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No-passing signs and speed limit reduction proposed for County Road 1 at Hwy 62 intersection
The posting of no-passing signs, and approval to reduce the speed limit to 70km/h from 80km/h on a two 500m portions of County Road 1 just east and west of the Hwy. 62 intersection will come before council March 10. Consideration for the speed reduction for 500m east and west was brought by the Traffic […]
10k/hr speed limits requested at significant wetland areas on Milliennum Trail.
With final approval at council’s next meeting, speed limits of 10k/hr will be posted through two small, significant wetland areas – Hubbs Creek and Slab Creek – along the Millennium Trail. Amy Bodman and Dave Mowbray, members of the Millennium Trail Improvement Ad Hoc Committee, and various other County and environmental groups, made the request […]
Council supports plan to seek designation to protect public lands on County’s south shore
The County’s south shore is the last undeveloped shoreline on the north shore of Lake Ontario and local environmentalists are working to keep it that way. The County environmental group South Shore Joint Initiative (SSJI) received council agreement to update its 2018 letter of support to protect the south shore and maintain or increase its […]
Two vehicle accident closes Cty Rd 49 Wednesday morning
A two vehicle accident closed County Road 49 at County Road 15 Wednesday morning around 9 a.m. OPP East Region reports one person was transported to hospital with minor injuries. Prince Edward County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services were on the scene. The road has been reopened.
Program reforms, universal care among County’s input on provincial Poverty Reduction Strategy
A basic living wage, reforms of provincial programs and universal pharma and dental care are among reforms the County is recommending the province consider in its Poverty Reduction Strategy. Council Tuesday night, gave its approval to fine-tune a letter from Mayor Steve Ferguson responding to the provincial government’s call for input on the strategy, and […]
Options for transit to expand in the County
Transit options – regardless of age or accessibility issues – will expand in Prince Edward County with approval of a new agreements between the municipality and Quinte Access, of Trenton. Council is to review reports from the Community Development Department at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. They includes a new three-year contract for specialized on-demand services, […]
All teachers’ unions set for province-wide strike Feb. 21
The public education system could be shut down Friday, Feb. 21 if four Ontario teachers’ unions hold a joint province-wide strike. If there is no breakthrough in contract talks with the provincial government, unions striking would include the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, (EFTO); the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF); the Ontario English Catholic […]
Picton Terminals announces it will not accept road salt shipments in 2020
Picton Terminals announced late Tuesday afternoon it will not accept shipments of road salt in 2020 “and as it relates to salt at Picton Terminals, the future is unknown,” stated Sandy Berg, in a statement. Berg called the reason this will be the first time since 1985 that the former Port of Hallowell has not […]
Local charter company fishing for support for mobile phone-based walleye tournaments
A local charter company casting for County support of walleye fishing tournaments based on mobile phones received support from the County’s Community and Economic Development Commission. It sought the commission to to contribute $1,500 to form a partnership with the Bay of Quinte Walleye Tournament that is to feature a smart phone app for registration, […]
14-year-old charged with sexual assault, possession of child pornography
A 14-year-old Picton resident will face charges of two counts of sexual assault and possession of child pornography. On Wednesday, Feb. 5 at approximately 7:30 a.m. members of the Prince Edward County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Picton. Police seized several electronic devices and charged […]
