Destructive wind
More endangered species to be uprooted by wind developers in PEC Just as the hearings got under way in Demorestville this week to review the decision to permit the construction of nine industrial wind turbines at Ostrander Point came more distressing news for those concerned about the fate of the wildlife that live and rest […]
Eager to bulldoze
Wind developer seeking to erect industrial wind turbines at Ostrander Point before appeal is heard with files from Cheryl Anderson Gilead Power Corporation wants to build right away. They don’t want to wait for a decision from the Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) before they erect nine massive industrial wind turbines— each reaching nearly 500 feet […]
An ill wind
Bruce Grey medical officer of health says all wind turbine studies she examined include reports of human health distress Every current and credible study examined by Dr. Hazel Lynn, Medical Officer of Health for Bruce Grey, indicates that industrial wind turbines cause distress to people living near them. These surprising findings are contained in a […]
Glittering achievement
Statues honouring Canada’s best in film and television produced in the County Just a week after the glamour and drama of the Oscars, many in this country will to turn their attention to the best films and television produced in Canada. This Sunday, the first ever Canadian Screen Awards will be handed out in a […]
Playoffs
The Dukes look to upset a confident Kingston team The playoffs are here. After a roller coaster regular season the Dukes prepare to face one of the strongest teams in the OJHL. The Kingston Voyageurs have lost just a single game since the new year. That is until they were pummelled by Trenton in their […]
Fumbled
The County’s troubled experience with development charges For a decade the County avoided development charges while other jurisdictions were busy collecting money from this bustling sector to pay for future infrastructure needs. But then, just as a deep recession began to grip the globe, the County hurriedly adopted some of the steepest charges in the […]
Uncompetitive
County council wary of hiking development fees further We are in a crisis,” warned Mayor Peter Mertens describing the collapse of the homebuilding sector in Prince Edward County. “A dramatic solution is required.” Mertens was responding to a presentation made by Andrew Grunda of Watson and Company, a consultancy. Every five years the municipality must […]
Plugged shut
Work under way to restore Big Island wetland The water was so shallow across the marshy channel it was likely inevitable that our forefathers would one day construct a causeway linking Big Island to the County mainland. Unforeseen, or more likely unconsidered, in the march toward progress was the effect the causeway—effectively a long dam—would […]
Bad omen
Dukes wind down the regular season There are no lifelines left. The Dukes must win each of their last two games (the outcome of Tuesday’s make-up game against Cobourg wasn’t determined by press time) to extend their remarkable string of seasons with 30 or more wins. It is certain now the Dukes will face Kingston […]
Ideas welcome
County looks to community for ideas and help with Wellington gazebo The gazebo must come down. Structural engineers have examined that the gazebo in Wellington park, damaged by a large branch during a wind storm last month, and determined that it is not salvageable. Now the work begins to rebuild it. Or something like it. […]