The founder and leader of a Facebook Group dedicated to providing information on incidents involving emergency responders in the Quinte region has passed away.
Dan Taylor, 44, died on June 25.
Taylor founded Scan-Quinte in 2015 and led a group of fellow volunteers in administering the Facebook Group until security changes made by Facebook led to its demise in 2022.
Scan-Quinte provided information on most incidents involving police, firefighters, and paramedics seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and constantly monitored the site to remove any unwanted, illegal, or potentially slanderous commentary.
Group members could link to an emergency services scanner provided by Taylor.
Scan-Quinte grew to become an enormous local Facebook Group with over 35,000 members and it was regularly followed and noted as a source of information by local media, including Quinte News. When contacted by Quinte News, Taylor was always obliging no matter the time of day.
In a post on Hastings County and Surrounding Area Scanner Group former Scan-Quinte Administrator Bunnie Marie said Taylor was “an asset to our community. He single-handedly built a community online that we will forever strive to recreate.”
Funeral details will be forthcoming at a later date.
