Abbey’s Road
Festival Players’ artistic director is excited about the upcoming season When you ask Graham Abbey about how he found the County, his answer is familiar. His discovery of the County was the result of a desire to just “get away” for the day. Even on the day he was leaving, packing the car with his […]
Planning money
New Picton hospital moves into the queue After nearly a decade of talking about a new hospital in Picton, the project entered Stage One on Monday. Ontario Minister for Health and Long-Term Care Eric Hoskins came to the County and brought with him a cheque in the amount of $500,000 to fund planning for a […]
Dancing Days
Shawn Creamer and his team are gearing up for good times at The Hayloft Dancehall It has been four years since Shawn Creamer and his family took the plunge and waded into the waters of business ownership in the County by purchasing The Hayloft in Cherry Valley. For Creamer, his wife Shannon Kohlmeier, and their […]
Stayed
Development charges discount frozen for 18 months Council decided, last week, to extend the 50 per cent discount on development charges for new homebuilding until September 2019. It will also convene a committee—likely comprised of council members, staff, residents and homebuilders—to consider the factors that go into forming the development charge rate. HOW WE GOT […]
Festival man
Jay Chetwynd wants PEC FEST to be an authentic County experience Looks can be deceiving. At first glance you may see Jay Chetwynd, with his tie-dyed clothes and Iron Maiden Tshirts and take him for a slacker. Well, you’d be dead wrong. Chetwynd is the antithesis of a slacker. His background is extensive in the […]
Identity crisis
Legacy clubs in the County are struggling to find their way in 2018 For most people, connecting with the modern advances of today’s world is second nature. Technology is advancing at hyper speeds. Artificial intelligence and self-driving vehicles will inevitably end up in our lives and we will, as a human race, evolve our way […]
Youth granted
The County Foundation receives major grant funding The County Foundation (TCF) recently announced the receipt of $150,000 from a shared initiative between the J.W McConnell Family Foundation and the Laidlaw Foundation. The grant will ensure the continuance of the PEC Youth Collective Impact (Youth CI) in its Vital Signs Learning Group. This is a structured, […]
Building momentum
Initiative to save Sophiasburgh school garners widespread support More than 50 people, including representatives from three levels of government, attended an information meeting about the status of the County Food Hub project. Initially conceived as a means to save Sophiasburgh Central School from closure after the school was deemed to have insufficient enrolment according to […]
Drowning the baby
With green shoots appearing in new homebuilding, County council ponders big increase in charges It has a cost, say County staff. By discounting development charges by 50 per cent, as the County has done since 2013, Shire Hall has forgone $1.2 million it might have otherwise generated, had the full amount been charged over these […]
Seeking a new vision
Community invited to propose ideas for Picton town hall Built in 1862, the Picton town hall was in its early days the centrepiece of a booming town. The building has had a storied past and has seen its prominence rise and fall. By 1922, it was in a sorry state and urgently needed repair. A […]