Loose ends
Dukes auditioning new faces in preseason Preseason is like trying on a new suit of clothes. Nothing fits quite the way it should. Too tight in some spots—too baggy in others. For a moment you worry its all been a big mistake. That it isn’t going to work. Then the tailor trims a bit here and […]
Getting the message
No new FIT contracts awarded in Prince Edward County Prince Edward County has been bypassed in the latest round of feed-in tariff (FIT) contracts awarded by the Ontario Power Authority. Last month, the provincial agency announced it had awarded contracts to 490 solar projects, eight bioenergy projects, one industrial wind energy project and a single waterpower […]
Sentenced
Man gets 30 months in penitentiary for abuse of foster child For more than a year, Richard Fildey took advantage. He took advantage of a broken home, a broken system and an eight-year-old girl. Last Tuesday, the former foster parent was sentenced by Justice Wolfram Tausendfreund to a 30-month prison term for one count each of […]
A place to park
Council agrees it’s an issue, but don’t like the solutions A Shire Hall report pointing to possible remedies for the perceived parking ills in Picton, seemingly written to grab attention, did just that at a council committee meeting last week. Parking tends to be a perennial issue, particularly in the summertime in Picton, and increasingly in […]
Slow money
Frustrated by delays councillors demand that parkland money be spent—despite lack of policy Who knew a seemingly innocuous agenda item labelled “cash-inlieu of parkland report” would arouse such fury and heat? Nevertheless, a committee of council erupted into allegations of conspiracy and hoarded funds last week after staff asked for more time to develop a coherent […]
Our stories
Finding an audience for Canadian films Unhelpfully, this story is about an intriguing new Canadian film festival that, by the time you read this, will be wrapping up. You may, however, have just enough time to catch It was you Charlie, the last in a three-film series of original Canadian feature films at the Regent Theatre […]
Wild ride
Brilliantly funny performances, well-crafted script highlight latest Festival Players production If Test Drive, the new Festival Players’ production currently playing at Rosehall Run Winery in Hillier, was a car, it would be a nimble, blazing fast, high-powered coupe. Its lines sleek, sensual and refined. It would charge up hills, and careen around mountain roads, hugging the curves […]
Bids opened
Council to take next step toward new firehall in Consecon Acommittee of council will be asked on Thursday to approve a tender to build a new, four-bay firehall in Consecon, according to a County staff report. The selected bid is for $1,285,500, plus HST. It is a shade under the $1.3 million estimated in the 2014 […]
Carving a message
A whittled tribute to the Blanding’s turtle John Miller needs to stay busy. At 87, he isn’t inclined to sit on his porch and watch the world go by. So he carves. Birds, mostly. But lately, John has been concerned about the plight of the Blanding’s turtle. A developer is seeking to construct nine massive […]
Badly broken
Another justice critical of former County CAS The school year was almost over for eightyear- old E. and her older brother J. Summer was just around the corner. It was 2003. Then, without warning, officials from the Children’s Aid Society appeared at their Bloomfield elementary school and whisked them away. The children were brought to live […]