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Permanent spring black bear season in Ontario has experts divided

January 23, 2020 at 10:36 am

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – Hunters and animal advocates are divided over the provincial government’s proposal to make the spring bear hunt a permanent fixture in Ontario. The Ministry of[…]

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Protesters gather and grieve at White Pines wind farm

October 31, 2019 at 10:51 am

By Allen Steinberg MILFORD – About two-dozen protesters rallied at White Pines wind farm on Tuesday morning to show their anger at Doug Ford’s 100-million dollar plan to dismantle the[…]

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Protest over dismantling of wind farm in Prince Edward County

October 29, 2019 at 10:14 am

By Liam Radford BELLEVILLE – People are protesting the removal of a partially constructed wind farm in Milford Tuesday. Some residents are upset the Ford government stopped the White Pines[…]

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Quinte West flood warning downgraded to watch

September 26, 2019 at 10:44 am

By Alan-Michael Steele BELLEVILLE – Lower Trent Conservation is downgrading the flood warning that has been in place since May to a flood watch. Lower Trent Conservation still urges residents[…]

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Local mayors call for action on Lake Ontario flooding

September 25, 2019 at 2:46 pm

By Evan Doherty QUINTE WEST – Amid widespread concern about high water levels and flooding in Lake Ontario, Quinte-region mayors gathered here Tuesday to share ideas about what can be[…]

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Local climate protest draws crowd worried about government inaction

September 24, 2019 at 10:53 am

By Robert D. Champagne and Liam Radford BELLEVILLE — Words weren’t being minced at last Friday’s climate protests when John Smith spoke about how climate change could affect future generations.[…]

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Climate protest in Belleville at noon Friday

September 19, 2019 at 10:09 am

By Robert Champagne BELLEVILLE – Local residents will have their chance to participate in the global climate protest movement at Belleville city hall on Friday at noon. The Belleville protest[…]

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Lower Trent Conservation kicks off three year Murray Marsh restoration project

June 5, 2019 at 2:48 pm

By Alex Mahar Belleville– Last week marked the launch of the Murray Marsh natural habitat area restoration project in the heart of Lower Trent Conservation. The project is slated[…]

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Gardeners encouraged to keep bees

May 30, 2019 at 2:38 pm

By Olivia Waldriff and Connor Robinson BELLEVILLE – An area beekeeper told a crowd at the Brighton Garden Club on Tuesday night that more people should be keeping bees to[…]

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Protecting Belleville’s drinking water is the main concern as flooding persists

May 23, 2019 at 2:52 pm

By Alex Mahar BELLEVILLE – Protecting city residents’ drinking-water supply is the main concern when it comes to flooding in Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk says. Panciuk held a press conference[…]

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