Bulldoze first…
Large scale solar installation under construction on Chuckery Hill, but without agreement to use County roads and bridges Work is well under way to develop and construct a large-scale solar energy installation on Chuckery Hill, near Glenora. Heavy earthmoving equipment, truckloads of crushed rock, spools of cable and at least five construction trailers have all traversed County roads […]
On the loose
Police are looking for a 19-year-old man in connection with an assault with a weapon that occurred in a Trenton residence on Sunday night just before midnight. Anthony Sottile and 20-year-old Jordan Frivalt entered a Trenton home and assaulted its two occupants. The victims were treated and released at the scene by ambulance staff. Frivalt […]
Stuck
Despite incentives, new homebuilding remains stagnant in Prince Edward County More than a year ago, Shire Hall reduced the development and connection charges it levies upon new home builders in a bid to stimulate a stagnant sector in PrinceEdwardCounty. A third of the way through, the experiment has, so far, failed deliver the desired result. This year, […]
Winged barometers
What butterflies tell us about the natural landscape It is rare to observe the juniper hairstreak in Canada—except, it seems, in Prince Edward County. In fact, more than half of the Canadian population of this olive-coloured butterfly species may be found in the County’s particular habitat, according to Dr. Paul Catling. Catling is a research scientist […]
Bubblicious
Get ready to celebrate a weekend of bubbles Just ten days remain before Wellington and the County become awash in bubbles. The first ever Bubble Festival will be floated over two days, July 19 and 20. While Wellington will be Bubble Central with a parade, games and refreshments around a bubble theme, businesses and organizations […]
Green light
Council gives nod to industrial park site for new Picton firehall Council seized upon a revised proposal that will see a new firehall built on 8.6 acres of industrial park land on the north end of Picton. The estimated cost to construct the hall is $4.1 million. The revised proposal retains the Hallowell firehall on Mallory […]
Where eagles fly
Golden eagles would funnel through a turbine killing zone in Prince Edward County The south shore of Prince Edward County (PEC), where two industrial wind turbine projects, wpd White Pines and Ostrander/Gilead are slated, is a main migration path for the endangered Golden Eagle. This has been made clear in the wpd Species at Risk report, obtained […]
Easing young minds
Agency dedicated to children’s mental health helps kids go to camp and participate in sports Sophie feels isolated. Her world is very small.The young girl’s mother is losing her eyesight. Her mother can no longer drive. There are no other transportation options available to Sophie in her rural County home. When Sophie (not her real name) isn’t […]
Revised plan
Staff propose smaller fire hall to be located in Picton industrial park; will consolidate fire with land ambulance Update: Since this story ran in the Times on Wednesday, a committee of council has met to discuss the revised plan described below. The committee agreed nearly unanimously on Thursday with the proposal that will see […]
Turtle goes back to court
Ontario’s highest court agrees to hear PECFN appeal on behalf of Blanding’s turtle The fight to defend Ostrander Point and the endangered species that reside in this rare habitat will go on. The construction of nine industrial wind turbines on CrownLand will have to wait. For at least another few months, the Blanding’s turtle, the whippoorwill, […]