Archive for August, 2022
Power out in two County locations following afternoon storm
Following this afternoon’s heavy bursts of rain, power was out for 249 people in the Milford and South Bay areas of the County (down to 20 people by 8 p.m.); and for more than 100 customers on East Lake Road – due to a downed hydro pole, shown here in a photograph by Lisa Heaney. […]
Mosquitoes in Picton found to be carrying West Nile virus
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) has found a pool of mosquitoes in the Picton area carrying West Nile virus. HPEPH reports this is the first direct evidence of West Nile activity in the area this summer. West Nile virus is a viral infection found in birds and carried by mosquitoes which feed on infected […]
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations up; two more deaths recorded
AUG. 30 – Two more deaths related to COVID-19 have been recorded on the weekly report by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH). There is also a rise in hospitalizations to 23, from nine last week. The Aug. 30 report also notes 196 new high-risk setting cases and 213 active high-risk setting cases. There are […]
Western world worries
I am a regular human being. I am not ‘normal’ as we have previously established, but average. I do what Canadians do. I get up. I shower, I dress, I look to see if I need to shave, or should just try the Don Johnson ‘Miami Vice’ studly look. This usually wins out, because I’m […]
Picton’s Lehigh Cement proposes use of alternative low-carbon fuels
In an effort to mitigate effects of greenhouse gases at the Lehigh Cement plant in Picton, the company is examining alternative low-carbon fuels (ALCFs) as part of its operations at the facility on County Road 49, just north of Picton. Lehigh intends to replace and supplement the use of fossil fuels required to make Portland […]
Record-breaking donations of food ‘Cram the Cruiser’
Participants helping to fight hunger made a record-breaking difference this weekend. The “Cram the Cruiser” event for the Storehouse Wellington Food Bank, in front of Wellington Foodland saw local OPP members thanking the public for stuffing a cruiser full of food. “Our previous record was around 265 bags (which can be purchased for $5) and […]
‘Lemon-aid’ will help the County’s hospital get a new x-ray machine
For most kids, running a lemonade stand means earning some loose change to spend at the neighbourhood ice cream shop. But that’s not the case for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s newest volunteer fundraiser. Parker Wilkinson, 10, along with his seven-year-old sister Liv, hosted a lemonade stand, raising money to help the Prince […]
Community-based approach considered for tackling noxious weeds
Noxious weeds formed a good part of the discussion at the Agricultural Advisory Committee’s meeting last month, in what was the last meeting for the group in this term of council. On Tuesday evening, council approved moving forward with the Agricultural Advisory Committee’s recommendation that staff work with the Agricultural Advisory Committee and the Environmental […]
I got lost on the cement highway
Yes, we have a cement highway, and we don’t know what to do with it. It was a great idea (more on that later) but now it’s past its expiry date. It’s very bumpy. It’s not bumpy like the corrugated roads built by our pioneers out of logs, which even made the horses go ‘ouch’, […]
Full burn ban downgraded to partial burn
AUG. 23: Due to more favourable conditions due to the recent rainfall, Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue has downgraded the full burn ban to a partial burn ban effective Tuesday, Aug. 23. A partial burn ban will allow residents to light and maintain a campfire of no more than 60 cm in width by […]
