All Entries in the "Local News" Category
Pet dies in Consecon home fire Christmas Day
County Fire and Rescue crews responded to a fire in Consecon shortly after 11 a.m. Christmas morning. Prince Edward County Fire Chief Chad Brown reports firefighters arrived to a working structure fire that quickly spread throughout the residence. “The fire was quickly knocked down by fire crews. Nobody was home at the time of the […]
Group of eight anglers rescued from unsafe ice
Prince Edward County OPP and Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue rescued a group of eight people stranded on ice while fishing in the Bay of Quinte north of Big Island on Thursday. Constable Aaron Miller reports they were all successfully brought safely back to shore. “While the ice may look tempting for ice fishing, […]
Severe weather moving in for holiday weekend
People are being advised to get errands done Thursday and consider re-arranging holiday travel plans due to a severe weather system moving through the province Friday and Saturday. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement on the first official day of winter and noted temperatures Friday night into the weekend will likely be the coldest […]
Driver who twice fled police and nearly struck them, arrested
Prince Edward OPP have arrested a driver who fled from officers at a RIDE program, nearly struck them, and fled again in a second instance. Constable Aaron Miller, PEC OPP community safety and media relations officer, said officers were conducting a RIDE program Friday, Dec. 16 at Loyalist Parkway and County Road 64 in Carrying […]
Cherry Valley speed bumps being removed Monday
Work is underway to remove the recently installed speed bumps on County Road 10 through Cherry Valley Monday, Dec. 19. Six speed humps in total will be removed in three separate locations within the village. The work may cause some traffic disruptions and lane restrictions. The removal of the bumps is in response to councillor […]
County receives $2.2M toward infrastructure funding
Prince Edward County’s allocation of funding toward renewing and rehabilitating infrastructure comes to $2,273,678 for 2023. Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith announced the funding numbers today – part of $16,435,685 being delivered to four municipalities through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF). Belleville will receive $7,610,932, Quinte West will receive $6,451,075 and Hastings County […]
Council dumps Cherry Valley bumps that were supposed to be humps
Cherry Valley speed bumps that were supposed to be humps will be no more – as soon as possible – as council has heard loud and clear, many community voices reporting the pilot project to reduce speed in the village should be scrapped. A dozen bumps were installed across three locations on County Road 10 […]
Quinte’s Isle, Friends of South Shore come to agreement in expansion appeal
Friends of South Shore (“FOSS”) have ended their Ontario Land Tribunal appeal of the proposed Quinte Isle Campark expansion on Soup Harbour after reaching an agreement with Fourward Holdings (Ward family). “The ecological features of the site are better protected with this settlement, which was the primary goal of this appeal”, said David Donnelly, legal […]
Owen Jones family donates memorial bench in his honour
In honour of one of the community’s hardest-working citizen volunteers, the Picton BIA was pleased to be part of the placement of the Owen Jones memorial bench on Main Street Wednesday afternoon. Jones, a life-long County resident, was ubiquitous in Picton helping to clear curbsides and gutters of debris, and in winter, removing snow from […]
Cherry Valley speed hump construction begins as petition grows to 500 signatures
Amid a petition with almost 500 signatures, complaints on social media, calls and emails to the new council, six speed humps are to be installed in Cherry Valley Dec. 7. The municipality states a contractor will be installing the humps in three locations on County Road 10 in the village throughout the day and possibly […]
