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Quinte schools prepare to close as job action by education workers looms

November 3, 2022 at 10:42 am

By Jessica Schmidt BELLEVILLE – Local schools are telling parents to prepare for the possibility of a strike by the Canadian Union of Public Employees amid rising tensions between the[…]

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Shannon Binder elected chair of Hastings-Prince Edward school board

December 7, 2021 at 12:03 pm

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – At the Hastings and Prince Edward District school board meeting on Monday, Shannon Binder was elected chair and Spencer Hutchison was elected vice-chair. Binder is[…]

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Asteroid named after area astronomer

December 2, 2021 at 1:13 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – A Trenton astronomer has been honoured with a minor planet named after him by the International Astronomical Union. The celestial body, no.10065, is now called[…]

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Next steps taken for the Kenhtè:ke Language and Cultural Centre on Tyendinaga territory

October 15, 2021 at 8:54 am

By Shira Rubinoff BELLEVILLE – Another step has been taken in the creation of a new cultural centre on Tyendinaga Mohawk territory. The proposed centre, called the Kenhtè:ke (Mohawk) Language[…]

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Quinte Arts Council proposes an increase in the city’s arts and culture funding

September 29, 2021 at 1:40 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – Quinte Arts Council is proposing the city double funding for arts and culture in the next city of Belleville budget. QAC’s Executive Director Janet Jarrell[…]

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Loyalist College nursing students become COVID vaccinators before becoming graduates

May 20, 2021 at 12:56 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – Student nurses are getting hands-on training at Loyalist College’s on-campus COVID vaccination clinic. Students from nursing, practical nursing and paramedic programs are gaining experience working[…]

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‘Welcome to Canada’ benefit for international students? It’s a myth

April 22, 2021 at 3:16 pm

By Rhythm Rathi BELLEVILLE – International students all over Canada have heard about the “welcome to Canada” cash benefit – but there are a lot of misconceptions about it. The[…]

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Parents and teachers react as schools move to virtual learning indefinitely

April 16, 2021 at 1:44 pm

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE — Teachers and parents are reacting to the news that Ontario schools, including those in the Quinte region, will move to online learning when classes resume[…]

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Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation surpasses campaign fundraising goal

February 18, 2021 at 1:54 pm

By Trey Boivin BELLEVILLE – The Now More Than Ever campaign has raised more than $435,000 for student nutrition programs that had to be postponed because of the pandemic. The[…]

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Local schools to return to in-person classes Monday

January 21, 2021 at 1:23 pm

By Marissa Settatree BELLEVILLE — Elementary and secondary students in the area covered by the Hastings-Prince Edward Public Health Unit will return to school for in-person learning on Monday. Hastings[…]

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