News
It’s mid term election day in the US with control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in play. The Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House where they need only three seats to change hands. The Senate, however, is expected to be a much closer race with only one third of the seats up for reelection and the Democrats and Republicans running neck and neck in a number of contests. Results will begin to trickle in at 6 pm local time but could take days before all districts are finalized.
The County released the October building report today and construction is up significantly from the same time last year. The number of building permits issued rose only slightly but the value of work approved more than doubled from just under $8 million in October 2025 to more than $16 million for 2026. More importantly, 127 new residential units were approved this year compared to just 5 last year. Included in this year’s total is a 120 unit apartment building that will be located at Base 31.
Traffic was held up as a result of a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Sidney Street and Bridge Street West yesterday around 5:30 p.m. No one was injured but the driver of one vehicle was observed with signs of impairment. Police charged a 31 year old Belleville woman with driving while impaired.
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani is asking the ethics commissioner to investigate the relationship between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Telesat Corporation CEO Dan Goldberg. Jivani says Goldberg and Carney have a relationship going back two decades and describe themselves as good friends. Jivani is asking the commissioner to determine if Carney was involved in a recent decision to award Telesat a $2.3 billion military satellite deal and whether he should be recused from future decisions involving Telesat. A spokesperson for Telesat said Goldberg has never asked for special treatment from Carney on the ESCP-P project or any other project either before or after Carney took office.
President Donald Trump announced today that the United States will halt more $4 billion in annual funding for Israel at the end of this year. Trump said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the funding but it is unclear what funding Trump is referring to and whether Netanyahu will even be in power following the inconclusive results of the recent election in Israel. The US has a memorandum of understanding that provides $3.8 billion in US military aid to Israel until September 2028 but Trump said Israel no longer needs the money and he wanted to stop the left from using it as a bad talking point. Support for Israel has fallen recently and Democrats have used Trump’s support of Netanyahu to woo Republican voters.
The County announced the closure of a number of sidewalks today in preparation for winter. Seasonal sidewalks are not maintained by County staff during the winter and will not be cleared of snow or ice. A full list of the designated sidewalks is available on the County website.
And paving operations are planned for tomorrow on sections of Buchanan Avenue, Stirling Crescent, and Farrington Crescent in Picton as part of the work for Phase 2 of the Talbot Ridge subdivision. Motorists can expect minor delays while this work is underway.
Sports
It was a tough week for the PECI Panthers last week with some heartbreaking losses.
Tuesday, both boys volleyball teams were in action against Central Hastings and Nicholson. The Juniors battled hard against Central Hastings then fell 3 – 1 to Nicholson while the seniors lost 2 – 0 to both Central Hastings and Nicholson.
Also on Tuesday, the junior boys soccer team battled number one seed Bayside to a 1 – 1 draw but lost on penalties. The lone PECI goal was scored by KJ Blair. The seniors also lost on penalties to St. Theresa after drawing 1 – 1 in regulation time.
Thursday the junior girls basketball team fell to Centennial 47 – 39 while the seniors battled to the final moments before Centennial was able to pull into the lead for a 46 – 38 win.
In rugby action, the senior girls lost a tough one 55 to 0 against a strong Weldon squad.
And in breaking news today, the junior girls Rugby team lost a hard fought semi-final game against Fenelon Falls 27-17.
Tune in every Tuesday at 4 and 6 pm for all the PECI Panthers scores.
BC Lions linebacker Darnell Sankey was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player today. The 32-year-old Sankey had a league-leading 114 tackles as well as three sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery this season.
In NHL action tonight, the Utah Mammoth are in Toronto for a 7 pm start against the Leafs, The Jets and the Canadians also get underway at 7 in Montreal and the Oilers and the New Jersey Devils drop the puck at 7 in New Jersey. Out west, the Anaheim Ducks travel to Vancouver to face the Canucks. That game starts at 9.
