The wrong way
A whitewash on wind energy plan, many sleepless nights in South Marysburgh South Marysburgh residents were joined by many other County residents at a public meeting held by wpd Canada at PECI last Thursday. They were looking for a public discussion. Instead, they were disappointed to see the school’s gymnasium divided into booths by posters […]
Getting to know you
Council not yet warming up to new chief administrator Nearly six months into the tenure of their new chief administrative officer, some on council aren’t yet sure what to make of Merlin Dewing. An unspecified discomfort with the newish chief administrator dragged out a meeting last Wednesday that might have concluded much earlier were it […]
Hounded
Kennel owner says County must justify its fees. Until then he refuses to pay them Ken Campbell is barking mad at the County of Prince Edward. Campbell owns Winstead Dogs, a kennel that offers training and boarding. He says the County is forcing him to decide between what he calls an unlawful inspection of his […]
Changing waste
Green bins, reuse among waste diversion strategies coming to the County Ontario would like us to change our trashy ways, but so far this muncipality, and many others, have clung to old habits. In 2007 provincial legislation prescribed that municipalities divert 90 per cent of our garbage–up from about 43 per cent currently. In 2012, […]
Bulldozing into the County
Worried neighbours report that land clearing has begun, making way for industrial wind factory in South Marysburgh The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists are reporting that work to clear and construct road work in preparation of an industrial wind factory in South Marysburh is already underway. The project consists of 29 industrial wind turbines to […]
Rough roads
Eastern Ontario communities drowning under road and infrastructure costs It is an ugly picture being painted by the Eastern Ontario Warden’s Caucus. The million or so folks who live in the 114 municipalities that form Eastern Ontario are older and greyer than the provincial average; a higher proportion live on fixed incomes. The debt burden […]
Take down
County considers changes to OPP services contract The County is leaving no stone unturned in the quest for finding ways to cut costs, and police services are no exception. Councillor and Police Services Board Chair Robert Quaiff, along with Mayor Peter Mertens, will visit the city of Kawartha Lakes to learn about a system of […]
Novice Kings head to finals
PORT HOPE — The young Kings won on the road tonight. They have swept the Port Hope Phantoms in their Semi-final series. The score was 1-0 on a beautiful wrist-shot from the point by Ethan Abrams, after a feed from then-defence partner Jasper Gilbert. The story was again one of defence by all the players. […]
Money pit
County scales back use of Ridge Road pit Asand and gravel pit purchased just three years ago has been declared uneconomical at current prices by the County’s current Public Works chief Robert McAuley. According to McAuley the cost to extract and treat the material from this recently acquired pit, at $13 per tonne, is nearly […]
Long Friday
Learning to live without the Dukes Lockers were cleared out. School transfers arranged. Some quick goodbyes and the boys of winter were gone. Shaking the dust from Wellington’s Main Street from their heels the Dukes headed to their respective homes last week—not even pausing for a team photograph. It was a brutal and sudden end […]