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 […]
The price of water
Water is free, keeping it clean costs When a small western Ontario town started getting sick, it caught the attention of the local media.When the source of the illness turned out to be the water, it caught the whole province’s attention. When, after four Walkerton residents, including a two-year-old girl had died and hundreds had […]
Crackdown
County OPP getting tough on speeding and traffic offences Have you noticed a greater police presence on County roads this year? Or perhaps you’ve been on the receiving end of the nearly 1,000 provincial offence charges handed out by Prince Edward OPP in the first three months of 2011.That’s an increase of 62 per cent […]
Sun safety 101
The UV index is getting high. Protect yourself Ilove the sunshine. I get as much of it as I can, hiking, biking, swimming, rowing or just lounging around outdoors. I’ve got a pretty dark complexion, and nothing more than the odd freckle. I never really thought much about sunscreen. A couple years ago I made […]