Stepping up
Municipality seeks to kick start aging-in-place strategies The municipality has at times, been an advocate, a contributor, a critic and a facilitator in improving health care in this community. Now it is proposing to take a more direct role in moving forward with a plan. At a press conference on Tuesday, Mayor Peter Mertens was […]
Off the list
Council concedes to advising homeowners prior to adding their property to heritage inventory listing Last month council approved the addition of a couple dozen homes in Ameliasburgh township to a listing of structures it considers to have heritage or cultural value. It was the fourth addition to the listing—an inventory compiled by the Prince Edward […]
Starting at the top
Structural changes in the way the County does business The long-awaited shakeup of the County’s municipal bureaucracy has begun. Last week Merlin Dewing, the County’s chief administrative officer, announced that the County was shedding two commissioners leaving just two larger commissions. The County manager also announced that the newly created Community Development Department and Human […]
Youth Arrested for Entering Homes in Ameliasburgh
On Monday night approximately 9 pm, a 15 year old male snuck out of a group home facility on County Rd. 28, south of Rossmore, in the Ameliasburgh area. The youth then entered some nearby private residences while the occupants were at home. In one case the youth walked into an unlocked home without knocking […]
Donna’s gift
Ride celebrates the life and contributions of a ‘giving’ person Donna Cooper loved helping others. Her life was her kids and her family. When the kids grew up and went out on their own, Donna began volunteering to help other kids. “She had a passion for helping others,” explained Donna’s best friend Debbie Gadd. “It […]
Water, water everywhere
Hose failure leads to flood in Mayor’s office and tax department Water damage closed Shire Hall temporarily and caused significant damage to the historic seat of municipal government. Sometime overnight on Wednesday a water supply hose became disconnected from a sink in a washroom next to the mayor’s office. By morning the hose had been […]
Clear and present
How the County spends your money explained The 2012 budget was finally passed as a bylaw at the end of April after three long months of wrangling, gnashing of teeth and old-fashioned haggling. The County’s finance and treasury staff could have been forgiven for leaving the numbers alone for awhile. Instead they went back to […]
Bear sightings near Wellington
Two bear sightings in rural areas West of Wellington in a 24 hour period have been reported to Prince Edward OPP. The first sighting was made by a resident on Hubbs Creek Road just before 7 a.m. yesterday morning when the caller observed a black bear cub in his back yard. The caller did not […]
Powerful women
Every participant a winner in Wellington running event Cheryl Tezuka travelled from the Turks and Caicos to Wellington to participate in the second annual Wellington Women’s Half Marathon and Half-a-Half on Saturday morning. “I came up for the run. I did it last year and it was the best run I’ve ever had, the most […]
Coming home
New face at Taste! the County As another summer season ramps up in Prince Edward County, one of its key marketing associations is introducing a new leader at the helm. Jeremiah MacKenzie is taking on the role of executive director of Taste! the County this month—a post vacated by Kathy Kennedy in February. MacKenzie assumes […]