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Cobourg bakery closing, up to 180 jobs to be lost

January 14, 2020 at 10:32 am

By Allen Steinberg COBOURG – Weston Foods in Cobourg is shutting its doors, taking away up to 180 jobs. The closure is set to take place in the second half[…]

Local

False alarm at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station gets mixed reaction from students

January 13, 2020 at 3:09 pm

By Connor Robinson BELLEVILLE – Quinte area residents are reacting to a false alarm early Sunday morning when a public service alert notified millions of people that an incident was[…]

Local

Loyalist College combats homelessness by joining 20K Sock Day Challenge

January 13, 2020 at 2:33 pm

By Allen Steinberg BELLEVILLE – Loyalist College is looking to knock your socks off this winter. Loyalist’s student government has challenged other Ontario colleges to see who can collect the most[…]

Local

Health centre looking to add new doctor by end of January

January 13, 2020 at 2:30 pm

By Max Reid and Kyle Ellington BELLEVILLE – Belleville city council is looking to add a new family doctor to the Belleville Quinte West Community Health Centre by the end[…]

Campus

One-quarter of students start January programs at Loyalist College

January 13, 2020 at 1:28 pm

By Brock Butler BELLEVILLE — While a majority of students returned to classes on January 6, for some Loyalist College students it was their first day of school. Twenty-three programs allow[…]

Local

Charges laid in collision near Bayside

January 13, 2020 at 11:57 am

By Allen Steinberg BELLEVILLE – Five people, including a one-year-old child, were injured in a two vehicle collision Saturday night. The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. on Old Highway[…]

Local

Outdoor fitness park planned for Bayside Trail in Belleville

January 13, 2020 at 10:55 am

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – The Rotary Club of Quinte will be in front of Belleville city council on Monday night to pitch their proposal for an outdoor fitness park[…]

Campus

Award winning author to speak about LGBT+ acceptance at Loyalist College Tuesday

January 13, 2020 at 10:53 am

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – Award winning author, Amanda Jetté Knox, is speaking at Loyalist College Tuesday night to share her families journey of accepting and embracing two transgender family[…]

Local

Car stolen while left running to warm up

January 13, 2020 at 10:51 am

By Allen Steinberg BELLEVILLE – Belleville Police are urging the public to keep an eye on their idling vehicles this winter. Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle[…]

Local

CMHS hosts weekly walk-in counselling clinics

January 13, 2020 at 10:42 am

By Graham Whittaker Children’s Mental Health Services is hosting weekly walk-in clinics where anyone under 18 can receive free counselling services. The clinics run on Wednesdays from noon until 6[…]