Council bumps water prices for residents, reduces fees for builders
Prince Edward County council approved a by-law that will see rates rise for municipal water and wastewater users in the Count during a meeting on Tuesday evening. The bylaws were created after an ad-hoc committee was struck at the end of 2015 to review the County’s disparate and financially unsustainable water systems which serve communities […]
Bank bails
Bloomfield protests, to no effect, CIBC’s branch closure It’s noon in the small, air-conditioned Bloomfield branch of CIBC. The 62-year-old branch only has one teller at the front desk, and she’s busy helping an elderly man. He’s rough looking, dusty, with a thin shirt, thick, grey beard and well-worn hat. The skin on his arms […]
Safe schools
Uneventful meeting brings an end to school closure drama The boardroom at the Ann Street head office of the Hastings Prince Edward District School board was overflowing Monday night, with some waiting outside in order to hear board trustees vote on the final recommendations from the accommodation reviews that have dogged the entire school year. […]
Soaked
Waterworks users to shoulder the rising cost of the system A committee of council has ratified the recommendations of a waterworks committee that will see municipal water and wastewater treatment charges rise by five per cent on July 1, increase another five per cent in January 2018 and continue swelling by five per cent each […]
Midtown makeover
As brewing industry grows, abandoned Wellington property transformed as brewpub If ever there had been weather designed for sitting on a patio with a cold pint of beer, this past weekend was it. It was fortunate timing for Midtown Brewery, the latest of a stream of new breweries and brewpubs to open over the past […]
Flora and fauna
Species inventory contributes to Canada’s “nature selfie” For a 24-hour period this past weekend, nature specialists accompanied by citizen scientists counted species of flora and fauna at the Miller Family Nature Reserve on the County’s south shore. Starting at noon on Saturday and extending to noon on Sunday, nature enthusiasts took an inventory of the […]
Books by the bay
Publishing cooperative serves County authors It can be difficult for an aspiring author to find a publisher for their work. Large publishers are facing the onslaught of ebook demands and typically look to established authors who will provide them with healthy sales figures, sometimes dropping lesser-known authors or withdrawing some of the precious few opportunities […]
Say cheese!
Crystal Palace hosts showcase of Canadian cheese Thousands of visitors poured in to Picton on the weekend for the seventh annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival. For two full days, cheese lovers could indulge in their passion, with hundreds of different cheeses available for tasting and purchase, as well as having a broad selection of wine […]
Wooden nickels
Staff is trained to manage trees, but is it enough? Gerry Jenkison loves trees. She has since she was a child. When her children were young, she learned the names and traits of trees so she could impart that knowledge. The majesty of a being that has the power to give other living things so […]
Tough bill to swallow
To balance low-income, small business needs, this doesn’t fit the bill Ontario Bill 148, dubbed the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, got its first reading in the Ontario Legislature last week. The bill is intended to amend the Labour Relations Act and to make income and employee rights more fair, especially for those in precarious […]