Catégorie : Tribune-Express (Hawkesbury)

  • Method withdraws batch of gel hand wash

    Method withdraws batch of gel hand wash

    The recovery affects one lot number of the 12 ounce gel hand wash bottles. They had been sold at Walmart and Home Depot since mid-October.

  • Two more deaths, 16 extra cases at Prescott-Russell Residence

    Two more deaths, 16 extra cases at Prescott-Russell Residence

    Two more deaths were announced on Thursday afternoon. The news accompanied the announcement of another 16 confirmed cases at the residence, made up of nine residents and seven staff members.

  • Two more deaths at PR Residence, total reaches five

    Two more deaths at PR Residence, total reaches five

    Two more deaths were reported at the residence on Monday afternoon, while two had been confirmed on Saturday. No new resident cases were recorded over the weekend, but two more staff members tested positive, bringing the total since the outbreak began to 112. Twenty-seven of the 68 resident cases had been resolved, as had 16 of the 44 staff infections.

  • Gun, drugs, cash seized in Hawkesbury

    Gun, drugs, cash seized in Hawkesbury

    The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region’s Community Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a Spence Avenue apartment on Friday. The officers seized a loaded handgun, brass knuckles, and suspected methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and cannabis.

  • COVID-19: Two more deaths at Prescott-Russell Residence

    COVID-19: Two more deaths at Prescott-Russell Residence

    The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) announced the two deaths on Saturday afternoon. The news brought the toll from the outbreak at the long-term care facility to three, after the death of a resident last weekend. The number of deaths across the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) region stood at 16.

  • Residence hits 110 cases; dining, gym rules announced

    Residence hits 110 cases; dining, gym rules announced

    Seventy-eight cases are active at the Prescott and Russell Residence, which included 46 residents and 32 employees. Twenty-two residents and 10 employee cases have been resolved, while the death toll from the virus in the residence remained at one. The residence is waiting on the results of 42 other tests. The residence would remain closed to visitors while the outbreak continued.

  • PR Residence case count rises to 61

    PR Residence case count rises to 61

    Twenty-nine of those cases – 16 residents and 13 employees – were active, while the remaining 32 had been resolved as of Thursday afternoon. Further testing was conducted this week, almost two weeks after the outbreak at the residence was first confirmed.

  • Winter snow removal strategy for the pandemic

    Winter snow removal strategy for the pandemic

    “Obviously, the winter season will be a bit different with COVID-19,” said Jérémie Bouchard, public works director for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR), during his October 14 presentation to UCPR council on winter road maintenance planning for 2020-2021.

  • Street signs stolen in Champlain

    Street signs stolen in Champlain

    Speed limit, railway and deer crossing, road names and new stop-ahead warning signs were among those stolen. Police said the thefts were centred on Sandy Hill Road, Ste-Anne Road, Bangs Road, March Crescent and May Crescent.

    “While this may be considered a prank by some, under some a missing road sign could result in a serious or even fatal collision,” the Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment said in a statement.

    “These incidents also result in additional costs to municipalities, as the signs can cost up to $200 to replace, in addition the cost of labour.”

    Anyone with information about the signs can contact the Hawkesbury OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact CrimeStoppers on 1-800-222-8477 or www.crimestoppers.ca.

  • More environmental study recommended for Chenail Boulevard

    More environmental study recommended for Chenail Boulevard

    Town council reviewed a report from Morrison Hershfield, a Toronto-based consultant firm, on results of an environmental site assessment (ESA) of Chenail Boulevard. The ESA focused on the areas surrounding four municipal lots located north and south of the boulevard.

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    Une étude environnementale plus poussée recommandée pour le boulevard du Chenail