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30-acre field fire on Fry Road
Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue (PECFR) responded to an agricultural field fire at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Fry Road Tuesday, Aug. 5. Personnel from Stations 1, 2, and 4 extinguished a fire that burned approximately 30 acres of property. A portion of Fry Road was closed between County Roads 4 and 5 to support […]
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Picton area
Recent surveillance conducted by the South East Health Unit (SEHU) has identified the presence of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus (WNv) in the Picton area. This is the first pool of mosquitoes that have tested positive for WNv in Prince Edward County this year, and is the second instance of the virus in the […]
Municipal land sale to support community health hub
County council has approved the sale of Lot 37 in the Picton industrial park for the purpose of establishing a community health hub. Erin Richmond and Trevor Jones have purchased the land with the intention to expand medical office space in partnership with the Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT). The land abuts 11 MacSteven […]
Quinte Health ‘Code Grey’ resolved
UPDATE JULY 30 4 p.m.: The Code Grey computer system outage at Quinte Health’s four hospitals which impacted its systems for the past two days, has been resolved as of late Wednesday afternoon. Appointments affected by the outage are now being rescheduled and the booking team is contacting patients to reschedule all diagnostic imaging appointments […]
Almost concurrent possible drowning calls for missing child and two adult males
Prince Edward County emergency services were on scene at Sandbanks Provincial Park (Outlet side) – for two separate calls this afternoon – almost concurrent. Police, fire and ambulance raced to the scene to respond to an alert that a three-year-old was missing. That three-year-old was soon found safe. Moments later, a call went out to […]
Three-year-old drowns at Sandbanks
Prince Edward OPP are investigating a drowning incident involving a three-year-old child in Prince Edward County. On Thursday July 24, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to Sandbanks Provincial Park after a child went missing while playing with family members in a shallow area of water. The child was located and recovered by bystanders […]
Wellington Foodbank seeks new home, due to lack of space and increased demand
By Sharon Harrison “In 2022, foodbank use in Prince Edward County increased by 26 per cent: the number of families served has increased every year since 2021,” noted Cynthia Riordon, Wellington and District Storehouse Foodbank president. “People are going hungry.” With an increase in demand for its services, and a space that is too small, […]
Body recovered from East Lake – scene of three incidents in three days
The body of a young man, missing since Sunday while boating and swimming at East Lake, in Prince Edward County, has been recovered. Members of the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located the body of the 20-year-old male from the Toronto area this afternoon. They were assisted by members of Prince Edward County OPP […]
Concerns over proposed culinary venue at former school
By Sharon Harrison Details of how the long-derelict former North Marysburgh Centennial Central School will be transformed into a culinary school, banquet hall and 10 accommodation units, were heard at last week’s planning and development committee meeting. The property, located at 383 County Road 7 in North Marysburgh at Lake on the Mountain, was bought […]
Recycling pick up changes start this week- no pick up for business; day may change for residents
Starting July 17, recycling collection will end for business non-profits, etc., and the pick up day may change for some County residents. Garbage and organics collection will not be affected by the change. The province of Ontario is shifting responsibility for recycling. The blue box recycling program for the County will be managed by Circular […]
