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Fire on York Street related to operation of fuel-fired stove
Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue was called to a fire at SWMR Automotive Service Repair on York Street in Picton at 8:45 a.m. Thursday morning. Fire crews found a small fire in the roof structure of a commercial property and the cause of the fire was determined to be related to the operation of […]
More than $50,000 in stolen property recovered
More than $50,000 in stolen property was located earlier this month from multiple break and enters reported in Prince Edward County and surrounding areas. The Ontario Provincial Police report that on Feb. 7, members of the OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit were involved in locating multiple pieces of stolen property in Prince Edward […]
Second fire in as many nights – gofundme set up for family
UPDATED FEB 23: Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire on Inkerman Ave in Picton just before 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21. Occupants were home at the time of the fire and were notified by a neighbour of the fire on the home’s exterior. The house was fully involved in a […]
Anglers rescued by boat and helicopter
UPDATE: Two anglers were rescued by boat and two by a Search and Rescue helicopter team out of Trenton. Constable Aaron Miller reports the incident – a third in less than a week in the region – happened shortly after 5 p.m. Feb. 21. “Four men had been out fishing on the ice of Wellers […]
Fire on Albert Street, Picton
Fire caused significant damage to a residence on Albert Street in Picton Tuesday night. Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue were called to the scene around 10:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Crews from Picton Station 1 extinguished the fire and hot spots and remained on scene for several hours. The cause of the fire is not […]
Three arrested in door-to-door driveway paving scam
Three people were arrested in connection with a door-to-door scam for driveway paving services. Prince Edward OPP received a report Feb. 14 that an individual had been approached the previous day by someone offering driveway paving services. Constable Aaron Miller, Community Safety and media relations officer, reports the person requested that the work be done […]
Soggy Bottom and Hidden Helicopter didn’t make the cut on County’s new list of street names
Council has adopted a new reserve list of street names and the policy surrounding their creation. There were plenty of approved suggestions, but “Pugnose”, “Fishy”, “Soggy Bottom” and “Hidden Helicopter” did not make the cut as the Street Naming Task Team reviewed 260 submissions received through public consultation and the youth street naming “hackathon” with […]
Mayor gains council support to tell province it is undermining municipal prosperity
UPDATE: Supported by council. Prince Edward County’s mayor seeks council’s support in a call to the province for stable municipal finances – something he noted is needed by municipalities across the province. At Tuesday night’s council meeting, Mayor Steve Ferguson is calling for support for a resolution that the Ontario government commit to a social […]
Stalled affordable housing project example of need for better provincial support
A stalled affordable housing project in Picton is being used by the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) as part of examples of why the provincial government needs to step up support for rural communities. “Provincial programs need to be reviewed with a rural perspective and funding should be earmarked accordingly,” the EOWC states in an […]
Chief reports grass fire challenge was access due to mud
Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue responded to a large grass fire at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. Fire Chief Chad Brown reports about five acres was found burning in a field off Highway 49. Firefighters from Stations 1, Picton and 4, Sophiasburgh, took more than three hours to extinguish the fire. “Firefighters were challenged […]