Dividing lines
School closure process pitting community against community Even if it wasn’t the design of the exercise as one presenter speculated, the first meeting of the members of Accommodation Review Committees (ARC) to consider school closures in Prince Edward County featured an uncomfortable amount of community division. A radio colleague commented, while watching the proceedings that […]
Scrabble in the Valley
More than just words on the table at annual tournament A new champion was crowned at the fifth annual Scrabble tournament in Cherry Valley on Sunday. The popular event drew eighteen players, who pitted their word-sleuthing skills against each other in tables of three. Players were randomly chosen for the first game and then matched […]
Youth and speed
Two area young people are cooling their heels this week, and calculating how to pay for a pile of fines related to speeding and drinking on County roads. On Saturday evening 26-year-old Jordan Wilson of Consecon was stopped for speeding on Highway 62 near Bay Breeze Drive south of Rossmore. A breathalyzer test revealed the […]
Council vs. community
Who will decide the future of Wellington’s prime corner? Some members of council worry the community will shape the future of the buildings on the northwest corner of Wellington key intersection at Main and Wharf Streets. Led by Wellington councillor Jim Dunlop they have moved to intervene in the previously established process to determine what […]
Life changing
Acclaimed classical actor, director and theatre founder set to lead County company Prince Edward County had come up in conversation far too often. So one day last summer, Graham Abbey got in his car, along with his wife, Michelle Giroux a fellow Stratford actor, and young daughter, to see the place for themselves. They spent […]
Troubled water
Committee to seek opinion as to whether County’s connection charges are legal, and if so, will they stand up in court The meeting was another compelling argument for the waterworks utility to be separated from the County’s governance and instead be overseen by a full-time commission. There are too many moving parts, whose mechanisms are […]
Oasis
Active seniors attracted by emphasis on community living at Wellings of Picton It is the first tangible product of the County’s Age-in-Place strategy. The Wellings of Picton—an 88-unit apartment building designed and finished with independent seniors in mind—opened its doors in mid-December. It marks an important milestone—the first time the municipality has identified a structural […]
Access blocked
Gate blocks another once-public roadway leading to water First a sturdy, green steel gate was installed. Then late in the summer of 2016, several concrete blocks were placed beside the gate, blocking access to what some local residents consider a communal right of way between County Road 18 and Sandbanks provincial park. The formerly open […]
Credible?
Prince Edward OPP dismiss one in three sex assault allegations In April last year, Prince Edward OPP asked for help in solving a violent sexual assault that left the victim in hospital with serious injuries. They were seeking two men—two rapists on the loose. The yellow caution tape strung across the back of the Sobey’s […]
Clipped speech
Committee member feeling obstructed in pursuing answers in waterworks meeting As the committee tasked with examining the County’s waterworks system nears an April deadline, tension is building, and patience around the table is wearing thin. Frustration built up during the meeting and culminated near the end of last Wednesday’s session at Shire Hall sparking an […]