Archive for December, 2009
Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Two Marmora women have been seriously injured in a traffic accident near Havelock.
Central Hastings and Peterborough County OPP, firefighters and paramedics responded to a two-vehicle head on collision on Highway seven on Tuesday night..
A 2002 Ford Focus driven by a 79 year old woman had hit a 2007 Dodge Charger driven by a 31 year old woman .
Both drivers were taken to Campbellford Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. The 79 year old was subsequently charged with Failure to Share the Roadway. No names were released.
Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Quinte West O-P-P were busy with Ride Checks last night..
Officers conducted three programs on Wallbridge Road, Wallbridge Loyalist Road and Trenton Frankford Road at Bernard Long Road last evening.. A total of 575 motorists were stopped, 2 highway traffic Act charges were laid, 7 H-T-A equipment warnings were given, 3 72-hour report notices were issued and 1 roadside alcohol test was administered.
Officers will be out in full force tonight, enforcing drinking and driving rules, so motorists are advised to use Operation Rednose, take a taxi or public transportation, or take along a designated driver if they’re planning on a lot of celebrating.
Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009
The O-P-P have charged three men with trying to steal a car from an elderly woman’s garage in Deseronto.
Twenty-six-year-old Michael BOUTHILLETTE and 18-year-old Richard WEMP-DUMBLETON of Desoronto were charged yesterday with Break and Enter, theft of a Motor Vehicle and mischief, and will appear in Napanee Provincial Court on February tenth.
Twenty-one-year-old Alan Piffl of Napanee had an outstanding arrest warrant at the time of the incident for a drug related matter. He is charged with Possession of Break and Enter Tools, Breach of Probation, Theft of a motor vehicle, mischief and break and enter.
PIFFL was not released, and is being held in custody. The investigation is continuing.
Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009
A man has been charged with trying to avoid a RIDE program near Campbellford.
Northumberland O-P-P pulled over a vehicle at an unspecified location last night, but the driver sped off while the officer was speaking to him..
The vehicle was pursued until it slid into a snow bank. The driver then backed into the police vehicle causing minor damage. The driver, already prohibited from driving for similar infractions, was arrested, and taken into custody. The Roseneath man was held in custody, to appear in court later today.
Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Peterborough County OPP say they’ve uncovered a new credit card scam that’s active locally.
The scam involves a caller phoning you and ultimately asking you to provide the last three digits of the security code printed on the back of your VISA or Mastercard.
The scammers convince their victims to give away this number by claiming to the the victim that their credit card is under investigation for fraud.
Police say a real fraud investigator would already have all of your credit card information and this scam is not to be believed.
Police are urging people to be aware of this scam and notify their local police service of anything suspicious.
Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Just when it looked as though everyone would have power back on in north Hastings County, the system has undergone another jolt!!
About 12 hundred customers are now without power north of Kaladar, and another 70 near Bancroft.
The outages around Kaladar are expected to be fixed by 6 this evening….while the problems near Bancroft could be repaired by 3 o clock.
Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
The holidays really got to a Belleville man yesterday(tuesday) afternoon.
Belleville Police say someone complained that a man was standing in Millenium Parkway store….with his pants undone, and his genitals exposed for anyone to see.
A 54 year old man from Russell Street appears in court today on a charge of committing an indecent act.
The incident occurred around 2 yesterday(tuesday) afternoon.
Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Fire destroyed a 150 thousand dollar corn dryer north of Brighton Tuesday morning.
It’s not known what caused the early morning blaze. The dryer can hold up to 20 tonnes of corn. Brighton and Warkworth firefighters responded to the blaze, which occurred at Northumberland Grain, on Rush Road.
Posted on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Northumberland Grain in Brighton will not be drying anymore corn this winter.
The structure was destroyed by fire early this morning (TUES).
Firefighters finally doused the flames completely late this afternoon.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Posted on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
A dramatic picture is being painted by Hydro One crews on the scene north of Tweed.
A Hydro spokesperson says crews making their ways to downed power lines on snow machines and A-T-Vs are finding there’s so much ice on the trees, they’ll sometimes fix a line…only to see another branch break it again.
The electricity distributor says dozens of crews are working in the Denbeigh and Ompah regions to restore power.
It’s been going off and on again for two thousand customers since Saturday night… but it’s estimated that only a quarter of those customers are year-round residents.
Hyrdo says it’s working hardest to restore power to those people first.
Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009
He made headlines in the Spring and continues to lead the news well into the New Year. The Quinte Broadcasting news team has selected Graham Scott…..the provincially-appointed Supervisor at Quinte Healthcare as its Newsmaker of the Year for 2009. In April, Scott was hired to address governance and financial issues at the hospitals in Belleville, Trenton, Picton and Bancroft. He has removed the old QHC Board of Directors and selected a new team. and, has cut a projected two year deficit of 15-million dollars to a more managable 3-million dollar figure. He recently made headlines for scolding the media for sensationalizing his contract….which potentially could pull in 509-thousand dollars….although he says he’ll make half of that amount.
Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009
2009 certainly could have been a better year on the local industrial scene in Quinte, but hope springs eternal.
Despite losing some manufacturing plants, the C.E.O. of the Quinte Economic Development Commission, Chris King, says they and Loyalist College, are working hard to keep existing industry here.
Chris King says there are several companies looking at the Quinte region for next year, and beyond, and he expects at least some of the empty factories to become active again.
Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009
Brighton Mayor Chris Herrington has high hopes for the municipality in 2010.
Herrington mentioned just a few of her goals in a year-end interview with our newsroom.
Herrington also predicts a rebound in housing starts, to at least one-hundred in 2010, Brighton will recruit one more new doctor, and 75 per cent of the 850-thousand dollar fundraising goal for the new track and field facility at the high school will be reached.
Chirs Herrington says the waterfront development plan was created this year, the new community centre opened, and there has been a lot of progress on the Brighton-specific growth management strategy.
She says says construction of the new Brighton Public School will begin next year, and the municipality will have the most consultative and comprehensive official plan the community has ever had.
Herrington also predicts a rebound in housing starts, to at least one-hundred in 2010, Brighton will recruit one more new doctor, and 75 per cent of the 850-thousand dollar fundraising goal for the new track and field facility at the high school will be reached.
Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009
The Belleville Fire Department is crediting a carbon monoxide alarm with keeping a Kensington Crescent family healthy.
The carbon monoxide alarm went off Saturday evening, and the fire department had the Mother and her two young children checked for CO2 levels at Belleville hospital. Only minimal traces were found in their blood. If the family had been asleep, and there had been no carbon monoxide alarm in the home, the circumstances could have been much more serious.
The Belleville Fire Department remind you that CO2 is odourless, and invisible, and can be fatal.
Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009
Thousands of eastern Ontarians will likely have to wait until later today for their power to be restored.
Heavy snow and trees falling on power lines caused a series of outages yesterday (SUN).
Hydro crews got the lights back on for most people east of Ottawa, but more than six-thousand residents in Tweed, Perth, and Bancroft were still in the dark at midnight.
6:30 AM UPDATE: About 2 thousand homes and businesses remain without power north of Kaladar, in the Denbigh and Ompah areas.
Fog leading to ice covered trees and power lines caused widespread power outs Saturday night and yesterday, but most people have had their electricity returned.
For those still without power, Hydro One says the lights should be back on by noon, or by 3 this afternoon, at the latest.
11:15 AM UPDATE: Estimated time of restoration now 6pm
Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009
Several towns and cities were represented in the cells at the Belleville Police station on the weekend.
One single sweep of the city’s entertainment district Saturday night brought in men from Brighton, Trenton, Tweed and Barrie.
Police say the men were arrested between one and three in the morning for being drunk in public.
They were held until sober for their own protection.
Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009
A 30-year-old man is due to appear in court on charges of drunk driving after being stopped in a Belleville RIDE programme.
City police were checking vehicles in the area of Cannifton Road Saturday night when they stopped the man on suspicion of intoxication.
Police say a road-side breath exam showed the man had twice the legal limit of blood-alcohol levels.
Posted on Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Emergency crews made quick work of a potential threat in Marmora.
Marmora fire chief Tony Brownson says “everything’s OK” at the Cordova Rd. home that had a chimney fire this morning (SUN).
Fire crews were dispatched around 9:30 this morning and Brownson says the fire was out a half hour later.
The chief says no one was injured and there was no damage to the home.
For a behind-the-scenes look at this story, visit the reporter’s blog at http://jenniferlester.ca.
Posted on Sunday, December 27th, 2009
A bus will be leaving the Legion in Belleville for tomorrow’s repatriation in Trenton.
Legion spokesperson Bob Morris says a bus will be available on a first-come-first-served basis at the Legion on Pinnacle St. between one and 1:30 tomorrow afternoon.
The Royal Canadian Legion has often sponsored transportation to and from repatriation ceremonies for fallen Canadian soldiers during the Afghan mission.
The body of 30-year-old Andrew Nuttall will be repatriated at CFB Trenton at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon.
For a behind-the-scenes look at this story, visit the reporter’s blog at http://jenniferlester.ca.
Posted on Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Slick road conditions have befallen Quinte.
A heavy fog and icy roads are present in most of our listening area.
Local police and fire services say they have not needed to attend any accidents this morning in spite of the treacherous driving conditions.
Environment Canada says the mercury dropped sharply from above the freezing mark to below it around 5:30 this morning.
With humidity hovering around 100%, the fog is bringing ice with it.
Fog is expected to clear later this morning.
For a behind-the-scenes look at this story, visit the reporter’s blog at http://jenniferlester.ca.
House Party at 6 A.M!
