Claim ready
County businesses and property owners prepare to defend the value of their livelihoods and savings CCSAGE Naturally Green has opened another front in the battle to defend Prince Edward County from industrial wind turbines—and has recruited a phalanx of worthy soldiers ready to resist the invading developers. Taking their cue from a successful litigation in Ottawa, nearly […]
Champions
Brother and sister team make a powerful impression at County Kids of Steel Luc Mayfield is a big fan of motivational speakers. According to his mother, Deanna Mayfield, he is always finding inspirational quotes and pinning them to his bulletin board. When 11-year-old Luc got a laptop for Christmas he started looking up inspirational sports stories, especially involving […]
A giving nature
Award recognizes extraordinary volunteer service Dick MacArthur doesn’t consider his volunteer work particularly noteworthy. In fact, he finds its discussion, a bit embarrassing. “I don’t consider myself special at all,” said MacArthur. “This community might be. There is a tremendous number of volunteers who give their time and energy here. I’m just one of many.” But […]
Giving voice to the powerless
Wellington’s Richard Johnston receives honourary law degree on the occassion of Trent University’s 50th anniversary He has been on the front lines of some of the toughest, most intractable and troublesome social issues of our time—poverty, homelessness and education. Nevertheless, Richard Johnston’s creativity, energy, optimism and enthusiasm have propelled him to achieve important gains that have […]
Change signal
County’s career development program recognized by national association of administrators Brian Curran used to work as a geographic information system (GIS) technician for the County. His job was spent mostly at a desk, looking at a computer screen. He had hoped for more geography and less information system. And more opportunity for advancement. “I was feeling […]
Better half
Village urged to participate in women’s running event this Saturday morning in Wellington The fourth annual running of the women goes this weekend in Wellington. And for the fourth year in a row the Wellington Women’s half marathon and half a half is sold out. Drawing runners from across the province, the running event has […]
Turtle beach
West Lake residents encouraging nesting turtles with help from the Toronto Zoo Seven of eight species of turtle found in Ontario are either considered threatened or endangered, according to the Toronto Zoo. This means that nearly every turtle observed in the wild is at risk of imminent extinction or will become extinct if current trends aren’t […]
Face-to-face
County residents take measure of provincial election candidates The local candidates in the forthcoming provincial election presented a polite and mostly uncontentious overview of their party’s platforms on Monday night in Picton. All four candidates, Todd Smith (PC), Georgina Thompson (Liberal), Merrill Stewart (NDP) and Anita Payne (Green), appeared uneasy on their feet and, at […]
Unnatural
Council blocks winery’s plan to expand commercial operations Is winegrowing real farming? Are vineyard and winery operators farmers at all? According to former Hillier councillor Peggy Burris, they aren’t. Furthermore, the commercial expansion of wineries and vineyards in Prince Edward County threatens the viability of real family farms like hers. Burris has been locked in a […]
Roundabout
Planning a better Rossmore Will a traffic circle save Rossmore? Rossmore is viewed, by some, as the County’s forgotten urban centre— urban in County context that it consists of a cluster of retail, commercial and residential properties. Its geographic location directly across the Bay of Quinte from Belleville has largely shaped the development of Rossmore […]