Oliver Side Road bridge limit reduced to five tonnes
The Town of Greater Napanee has reduced the weight limit of the bridge on Oliver Side Road from 20 tonnes down to five tonnes, effective immediately. This immediate weight reduction…
2020
OPP shuts down significant meth operation across Eastern Ontario
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Belleville Police Service have shut down a significant crystal methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking operation in…
Grab the popcorn-Bouler House Cinema re-opens Friday
Adam Prudhomme Editor Napanee’s Bouler House Cinema will official open its doors Friday night for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the shutdown of all non-essential businesses. Owners…
ALCDSB launches Virtual School for remote learning
Beaver Staff The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board announced it is opening a new elementary Virtual School for remote learning. The Virtual School was created in response to…
Hastings County-Greater Napanee team to recruit new family physician
Adam Prudhomme Editor A combined physician recruiting effort by Hastings County and the Town of Greater Napanee yielded results this week as Dr. Niteeshan Singaram signed on to establish a…
Sloan’s leadership bid revealed his true colours to the riding
Little was known about Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan before he threw his hat in the ring to be leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. A lot of…
High schools adjust back-to-school plan, switch to ‘octomester’
Adam Prudhomme Editor Local secondary schools have updated their return to in-class plan ahead of the start of the school year, abandoning the ‘quadmestering’ model in favour of ‘octomestering’. Both…
OPP seize 4,000 cannabis plants in Greater Napanee
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit seized nearly 4,000 thousand cannabis plants at two locations in Greater Napanee. CSCU officers, along with members…