The Gland Factory
Illustrator Clayton Hanmer launches new book at Picton Library The human body can be a pretty messy thing. Bloomfield resident Clayton Hanmer’s new book, The Gland Factory: A Tour of Your Body’s Goops, Juices, and Hormones, aims to make the inner workings of the body accessible and understandable to youngsters ages eight to 12. The […]
Fun house mirror
When financial reporting strays into marketing There is a chart in Shire Hall’s proposed budget book that asks you to believe something that just isn’t true. Just as a funhouse mirror presents a reflection of me as a thin waif of a thing, the budget book chart (page 18) offers a twisted view of reality. […]
Village A
Council gives green light to 458 homes at Base31 Prince Edward County Council has unanimously approved the first major residential phase of the Base31 lands— a project the developer says is one of the most ambitious housing initiatives ever undertaken in the region. With an 11–0 vote at Wednesday’s planning and development committee meeting, councillors […]
2026 budget book is out
Higher taxes, a growing mountain of debt, lots of road ambitions The 2026 municipal budget, as prepared and presented by Shire Hall leadership, calls for an 11 per cent hike to the property tax levy next year. After extracting $54 million from property taxpayers this year, the municipality is looking to raise $60.1 million next […]
A new faucet
County updates water and wastewater allocation rules With limited capacity remaining in its water and wastewater systems, the County is moving to tighten the rules for assigning servicing capacity to new projects. The new rules would regulate who gets access to the waterworks system. It would define conditions and requirements for approval. And perhaps most […]
Looking to the future
Council endorses first-ever Parks and Recreation Master Plan Four years after work first began, Prince Edward County’s inaugural Parks and Recreation Master Plan has gained the support of councillors, receiving endorsement at last Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Described as the County’s first comprehensive roadmap for parks, recreation facilities and service delivery, the 10-year […]
Well-being
Council endorses community-wide effort to tackle poverty Prince Edward County took steps toward a new community-wide approach to poverty reduction, following a report presented to Council this week. The report, prepared by Programs Supervisor Julianne Snepsts, introduces a framework based on the Bridges Out of Poverty model and recommends that Council endorse a whole-community strategy […]
Back to basics
Water rates committee stuck at the starting line Twenty-four months into their mandate, members of a Shire Hall committee are still trying to figure out what they are supposed to be doing—still unsure of their role? The County’s Water and Wastewater Rates Committee—a mix of resident and council members—was formed in 2023. The idea was […]
Banking machines going too
Adding insult to injury When the Times reached out to Scotiabank two weeks ago through the prescribed channels, the bank spokesperson, Yara Jouzy, declined to say whether the bank would leave the bank machines in the village. Scotiabank had just announced it was closing its Wellington branch, the only bank in the village. Accounts will […]
Wining and dying
Winery murder mystery comes to Mount Tabor Playhouse When a winery co-owner goes missing just before the party to celebrate the winery’s award-winning sparkling wine, and is then found dead in the cellar, the list of suspects grows with each revelation of his duplicitous dealings. That’s the premise behind Katherine Albers’ comedic Wining and Dying, […]