Protest for missing aboriginal women
Locals in Tyendinaga have blockaded Shannonville Road in two places between Highway 401 and Highway 2. The protest aims to bring attention to the lack of action by the federal[…]
Locals in Tyendinaga have blockaded Shannonville Road in two places between Highway 401 and Highway 2. The protest aims to bring attention to the lack of action by the federal[…]
By Greg Murphy BELLEVILLE – Following a slew of accidents on Highway 401 recently, local politicians have expressed concern about cutbacks in the provincial Ministry of Transportation’s highway-maintenance and snow-removal[…]
By Erin Stewart and Alisa Howlett BELLEVILLE – Municipal elections are not until October, but people have already started showing interest in them. QNetNews is looking into who has decided[…]
By Suzanne Coolen BELLEVILLE – A loan program included in Tuesday’s federal budget might give students better access to apprenticeships and internships, some Loyalist students say. Mitch Duesling, an advertising[…]
PORT HOPE – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was met by dozens of school buses when she visited here Friday. There were protests by bus operators over changes to the contracting[…]
By Greg Murphy BELLEVILLE – It seems many voters in Quinte West are comfortable with casting their ballot online in the upcoming municipal election. Online voting is part of the[…]
By Amanda Lorbetski BELLEVILLE – A Build Belleville public information meeting is coming up, this time focusing on downtown revitalization. Build Belleville, an initiative launched by Mayor Neil Ellis in[…]
By Tyson Leonard QUINTE WEST – It’s nearly minus-25C and the snowbanks are three feet high, but Margarat Collins-Clapp is getting ready to spend another day camped out on the[…]
By Amanda Lorbetski BELLEVILLE – The minimum wage debate may be a provincial issue, but it’s turning heads locally. Human-rights and anti-poverty groups are pushing for a minimum-wage hike. Earlier[…]
By Amanda Lorbetski BELLEVILLE – The minimum wage debate is heating up locally. It has been three years since the Ontario government raised the minimum wage to $10.25 per hour.[…]