Four samples – three from employees at the St Albert Cheese Cooperative and another in a separate single case – screened positive for the variants on Friday. In a statement, the EOHU said staff were using contact tracing methods to determine the source of the infections. The exact type of variant has not yet been determined.
Catégorie : Tribune-Express (Hawkesbury)
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Warning : Snow removal in progress
Public works crews are all at work, cleaning up the most recent dump of snow in the region courtesy of the last two snowstorms that passed through Eastern Ontario.
Warning signs may be in place at the intersections of some streets in some communities to notify motorists that snow removal is in progress in particular neighbourhoods. Sidewalk plows are also active.
Homeowners who are cleaning out their driveways are asked to refrain from leaving piles of snow from their own efforts on the street curbs.
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Potential variant cases detected in region
EOHU Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis told the media at a briefing on Thursday that tests appeared to show signs of the variants. If confirmed, they would be the first recorded instances of the variant in the health region.
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Rockland councillor is Hawkesbury’s recreation boss
“I needed a new challenge, and I enjoy the municipal world,” said Cardarelli, about why he applied for the Hawkesbury recreation and tourism post.
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Arson charge over snack bar fire
A fire broke out at Leduc Snack Bar on Main Street East on the evening of May 26 last year. There were no injuries, but the building was heavily damaged.
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Applause for frontline health care worker grads
“This is just the beginning,” said Jean Dubois, skills development coordinator for the Centre de services à l’emploi de Prescott-Russell Employment Centre (CES), during a February 18 virtual press conference.
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Hawkesbury sports complex reopens
The municipal office announced the reopening of Hawkesbury’s main indoor recreation facility to residents for some activities now that the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) region has an Orange COVID-19 rating.
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Construction begins on new Prescott-Russell Residence
“Very happy to see it started,” said Stéphane Parisien, chief administrator for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR), during a Wednesday phone interview.
Work crews and heavy equipment from R.E. Hein Construction Ltd. of Kanata arrived at the Spence Street site on Monday to set up for the start of excavation. The company will provide weekly and biweekly reports to the UCPR on construction progress.
Cost for the new 224-bed long-term care facility is projected at between $70 million and $80 million. Project completion is expected sometime during 2023 according to a timeline estimate from the contractor to the UCPR. That proposed completion date depends on no unexpected delays.
The official groundbreaking ceremony for the project has been delayed until sometime in the spring because of provincial limits on the size of public gatherings during the pandemic.
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New budget for Hawkesbury ready to go
“This is very acceptable,” said Mayor Paul Assaly at the end of the second review session February 2 on the 2021 budget draft.
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Funding help for St-Eugène storm water project
The village in East Hawkesbury Township will benefit from a funding partnership between the municipality, the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) and the federal and provincial governments on a storm water sewer improvement project valued at almost $1.3 million.