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IJC seeks citizen input on high water impacts
The International Joint Commission (IJC) through the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management Committee is now calling on residents impacted by flooding events in 2019 to express their concerns by sharing comments and photos through the organization’s online survey. “It is really important for residents who experienced Lake Ontario or Bay of Quinte […]
Public Health seeks more restrictions for vaping
The Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Board is seeking strong regulations on vaping products. At its meeting Wednesday, the board stated it will be asking the Ministry of Health to amend regulations under the Smoke Free Ontario Act to prohibit the promotion of vaping products, and will work to determine what municipalities can do to […]
Police chief grateful for team work; happy ending in search for missing man
UPDATE: Prince Edward OPP, assisted by East Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) Canine, OPP Aviation Services located Mr. White shortly after 1p.m. Oct. 2, 2019. He is safe and in good health. After a stressful 24 hours, Detachment Commander John Hatch was pleased to see a happy ending. “Our OPP Emergency Response Team, K9 unit, […]
Priest suspended while allegations of misconduct with minors investigated
A Picton priest has been put on administrative leave effective immediately. The Archdiocese of Kingston released information Monday that it became aware of a historical report about Reverend Robert J. Chisholm, Pastor of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Picton, relating to the mid-1990s where he was investigated “for possible violations of appropriate conduct with minors”. […]
Home ransacked in day-time break-in
Jewellery valued at $7,000 has been reported stolen during a day-time break-in at a home on Centre Street in Picton. Prince Edward OPP arriving at the scene at about 4:40 pm were informed by the victims that the home owner had gone to the front of the property to water flowers and found an unknown […]
Support staff at schools plan work-to-rule Monday if bargaining talks fail over weekend
Should bargain talks fail on the weekend, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) (unionized support staff) will be in a legal strike position Monday, Sept. 30. Laura Walton, president of CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions, which represents 55,000 custodians, clerical workers and early childhood educators at 63 school boards, stated that official […]
School board concerned about student assessments below provincial averages
The school board is concerned students within Hastings and Prince Edward counties are continuing to perform below the provincial average in provincial assessments for reading, writing and mathematics. Student achievement results for provincial assessments written last spring were released throughout the province Wednesday. Students in grades 3, 6 and 9 were tested. The provincial assessments, […]
Council has concerns with increased cost for library expansion
UPDATE: Sept. 24 council meeting: Five councillors sought giving the library board latitude to address council concerns without the restriction of a $2 million budget, but were out-voted by nine councillors. The motion from the Committee of the Whole meeting was approved, that the tender award for the Picton Branch Expansion be referred back to […]
Region’s municipal leaders creating joint statement to push for action on water levels and flooding
Quinte region municipal leaders will create a single joint statement focused on concerns related to extremely high water levels in Lake Ontario and in particular, the International Joint Commission, (IJC) the body that controls those flows. They also want immediate provincial and federal help for property owners to remediate and protect their land from current […]
Phone lines down at Quinte Health Care – resolved
UPDATE: – Phone lines working again. Quinte Health Care is experiencing technical issues with its phone lines. “External calls to QHC hospitals are not coming through our telephone system,” said Carly Baxter, Communications Consultant. “Incoming calls to the main QHC number are being answered via one cell phone by our switchboard department for BGH and […]
