Quinte West
 

Application for Vreugdenhil property rezoning approved

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Kate Everson

EMC News -Quinte West -Property owned by Frank Vreugdenhil at 1573 County Road 5 in the former township of Murray has been approved for rezoning by the Planning Advisory...

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Bikers congregate in the friendly city

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Steve Jessel

EMC Lifestyles -Belleville -It was a gorgeous day to be out on a motorcycle on Sunday, May 19, and better than 150 riders took advantage of the weather to join the Gleaners Food Bank fifth annual Ride for Hunger in Belleville. "It's about raising awareness, and what brings a community together,"...

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Former Speaker visits Belleville

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Steve Jessel

EMC News -Belleville -Canada's longestserving Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Peter Milliken, came to Belleville on Wednesday, May 15, speaking to roughly 50 people at Capers Brasserie as part of the Prince Edward-Hastings Federal Liberal Association Bridge Forum. In a 30-minute presentation,...

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Complaints about Hydro outages unwarranted

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Bob Johnson, Stirling

Dear Editor, It seems there is at least one person in the area who is still not pleased with Hydro's efforts to restore power during the ice storm. He claims that "facts are facts" but there is nothing correct in his so-called facts about the outage. We do not live in a Utopia where every town, village,...

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Global governance is sorely lacking

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Paul Whittaker, Gilmour

Dear Editor, The Bangladesh tragedy is a symptom of the ongoing corporate push for greater profits. It is not an isolated incident and it is a global problem. Three cents per T-shirt is about as low as it gets currently, surpassing Haiti where western interests have overthrown democratically elected...

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