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Four new COVID-19 cases, 22 active
DEC 31 – 2020 comes to an end with four new COVID-19 cases for Hastings Prince Edward – three in Quinte West and one in Belleville. Prince Edward County’s current status is zero cases, but the four-case outbreak from Dec. 21 at Wellington Legion is not yet marked resolved. Quinte West and Belleville have 10 […]
Hospice Prince Edward among not-for-profits sharing new Resilient Communities grant
Hospice Prince Edward is among six local not-for-profit organizations sharing $471,400 in grants to rebuild and recover from impacts of COVID-19. Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith made the announcement of the grants which are through the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s new $83-million Resilient Communities Fund. “Non-profit organizations are a crucial and valued part of any […]
Confirmed outbreak at Wellington Legion – four cases confirmed
UPDATE: Correction from HPEPH: As we continue to conduct investigations related to recent positive cases, it has become evident that four of the cases currently active in HPEC are directly related to the outbreak at the Wellington Legion. Yesterday’s media release has been updated to reflect this correction, and any subsequent changes to the number of cases […]
Potential of low-risk COVID-19 exposure on school bus
Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health and CEO at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) is advising anyone who rode on Craig Smith Bus Lines bus #895 to Kente Public School, Trenton High School or St. Paul Catholic Secondary School on Dec. 14, 15, 16, 17 or 18 that they may have had low-risk […]
Province-wide lock-down begins Dec. 26
With COVID-19 case increases raging, and incidences of a new strain of the disease, a 28-day province-wide shut-down will begin Saturday, Dec. 26 in the southern portions of the province (south of Sudbury) and 14 days in the northern parts. The lockdown was originally thought to begin on Dec. 24 but was pushed back two […]
Students asked to be prepared for possible move to online learning
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board students may see an extension of the holiday break or a move to full online learning in January. “As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in our communities, so does the possibility of individual classes, schools or all of HPEDSB moving to remote learning for a period of […]
municipalities share $1.6M in Safe Restart Agreement financial relief
Four municipalities in the Bay of Quinte region will share an additional $1.67 million from the provincial and federal governments to counter deficit impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith announced Safe Restart Agreement Funding will be used to offset operating costs for critical services, and to help ensure municipalities do […]
Councillors chat about current events at informal town hall
By Sharon Harrison In the third in a series of informal town hall discussions initiated by Picton ward councillor Phil St-Jean, Wellington ward councillor Mike Harper was his co-host. The virtual/TV town hall was shown via a live television broadcast on Eastlink cable channel 10 and simulcast on the Picton Kinsmen YouTube channel. The informal […]
Local couple Backs the Build with $10,000 memorial donation
A County couple has honoured their parents with a $10,000 memorial donation to help ‘Back the Build’ of the new hospital. Herb and Kathy Pliwischkies, of Picton, presented the donation Tuesday to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF). Pliwischkies, who recently lost his mother Margarete in November, wanted to honour both his parents […]
Kyle and Cobb to lead school board
Some continuity is in place around the governance table for Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board as a result of elections Monday night for the chair and vice-chair roles. At its annual meeting Dec. 14, the board of trustees re-elected Lucille Kyle as chair of the board and elected Jennifer Cobb as vice-chair. Kyle […]
