Above and beyond
Unregulated connection fees make the County the most expensive jurisdiction to build in the region Is Shire Hall side-stepping the intent and purpose of the Development Charges Act (DCA)? That is the complaint being lodged by developers in Prince Edward County. They contend that the province established rules and regulations around development charges in 1997, specifically […]
Vikings returned
Norse explorers may have ventured further inland than once thought Along time ago, in a land far, far away, a man named Leif Erikson set sail for a voyage that would be talked about for a millennium. The ancient Scandinavians were the firstknown Europeans to make the long, icy voyage across the North Atlantic, discovering the […]
Team sport
Horse and rider share pain, struggle and victory It was a peculiar name for a glorious and accomplished athlete. Despite the irreverent, and inaccurate moniker, Phatty carried many calf roping riders to victory over his 24 years on earth. On one particular weekend, eight years ago, he delivered three different riders to top three finishes, in […]
Looking to 2018
Todd Smith chooses Bay of Quinte The ease with which federal, and now provincial, boundaries change must seem cruel to a County council still resisting, after more than a decade, the public’s desire for balance and fairness in municipal electoral districts. Earlier this year, Ontario redrew electoral boundaries across the province, creating 15 new seats […]
Bottleneck
County must bolster engineering ranks to facilitate growth The working group came at the issue in a variety of ways. It was soon clear enough, however, that each of the challenges identified by the folks sitting on the Development Framework Subcommittee meeting last week, pointed to the same solution: the municipality needs more engineers. More inhouse […]
Plodding along
The coolest spot when homebuilding is hot Belleville is cooking. Quinte West, too. Prince Edward County not so much. Belleville issued permits for 33 more new single detached homes in the first six months of 2016 than the same period last year—a 63-per-cent jump in new home starts. Quinte West, too, has seen a robust new […]
Heavy water
Waterworks committee digs into mammoth task Three meetings in, and an ad hoc committee looking into the County’s waterworks—its costs spiralling and capital needs expanding— is still searching for structure as it wades through the vast number of issues, incompatible systems and the overall complexity of six water systems and two wastewater systems. More a collection […]
Schooled
Banjos and fiddles and bass, oh my! Students are back in class at the old school in Milford. But this time, instead of ABCs they are learning the Do-Re-Mi of bluegrass music. The camp is the brainchild of Juno-winner Jenny Whiteley and Alysa Hawkins, who with her husband, Jesse Parker, bought and re-purposed the Milford School. […]
Lead or follow
County health care advocates propose Rural Healthcare Hub as model for remake of LHINs The way healthcare is planned, administered and funded in Ontario is changing. Again. A decade ago, the province created 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) as a means of extracting greater efficiency and accountability from the many and varied moving parts that make […]
Proudly Canadian
Two days of celebration begin with a street dance at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday Forty fresh new Canadian flags are waving along Wellington’s Main Street thanks to Sharon Armitage, a real estate agent in the village. For several years, Armitage has underwritten the cost of the flags that adorn the parade route—proudly displaying the village’s […]