Highway 37 fire
There was a house fire in Thurlow overnight. Rural and urban Belleville firefighters responded at around 12:30 Wednesday morning after reports of a fire in a small house on Highway 37 at Honeywell Corners. No one was home at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. Tyendinaga Township provided tanker support an...
19h ago
County opposes social service funding cuts
Prince Edward County is calling on the provincial and federal government to prevent a pending loss of funding for social support services. During Tuesday's council meeting, Councillor Sam Branderhorst introduced a motion calling for the upper levels of government to continue funding Service Mangers and District Social ...
22h ago
Prince Edward County approves 2024 community grants
Prince Edward County Council has approved the recommended grants for the 2024 Community Grants program. During Tuesday's council meeting, councillors reviewed a report by municipal staff on the list of recommended grants through The County Foundation for approval. The County Foundation is an independent organization es...
22h ago
Picton Community Gardens declared project of interest
Picton Community Gardens has been named a project of community interest by council. During Prince Edward County Council's Tuesday meeting, council heard a deputation from Barbra Mason, one of the volunteers who maintains the garden, about their current ongoing projects. The Community Garden is seeking partners to help ...
22h ago
Civic award presented to Prince Edward District Women's Institute
Prince Edward County is honouring the Prince Edward District Women's Institute for their contributions to the community. During Tuesday's council meeting, Mayor Steve Ferguson presented a group of representatives from the organization with a civic award. Using proceeds from their annual crafts show, the Women's Institu...
22h ago
Brighton council approves property purchase
Brighton Council has approved the purchase of a property by Memorial Park but it's not yet known how it will be used. On Monday council authorized the purchase of 21 Kingsley Avenue, for $550,000. A home currently stands on the property at the corner of Kingsley Avenue and Sanford Street. Mayor Brian Ostrander tells Qu...
May 07, 2024
Wellington water and sewer trunk construction to begin next week
Construction of new water and sewer trunks in Wellington will begin on Monday, May 13. The new trunks will be constructed from the location of the existing water and wastewater treatments plants to the east along Wellington Main Street, north on Cleminson Street, east along Millennium Trail and then connect to the new ...
May 07, 2024
Another doctor setting up family practice to Belleville
The City of Belleville's Doctor Recruitment Program has made another signing. Dr. Pratima Sharma will participate in the program while she finishes her residency through the Queen's Family Medicine Residency Program. Mayor Neil Ellis says Dr. Sharma, originally from Nepal, has already been providing exceptional care fo...
May 07, 2024
Brighton retaining some help to lobby for funding for new wastewater treatment plant
The Municipality of Brighton has applied to the province for funding for a new wastewater treatment plant. At Monday's meeting, council approved the hiring of a communications specialist to help with their application to the Ontario Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund. Mayor Brian Ostrander says the help is necessary t...
May 07, 2024
Man arrested for mischief in Brighton
Northumberland OPP have arrested and charged a man with mischief. Police say around 9 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a report of a person causing damage to a residence on Meade Street in the Municipality of Brighton. The accused was located in the building and arrested by officers. Forty-seven-year-old Christoph...
May 07, 2024