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Successful grant application would renew Bloomfield Main St.,
UPDATE: Councillors voted 7-5 to agree to make the application, following discussion that the $324,400 could be better spent elsewhere. However, it was also noted that if approved, council has the option to decline the funding. Staff will seek council’s support of a Connecting Links $2.7 million grant application to rehabilitate 2.2km of Bloomfield Main […]
Accidents close Highway 401 lanes
UPDATE: One lane of traffic is now open and traffic is moving slowly in the area. There were no injuries reported to the OPP. On Tuesday November 12, 2019, at 8:40 a.m. officers from the Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a tractor trailer fire on the East Bound 401, 1.5 […]
See snow, go slow: OPP remind drivers
See snow, go slow, remind East Region Ontario Provincial Police sharing a photograph of what happened to a driver in Prince Edward County today. Snowfall is expected to continue overnight – with accumulation of about 10cm. Police are asking drivers to slow down, and give extra time, and distance.
Millennium Trail upgrade resumes
Upgrades to the Millennium Trail through the Slab Creek and the Hubbs Creek provincially-significant wetlands is set to begin Tuesday, Nov. 12. This phase of upgrades will occur where the trail crosses Station Road in Hillier and continues east to Danforth Road. The elevation of the trail will be raised with gravel through the Slabb […]
Ribbon cutting officially opens PEFAC’s new accessible cardio space
A ribbon-cutting ceremony showed off how $120,000 in grant funding increased accessiblity for the new cardio space at the Prince Edward Fitness and Aquatic Centre (PEFAC) in Picton. Friday, PEFAC welcomed members, staff, board members and government officials to see how the $100,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, and a $20,000 grant from the County, was […]
Break-in and theft at Hagerman Farms
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County Detachment are investigating a report of a break, enter and theft to Hagerman Farms in Hallowell. OPP were notified of an overnight break-in to just after 8 a.m. Nov. 4 stating the business office was entered, a safe damaged and another operational safe was stolen. Approximately $2,000 in […]
Work under way to address local impact of opioids
Over the past year, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has been working with local partners to better understand the impact of opioids and other drugs in the region. Together with input from local partners and individuals with lived experience, HPEPH has completed an assessment aimed to find out more about opioid use and overdose, including […]
Angry Birds’ Eat for Kids raises $40,500 for HUB expansion
Picton’s Angry Birds restaurant owner Michael Hymus presented $40,500 raised from the recent ‘Eat for Kids’ promotion where 100 per cent of sales from meals were donated to the HUB Child and Family Centre expansion project. “Special thanks to the team at Angry Bird’s for all they do and making these fundraisers possible,” said Hymus. […]
McDougall Backs the Build with $50,000
The McDougall Insurance family has presented a $50,000 campaign boost to Back the Build of the County’s new hospital. “We’re exceptionally proud to make this gift to the Foundation to help ensure families continue to have access to the care they need, here at home,” said Don Stanton Jr., president of McDougall Insurance and Financial. […]
Community support keeps 112 County kids warmer this year
As the temperature turns to single digits this week, more than 100 Prince Edward County children will be warmer thanks to community support for the OPP Keep Kids Warm campaign. “We have outfitted 112 children this year – way up over last year,” said Barb Sill, one of the organizers for the County portion of […]
