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By James Tubb BELLEVILLE – Conservative MPs voted Wednesday to expel Derek Sloan from caucus after the Hastings—Lennox and Addington MP accepted a donation from Paul Fromm, who is widely[…]
Belleville city council rejects committee recommendation for new councillor
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Local MP Sloan in hot water over donation from white supremacist
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Committee comes up with name to fill vacant city council seat
By Beatrice Toplitsky BELLEVILLE – The ad hoc committee looking at how to replace Pat Culhane on Belleville City council has selected Jennifer McTavish to be appointed. “She has sat on[…]
Target of Councillor Kuyper’s discriminatory remarks speaks out
By Laural Samson TRENTON – A business owner who received a public apology from Quinte West council this week says more needs to be done to address racial discrimination in[…]
Council decides on punishment for Kuypers’s discriminatory comments
By Laural Samson QUINTE WEST – Quinte West councillor Fred Kuypers will lose one week’s pay and be forced to attend further sensitivity training after making discriminatory remarks to the[…]
Belleville council to decide on how to fill ward one seat
By Laural Samson BELLEVILLE – Belleville’s city council will decide how to fill the empty ward one seat left vacant by the death of Pat Culhane at its next meeting[…]
Funding for colleges and universities in Ontario hinges on student job prospects
By Beatrice Toplitsky BELLEVILLE – Funding for Ontario’s universities and colleges will depend on whether students are landing jobs after graduation, rather than on enrollment, the government announced Thursday. Ontario’s[…]
New Democrats and Conservatives spar in Belleville over long-term care
By Robert D. Champagne BELLEVILLE – New Democrat and Conservative MPPs agreed about the need for more long-term care beds in the Quinte area and across the province, but that[…]
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