http://www.communitypress.caRecent Local Newsen-usCopyright: (c) 2008 www.communitypress.ca, All rights reserved.http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1019428Trenton – Quinte West fire fighters respond to a simulated plane crash between a Challenger and a Tutor Wednesday morning on Chester Road in Trenton. The exercise was held using staff from the fire department, the OPP, the municipality of Quinte West, and 8 Wing Trenton to test how well [...]Thu, 08 May 2008 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1019428http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1017812Belleville – Three Canadian Muslim men who suffered torture in Syria and Egypt were in Belleville May 6 to talk about their experience and their move to initiate a public inquiry into their torture. A small crowd gathered at Christ Church on Everett Street May 6 to listen [...]Wed, 07 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1017812http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016362Belleville – Work in the Jane Forester park area near Meyer's Pier will begin as early as the end of this month after council approved tenders for the project in a special meeting May 6. The project is part of the city's move to purchase waterfront lands from the [...]Tue, 06 May 2008 15:30:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016362http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016357Quinte West – Councillor Terry Cassidy wants council to climb on board a plan to develop public transportation throughout the city. Cassidy announced during Monday night's council meeting that he plans to talk individually to all members of council to find out their stance on developing a transportation strategy. [...]Tue, 06 May 2008 14:46:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016357http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016077Belleville – Teams huffed and puffed to pull fire trucks across the Quinte Mall parking lot Saturday afternoon to raise money for those who suffer from asthma. The fourth annual Pull for Kids had 16 teams of 10 to 12 people compete to see who could pull the truck [...]Tue, 06 May 2008 10:18:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016077http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1015985Campbellford – Marian Fennell, president of Community Living Campbellford/Brighton's board of directors, announced last week that the organization has severed ties with Chris Grayson, its long-time executive director. Fennell said in a statement that the board had "terminated its relationship" with Grayson, president of C. Grayson and Associates [...]Tue, 06 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1015985http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1014841Regional – A high water safety bulletin remains in effect for the Trent River from Rice Lake to the Bay of Quinte. Lower Trent Conservation reported Monday, May 5 that water levels along the Trent River have continued a steady decline since reaching peak levels on April 14.   [...]Mon, 05 May 2008 17:02:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1014841http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1014586Madoc – Leona Dombrowsky, local MPP and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, announced last week the province has committed $138,000 to the new Tri-Area Medical Centre for design and engineering costs. The centre will serve Centre Hastings, Madoc Township and Tudor-Cashel, housing the family health team for [...]Mon, 05 May 2008 09:38:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1014586http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1014582Campbellford – Kelly Isfan, CEO of Campbellford Memorial Hospital, Dr. Paul Giuliani from the Bridge Street Dental Centre, and David Pollack from Warkworth will be participating in a two-day ride of more than 200 kilometres from Toronto to Niagara Falls to help fight cancer. On June 20-22, they will join [...]Mon, 05 May 2008 09:09:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1014582http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1014575Belleville – A dozen grandmothers in the Quinte region will bare it all to make life bearable in AIDS-afflicted Africa. Members of the Quinte Grandmothers for Africa have posed for a 2009 calendar to raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Through the campaign, [...]Mon, 05 May 2008 09:07:00 GMThttp://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1014575