Risky storage
Council opposes large battery storage facility; will consider smaller project Council decided to take a closer look at two smaller battery energy storage systems (BESS) located south of Picton, but ultimately couldn’t put its support behind a larger project proposed on County Road 5. Picton BESS Limited Partnership was created by Compass Renewable Energy Consulting […]
Roads hole
Shire Hall presents options for deteriorating County roads County staff presented Council with an array of financial scenarios to keep up with the repair of the County’s roads network. Condition assessments of all municipal roadways were completed in 2021 by StreetScan, a company that inspects roads using mobile sensing technology and provides detailed visual records. […]
Mayor’s Levee
Council seeks to improve community engagement as term begins An audience of about 70 people attended the 2023 Mayor’s Levee on Sunday in the Rotary Hall at the Picton Community Centre. This was the first time in three years that the Levee has been held, as a consequence of the still ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Prior […]
County Docs
New initiative to recruit and retain County physicians In 2022, the County lost five of its family physicians, leaving thousands of residents without a primary healthcare provider. This year, three more physicians are expected to retire, further compounding the problem. Last week, the County, the Prince Edward Family Health Organization (PEFHO), the Prince Edward Family […]
The power of words
HUB project will create an inspirational piece of glass art These past pandemic years have exacted an emotional toll on almost everyone. In particular, there’s been a severe dislocation in the lives of school-age children. The forced isolation from extended family, reduced contact with peers and periods of remote learning have added to the normal […]
Humps or bumps?
Story: Rick Conroy New Council begins term by undoing It was not the way a new council wanted its first official meeting to go. It likely did not want to kick off the new term by overturning the previous Council’s decision. But that is what it did last week. It all came down to humps […]
Indigenous voices series
County Arts launches new three-year project Afull house enjoyed a stimulating conversation between two Indigenous filmmakers at Macaulay Museum last Thursday evening at the launch of the Prince Edward County Arts Council Indigenous Voices series. The series was made possible thanks to an anonymous donation of $30,000 to the Arts Council to support Indigenous artists […]
Cosette in the County
New children’s book to benefit County Kids Read A charming new children’s book by first-time author Caitlin Evans tells the story of a city-bred French bulldog named Cosette as she makes her first visit to the County. From a life of spas and dining and shopping and gallery hopping she is thrown into a world […]
Picton BESS Limited
Compass Energy has sights set on County Road 5 location There was strong opposition to a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) last Tuesday evening during an online public community meeting. Picton BESS Limited Partnership has been created by Compass Renewable Energy Consulting Inc., and is supported by Capstone Infrastructure Corporation. This proposal, which would […]
Re-imagining St. Andrew’s
Picton church charts new path forward Over the past 15 years, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Picton has undergone a nearly complete revitalization under the leadership of Rev. Lynne Donovan and the congregation who identify themselves as a Circle of Friends. Rev. Donovan joined the church in 2007 with a mandate for renewal that remained […]