What was said
Council hears from developers and residents Selected comments from deputants, developers and residents, as well as relevant interactions with council members, are documented below in the order presented in the council meeting on August 27. The full meeting may be watched at here. A link will be provided in the online version of this partial […]
Plot twist
Water story takes a midnight turn It was a council meeting unlike any other in Prince Edward County. Hundreds of residents jammed into the Highline Hall, spilling into the Rotary Room and beyond. They were in a mood. Some cheers, some boos, some outbursts of spontaneous laughter. All of it punctuated by the mayor repeatedly […]
October 1
Wellington developer given a shorter leash There was another important twist in the waterworks meeting last week. While Council approved a tender for a new sewage pumping station to help move waste along the new trunk line, it also gave the developer a new deadline to come up with its development charges payment. Some background: […]
Brass in the Park
Kick-off event for PEC Chamber Music Festival Over 300 people enjoyed an afternoon of music in Macaulay Heritage Park on Sunday as the full Hannaford Street Silver Band performed in a kick-off event for the twenty-first annual Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival. This was the sixth time that the band has played in the […]
Taste! Community Grown
Celebration of harvest event returns to Prince Edward County The story of Prince Edward County is one of innovation. It always has been. A story of struggle to forge an economy from this shelf of lightly covered limestone protruding into Lake Ontario. Too far away, too few humans, too small, too disconnected, too easy to […]
County Kids Read
Celebrating fifteen years of bringing books to kids On Saturday, County Kids Read will hold a birthday party in Benson Park celebrating 15 years of bringing books to children and families. On average, County Kids Read now gives out about 600 books per month to children from newborn to age12. County Kids Read had its […]
A clear path
BY TIM GOOD, PHYO KYI AND WENDY MATTHEWS In the July 24 issue of The Times, former councillor Ernie Margetson asked a simple question: “How long can we afford to carry the cost of what we have already spent?” It’s a question all ratepayers are asking, given the $40+ millions that has already been spent […]
Road map
Warning signs and a way forward presented at audit meeting A better way is possible. The County’s audit committee meeting witnessed an assortment of flares hailing from different directions last week, all saying the same thing—SLOW DOWN. From the residents pointing to the need for a more rigorous and transparent project management process, to the […]
Promise betrayed
Shire Hall refuses to open up waterworks plans for reconsideration COMMENT: RICK CONROY It was a lie. From the outset. Shire Hall had no intention of ever opening up its spending plans to scrutiny. It was never going to allow Council, the public or its own Audit Committee to derail its plans for the largest […]
‘Astonishingly reckless’
Packed hall hears fears and questions—but few answers More than 500 folks filled every seat in the Highline Hall in Wellington on Monday night, leaving many to stand around the perimeter of the large meeting room. Not since the struggle to save the Picton hospital have so many County residents come out of their homes […]