October, 2015 | QNetNews.ca

Poppy season hits the Quinte region

November 4, 2015 at 9:49 am

By Mo Cranker BELLEVILLE – It’s the time of year when everyone is wearing a poppy. What are people in the Quinte region doing to mark Remembrance Day? On Nov. 11, there will[…]

Community

The memory of Roy Bonisteel to be honoured in Trenton

October 30, 2015 at 11:54 am

By Kate Shumakova TRENTON – The late Roy Bonisteel, journalist, longtime host of CBC’s Man Alive program, Order of Canada recipient and Quinte West native, will be recognized Saturday, Nov. 7, at the[…]

Local

Clocks fall back at the end of Daylight Saving Time

October 30, 2015 at 11:24 am

By Brock Ormond BELLEVILLE – It’s that time of year again – the end of Daylight Saving Time, that is. That means that as of 2 a.m. this Sunday, people across[…]

Local

Two votes, much debate and one tour later, council backs accessibility plan

October 30, 2015 at 11:23 am

By Joseph Quigley BELLEVILLE – The accessibility of city hall was the most contested issue on the final day of Belleville council’s 2016 capital budget meetings. Council and city staff[…]

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First Nations reps say they hope for change with record number of aboriginal MPs

October 30, 2015 at 11:21 am

By Megan Pounder BELLEVILLE – Parliament Hill will have a record number of aboriginal MPs when the new Liberal government takes over in November. Ten aboriginal MPs were elected on Oct. 19 – three more[…]

Campus

Students square off in lip-sync battle

October 30, 2015 at 10:45 am

By Deanna Fraser BELLEVILLE – Loyalist College students gathered in the dining hall for the chance to face off in a lip-sync battle this past Wednesday. This event was held as[…]

Local

Local workers pleased with Ontario’s ambitious plan to end to homelessness

October 30, 2015 at 10:19 am

By Sean McIntosh BELLEVILLE – Ontario has committed itself to ending chronic homelessness in the next 10 years, a goal that one local frontline worker calls attainable – but not[…]

Local

Phase 3 of Build Belleville postponed

October 29, 2015 at 4:02 pm

By Isaiah Mawhinney and Emilie Quesnel BELLEVILLE – City council has decided to delay Phase 3 of the Build Belleville downtown rehabilitation project due to limited funding. The budget for[…]

Local

Link between processed meat and cancer being taken with a grain of salt

October 29, 2015 at 3:42 pm

By James Gaughan BELLEVILLE – On Monday, the World Health Organization announced that processed and red meats can cause cancer. The WHO says that foods such as bacon, sausage and[…]

Local

High winds knock out power in Quinte region

October 29, 2015 at 3:00 pm

By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – Multiple areas along Lake Ontario are without power right now. The Hydro One outage map, as of 3:30 p.m., shows many customers to the east,[…]