Making a better place
Dr. Robert McMurtry awarded the Order of Canada They desire a better country. This is the principle that underpins the Order of Canada. Last Thursday Prince Edward County’s own Dr. Robert McMurtry, was one of select group of citizens recognized for their efforts in making our country a better place. McMurtry has spent much of […]
A character passes
Community remembers Foster Foster Bailey has died. Foster was a character—instantly recognizable by his support of the local hockey team, predictable pranks, his bicycle and his distinctive manner of speech. He was a fixture on Main Street for most of his nearly 72 years. His greeting of recent years consisted of a card bearing his […]
Homes for the few
Report helps working group map out solutions to a big problem The teachers who educate our children, the nurses who care for our sick, and the police who patrol our roads don’t, for the most part, live in the County, according Gina Cockburn, chair of the The Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Working Group (AHWG). […]
The devil in the detail
County sends wind energy developer cost recovery agreement back for more legal review Robert Quaiff, councillor for North Marysburgh, tried to sound the alarm at a committee of council meeting late in May. He had just received his agenda documents for the meeting two days earlier. Among the 200-plus pages was an innocuous report spelling […]
Coyote 101
Study still years from completion Researchers have long known coyotes to be a resilient species, but even the province’s leading authority on the animals is surprised by the coyote’s ability to thrive while dozens of its kind are being slaughtered. According to the early findings of a major research study of coyotes in Prince Edward […]
Pill problem
Committee formed to combat ‘epidemic’ of prescription drug abuse It was just before 6 p.m., suppertime, when the police surrounded and then raided a Salem Road home two Thursdays ago. Once inside, the members of Project Longarm found evidence of a marijuana grow op, cash and quantity of prescription pills Oxycontin. Cindy Williams and Donald […]
How to play
Project aims to push kids off the couch and rekindle the joy that can only be found outdoors Have our kids forgotten how to play? Scott Wentworth thinks so. The landscape architect and contractor (pictured below) worries that the only exercise many of our kids get is structured by parents or their school—and each variety […]
Litterbugs
The villains and heroes of conservation areas It’s a gorgeous evening at Massassauga Point. The breeze coming off the Bay is cooling off the day’s intense heat. The sound of small waves massaging the rocks is perfect for melting away the day’s stress. A red van, a Pontiac Montana, pulls up in the parking lot. […]
Tough on traffic
OPP chief defends crackdown on speeding and seatbelts Staff Sergeant Barry Freeburn says he is responding to the wishes of the community in pursuing traffic and speeding violations more aggressively than has been done in the past. When the OPP detachment commander was being considered for the top job in Prince Edward County he conducted […]
The finish line
School board agrees to help fund resurfacing athletic track at school in Wellington The last shoe has finally dropped. On Monday night the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board unanimously approved a third of the funding for a project to rehabilitate the Lakeshore Track at CML Snider School in Wellington. Describing the opportunity as […]