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Online Discussion – Build Belleville

March 17, 2014 at 7:05 pm

BELLEVILLE – Details about the status of the $21-million Build Belleville downtown revitalization project were presented to the public last month at an open house. It was the first official[…]

Photojournalism · The Pioneer

Frank Meyers Farm Update

March 6, 2014 at 3:01 pm

Video by Matt Desouza (mattdesouzaphoto.com) Frank Meyers speaks to The Pioneer during week seven about the ongoing protest surrounding the expropriation of his farm. No related posts.

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Live event: Minimum-wage increase up for debate

March 5, 2014 at 7:57 pm

The Ontario government has decided to raise the minimum wage to $11 per hour as of June 1. But how will this affect businesses and their workers locally? Will raising[…]

Photojournalism · The Pioneer

Protest for missing aboriginal women

March 5, 2014 at 6:53 pm

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[…]

(File photo) Tractor trailers were among the vehicles that were part of a pileup on Hwy. 401 westbound between Glen Miller Road and Wallbridge-Loyalist Road in Quinte West Wednesday afternoon. Other multi-vehicle accidents have occurred eastbound near Brighton and westbound between Deseronto and Napanee. Photo by Justin Chin

Featured · Local

Local politicians concerned with highway maintenance, snow removal

February 25, 2014 at 4:11 pm

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[…]

Local

Who’s running for municipal office?

February 24, 2014 at 12:01 pm

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[…]

Campus

Budget could benefit students seeking apprenticeships

February 14, 2014 at 11:02 am

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[…]

Photojournalism · The Pioneer

Protesters greet premier in Port Hope

February 10, 2014 at 3:04 pm

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[…]

Community

Quinte West content with voting online

February 7, 2014 at 11:56 am

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[…]

Local

Build Belleville wants downtown revitalized

January 29, 2014 at 3:33 pm

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[…]

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