First class
Building classifications cause confusion, but council supports the hall When two firefighters showed up to oversee a performance of Conrad Beaubien’s play, Bridge Street, at Hillier Hall last year, he was surprised. An earlier visit by the County’s fire prevention officer, Mike Branscombe, seemed to go well. “At the time… the fire safety person came. […]
Fire in Rednersville
Bay of Quinte residents lost their home Monday night Some Rednersville Road residents found themselves without a home late Monday evening after a fire engulfed their house. At 9 p.m., the Prince Edward County fire department were called to a residence near Campbell’s Orchard, on the Bay of Quinte side of the road. Four stations […]
Building again
New residential building up strongly in first half of the year The County is on pace to smash new home building starts in 2017. So far, after six months, the County has issued building permits for 94 new homes—more homes than were built in all of 2014. Interestingly, the County’s pace of new homebuilding is […]
Our town
Residents defend Picton town hall on the cusp of a decision In its 150-year history, the building at 2 Ross Street has been a municipal office, a town hall and a firehall. The building has even been home to the Bijou Opera House, with the upstairs venue hosting operas and vaudeville shows in the late […]
Setting boundaries
OMB hearing limited to ward boundary changes After two and a half days of hearings at Shire Hall, the future of the County’s ward boundaries—and potentially, by extension, the size of the County’s council—is in the hands of Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) chair and former Belleville mayor Mary Anne Sills. Debate, discussion and deliberations over […]
Flowing again
Council has three paths to choose from for Lane Creek The long-awaited report looking at options for rerouting Lane Creek under the former convenience store on Wellington’s main intersection has been released. On Thursday, a committee of council will review the three options examined by Aecom, an engineering consultancy, along with cost estimates before sending […]
Celebrating suds
County beer producers embrace local with beer and cider festival When Nat and Drew Wollenberg met, they were both going to be rock stars. Both were studying at a university in Australia, but their story begins with their rock band. The band’s drummer was a hobby brewer. As poor students, brewing their own beer was […]
Pathway to healing
Retreat offers unique residential healing program Nestled in the northeast quadrant of Big Island is a tranquil oasis of healing and recovery for survivors of sexual assault. Now in its fifth year, the Paths of Courage Healing and Retreat Centre is operated by the Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District (SACQD) and offers a […]
Board challenged
Parents ask ministry to take a closer look at school closure process Today, a group of five members, some from the Queen Elizabeth Accommodation Review Committee (ARC), submitted a request for an administrative review of the board’s process that led to the decision last month to close Queen Elizabeth School in Picton, as well as […]
Theft from Bloomfield car dealership
The Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting the assistance of the public in relation to a theft of rims and tires that occurred sometime overnight on July 17, 2017. An unknown person or persons attended Prinzen Ford on Main Street in Bloomfield. They proceeded to remove the tires and […]