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, […]
Coming of age
66 Gilead releases Wild Oak Whisky Some things simply take time. The first barrel of whisky from 66 Gilead Distillery has, after three and a half years, been cracked open. Time has treated this handcrafted, small batch, barrel-aged County whisky very, very well. Peter Stroz and Sophia Pantazi hadn’t yet opened their craft distillery, 66 […]
Cool response
CCSAGE Naturally Green seeks council’s endorsement for OMB claim strategy Nearly 400 County businesses and property owners have served notice that they will make a claim through the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) in the event that the development of industrial wind turbines diminishes or impairs the value of their businesses or properties. But the committee of […]
Small step
Council removes obstacle to bus service in the County Ascheduled Deseronto Transit (DTS) bus travels in and out of the County twice daily—picking up passengers in Picton with stops at the CrystalPalace, MacaulayVillage, Metro food store, and in Bloomfield at the post office. The bus then proceeds to Belleville where passengers may get off. It reverses […]
Road to discovery
Council approves $1.2 million for road surface treating in 2014 Too many roads. Too few dollars. It is a fact of PrinceEdwardCounty that has been evident for many years. Ever since the province downloaded maintenance and upkeep of 1,000 kilometres of roads onto the backs of property tax payers in this community, council has struggled to […]
Aftermath
A violent thunderstorm arose suddenly at about 7:30 pm on Tuesday night uprooting trees and damaging homes and vehicles in a tight swathe running from Rose Hall to Wellington. The morning after there were no reports of injury as a result of the storm. Electricity was lost for about 10,000 homes and businesses around Wellington […]