February, 2020 | QNetNews.ca

Belleville businesses bracing for Valentine’s Day rush

February 13, 2020 at 10:03 am

By Evan Doherty BELLEVILLE – Flowers and chocolate are a classic pairing when it comes to the perfect Valentine’s Day gift, and Belleville florists and chocolate shops are putting everything[…]

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February 13, 2020 at 9:52 am

BELLEVILLE – QNet News anchors Brock Butler and James Tubb bring you the latest from the Quinte Region. Headlines include: an update on the teachers’ strikes; information on the protests[…]

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Health care recruiter sounds alarm bells about lack of registered health workers in region

February 13, 2020 at 9:45 am

By Allen Steinberg KINGSTON – Long-term care homes in the Quinte region are experiencing a significant shortage of registered staff, says Plan A Kingston and Quinte co-owner Sarah Cadorette. Plan[…]

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Business group asks Belleville council to help with noise, loitering downtown

February 13, 2020 at 9:44 am

By Thomas Goyer BELLEVILLE – The association representing downtown store owners is asking Belleville council for help with problems of noise, loitering and other issues. Kathryn Brown, chair of the[…]

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OPP investigating break-in at Napanee restaurant

February 13, 2020 at 9:35 am

By Olivia Waldriff BELLEVILLE – The OPP are asking for the public’s help regarding a break-in at a Napanee restaurant. On Wednesday at 4:40 a.m., the Lennox and Addington OPP[…]

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The teachers’ strike: questions and answers with both sides

February 13, 2020 at 9:29 am

By Robert D. Champagne BELLEVILLE – Slogans and ad campaigns have filled Ontario’s media in recent months as the bitter contract negotiations between elementary and high-school teachers and the provincial[…]

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New app provides counselling at any time in 16 languages

February 13, 2020 at 9:11 am

By Graham Whittaker BELLEVILLE –A new app will give all full and part-time students at Loyalist College access to mental health support 24-7 and in 16 languages, giving students real-time support[…]

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Belleville warming centre to open Thursday night as temperatures drop below zero

February 12, 2020 at 4:04 pm

By Olivia Waldriff BELLEVILLE – The warming centre at Victoria Avenue Baptist Church in downtown Belleville will open Thursday night due to a forecast of very cold temperatures. Overnight between[…]

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Construction on Belleville’s Stanley Park playground to begin this spring

February 12, 2020 at 3:33 pm

By Brittany Woodcock BELLEVILLE – Stanley Park in Belleville’s east end will finally get a new playground after five years without it. The park off Oak Ridge Boulevard hasn’t had[…]

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Markham man charged with selling carfentanyl in Belleville

February 12, 2020 at 2:43 pm

By Olivia Waldriff BELLEVILLE – Belleville police have charged a man with selling carfentanyl in Belleville after an ongoing investigation. Police say that at the beginning of February they received[…]

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