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Council approves funding for Picton Harbour lookouts
Seven lookouts along a revitalized Picton Harbour are one step closer as council agreed to signing an agreement to receive $262,500 in federal funding and paying a 25 per cent municipal contribution of $87,500. The lookouts – that span between Chimney Point and Brick Kiln Point – are intended to showcase views of the harbour […]
Four new COVID-19 cases; 20 active cases
OCT. 29: Four new COVID-19 cases recorded, and two recoveries, making 20 active cases in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. Of the four new cases – two in Centre Hastings and one each in Quinte West and Belleville – all were not vaccinated. Of the 20 active cases – six each in Belleville and Centre […]
Ontario makes plan gradually lift public health measures – including masks, capacity limits
Capacity limits will begin to lift Monday in the province’s new gradual plan to lift all remaining public health measures – including masks and proof of vaccination – by March 2022. Friday, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, released A Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for […]
QHC and Addiction Mental Health Services gain $2M provincial funding
Quinte Health Care and Addiction Mental Health Services in Hastings and Prince Edward County will benefit from more than $2 million from the provincial government for Infrastructure upgrades, repairs and maintenance. Bay of Quinte MP Todd Smith stated Thursday QHC will receive $1.88 million and Addictions and Mental Health will gain $126,000 through the Health […]
Victim lost $6,000 in emergency scam
Prince Edward OPP remind people to be aware of ongoing frauds and scams following another report of a victim losing $6,000 in an emergency scam. PEC OPP Community Safety Officer Aaron Miller stated the victim received a call advising their daughter had been involved in a serious collision, involving a young child, while impaired by […]
Natural gas service coming to Cherry Valley
Todd Smith, MPP for Bay of Quinte and Ontario’s Energy Minister, joined local officials and Enbridge Gas today to announce an up to $5.2 million allocation from the province to help get natural gas to approximately 152 homes, businesses and farms in Cherry Valley. “We’re making good on our promise to deliver affordable energy and […]
QHC staff 99% vaccinated; 30 people no longer employed
Thirty of Quinte Health Care’s 2,400 staff and physicians who have chosen not to get vaccinated, or decided not to provide information on their vaccination status, are no longer with the organization. Vice-president, people and strategy, Susan Rowe, in a statement late Friday, noted 99 per cent of the staff has received at least one […]
COVID-19 vaccine QR codes ready for download
People who are fully vaccinated can begin to download the province’s new enhanced vaccine certificate in QR code form this weekend – if you can get through on the busy website. Businesses and organizations can also download the Verify Ontario app to scan and confirm that visitors are fully vaccinated. People can still continue to […]
Parkland priority project funds approved
Priority projects for several Prince Edward County parklands moved forward at council’s committee of the whole meeting today, as part of a Parks and Recreation Master Plan to be presented as park of the 2022 budget deliberations. Council received a report on the current state of its parkland reserve funds – which includes funds from […]
Picton Terminals withdraws tribunal appeal on cruise ship decision
Nearly one year after Prince Edward County Council unanimously decided to deny the Doornekamp family (ABNA Investments Ltd) to add cruise ships and expanded activity at their Picton Terminals facility, it has formally withdrawn its Ontario Land Tribunal appeal to challenge the decision. No reason for the withdrawal has been stated. The first case management […]
