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911 call for female choking was only legitimate medical 911 call – of 13
Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to respond to unnecessary 9-1-1 calls throughout the area. From Friday, Sept. 6 through to Sunday Sept. 8, 2019, OPP officers responded to 63 various types of calls for service. Karen German, Community Safety Officer, said 13 calls were placed to the 9-1-1 emergency […]
OPP investigate seven holiday weekend collisions
Prince Edward Ontario Provincial Police investigated seven different collisions within the County over the Labour Day Weekend in which three resulted in charges being laid and one collision resulted in serious injuries. On Saturday, Aug. 30 at about 2:15 p.m. a collision at Bridge and Head streets in Picton, OPP officers and Hastings EMS responded […]
$100K matching funding to six PEC farm-to-table sector businesses
Six Prince Edward County farm-to-table enterprises shared a major financial boost to help them expand operations. An investment of $100,000 in matching funding was announced by Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis and Community Futures Prince Edward Lennox & Addington, Thursday. The funds were from the Rural Innovation Initiative, funded by the Federal Economic Development […]
Council asked to top up funds for water tower repairs
Council will be asked to top up funds from reserves to complete upgrades at the Bloomfield and Consecon water towers. Funds have been set aside for upgrades in the capital budget, but all tenders submitted in July were over budget. “As a result, staff removed an item from the contract that while beneficial, would not […]
Trio found safe by PEC OPP canine Zoey
Missing persons were found in good health with no injuries Tuesday, by Prince Edward County canine OPP Zoey. On August 27 at approximately 11:20 a.m., officers from the Prince Edward County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) as well as the OPP Canine Unit responded to a report of three adults missing […]
Hwy. 62 collision fatal
A 24-year-old woman has died as a result of her injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 62 on Friday. Prince Edward OPP report that just before 7:30 p.m Aug. 23, near Crofton Road, a northbound car had gone out of control and partially crossed the roadway. It was stuck by a southbound vehicle. The […]
Man covered in cow manure faces slew of charges
A young man who rolled, or crawled, in cow manure while trying to evade police was sniffed out by the canine unit early Friday morning. Just after 1 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, Prince Edward OPP officers received a report of a grey hatchback type vehicle in the ditch at the intersection of Bond Road and […]
Province directs conservation authorities to ‘wind down’ programs
Water quality monitoring, tree planting and woodlot management programs may be at risk as the Ford government suggests the province’s conservation authorities ‘wind down’ programs not related to their ‘core mandate.’ Conservation authorities and member municipalities received the request in letters from Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), addressed to ‘whom it […]
County brings list of concerns to municipalities’ conference
Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson and members of council have a list of concerns to discuss with higher levels of government attending this week’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference. The County delegation is among about 2,000 participants in Ottawa from August 18-21. For more than a century, Ontario’s largest municipal conference has […]
Additional charges laid in roofing scam
As their investigation continues, OPP Prince Edward detachment officers have laid charges related to fraud in an alleged roofing scam amounting to about $29,700. The investigation began July 16, 2019 when two people reported they had paid for work on their roofs, but the work had not been initiated. As of July 29, 2019 five […]
