Power back
New MPP seeks to restore local decision-making over industrial wind turbines factories Ontario’s Green Energy Act bulldozes through the rights of locally elected officials to determine if an energy plant is right for their community, says the new representative for Prince Edward-Hastings. MPP Todd Smith, in his first major initiative, has tabled a private member’s […]
Great weekend
Dukes notch three big wins We know we are the best team in the league,” said Wellington Dukes Captain Simon Bessette, “now we just have to prove it.” The captain’s comments came off a gruelling weekend in which the team came away with three wins in three days—extending the Dukes’ current winning streak to six […]
Heat and fury
Council unsure it wants tool to stimulate the local economy Acommittee of council has moved a step closer toward giving itself the power to lure business investment to the County with cash incentives. It is a tool other communities possess and wield as a means to attract and encourage business to spend money—with the goal […]
An exercise in migration
Seniors’ outdoor fitness equipment moving to its third home Wellington will be getting some brand new exercise equipment, and some not so new equipment, too. The upper floor of the new arena in Wellington, which features a well-used walking track, was slated to receive some pieces of exercise equipment. The process to find just the […]
Getting better
An old face returns to the Dukes Fifty-nine minutes into the game on Sunday, the Wellington Dukes had never played with the lead—had not tasted it. Playing tough against the leagueleading Trenton Golden Hawks the Dukes either trailed or were tied on the scoresheet— 0-0, 1-1, 2-2. But never did their confidence flag. “Even when […]
Adrift
Council continues to struggle with its role in the County economy Two seasons after the County’s economic development officer fled Shire Hall amid council’s second guessing and micromanaging, the department now subsists on a complement of one and a half people. These folks regularly receive conflicting messages about what they are doing, what they should […]
Homophobia and ignorance
Students try to make PECI safer, but some say the school is “not for everyone” After grade 10, Curtis Jeffery was told by staff he couldn’t safely attend school at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute anymore. He spent a couple years at Prince Edward Alternative School, but his troubles seemed to follow him there. Now he’s […]
Silence on Smith
Parent says kids were told to shut up about class visit by former pathologist Avisit from a man, upon whom the media have bestowed the title “disgraced pathologist,” to a Grade 11 law class at the end of October, seems to have caused pandemonium at PECI this week. On Tuesday, November 1, the Toronto Sun […]
Unable to forget
The hidden scars of war On Remembrance Day, many Canadians will take two minutes to silently thank those who lost life and limb in battle, and others who are still abroad, keeping peace in the world. Historically, those who survived have been hailed as heroes, and pinned with medals. There are those who cannot leave […]
Winning ways
Darcy Murphy leads Dukes to another pair of wins These are good days for the Wellington Dukes. The team, winner of seven of its last eight games, is bit by bit working its way up through the standings of what is arguably the toughest division in Junior ‘A’ hockey. The team is healthy, chemistry seems […]