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Friday, March 31st, 2023

Pedestrian access concerns for proposed West Meadows extension

By Sharon Harrison Details of an extension to the West Meadows sub-division in Picton presented at a virtual public information meeting this week brought some concerns about sidewalks and access to the yet to be built Catholic school. Known as 7 Acres, the proposed sub-division development comprises 15 single detached units and 43 front-loaded […]

County will support Wellington Rotary plan to get satellite nurse practitioner clinic

The municipality will seek ways it can support the Rotary Club of Wellington to further its plan to get a nurse practitioner office in the village – a satellite of the Belleville clinic. The club mostly wants council’s “emphatic support” with advocacy with the province as the plan proceeds, stated Rotarian David MacKinnon in a […]

Preserving everyday stories of everyday folk

By Sharon Harrison “Everyone has a story to tell, not everyone is going to like their story, but everyone has a story,” says Hyacinthe Eykelhof, a volunteer with the Brighton Digital Archives. Documenting oral histories digitally, and why it is important to do so, was the focus of a presentation by members of the Brighton […]

Hospital build sweeps up at weekend curl-a-thon – $51,103.90 raised

By Sharon Harrison Local curlers raised a whopping $42,330-plus toward the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Back the Build campaign in a 24-hour Curl-A-Thon this past weekend, far exceeding anyone’s expectations. “A huge, huge thank-you to all of you, we are raising $27 million to build a new hospital for Prince Edward County and […]

Warming temperatures and rainfall trigger spring freshet

Plenty of rain this weekend coupled with above zero temperatures will trigger this year’s spring freshet (rise or overflowing of streams and rivers) in the Quinte Conservation watershed. Weather forecasts for the region predict 20-25 mm of rainfall from Saturday to Sunday, with above zero temperatures expected until Monday. “Water levels are rising on rivers […]

Help with crisis calls making an ‘Impact’ in Prince Edward County

The pairing of mental health workers and police officers to respond to crisis calls for assistance is making an ‘impact’ in Prince Edward County. The successes of a new program started last summer, called Integrated Mobile Police and Co-Response Team (IMPACT) were shared by Sandi LeBlanc-DiCresce, program manager, and Derek McGeachy, director of clinicial services […]

LOCAL NEWS
Demolition delayed due to asbestos inside former Wellington arena
MARCH 31 UPDATE: Demolition of the former Wellington Arena stopped soon after it started Monday, March
County’s new hospital moves one step closer to reality
Today, the plan to build a new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) takes another
Council seeks plan to round up dangerous, feral cattle
Hearing about out-of-control, feral and dangerous cattle running loose in Sophiasburgh, council has asked municipal
County will fund increased ambulance service from reserve fund
UPDATE MARCH 28: Council will fund expanded ambulance service from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve
Hospital build sweeps up at weekend curl-a-thon – $51,103.90 raised
By Sharon Harrison Local curlers raised a whopping $42,330-plus toward the Prince Edward County Memorial
Full burn ban lifted
UPDATE MARCH 27: Fire Chief Chad Brown has lifted the full burn ban after the
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AROUND THE HORN
COVID, Cold and Flu Care Clinics closed
The COVID, Cold and Flu Care Clinics in Belleville and Picton are closed as of
Kings U9 go 4-0 at Kids for Kids provincial charity tournament
CHEERS! to the Scotiabank U9 LL1 Kings team that competed at the Kids for Kids
Drone training at CFD Mountain View
Members from 2 Wing Bagotville, are to be conducting Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) training activities,
Nominate an outstanding volunteer or organization committed to County’s hospital
By Briar Boyce Almost a year ago, the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF)
Water works repairs Friday on Loyalist Parkway in Carrying Place
The County’s water and wastewater department will be working to repair a watermain leak on
OPP continues ‘safe trade’ zone for online buyers and sellers to meet
March is fraud prevention month and the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial
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