The Belleville Caribbean Festival will take place on August 15th. The festival is now in its fifth year. The event from noon to 8 p.m. featuring live music, a parade and food will be held in downtown Belleville. The parade will take place at 1 p.m. Full details can be found at the Belleville Caribbean Festival Facebook...

Quinte West will be hosting specific ward parties this month. The event in Frankford will take place on August 6th. The Hoppers Movie will be shown starting at 5:30 p.m. at Frankford Tourist Park. The event was originally scheduled for July. The Sidney Ward Party will be held on August 8th at the Batawa Community Centr...

The local humane society has changed the date on an upcoming event. Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward will now hold their Small Animal Carnival on Saturday, September 12th. The family event at the local office in Belleville will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drop-in style event will be by donation. The event will ...

Prince Edward County has released the following update about the rehabilitation project of County Road 49. Here's the latest. The contractor, R.W. Tomlinson Ltd., has replaced nine cross-culverts between County Road 15 and Bethesda Road. The contractor will continue to replace cross-culverts south of Bethesda Road from...

The Eastern Central Ontario Art Association has their 68th annual exhibit and sale take place at the John M. Parrott Art Gallery. The word from 37 ECOAA members will be displayed at the gallery above the Belleville Public Library. The work is free to view. The opening reception and awards ceremony will take place on Th...

Loyalist College has announced that all systems and services have been restored. The update comes following a cyberattack that was identified on July 9th. The College has announced that personal data was accessed. Staff have not revealed any further information, but add that updates will be released. Further updates fr...

Film Street in Trenton will be closed for the next two weeks. Here is more from city staff: Phase 1: Aug. 4 - 7 Film Street will be closed to through traffic, open to local traffic only Aug. 4 to Aug. 7, from Dundas Street West to north of Shuter Street. This closure is required for storm sewer work at the Wilkins Stre...

Drivers can expect delays near the Quinte Mall in Belleville this week. Road work will start on Tuesday, along Bell Boulevard in front of Canadian Tire. Alternating lane closures will be impacting the eastbound lanes right through until September 25th. The City of Belleville adds that one eastbound lane will always be ...

Quinte West has announced a new festival called "Fusion Fest." The event will take place on September 19th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Live music, mini golf, vendors and costumer performers will all be set up at the Trent Port Marina and the surrounding area. The Trenton event will highlight local farmers, busines...

Brighton staff have released the following update about a meeting next month. The Municipality of Brighton will host a Public Information Session on Wednesday, August 12, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to provide information about the Brighton Lands Program (also known as the Land Bank Program) for the municipally owned l...

Prince Edward County has launched a survey this summer about how the Municipal Accomodation Tax money should be spent. The local MAT tax, added on to bills for short-term rentals, hotels, and bed and breakfasts etc., started in 2021. The county has an online survey up until August 14th at 4 p.m., about the revenue. Co...

Prince Edward County is gearing up for the October election. Here is the full statement about hiring. Are you interested in helping to facilitate democracy in action? The County of Prince Edward is seeking election officials to perform duties in the 2026 municipal election. Election officials uphold the integrity and a...

The Prince Edward County Quilter's Guild is hosting a quilt show this weekend. The event on July 11th and July 12th will take over the Wellington and District Community Centre. The public event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is required. The entire Wellington arena building, including the walking track a...

Do you have a bag of batteries collecting dusk again in a cupboard? Good event coming up in Prince Edward County. Hazardous and electronic waste mobile event in Wellington July 18 All residents are invited to dispose of their household hazardous and electronic waste free of charge at a mobile event in Wellington on Sat...

Here is the latest from Belleville staff this week. City of Belleville Issues Statement Regarding Privacy Matter The City of Belleville is issuing the following statement regarding a privacy matter involving information that was unintentionally made publicly accessible through part of its municipal GIS mapping system. ...

Here's the latest from Prince Edward County. New View Holdings, the private partner in the redevelopment of the former Queen Elizabeth School site in Picton, is hosting a public information centre (PIC) on Thursday, July 16. The PIC will take place at the Picton Town Hall (2 Ross Street) from 5 - 7 pm. The final site p...

The City of Belleville will be hosting a public meeting on July 27th. Staff note that the City has recently finished the Development Charges Background Study. The meeting at 4 p.m. in Council Chambers at Belleville City Hall will give residents a chance of view the study. The new document is also proposing that a new b...

A GoFundMe page has been created for a late Loyalist College student. Kamal was a 23-year-old from India, who had moved to Canada at the end of 2023. After finishing up at the College, he worked as a welder and was a delivery driver. Kamal drowned on Friday night, while on a camping trip with friends at Beavermead Park...

Just in from Prince Edward County staff.... The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has informed the municipality that the Glenora Ferry has suspended service until further notice due to a mechanical issue. The ferry will return to service after repairs are completed. The municipality will issue an update when more inform...

Belleville residents have a new online survey to fill out. Here's the latest from the City this morning. City seeking public feedback as part of Traffic By-law Review The City of Belleville is inviting residents to share their feedback as part of a review of the City's Traffic By-law. The review aims to modernize the b...