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Funding application for County Road 49 sent to province
Decisions for work to fix County Road 49 could be on the budget table for next year – conditional on the successful application for $20 million in provincial funding. Council Tuesday night directed the mayor and the County Road 49 Working Group to continue to advocate for federal government funding – and support from everywhere […]
Strategy forming for improved access to doctors
Strategy for improved access to doctors for residents of Prince Edward and Hastings counties was explained to council Tuesday night by Barinder Gill, representing the Hastings Prince Edward Ontario Health Team (HPE OHT). Gill is also Executive Director of the Prince Edward Family Health Team. About 30 per cent of all lower acuity emergency department […]
Call to go out for new integrity commissioner
Council has agreed to seek a new integrity commissioner for the County. A London area lawyer Robert Swayze has served the role to uphold council’s code of conduct here since 2016, and for several other municipalities throughout the province. Councillor Chris Braney brought the motion forward suggesting “it is time for a change”. In September, […]
Various brands of frozen waffles recalled
U.S.-based food manufacturer TreeHouse Foods has launched a widespread recall of frozen waffles it supplies to major grocery chains across North America due to potential listeria contamination. Brands include Great Value, Compliments, Western Family, Selection and no name. TreeHouse Foods, headquartered in Illinois, announced the voluntary recall Oct. 18 stating the contamination issue was detected […]
905-unit Sandy Hook sub-division denied at council
UPDATE OCT. 22: Amendments which would allow the project to move forward were presented at Tuesday night’s council meeting and lost in a 7-7 tie vote. The original motion from the planning meeting to deny the application was presented again, and lost in an 8-6 vote. It lost at planning in a tie 6-6 with […]
MPP Allsopp assumes seat at Queen’s Park, gains Parliamentary Assistant role
As the Ontario legislative resumed business today, Tyler Allsopp was formally affirmed as the Bay of Quinte Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) and later in the day, was also affirmed as the Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Long-Term Care Natalia Kusendova-Bashta. To mark the occasion, Allsopp released a statement. “It was an incredible experience to […]
Carrying Place resident wins $1 million
Robert Meagher, of Carrying Place, can “dream to the Max” after winning a $1 million MAXMILLIONS prize in the Aug. 13, 2024 LOTTO MAX draw. The winning ticket was purchased at Free Flow on Loyalist Parkway, in Carrying Place. LOTTO MAX players in Ontario have won $8 billion since 2009, including 108 jackpot wins and […]
LED Halloween decorations and green screen photos at Wellington Branch library
Meet at the Wellington Branch library Saturday, Oct. 26 from 2 – 3 p.m to create your own LED Halloween decorations. Click here to register Halloween Green Screen Photos Everybody is invited to drop in to the Wellington Branch library on Halloween (Thursday, Oct. 31) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to have a photograph taken […]
JRCC to conduct a major disaster response joint exercise
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) out of 8 Wing Trenton will conduct a major disaster response joint exercise near Point Petre scheduled from Wednesday, Oct. 23 to Oct. 24. The exercise will involve a CC-130J Hercules aircraft and a CH-146 Griffon helicopter, both from 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron, as well as other aircraft […]
HELP WANTED – career, volunteer & employment
Help wanted notices for Prince Edward County – Home care providers, hospitality, hospital volunteers needed – and more! Click here to visit The HUB Join Our Team web page
