The impact of COVID
The County Foundation issues report on pandemic Fourteen months ago, daily life across Canada and in the County became suddenly disrupted as the COVID-19 pandemic made its impact felt. Every area of social, work and family life was affected. Many workplaces were forced to close, travel was curtailed, family visits were severely restricted, playgrounds were […]
Special character
Wellington’s core could become Heritage Conservation District Apresentation on Wellington’s heritage was made by Dr. Carl Bray, of Bray Heritage in Kingston, and Lindsay Reid of Branch Architecture based in Prince Edward County, to council at Thursday’s committee of the whole meeting. Following interest from the Wellington District Business Association related to heritage assets of […]
Roads burden
Majority of County roads in need of repair The hot topic of the County’s roads was at the forefront of last Thursday’s Committee of the Whole Meeting. Last fall, council directed staff to prepare a report on road conditions and actions to repair its 1,047 kilometre road network, of which 90 per cent are rural […]
Food trucks at the beach
Wellington Beach one step closer to instigating pilot project Food trucks may become a familiar sight at Wellington Beach this summer as council voted to pass a temporary use bylaw at last Wednesday’s planning council meeting. The pilot project will allow mobile restaurants to occupy Wellington Beach for a two-year period, with a proposed end […]
Growing pains
County staff address questions from nervous waterworks customers and village residents Shire Hall anticipates more than 200 new homes to sprout from the ground in Wellington next year. It is a big jump. The last year in which the entire municipality issued more than 200 new home building permits was 18 years ago. Wellington currently […]
Full support
Greater density in settlement areas retains County’s rural character After being sent back to the drawing board by council in February, a new, less dense Talbot on the Trail development plan in Picton has received support from council. In February, the then 238-unit development, with a density of 51.1 units per hectare was voted down […]
A place to call home
Telling stories and establishing roots Chrystelle Maechler and Andreas Krätschmer chose to get married in the County because it was conveniently situated between Toronto and Montreal, and the Waupoos Island venue could accommodate their guests with ease. They were enamoured by the beauty of the County and had a dream of one day moving here. […]
Scrutiny
Council gives green light for Quinte’s Isle expansion The expansion of Quinte’s Isle Campark— a file that was first presented in 2016—has officially been approved to move ahead after a five-and-a half-hour special council meeting held on Wednesday evening. The Ward family have been hoping to expand to the east into land already owned by […]
Tourism Management
Changes coming to the County’s boat launches Prince Edward County Council is moving ahead with recommendations and bylaw amendments relating to boat launches in the County. A staff report issued several recommendations including having boaters pay for parking through an app instead of paying to launch their boats as staff felt this would be easier […]
Let’s talk waterworks
The County is hosting an online information session on Tuesday, April 20, to discuss the impact of development on the municipality’s waterworks infrastructure. The online meeting will look at development pressures more broadly in Prince Edward County, but will have a particular focus on Wellington. Plans for thousands of new homes are currently wending their […]