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Ontario extending vaccine passports; people must have QR code version – paper or digital
Ontario is adjusting its COVID-19 response due to rising cases and variant concerns. The new measures announced today include delaying the lifting of proof of vaccination requirements beyond Jan. 17, 2022 and effective Jan. 4, 2022, requiring the use of the enhanced vaccine certificate with QR code and the Verify Ontario app in settings where […]
Expected rain and runoff brings water safety statement
Quinte Conservation notes the local watershed is forecast to receive 25mm or more of rain over the weekend. That, coupled with mild temperatures, will melt snow and create runoff, causing elevated river flows, swelling in streams and rivers and some isolated nuisance flooding. “The Prince Edward County Watershed has received above average lake effect precipitation […]
Additional infrastructure funding from province to go toward roads and water sytems
Prince Edward County will use additional infrastructure funding from the provincial government toward improving roadways and water and wastewater infrastructure in 2022. Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith announced $16,951,102 in additional funding through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF). Prince Edward County will received $2,388,033 (compared to $1,147,499 in 2021); Belleville gets $7,032,052 for […]
Enhanced COVID-19 measures begin at HPE schools
Due to an increase in the number of cases reported in elementary schools, as well as transmission within the schools, enhanced COVID-19 measures will begin Dec. 7 at Hastings Prince Edward District School board schools. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health notes transmission of COVID-19 between school-aged children not only increases the risk of spread within […]
Upfront payment supports new housing developments in Wellington
A developer of two subdivisions in Wellington will pre-pay a portion of development charges under new financing agreements with the municipality. Development charges are fees collected from developers, typically at the time a building permit is issued. The fees help pay for the cost of growth-related municipal infrastructure. Under these agreements, developer Kaitlin Corporation, is […]
Drugs and gun seized at traffic stop
Prince Edward OPP seized drugs and a handgun during a traffic stop on Highway 62 in Sophiasburgh Friday, Dec. 3 around 3:30 a.m. The three occupants were arrested following a search of the vehicle which resulted in the seizure of a quantity of suspected cocaine, pills, cannabis, associated drug paraphernalia, along with Canadian currency, cell […]
QHC hospitals will require proof of vaccination for visitors and care partners
With the significant increase of COVID activity in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties, Quinte Health Care (QHC) is taking the additional precaution of requiring proof of vaccination as part of its screening process for all visitors and care partners. Carly Baxter, QHC Communications, states in a media release that most hospitals in Ontario have initiated […]
‘COVID-19 not going away any time soon’: Acting Medical Officer of Health
As the number of cases rise above 150 in Hastings Prince Edward counties, and a new variant is on the horizon, the acting medical officer of health states “COVID-19 is not going away any time soon”. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) declared the region at a ‘red’ risk level, referring to a seven-day case […]
Active COVID-19 cases at 137; 14 outbreaks ongoing
NOV. 30 – Fourteen new COVID-19 cases and six recoveries put local active cases at 137. There are three people in hospital, one in intensive care and 14 outbreaks continue (see chart below). Of the 14 new cases – six in Belleville, five in Quinte West, and one each in Prince Edward County, Tyendinaga and […]
Brown named PEC’s new fire chief
Chad Brown will be the new fire chief for Prince Edward County as of Dec. 6, overseeing its complement of 150 volunteer and full-time firefighters. Brown is the County’s fourth chief since amalgamation, following the retirement this month of Robert Rutter who took over from Scott Manlow. George Pettingill was the first County chief. Chief […]
