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Belleville Police want to help citizens protect themselves

October 30, 2014 at 2:48 pm

By Joseph Quigley BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Police Service wants to “make a difference in community safety and well-being” during this year’s Provincial Crime Prevention Week. The weeklong event takes place[…]

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Head of Canadian Council of Muslim Women speaks in Belleville

October 30, 2014 at 2:06 pm

By John R. Moodie BELLEVILLE – Alia Hogben, executive director of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, is speaking in Belleville Thursday night at Capers Restaurant. The CCMW is a non-profit[…]

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Local event encourages repairs, saves waste from landfill

October 29, 2014 at 2:46 pm

By Candice-Rose Gagnon BELLEVILLE – Two hundred pounds of potential waste was diverted from landfills last weekend. That, thanks to the Quinte Repair Cafe, according to organzier Conor Brennan from[…]

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Pumpkin carving at the Quinte Mall

October 29, 2014 at 1:24 pm

By LaShaina Blair-White BELLEVILLE – Belleville residents will carve faces into pumpkins to support Gleaners Food Bank at Quinte Mall on Thursday. From 1- 3 p.m. and 6- 9 p.m.,[…]

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Report on child poverty in Canada has good and bad news

October 28, 2014 at 3:34 pm

By Suzanne Coolen BELLEVILLE – The child poverty rate in Canada has dropped two per cent since the start of the recession, according to a report released Tuesday by UNICEF Canada. But[…]

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Hospice Quinte ends October awareness campaign

October 28, 2014 at 1:26 pm

By Brittany Lane BELLEVILLE – Hospice Quinte ended their string of October fundraisers with a successful hotdog stand collecting $300 last Saturday downtown. The event took place in front of[…]

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“Quinte Repair Cafe” happening this weekend

October 24, 2014 at 3:09 pm

By Candice-Rose Gagnon BELLEVILLE – Got a hole in your new shirt? Telephone that will not ring? A trumpet that does not sound quite right? Do not throw it away![…]

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Free legal advice available in Belleville

October 23, 2014 at 1:47 pm

By Jordan Merkley BELLEVILLE – A Legal Aid Ontario pilot program is underway in Belleville. The program has been put in place to offer criminal-law advice to low-income Ontarians. “The[…]

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Belleville opens the online polls

October 9, 2014 at 3:31 pm

By Katy Burley BELLEVILLE – Belleville is offering online voting to residents for the second time. There are only two steps to participating in the online polls. The first step[…]

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Mayoral candidates to focus on business

October 9, 2014 at 12:07 pm

By Morgan Davy BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Chamber of Commerce will host a mayoral debate Thursday night at the Empire Theatre. Chamber of Commerce CEO Bill Saunders says this evening[…]

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