No finer places
Provincial grant aids unique downtown revitalization project Prince Edward County will be the testing ground for a rural approach to economic development. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Farming and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) granted $102,000 to the County to run a two-year-long study as a part of the ministry’s downtown revitalization project, aimed at rural municipalities. The […]
We get around
Young retirees enabling the elderly to stay at home It’s early, possibly 6:30 a.m. when Dwight Lewis pulls up in front of a residential building, parks the car and heads over to get buzzed in. Inside, he helps an elderly man into his coat, then helps put a bag and cane into the trunk. They could […]
Sloeville mourning
A farewell to John Kennedy John Kennedy, writer, broadcaster and gentleman, has died. He was a loving husband to Patricia, who passed away a year ago. He was a devoted dad to Robert, Nicole and Jamie. He was a dear friend to many in this community and beyond. John began his career as publicity man […]
Fail
Provincial inspection report finds eleven issues with care at McFarland home The day after its officials dismissed both the administrator and the director of care of H.J McFarland Memorial Home for the Aged the County issued a statement assuring the community that the care of its vulnerable residents was not at issue in the allegations identified or […]
Late night crash claims life
Just before 1 a.m. on Saturday night Ryan Hennessy was a passenger in a car that left the roadway rolled and hit a tree on County Road 12. Hennessey died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. He was 30. The driver of the vehicle, a 27-year old Picton man, is in hospital […]
Tragedy in Ameliasburgh
A family afternoon skate on Roblin Lake turned horribly wrong on Sunday when the ice beneath them broke open and two people fell into the icy water. Both were rescued from the lake but 46-year-old James Ervine, a resident of the village of Ameliasburgh, died a short while later in hospital. OPP warn that all […]
Half measure
Council to spend $500,000 to keep Union Road open The County doesn’t have enough money to fix all its pitted and barely passable roads. Yet, last week council decided to put $500,000, over two years, into Union Road—the 550-metrelong link between County Road 2 (Belleville Road) and Highway 62. Union Road leaves Belleville Road and descends […]
There’s a hole in our bucket
Council pushes waterworks rates sharply higher with more increases to come It was just over four years ago the County imposed steep increases to water and wastewater bills. The municipality had just opened a $30 million sewage treatment plant on the escarpment overlooking Picton. It was staring at the prospect of replacing many of the town’s leaking […]
Five days long
A new council takes a studious and, at times, creative look at 2015 budget After a long, hard week of deliberation, council arrived not very far from where they started. The tax levy remains at $31 million, pretty much where it began five days earlier. Yet the journey has surely yielded a better understanding of the workings […]
Ice money
Province drags feet, but promised funding is in the works This week is the anniversary of a massive storm that coated much of southern Ontario in a thick sheet of ice, causing extensive damage to roads, trees, homes and hydro lines throughout the province. In Prince Edward County alone, the damages are estimated to be […]