Mayor Quaiff says Premier is discriminating against rural Ontario
On July 23 Mayor Robert Quaiff wrote to Premier Kathleen Wynne seeking a meeting over her government’s decision to approve an industrial wind energy development known as White Pines, comprised of 27 turbines in South Marysburgh. In his letter Mayor Quaiff said he was “incredibly upset and discouraged” that questions raised by residents and the […]
Royal plans
County unanimously welcomes redesign for Picton hotel When councillors met with Greg Sorbara, the new owner of the shuttered Royal Hotel in Picton, to approve in principle his plan to revamp and revitalize the old building, some began to reminisce about its storied past. “If the Royal Hotel could talk, could actually tell stories, they’d […]
Failure to launch
Slim space and bylaw confusion cause boat launch bickering Wellington’s natural summer state is tourism. Boasting a harbour, marina and a beach, many visiting tourists come equipped with a boat or two. While an influx in popularity has caused traffic and parking woes in the centre of the village, to the east, the southern stub of […]
Years away yet
New hospital planners can just about see the starting blocks A new hospital in Picton is still seven to 10 years away. Further, there is no guarantee the project will ever be approved—and few details exist about what a new hospital will comprise, aside from an emergency department and a handful of inpatient beds. Nevertheless, officials […]
A resounding no
Community rejects idea of parking or parkette on Wellington’s main intersection Well over 120 people squeezed into the Wellington Town Hall last Thursday. Others, unable to get in, listened from the sidewalk outside as Pam Carter and Mike Harper sought a reprieve of the destruction of two buildings at the central intersection of Wharf and Main Streets. […]
Upset and discouraged
Mayor Robert Quaiff demands meeting with Premier and Environment minister to press for moratorium of industrial wind development on Prince Edward County sensitive south shore. Mayor Quaiff’s Letter to the Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne
Waste not
Farm biogas plant looks for council support Last month, County council decided to withhold support from any applicant hoping to land a FIT (Feed in Tariff) 4 renewable energy power purchase contract. The County has soured on wind and solar developers who tend to ignore the municipality’s desire to protect its roads, bridges and other infrastructure, […]
Slap in the face
Province approves 27 more turbines in South Marysburgh The province has granted industrial wind developer wpd Canada approval to proceed with the construction of 27 wind turbines on a swath of land stretching south from Milford to the shores of Lake Ontario, and east to the doorstep of the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory. The project […]
Wind project approved
The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has issued a Renewable Energy Approval to wpd White Pines Wind Inc. to build a 59 megawatt wind facility comprising 27 of 29 proposed wind turbines within Prince Edward County. Two turbines were not approved. The facility is known as White Pines Wind Project. As a result […]
Power politics
Chamber makes case for reforming electricity generation in Ontario The complaint was too common to ignore. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) was getting the same comment over and over: the cost of electricity was becoming an overwhelming expense. For some businesses, it was the second-highest cost after labour. So the Chamber took on a study, examining […]