Off the beaten track
New beginnings in an old school Alysa and Jesse grew up in regular homes—in a regular neighbourhood. On tree-lined streets near High Park in Toronto. Traditional surroundings. They played on the same hockey team when they were both four years old. Ordinary. Now Alysa Hawkins and Jesse Parker live with their three daughters in […]
Conversion
Mayoral candidate backtracks, now wants to make reduced council size a priority Councillor and mayoral candidate Robert Quaiff has announced he will put the issue of size of council back on the table within a year if elected as mayor. Last October, Quaiff along with eight other councillors, voted to defeat a Citizens’ Assembly recommendation reducing council […]
Half-way across
County and Belleville agree on more water After months of negotiation, Prince Edward County reached an agreement with the City of Belleville to increase the allotment of water it will sell to the County. In a deal inked last week, the County will see its allotment rise from 128 million litres per year to 326 million […]
Green mountain getaway
Dukes head to Vermont The hard decisions have been made. They may be revisited as the season goes along, but, for now, the Wellington Dukes have solidified their lineup—chosen who will stay and who will go. Unlike most years past, Dukes fans will need their programs close at hand to get to know many of […]
Grow op arrest in Wellington
Scott McFaul, 40, of Wellington is accused of running a marihuana grow operation in his home Belleville Street in Wellington. At 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning officers of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), the OPP Drug Enforcement Unit, OPP Canine Unit, along with members of the OPP Prince Edward Detachment searched McFaul’s home and […]
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 […]