Migratory Birds
Birds species that migrate south across Lake Ontario in the fall to the warmer climes of the Gulf of Mexico and beyond and then return in the spring tend to fly at an altitude higher than the sweep of 500- foot-high industrial wind turbines. But what happens when you install an array of spinning turbines […]
Standing up
John Hirsch picked up the torch for the County’s natural environment in fight against wind development John Hirsch doesn’t live in South Marysburgh. It is possible he could have spent his retirement days at his home north of Bloomfield without having to endure the sight of 50-storey industrial wind turbines spinning on the horizon. There was no […]
White Pines update
ERT stops another wind project in Prince Edward County Dear APPEC supporters and friends, We are pleased to announce that APPEC’s appeal of wpd’s White Pines Wind Project has been upheld in part. In the decision, which was issued late Friday afternoon, the Tribunal found that the White Pines project will cause serious and irreversible […]
Seedier and seedier
Seed lovers will get their fill Saturday As February draws to an end, gardeners like self-professed seed geek Stacey Hubbs are yearning to dig their fingers into the spring soil and plunk in the first seedlings of the season. Not that Hubbs is twiddling her thumbs. The owner of Edible Antiques, a Countybased company that […]
Good food
Cooking classes coming to help people eat healthy Once a month, truckloads of fresh fruits and vegetables are delivered to a community centre in Belleville, where dozens of volunteers are ready to unpack and distribute the pallets of tomatoes, cabbage and apples into boxes. These are, in turn, delivered to communities across Prince Edward and Hastings […]
Defused
Staff guide council around potential legal challenge and extend discount to development charges Council sidestepped a landmine of its own creation last week with a large assist from its finance chief. While the County remains uncompetitive in attracting residential builders, council avoided making the problem worse—and possibly avoided a legal challenge. That counts as a good […]
Peewee BB Kings Schedule
Game # 1 – Friday, February 27 at 8:15 p.m………….PeeweeBB @ Huntsville Game # 2 – Saturday, February 28 at 3:50 p.m………PeeweeBB @ Huntsville Game # 3 – Friday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m……….Huntsville @ PeeweeBB (Picton) Game # 4 – Saturday, March 5 at 12:30 p.m….Huntsville @ PeeweeBB (Picton)…..if necessary Game # 5 – […]
Damn the torpedoes
Council looks to extend development charges discount Council will extend the discount to development charges after all. Though the way they did it may expose County taxpayers to a costly challenge. County development and connection charges are the most expensive in the region. This marketplace disadvantage exists even though development charges in Prince Edward County have […]
Perfecting the craft
New craft brewery opens in the County The owners of County Road Beer Company would like nothing more than to see more breweries opening in Prince Edward County. The can see the County being a destination for beer. “We wouldn’t be a wine destination if there was only one winery,” says Effie Dinadis, one of four […]
Freight payers
Despite changes, waterworks users likely a minority on committee investigating their rates Waterworks rates and cost structures don’t arouse public interest or participation the way other issues do. Whether it is the numbing sense that nothing that can be done, or an overwhelming sense that the issues are too complex and technically oriented to comprehend fully, few […]