Big picture
Official plan re-write enters final stretch What is Prince Edward County? What has it been? What will it become? It is likely these questions will elicit as varied answers as the number of respondents. It is the function of the Official Plan (OP) to attempt to put the history, achievements, unique characteristics, goals and aspirations into […]
Water, water everywhere
Bulk water price hike threatens to send business to a watery grave Prince Edward County is virtually an island, with its only natural connection to the mainland severed by the Murray Canal. But as summer heats up the limestone and the water recedes from the shoreline, the County can become a very dry place. When they […]
Down to work
Developers and Shire Hall work at re-igniting residential building sector An assembly of builders, developers and investors, along with council members and County staff, will sit down soon to chart the way forward for residential development. It is the next step in a process, which began last fall to address the decline in new home building in […]
Sign police
Small business tangles with small government over colours A Picton shop owner has become entangled in the town’s heritage district rules. She was joined in the web last week by a committee of council split between making an exception for—or an example of—a popular small business. The shop, with its signature yellow and blue awning meant […]
Which way from here?
Much is riding on the outcome of two committees set to begin work Over the next few weeks, folks will gather to consider key structural changes to the municipality of Prince Edward County. The decisions two groups of residents, representatives and municipal staff reach, subject to approval and alteration by council, will largely define who can […]
New purpose
Surplus Hillier buildings could find new life in community venture On Station Road, in the quiet hamlet of Hillier, there is a group of old, rusting buildings that seem forgotten by time. They are striking in appearance, with their rust and bright paint contrasting well against Hillier’s intense skies. On the front of the building closest […]
Inland saga
Searching for the Vikings of the Bay of Quinte Imagine. A millennium ago, Prince Edward County and the Bay of Quinte. The forests and grasslands along the shoreline were entirely inhabited by tribes of the Mohawk nation. Europeans had yet to set foot on what we now call Canada. From far across the ocean, the ambitious […]
Stopped. For now.
Tribunal grants stay of activities to consider APPEC’s arguments It was a roller coaster week in the battle between the wind energy developer, wpd Canada, and the Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County (APPEC) and its supporters seeking to keep industrial wind development out of the County. On Tuesday, the developer began clearing swaths of land […]
Below average
Data shows Hastings Prince Edward region lagging in reproductive health measures. One in ten new mothers smoke between 10 and 20 cigarettes a day in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties. Despite the well-documented harm this behaviour does to still-developing lungs and overall newborn health, new mothers in this region are four times more likely to smoke a […]
Didn’t happen
A vicious and violent sexual assault in Picton reported last Saturday morning did not happen, according the OPP. Police are now saying that no assault occurred. A woman was admitted to hospital but has since been released. Police say there are no suspects. Portions of the investigation are continuing, said OPP Sgt. Kristine Rae.