizations really should be focused on, and that is qual
  
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• Quinte MP Malette, Belleville Coun. Brown speak out on Alto rail project

  24-06-2026 21:54 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Reaction in Quinte to a proposed high-speed rail system by politicians continues to be mixed as voiced this week by community leaders based in Belleville.The Alto project is planning to construct a new double-track, high-speed network from Toronto to Quebec City at a cost upwards of $60 billion to $90 billion.The federal government confirmed on Monday that it will consider adding the City of Kingston as a stop on the alternate southern route swinging from Peterborough through communities below
  
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• Ontario recognizes Prince Edward County broadcaster at County FM 99.3

  24-06-2026 21:31 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A Prince Edward County broadcaster with County FM 99.3 community radio station has been honoured by the Ontario government with an Ontario Senior Achievement Award for her “outstanding contributions” to the province and community.Pamela Stagg is one of only 18 recipients selected from across the province for the award this year.She was feted Monday at Queen’s Park by Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility and Lieut.-Gov. Edith Dumont.The ministry lauded Stagg &ldq
  
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• Hastings-Prince Edward Ontario Health Team makes major progress on primary-care wait list

  24-06-2026 16:56 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The Hastings Prince Edward Ontario Health Team has cleared the primary-care waiting list for everyone who registered with Health Care Connect before 2025.Health Care Connect is the Ontario service connecting people to family doctors and nurse practitioners. The local Ontario Health Team is an alliance of area health care providers and related agencies.Team members on Tuesday announced the major milestone.A news release stated the list of 11,105 patients who registered before Jan. 1, 2025 had be
  
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• Madoc Township council controversy a cautionary tale for candidates: lawyer

  23-06-2026 19:36 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The vacating of Madoc Township’s deputy mayor seat is a cautionary tale for candidates in municipal elections, says a lawyer specializing in municipal law.Township officials on June 5 announced the vacating of the deputy mayor’s seat due to Larry Rollins, who in 2022 was acclaimed to the position, failing to file a financial statement after that election. The action was in keeping with Ontario’s Municipal Elections Act, which also dictates a candidate who fails to file such a
  
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• Madoc Township deputy mayor's seat vacant; council to discuss replacement

  23-06-2026 19:32 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Madoc Township council will discuss how to fill an empty seat vacated under Ontario’s Municipal Elections Act in July following Deputy Mayor Larry Rollins’ failure to file a 2022 campaign financial statement.That failure had triggered two penalties, both of which are automatic under Ontario’s Municipal Elections Act: the deputy mayor’s office was vacated and Rollins became ineligible to run as a candidate in this year’s election. Both were announced June 5 in a tow
  
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• Personal fireworks banned in urban areas of Belleville on Canada Day

  23-06-2026 16:52 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Planning on setting off fireworks on Canada within the city limits?Think again.With Canada Day just around the corner, Belleville Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents of the city’s restrictions on fireworks.“Under the city’s fireworks bylaw (2025-142), consumer fireworks may only be discharged on Canada Day or on the day before or after July 1 and only in the rural areas of Belleville,” the city said.“Discharging consumer fireworks in the urban areas
  
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• Downtown at Dusk draws huge crowds to watch street performers 

  23-06-2026 16:20 via intelligencer.ca
  
  How many people can fit onto Belleville’s Front Street between Victoria Avenue and Bridge Street?Whatever the answer is, it was almost filled chock-a-block Fri., June 19 for the annual Downtown at Dusk Festival.Dusk, actually, doesn’t quite cut it, as activities started at 4 p.m. with an official opening ceremony with civic officials and carried on until 10 p.m.Live entertainment was provided at three stage centres along the two-block section.While hundreds of people patrolled or li
  
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• Belleville council bumps up Upper Bridge repair costs to $4.5M

  23-06-2026 16:06 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Belleville council amended its 2006 capital budget Monday to spend an additional $425,000 toward the rehabilitation of downtown’s Upper Bridge linking Front Street to Moira Street West.The money will cover the HST portion of the $4.5 million cost to bring the ailing Moira River crossing up to modern standards.The extra cost is planned to be financed through the Canada Community Building Fund.Repairs for the bridge were originally approved March 9 .Council also awarded the rehabilitation t
  
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• Proposed 66-unit Habitat Village a work in progress: Koudsi

  23-06-2026 03:30 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A proposed $33 million, 66 condo unit affordable housing complex to be known as Habitat Village in Belleville has encountered an unforeseen delay in construction, city council heard Monday in regular session.In a deputation, Hazzem Koudsi, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward-Hastings, informed all is moving well to build the five-storey residence save for one hiccup in the early planning stages.In order to receive approval for a record of site condition, Habitat officials have been inform
  
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• Belleville Mayor Ellis calls for quick adoption of procedural changes

  23-06-2026 03:17 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Belleville city council voted unanimously Monday to correct its procedural bylaw to ensure it no longer errs behind closed doors by declaring city owned properties as surplus without public input.The vote came following the release June 18 of integrity commissioner David Boghosian’s findings that council violated Section 289(6) of the Municipal Act by declaring in camera on March 23 a South John Street greenfield property owned by the city as surplus.Monday’s council agenda original
  
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• Belleville council censured for breaching Municipal Act in closed meeting

  21-06-2026 03:08 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Following investigation, an integrity commissioner has found Belleville council breached a provision of the Ontario Municipal Act by declaring as surplus on March 23 in camera (behind closed doors) a city owned brownfield on South John Street.The property in question is a contaminated open green space adjacent Jane Forrester Park that council was considering to give to a developer for zero dollars until a public outcry led to the idea being rejected by council May 11.In a report released June 1
  
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• Belleville hospital foundation golf tournament wraps up fracture clinic campaign

  19-06-2026 21:50 via intelligencer.ca
  Organizers of a golf tournament supporting Belleville General Hospital’s fracture clinic have broken something – but that’s a very good thing.Held June 18 at Belleville’s Black Bear Ridge Golf and Resort, the final Fairways for Fractures tournament broke its fundraising record by bringing in $190,000 to support the clinic’s expansion. It was the largest and most successful tournament to date, with 208 golfers competing.The tournament series has now reached its $1.3
  
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• Edith Lepage Crete: Fury and Grace

  19-06-2026 16:46 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Quinte Arts is hosting a powerful exhibition in July by bilingual Quinte West artist and educator Edith Lepage Crete, entitled Fury and Grace. Working in acrylic, Crete presents visceral landscapes, explosive forces of nature, and moments of gentle serenity.There is a poetry to Crete’s approach, both personal and profound. “The canvas is a mirror of my inner world. Through light, movement, and texture, I translate emotion into form. My work seeks the meeting point between strength a
  
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• Quinte Business Achievement Awards organizers seeking 2026 nominations

  19-06-2026 13:45 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Local businesses play a vital role in strengthening our community.With that view in mind, now is your chance to show your appreciation by nominating them for a Quinte Business Achievement Award.For 30 years, the Quinte Business Achievement Awards have celebrated everything from excellence in entrepreneurship, business development, and marketing success to customer service, company practices, community involvement, growth and expansion, innovation, and employee training and development.Nominatio
  
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• Convocation at Albert College celebrates the Class of 2026 

  19-06-2026 13:37 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Albert College recognized 47 graduates at its 169th Convocation celebration on June 13.Albert College’s Grade 12 graduates were recognized with top awards and celebrated many accomplishments this year in addition to receiving their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.The students hail from Canada as well as China and Hong Kong, England and Mexico.Canadian students are from Belleville, Prince Edward County, Trenton, Newburgh, Napanee, Kingston, Barry’s Bay, Oakville, Newmarket and Montr
  
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• Belleville Caribbean Festival to bring music, dancing and summer fun

  19-06-2026 13:25 via intelligencer.ca
  
  One of the city’s favourite summer annual festivals is set to once again thrill patrons.Colourful floats, costumed dancers and upbeat music from the islands never fail to get crowds dancing in the streets in the city core.And this year is no different as Belleville celebrates its fifth annual Caribbean Festival featuring culture, music, food, and community engagement on August 15.In a short time, the free, family celebration of Caribbean culture has become a diverse part of the fabric of
  
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• Quinte West Chamber board hires sales veteran Joe Southwell as new CEO

  18-06-2026 21:58 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The Quinte West Chamber of Commerce has hired Joe Southwell as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Suzanne Andrews upon her retirement this month.Staff on June 18 made the announcement in a news release.A lifelong Quinte West resident, Southwell was most recently the executive director of the non-profit Central Hastings Early Education and Childcare. He spent the past two years strengthening operations, supporting programs for local families, and working on initiatives which had positiv
  
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• Belleville Police arrest eight people on drug and weapon charges

  18-06-2026 21:22 via intelligencer.ca
  
  On June 15, the Belleville Police Intelligence and Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the Belleville Police K9 and Emergency Response Unit, conducted a vehicle stop in the area of North Park St and Bell Boulevard.The vehicle stop lead to the seizure of:* Taurus G2S 9mm handgun loaded* Glock 27 .40 calibre handgun loaded* 212.2 grams of cocaine* 117.8 grams of fentanyl* 81 pills unknown* 35 Xanax pills* 71 tec pills* 17 oxycodone pills* $8,305 Canadian Currency* Cell phonesFollowing the v
  
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• Belleville Police honour past, present officers in 190th anniversary ceremony

  18-06-2026 20:12 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Rows of Belleville Police officers seated under a packed marquis tent at headquarters bowed their heads on Thursday to pay homage to fallen police officers past and present lost in the line of duty.It was a time to mourn, it was a time to celebrate those who have put community before self through 190 years of keeping the peace in the city and beyond.The ceremony remembered not only past Belleville officers but also paid homage to a string of officer fatalities across Ontario in recent weeks inc
  
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• Dancing with the Stars Quinte raises over $24,500 for Volunteer + Information HPE

  18-06-2026 19:31 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The 18th annual Dancing with the Stars Quinte raised an incredible $24,528.35 in support of volunteerism and community connection across Hastings and Prince Edward Counties.Held on May 29 at the Empire Theatre, the event brought together dancers, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and community supporters for an unforgettable evening of entertainment and generosity.“These funds will have a meaningful impact on our ability to connect volunteers with local organizations and strengthen the nonpro
  
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