Love in wartime
He was missing for months, she was determined to find him Marjorie Drechsler was shocked to see herself on the cover of the Times last week. She had never seen the photograph before. Yet there she was—her 21-year-old self—marching with determination with fellow members of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps on the front page. The image […]
Rule of law
Judicial review team challenging ‘oppressive’ Green Energy Act When government and the interests of big business align, it is often individual rights and freedoms that get trampled upon, according to the Osgoode Law School students working with a group of County residents and lawyers seeking a judicial review of the Green Energy Act (GEA). “When that happens, […]
New kids on the block
Settling in at school On Wednesday morning, six kids, all a little shy and nervous, all a little excited, headed to Bloomfield with their father and a host of volunteers to tour Pinecrest Memorial elementary school and enroll in classes. The tour itself is nothing out of the ordinary— it’s the tour principal Kim Myderwyk […]
Weak shift
Councillors make a decision, but mayor says it won’t stick After 18 years of static, council has shifted, slightly. The result is a compromise no one is happy with. The pressure to make some decision about the size of council led to a council meeting Tuesday evening with an actual decision, if a weak one. […]
OPP investigating suspicious person incident
On November 5, 2015 the Ontario Provincial Police Prince Edward County detachment received a report of a suspicious male. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. in the vicinity of Main and Consecon streets in the Town of Wellington. A teenaged male was walking on the sidewalk when he was approached by the suspect who […]
Answering the call
A leader and an inspiration Betty Bongard grew up in Crofton, a mostly forgotten settlement overlooking Muscote Bay, where Highway 62 crosses Burr Road. Before it was a highway. Before the road was straightened to enable traffic to move more quickly through the County. Before it bypassed Crofton altogether. Growing up between the great wars, […]
Voter deaf
Tie vote kills council’s next-to-last chance at reducing size It was apparent early in the evening on Thursday that council was not going a change its size on this night. Despite years of meetings, research, hearings, a referendum, a Citizens’ Assembly and countless Shire Hall battles, at least nine of the 16 council members signalled they […]
Hypothetical carrots
The conundrum of affordable housing in a stagnant market Council wants to see more affordable housing developed in the County. Shire Hall has little resources to build such housing, so it has to be creative. Encourging developers to build affordable housing is a tough thing to do in a jurisdiction where thousands of homes are built […]
Rebound?
New home starts rise steadily since hitting bottom in 2012 Quietly, incrementally—but steadily— the market for new homes is on the rise in the County. It is welcome news for the builders, developers and trades, service and material providers who rely on this sector for their livelihood. It is good news, too, for the municipality, whose […]
Wooden logic
Lack of qualified staff may be endangering heritage treescapes To view a copy of the County’s Tree Replacement Policy, click here. In Wellington, magnificent maples line the main street, their canopy forming the atmosphere of the village, literally and figuratively. The old trees are as integral to the community as the heritage houses they hang over. […]