All Entries in the "Local News" Category
Council finalizes 2022 budget with help to attract doctors, utility relief for those in need, road work, housing and grants
Prince Edward County’s 2022 operating budget will result in an estimated increase of $33.07 on an average assessment of $100,000. Council approved the 2022 tax-supported operating budget of $67.0 million today. This year’s capital budget of $18.6 million was adopted by council in December. “The 2022 operating budget supports the delivery of a wide range […]
Amid failing provincial system, more than half of County residents will have no doctor without immediate help from municipality
UPDATE FEB. 4: Though only final with approval of the operating budget levy, council agreed Friday morning that $150,000 should be put in the 2022 operating budget to support physician recruitment ($120,000 plus $30,000 already in reserve). Council also directs the CAO to enter into an agreement with the PEC Family Health Team to disperse […]
Council to review low-income household relief grants for water bills and property taxes
At council’s meeting tonight kicking off three days of operational budget talks, a pilot relief grant program through the County Foundation is being presented to support low-income households struggling with water bills and property taxes. Municipal staff suggest the $80,000 be approved for 2022 with funding from unspent reserve grant funds and that an additional […]
County’s new hospital build completes stage three of five
Prince Edward County’s new hospital has moved one step closer to shovels in the ground as work for stage three of the project is complete; approved by Quinte Healthcare and on its way to the Ministry of Health. “Building a new hospital is definitely a marathon, and not a sprint – taking many years of […]
One COVID-19 death over weekend; data changes to total count
JAN. 31 – One death related to COVID-19 has been recorded over the weekend by Hasting Prince Edward Public Health. The number of deaths recorded has been reduced to 33, from 36 recorded Friday. HPEPH states on the dashboard that “deaths that are unrelated to COVID-19 are not included in the death count on the […]
Council refuses consultant recommendations that limit public interaction
Prince Edward County councillors do not agree with proposed limits to public deputations and comments from the audience – echoing concerns of residents as the most passionate issue among revisions being made to council’s procedural bylaws. These and other “hot button” revisions were discussed at a four-hour special committee of the whole meeting Wednesday night, […]
Darren McFarlane new Superintendent of Education
Former Prince Edward Collegiate Institute principal Darren McFarlane has been appointed as a new Superintendent of Education at Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board effective February 1. He is replacing Laina Andrews who is retiring. McFarlane was most recently a system lead at the Education Centre responsible for safe schools, supporting the Special Education […]
COVID-19 public health restrictions to be eased in phases beginning Jan. 31
COVID-19 public health restrictions put in place Jan. 5 are to be eased, in phases, beginning at month end as the province is beginning to see signs of stabilization in key public health system indicators. “I want to be crystal clear, we are not out of the woods yet,” said Premier Doug Ford in a […]
Government tops up County’s annual gas tax funding
With people are paying more for gas, but many still filling up less often due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial government has upped its contribution to annual gas tax funding for municipalities. Two cents from every litre gets returned to Quinte municipalities by the province to help pay down costs of municipal transit systems, […]
One person dead following fall through ice; second incident involving people and pets on ice surfaces
One person has died following a fall through the ice off County Road 20 in Hillier. On Friday, Jan. 14, shortly before 4 p.m. OPP Prince Edward County Detachment responded to a report of an individual who was missing, that may have been seen on the ice. With the assistance of the East Region Emergency […]
