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What role should the municipal government play in social housing?

February 22, 2018 at 1:09 pm

By Evan McClelland BELLEVILLE – QNet News has done a host of stories on shelter for the homeless in the Quinte region over the winter. It’s led us to ask the[…]

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Third candidate from Ontario’s PC leadership race is coming to Quinte

February 21, 2018 at 8:04 am

By Mariia Khanenko BELLEVILLE – Tanya Granic Allen, a candidate for the leadership of Ontario’s Conservatives, will make a stop at the Slapshot Bar and Grill in Belleville from 1:30 p.m.[…]

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Doug Ford speaks in Belleville

February 21, 2018 at 7:29 am

By Mariia Khanenko BELLEVILLE – Ontario Conservative leadership candidate Doug Ford held a meet and greet at the Core centre in Belleville on Tuesday night. Ford told the approximately 120[…]

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Cancer treatment wait times slower than provincial standard, auditor general says

December 14, 2017 at 2:45 pm

By Leah Den Hartogh BELLEVILLE – People with breast cancer in southeastern Ontario wait longer for surgery considered urgent than do patients anywhere else in the province, according to a[…]

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Donald Maracle re-elected chief of Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

December 13, 2017 at 11:37 am

By Olivia Timm BELLEVILLE – The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte have elected their chief and councillors for the next two years. Donald Maracle, who has been chief for[…]

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Educational funding may not be going where it’s supposed to, auditor general says

December 7, 2017 at 3:06 pm

By Leah Den Hartogh BELLEVILLE – The Ontario Ministry of Education can’t confirm that funding for special education is being spent on its intended purpose, according to the auditor general[…]

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Businesses voice laundry list of concerns with Bill 174

November 29, 2017 at 3:43 pm

By Jessica Clement BELLEVILLE – The Ontario Liberal Government has struck fear into the vapour industry with purposed new legislation, Bill 174. If the bill is passed in its current form,[…]

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One man charged after peaceful Peterborough protest becomes violent

October 5, 2017 at 12:02 pm

By Cody Starr PETERBOROUGH – Two opposing protests filled Confederation Park, in Peterborough, Saturday afternoon, ending with one man facing charges after violence broke out during an otherwise peaceful event. At[…]

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Anti-immigrant rally in Peterborough sparks calls for inclusion and tolerance

September 28, 2017 at 2:15 pm

By Cody Starr BELLEVILLE – An anti-immigration rally being held in Peterborough’s Confederation Park Saturday has been met with public outcry. The rally Saturday has sparked a counter-rally on Friday[…]

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City approves big Canada Day celebrations

February 14, 2017 at 9:46 am

By James Gaughan BELLEVILLE – City council unanimously approved $100,000 for Canada Day celebrations this year, despite a minor delay last month, at its meeting on Monday night. That is[…]

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