Vital signs
Project seeks to take measure of the well-being of the County How are we doing? How is Prince Edward County faring as a place to live in terms of learning, health and wellness, community involvement, arts and culture? Are the gaps that exist among us—either measured by income or access to opportunity—widening or narrowing? If […]
Unhealthy setback
Ostrander Appeal to hear firsthand what it means to live under the persistent presence of industrial wind turbines Stephana Johnston retired to a small rural community on the north shore of Lake Erie after a career in teaching. Her newfound home was quiet, peaceful and friendly. She imagined she would live out her days in […]
To serve and protect
Police services costs set to jump in 2014 Updated on Wednesday May 15, 2013. The print edition of this story contains an incorrect calculation of the impact of rising police costs on the municipality in 2014. It has been corrected in this version. It was just before 3 p.m. on a quiet afternoon in Wellington […]
On the market
Resales up, new homes continue prolonged slide Spring has, at last, arrived. As daffodils and tulips bloom under a warming sun, real estate for-sale signs are also sprouting vigorously across the County. But what kind of market will this crop of offerings find? Across Canada these are uncertain times to buy or sell a home. […]
Adventures in Wonderland
Ostrander Appeal turns to industrial wind turbine impacts upon humans After many, many hours of expert testimony from dozens of witnesses, the Environmental Review Tribunal examining the decision to approve an industrial wind turbine project at Ostrander Point is shifting gears this week, turning from plants and animals to humans. For the better part of […]
You’re a winner
Mail scams target vulnerable seniors Doug Alyea was a trusting sort. He was from a generation that considered other people honest until given a reason to think otherwise. So when the letter arrived from Reader’s Digest, or Publishers Clearing House (the details are lost now), announcing that Doug had won a few thousand dollars in […]
Broken promises
Fraud conviction elicits no remorse Small rural communities tend to run on trust and good faith. When people give their word it is usually enough in a community like this one. So when someone twists and ruptures that trust in a willful and negligent way it is more than the direct victims who suffer. That […]
Not going away
QHC officials face protestors in Wellington About 30 POOCH supporters (Patrons of Our County Hospital) greeted QHC CEO Mary Clare Egberts and Chair Brian Smith early Tuesday morning in Wellington. Egberts was in Wellington to address the Rotary Club about cuts to Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital and what they mean to this community. POOCH […]
‘If they build it, we will sue’
Ontario court justice may have opened door to enable residents to sue wind developers for loss of property value Do industrial wind turbines lower the value of property nearby? An Ontario Superior Court Justice said last week they do. This has opponents of these hulking machines looming over their homes and communities cheering in the […]
Gathering momentum
Opponents to industrial wind fill Regent Theatre Eric Gillespie told the packed theatre in Picton on Thursday the appeal of the nine-turbine industrial wind turbine project at Ostrander Point was going well. This was welcome news to the hundreds of folks eager to stop the threatened industrialization of this rugged South Marysburgh shoreline. The event […]