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Ameliasburgh washroom project set for June 7 completion date
Councillor Janice Maynard got reassurances from Prince Edward County engineering staff the Ameliasburgh washroom project will be wrapped up in a few short weeks. Project Manager Garrett Osborne gave c...
Amanda Smith May 15, 2019
Statue relocation request made to allow for downtown landscaping work
The statue of Sir John A. MacDonald holding court in downtown Picton may be moving, but not much. The County received a request to declare the property in which the Sir John A. MacDonald holding court...
Amanda Smith May 14, 2019 A photograph from the Abernethy studio depicting a wax maquette of the young Macdonald. The final work will be much more detailed and will include a replica of the prisoner’s dock and chair from the Picton courthouse. (Photo: David Warrick/submitted)
New pumper tanker in the County voted down
Some time for sober second thought in Prince Edward County means their fire department isn't getting a new pumper tanker. Councillor Phil Prinzen revisited the approval motion during their council mee...
Amanda Smith May 14, 2019
Suspicious object prompts OPP Explosive Devices Unit
The OPP Explosive Devices Unit was mobilized following a report of a suspicious object found in a garbage can at a Napanee business. Lennox and Addington OPP were called on Monday just before 1 p.m. t...
Amanda Smith May 14, 2019
Victim in Trent Hills murder identified
Northumberland OPP have released the name of the victim in a Trent Hills alleged murder investigation from earlier this month. Police say they are looking for 61-year-old Blythe Sexsmith of Trent Hill...
Amanda Smith May 14, 2019
Sir John A. Macdonald sculpture to be relocated
The statue of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald 'holding court' in downtown Picton may shortly have a new home. At tonight's meeting, Prince Edward County council are being asked to...
Amanda Smith May 14, 2019 A photograph from the Abernethy studio depicting a wax maquette of the young Macdonald. The final work will be much more detailed and will include a replica of the prisoner’s dock and chair from the Picton courthouse. (Photo: David Warrick/submitted)
Police searching for motorcyclist following a traffic offence
Quinte West OPP are asking for the public's help in identifying a motorcyclist who fled from police last week. Officers attempted to stop a green sport bike on Tuesday just before 5 p.m. on Glen Mille...
Amanda Smith May 13, 2019
BGH ICU set to expand
A substantial donation from the Parrott Foundation to Belleville General Hospital means a $4 million expansion is set to begin. Plans to expand the Intensive Care Unit at BGH are now currently underwa...
Amanda Smith May 13, 2019 Belleville General Hospital ICU
LTC offers flooding update
Water levels and flows along the Trent River from Hastings to Trenton have peaked and will continue a slow decline this week according to the Lower Trent Conservation Authority. The agency says the fl...
Amanda Smith May 13, 2019 Sandbag wall (File photo:John Spitters/Quinte News)
Distracted driving still a concern say OPP
In a four day period, Central Hastings OPP charged 11 people with driving with a hand-held communication device. The charge, which is a portion of the distracted driving laws, has seen the penalties i...
Amanda Smith May 13, 2019 Kevin Windsor curator for the National Air Force Musuem of Canada in Quinte West demonstrates the dangers of texting while driving during a distracted driving demonstration at the museum on Thursday August 29, 2013. (Photo: Quinte News)