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Terry Shortt, the runner up in Prince Edward County’s 2022 mayoral race, is running for mayor once again, hoping to bring his experience on council to the municipality’s top spot. Shortt is a lifetime resident of Prince Edward County, residing in the same house in which he grew up in
Read MoreDoors Open Belleville is set to return this September, inviting residents and visitors to explore and learn the history of the city’s buildings and historic sites. Organized by Heritage Belleville, an advisory committee of the City of Belleville, visitors will have access to 22 participating sites. Many of the sites
Read MoreWomen entrepreneurs in the Quinte region and Kingston can now join the Grow to Lead Network for support in the growth of their businesses. The Grow to Lead Network for Women Entrepreneurs is designed for solo entrepreneurs to help shift their mindset to CEO of their own business. New businesswomen
Read MoreWith a background in engineering, decades of experience living and working in the County and a previous term on council, Ernest (Ernie) Margetson says he’s prepared to take on the municipality’s top political role. The Picton native and former Hillier councillor hopes to make positive changes through fiscal responsibility, land
Read MoreFormer Bloomfield and Hallowell councillor Brad Nieman is seeking to become Prince Edward County’s next mayor, campaigning on affordability, responsible development and recreation ahead of the 2026 municipal election. A resident of the Bloomfield and Hallowell ward, Nieman has worked in municipal government for the last 30 years. “I worked
Read MoreBelleville native and resident of Quinte West’s Murray Ward, Dennis Flintoff, is running for mayor of Quinte West in the 2026 municipal election, with a platform focusing on infrastructure, fiscal accountability, and smart growth. Flintoff grew up in Oshawa, working for Ontario Hydro for 12 years as a millwright before
Read MoreThe Hockey Benders are bringing their summer mall tour to Belleville this Sunday, giving fans the chance to meet the duo behind one of Canada’s best-known hockey lifestyle brands. Hockey Bender founders Cole Lequier and Aiden Dale will be at the Quinte Mall this weekend as part of their summer
Read MoreBayside Secondary School (BSS) student Flora Sonneveld is turning her passion for physics and problem-solving into a future in nuclear engineering, backed by one of Canada’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarships. She is the first nominee from BSS to receive the Schulich Leader Scholarship, which awards recipients $120,000 to study engineering.
Read MoreStudents at Susanna Moodie Elementary School will soon see new books on library shelves thanks to a $40,000 grant aimed at supporting literacy. The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation committed over 1.8 million dollars to 50 school across Canada for Literacy Fund Grant Day, shared a press release from the
Read MoreFollowing the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) last week, the five students from the Quinte region who attended the fair in Edmonton have returned, many with accolades for their projects. CWSF took place from Saturday, May 23 to Saturday, May 30, 2026. After competing in the Quinte Regional Science and Technology
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