Unpredictable
Dukes in battle for playoff spot It is truly a different Wellington Dukes season. The team and its fans are used to coming back from the Christmas break with their team locked in a fight for the top spot in their division. This season, however, the new year anxiety isn’t about holding onto first place— […]
Health appeal
APPEC takes up the fight to protect residents near Ostrander Point Asecond front has emerged in the fight against the industrialization of Ostrander Point. The Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County (APPEC) has filed an appeal of the decision to approve the development of an industrial wind turbine project at Ostrander Point. It intends to […]
Ostrander Point decison to be appealed
Who will fight for the rare habitat and endangered species? When it announced that it was approving the industrial wind factory at Ostrander Point on December 20,the Ministry of Environment set in motion a15-day appeal period. The clock started ticking immediately and throughout the Christmas holidays. If the Ministry bureaucrats—or the forces behind them—were hoping […]
Unanswered questions
County council growing impatient awaiting answers on Ostrander Point wind project It is likely the case that officials at Shire Hall have no more insight on the imminent development of an industrial wind factory on the shores of South Marysburgh than any other interested County resident. Not for lack of trying. On at least three […]
‘Reprehensible’
‘Reprehensible” Reaction pours in over decision to approve Ostrander Point industry wind factory Reaction has been swift and furious to the announcement that Ontario’s Ministry of Environment approved the development of a nine-turbine industrial wind factory on Crown Land at Ostrander Point in South Marysburgh. In approving this project the Ministry […]
Cart, horse confusion
Developer agrees to buy turbines for South Marysburgh—but project not yet approved Even by the standards of the industrial wind turbine industry it was a crass display of arrogance. On Monday wpd Canada announced it was purchasing 52 turbines to be erected on six locations across the province, including its Whispering Pines project in South […]
Welcome break
Dukes look to finish 2012 on a winning note The Wellington Dukes are limping toward the Christmas break—looking forward to a break from the bashing the young club has been enduring, both in the corners and on the scoreboard in recent games. It has become abundantly evident in December that when the Dukes aren’t skating […]
Contrition
CAS apologizes to children harmed while in its care For some it may come as thin solace, but for many still struggling to understand what happened within the walls of the local CAS that allowed children to fall prey to sexual predators over a period of years, it may be a beginning. It is the […]
Every day is a bonus
Movember event raises more than $5,000 See you next year Whip,” said Ted Nash, as the Grand Prize winner of the Movember contest left Wellington Home Hardware on Friday. For Kevin Whipple, casual exchanges like these carry more meaning these days. Just over a year ago, Whipple heard the words that no one is ever […]
Turnaround
Dukes win two of three; end losing skid The Wellington Dukes took a couple of big steps toward correcting their mid-season skid that saw the team lose five game in a row. The streak ended in dramatic fashion on the road in Kingston last Thursday—their second come-from-behind win against the Voyageurs in as many games. […]