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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 […]
Site plan approval for Loyalist Parkway plaza before council
UPDATE: Motion to approve site plan control agreement carried. Approval of a site plan control agreement at tonight’s council meeting will be the next step forward for Sobeys to move to a plaza on Loyalist Parkway. In addition to the new grocery store, various retail uses are proposed – including two new restaurants (one drive-through). […]
White Pines Wind Farm decommissioning to begin Oct. 15
The municipality has announced wpd Canada will begin decommissioning its White Pines Wind industrial turbines project in South Marysburgh on Oct. 15, 2019. The statement indicates the first phase of the work involves a crane arriving to lower the towers to the ground. That work is to take place between Oct. 15 and Jan. 31, […]
Male dies after fall from roof of his home
UPDATE: The deceased male has been identified as Brian Patrick McGowan, 67, from Prince Edward County. The OPP have concluded their investigation. A male who fell from the roof of his residence onto concrete was pronounced dead at the scene this morning. Prince Edward Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 9-1-1 call […]
Piglet visits officers on RIDE duty in Wellington
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the East Region SAVE (Snowmobile, ATV, Vessel Enforcement) Unit were greeted by a surprise four-legged visitor while conducting general patrol enforcement Saturday. Officers checked 12 ATV’s, interacted with approximately 50 cyclists and a few runners using the trail. Officers also conducted a RIDE Program (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check […]
Email scam cost victim $500
A woman taking action on a scam email is out $500. Prince Edward County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting that residents are mindful of online frauds and “phishing” scams. On Thursday, Sept. 12 OPP received a complaint from a female who reported that she had a friend that was requesting by email that she […]
$216K contract would prepare County-wide transportation master plan
Council is moving forward to award a $216,000 contract to WSP Canada Group to prepare a ‘County Wide Transportation Master Plan’. Master plans address need, justification and alternative solutions. It is expected to take about a year to complete. The professional engineering service would be funded through the Development Charges Reserve Fund ($164,600) and the […]
Farm 911 signs a step closer to approval in Prince Edward County
Farm 911 Emily Project Access Point signs are on the way to agricultural and vacant land in Prince Edward County. Council, at its Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday, approved amending a bylaw to include a fee of $55 for civic addressing signs. The bylaw will come up for approval at the next council meeting. […]
County to terminate contract to get Ameliasburgh washroom finished
Mayor Steve Ferguson is expected to call a special meeting of council to speed up completion of the Ameliasbrgh Park washroom facility. A report from the Development Services Department presented to Committee of the Whole Thursday, requested the contract between the municipality and Standard Paving Ltd. be terminated due to default by the contractor. The […]
Ridge Road aggregate pit concerns back to council Tuesday
UPDATE: Following several deputations, council spoke to majority concerns about water and passed the motion, with direction that regular, ongoing monitoring of the water table, via data logging, be part of the adaptive management plan. “If we step on MNR’s jurisdiction, we have no authority, so rather than having it struck down completely, I think […]
