Building community
Co-op housing could be coming to the County Barry Davidson is a busy man. You’ve likely seen him spearheading many projects in the community. Projects such as the Wellington Community Garden, the Rotary Gala to benefit the hospital, the Millennium Trail upgrade project and the Twelve Trees Development to name a few. Davidson is adding […]
Who pays?
Council hears residents’ views on Farm Tax Ratio Over 100 people—many of them farmers or farmland owners—attended a special council committee meeting on Thursday at the Prince Edward Community Centre in Picton. The purpose of the public meeting was for council to hear comments from residents on the subject of the Farm Tax Ratio. Prince […]
Toxic
The full ECCC Report can be found here. Double talk and broken promises have brought forth legal action When The Times last reported on Picton Terminals and the Doornekamp family, it seemed that they were earnest about getting things on track for compliance in response to allegations of improper salt storage and the resulting seepage […]
County Heritage Week
Inaugural event celebrates the County’s cultural traditions The third week in February has been designated Ontario Heritage Week since 1985. This year, several heritage groups in the County collaborated to launch this region’s own celebration of its cultural traditions. The Prince Edward Heritage Advisory Committee, the Prince Edward Historical Society, the County Museums, the Prince […]
Changes
Site plan puts forward changes to accommodate younger students Asite plan agreement was passed by council last week in regards to the expansion and renovations at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute in Picton. These changes are required before the school transitions into a primary to Grade 12 school this fall. Some of the topics discussed before […]
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 […]