January, 2017 | QNetNews.ca

Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre’s youth room offers kids a change of pace

January 30, 2017 at 1:56 pm

By Justin Medve BELLEVILLE – Sometimes between a full day of school and sports practice, even kids can forget to slow down and be themselves. But Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre‘s[…]

Sports

Women’s basketball team loses to the Seneca Sting

January 30, 2017 at 1:49 pm

By Deanna Fraser TORONTO – Although the Loyalist College women’s basketball team lost Thursday night against the Seneca Sting, the players left with their heads held high. Lancer Olivia Thomson got the first[…]

Local

Belleville singer raising money to re-record “second national anthem”

January 30, 2017 at 1:49 pm

By Stephanie Clue BELLEVILLE – A local woman is starting the year off on a high note. Belleville resident and self-taught musician Jeanette Arsenault is raising money to make a[…]

Local

The women’s march on Washington: what do local residents think?

January 30, 2017 at 1:37 pm

By Selena Steele-Clough BELLEVILLE –Saturday’s Women’s March is just the beginning of a movement to protect women’s rights in the face of a Donald Trump presidency according to local women[…]

Local

Quinte West alerts available at your fingertips

January 30, 2017 at 1:31 pm

By Rachel Stark BELLEVILLE – Thanks to local mobile app advancements, Quinte West municipality updates will now be more easily accessible. Pingstreet, a mobile app for up-to-date alerts about happenings[…]

Campus · Local

Cost of school leaving students’ wallets barren

January 29, 2017 at 3:17 pm

By Jessica Clement BELLEVILLE – The winter semester is in full swing for students across Ontario, and many say their minds are on money rather than classes. OSAP[…]

Local

CFB Trenton an active partner with Bell Let’s Talk Day

January 27, 2017 at 2:45 pm

By Megan Pounder BELLEVILLE – The Canadian Armed Forces teamed up with Bell Let’s Talk Day to talk about overcoming the stigma of mental-health issues. On Wednesday, the seventh annual Let’s Talk Day,[…]

Community · Local

Friend or foe: your neighbourhood squirrel

January 27, 2017 at 2:12 pm

By Jessica Clement NAPANEE – Another Squirrel Appreciation Day has come and gone, but we still need to learn to live in peace with our furry-tailed friends. Squirrel Appreciation Day[…]

Arts

Bancroft music teacher recognized as best in Canada

January 27, 2017 at 11:14 am

By Justin Medve BANCROFT – The music teacher at North Hastings High School has been recognized by education charity MusiCounts as the best in the country. Dianne Winmill has spent the last couple of[…]

Community

Loyalist College participating in “Sleep Out! So Others Can Sleep In”

January 27, 2017 at 10:13 am

By Lindsey Harren Loyalist College students in the social service program will be bundling up Friday night and experiencing what it’s like to live and sleep outside. The students will[…]

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