Speaking up
Picton candidates seek to represent the ignored and the forgotten The five candidates present for the all candidates meeting in Picton on Monday night want to see a smaller council. Most don’t understand why it hasn’t been done already. Treat Hull made his pitch early—promising to reduce the size of council while retaining existing wards—making it a […]
Sending a message
Dukes erupt with scoring barrage, win three of last four games The puck moved easily from stick to stick—at speed. Passes worked. Onetime slapshots worked. It was obvious this powerful Dukes’ machine was, at last, running like a Swiss watch. So well in fact, it was inevitable the puck would end up in the net. No […]
Too big to fix
It’s official—the County can’t afford its roads and waterworks. But then neither can most other municipalities. How do you manage the unmanageable? How do you stay afloat when your boat is leaking faster than you can bail? The County’s director of finance, James Hepburn, painted a grim picture last week—of a municipal boat taking on water and no […]
On the issues
Candidates’ views on nine County issues Where do candidates stand on the issues that matter most to you? With 35 candidates vying for 16 council seats, it is more important than ever for County residents to know what those candidates intend to do once they are elected. This week, the Times is presenting the first […]
Expanding park
Sandbanks unveils plans to develop new RV camping facility Ontario Parks is proposing to develop a new RV-only park at Sandbanks provincial park. Engineering consultant Mark Routhier, speaking for park officials, outlined plans to develop a new, fully-serviced campsite across from the Dunes beach entrance to the park. The plans call for the creation of 75 […]
Breakout
Dukes score seven to end scoring slump It was just their second win in seven games in September—a month the Wellington Dukes will be happy to see fade into the past. Buffalo isn’t a particularly strong team, nor is there a longsteeped rivalry between the Dukes and the Junior Sabres. Yet it was an important symbolic […]
OPP investigating sexual assault
(Prince Edward County, ON)— On September 29, 2014 at 12:56pm the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County detachment received information of a sexual assault that occurred on the afternoon of September 26, 2014 at a conservation area located on County Road 8, Picton, ON. The information received indicated that this incident was interrupted by […]
Shovels turned
The heavy equipment stopped momentarily for the official sod turning ceremony to mark the official start of construction for a new Consecon fire station. The station will replace firehalls currently used in Hillier and Consecon, both in poor and declining condition. The tender price of the new station is just under $1.3 million. The new […]
A positive sign
Planning committee approves rezoning for Hillier Creek Estates In the end it wasn’t even close. Though many council members on the planning committee used their time with the microphone to scold the applicant for failing to placate neighbours in the intervening months since the application was last on the Shire Hall agenda, all but two of […]
Out of tune
Dukes continue to search for goal scoring The parts look fine. Abbott Girduckis has picked up where he left off last year—playing smartly and opportunistically around the net. Taylor Welsh has been strong in net. Andrew Coupland is leading a fast and balanced defence corps. Newcomers Nick Devito, Brandon Kosik, and Blake Peavey look like solid […]