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Three taken to hospital following incident at cement plant
Three people have been taken to hospital following an incident reported to be a gas/coal explosion just before 9 a.m. today at Lehigh Cement on Hwy 49. Prince Edward OPP report officers are on scene with PEC firefighters and Hastings Quinte paramedics, the Ministry of Labour and the Office of the Fire Marshal will be […]
Return to school rules focus on safety during fourth COVID-19 wave
Students are heading back to the classrooms Tuesday – for the second time amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board has created guidelines and practices related to the pandemic for students, families, teachers and staff, from directives from the provincial government. Meeting Ontario Ministry of Education directives, all employees, bus drivers, […]
Proof of vaccination will be required in Ontario by Sept. 22
Proof of vaccination will be needed for certain indoor settings where face coverings cannot always be worn – such as gyms, casinos, indoor restaurants, movie theatres, sporting events and concert halls – under Ontario’s new, temporary, vaccine certificate program announced today by premier Doug Ford. “Based on the latest evidence and best advice, COVID-19 vaccine […]
Medical officer of health Dr. Piotr Oglaza moving on
Hastings Prince Edward Medical Officer of Health Dr. Piotr Oglaza will be moving on in the same position at Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health. We heartily thank Dr. Oglaza for his unwavering dedication and tireless work for our community and his exemplary leadership throughout the pandemic and his five-year career at Hastings Prince […]
County man charged in relation to online child pornography investigation
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, Digital Forensics Unit and Prince Edward County OPP have arrested and charged a Wellington resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. On Aug. 26, 2021, police executed a search warrant at a Wellington home and seized several electronic devices. A 51-year-old man was arrested […]
Five new COVID-19 cases; 34 active; vaccine clinics continue
AUG. 31 – Five new COVID-19 cases were reported, along with 10 recoveries, putting the Hastings Prince Edward counties active case load at 34. Of the new cases, two are in Belleville and one each are reported in Prince Edward County, Quinte West and Centre Hastings. All were unvaccinated. Of the 34 active cases, 13 […]
OPP arrest man in relation to honour box thefts at road side stands
UPDATE: Prince Edward County Detachment and the East Region Community Street Crime Unit have charged a 43-year-old Picton man with two counts under the Criminal Code (theft under $5,000) in relation to a series of thefts reported from road side farm stands in the County. Const. Richard Martin reports the accused was released on an […]
Decisions made for streets with no name
AUG 17: UPDATE: Street names proposed by developers that were not people’s names were approved by council following discussion on council’s intent to follow the guidelines of the coming street naming policies. In the remaining cases, the assigning of names from the cenotaph lists was approved to allow the developers to move forward on connecting […]
Approval of revisions repeal interim cannabis control bylaw
Council is being asked to repeal its interim cannabis control bylaw as draft revisions to regulate production and processing are to be presented at Tuesday night’s meeting. UPDATE: Approved. An interim bylaw was passed last September due to land use conflicts and increased concern of growing operations thoughout the municipality. It put a freeze on […]
Group hopes intervention will change dial from demolition to repurposing historic Sandbanks houses
UPDATE: A letter from the mayor has been authorized. Councillors Ernie Margetson and John Hirsch are seeking support of peers at Tuesday night’s council meeting to authorize the mayor to send a letter requesting the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks choose innovation options to preserve, and not demolish, the historic Hyatt and MacDonald […]
