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 […]
Where blue abounds
High up in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca mountains, Goy-yo’s family awaits his return. The village of San Juan Juquila Vijanos clings precariously to the side of a mountain in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca range, amid one of the most rugged and remote regions of Mexico. Lush pine and oak trees cloak the hillsides, providing […]
Unfair criticism
Picton Terminals says it is working to protect Picton Bay, not harm it Ben Doornekamp says neighbours on Picton Bay are ignoring environmental issues that have existed at the Port of Hallowell Salt Docks site for two decades. Issues he says predate his company’s ownership. Issues he says Picton Terminals is working and investing to correct […]
Burned
County spent $684,300 to terminate employees last year The trigger was a workplace accident. A worker’s hands were burned by steam as he and fellow workers coaxed a frozen pipe in Ameliasburgh to begin flowing again. But in the aftermath, three people lost their jobs with the County—including its top manager. Neither Mayor Robert Quaiff nor […]
Port in a storm
Picton Bay neighbours voice concerns about scale of Picton Terminals’ ambitions The resurrection of the former Bethlehem Steel docks in Picton Bay began arousing concerns when the developer, Picton Terminals, a company controlled by the Doornekamp family from Odessa, began blasting away the cliff face to enable truck and loading equipment to descend to the water’s edge. […]
Deadline extended
Public school board postpones decision on school closure plan The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has backed away from pushing through a plan to close schools due to declining enrollment. The board posted the Long-Term Capital and Accommodation Plan on June 7 and provided three days for written submissions. It was set to be […]