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May 25, 2021 | 1:51 PM
Pictured in front of Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital is Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation and member of Picton Rotary, John Clarke, president of the Rotary Club of Picton and Lisa Mowbray, patient services manager and site lead for QHC PECMH. Photo by Briar Boyce.
A group of local organizations in Prince Edward County are teaming up to show their support for healthcare workers during the third wave of the pandemic.
Rotary Clubs in Wellington and Picton, along with the Kiwanis Club of Picton, and a few other companies have teamed up to launch the Apricot Ribbon Program.
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After a brief reprieve Monday, cases of COVID-19 in Hastings-Prince Edward on Tuesday rose by eight, bringing to 22 the number of active cases in the region.
Ontario set another record for new daily cases: 2,553. The province’s associate chief medical officer of health, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, said on average 32 Ontarians per day are dying of COVID-19.
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At Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health, however, Dr. Piotr Oglaza said he was hopeful the region could avoid another spike.
Four days of budget discussions have concluded in Prince Edward County.
Councillors and staff set the 2021 budget on Thursday afternoon at Highline Hall in Wellington that will see an increase of approximately $18 per $100,000 assessment. On a home assessed at $300,000, a home owner will pay an estimated $2,745 per year or $228.76 per month.
The municipal operating budget incorporates a 3.17% tax increase or 1.47% after assessment growth.
The municipality will raise $41.5 million in property taxes to fund the portion of the operating budget not covered by other revenue sources such as grants and fees.
The 2020 net operating budget is $1.28 million more than 2020 (3.17% increase).
Council also passed the rate supported operating budget for water and wastewater services of $8.8 million and the rate supported capital budget of $6.5 million.