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Working day schedule leaves skating rinks empty

January 29, 2015 at 2:00 pm

By Jordan Merkley BELLEVILLE – Skating and shinny are popular winter activities, but is Belleville’s skating schedule practical for its residents? Belleville has its public skates scheduled at the Quinte Sports[…]

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Healthy Communities launches new campaign

January 29, 2015 at 11:01 am

By Aynslee Darmon BELLEVILLE – Hastings and Prince Edward County’s Healthy Communities is launching a new campaign called What Matters to Me. The campaign asks people what issues are most[…]

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A new project in Belleville starts off on the right note

January 28, 2015 at 4:22 pm

By Aynslee Darmon BELLEVILLE – Belleville residents shouldn’t be surprised if they start seeing pianos outdoors around the city. With inspiration from British artist Luke Jerram, founder of Play Me, I’m[…]

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Medical marijuana user confident about next month’s injunction hearing

January 22, 2015 at 3:51 pm

By Greg Murphy BELLEVILLE – Ross Middleton says he has been in pain for twelve years. It started as a sensation of numbness between two of his toes. It quickly[…]

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Chickens come home to roost at local food bank

January 22, 2015 at 1:29 pm

By Courtenay Modeste BELLEVILLE – The head of the local food bank says a new campaign launched by Ontario chicken farmers will have a positive impact locally. Chicken Farmers[…]

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New money for childcare workers

January 22, 2015 at 11:29 am

By Courtenay Modeste BELLEVILLE – Premier Kathleen Wynne announced on Monday that there will be an increase in wages for early childhood educators and front line care professionals in[…]

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Community rallies to fight cuts at Trenton hospital

January 22, 2015 at 10:41 am

By Mark Hodgins TRENTON – Trenton Memorial Hospital is likely facing cuts this upcoming year, and that’s a scary thought for many in the community. Quinte West’s MPP Lou Rinaldi[…]

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John A. Macdonald returns to Belleville more than a century later

January 22, 2015 at 10:31 am

By Kate Shumakova BELLEVILLE – Sir John A. Macdonald and his wife, Lady Agnes, stopped in Belleville at Maranatha Centre Tuesday, only 139 years after their first visit. The true-life re-creations of the[…]

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Celebrate the hero inside you

January 15, 2015 at 4:51 pm

By Denissa Palmer BELLEVILLE – Nick Foley didn’t even own a bike when he decided he would pedal across Canada this summer. “I’ll be outside of my comfort zone cycling,”[…]

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Books should be shared, says local daycare owner

January 14, 2015 at 2:23 pm

By Katie Coleman BELLEVILLE – A local business owner wants to share her love of reading with the community. Christine Garner is the owner of Wendy’s Little Footprints Daycare on Howard Street in Belleville.[…]

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