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 […]
INSPIRE program
Training program links youth with employers Getting back into employment or education can be a difficult prospect for young people in the County, but the INSPIRE program offered by the Prince Edward Learning Centre (PELC) can smooth the way. The 20-week paid program provides pre-employment training and mentoring with a work placement that matches the […]
Time’s up
Ruling takes the municipality out of 21 Barker Street decision The County learned late last week there is a cost to slow-walking a planning application through its processes—it will be removed from the decision-making process. On Thursday, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) ruled that the municipality had failed, or neglected, to make a decision […]
New shipping line
Container ship connects Halifax to Picton Anew container shipping line operated by Doornekamp Construction will soon begin trips between Halifax and Picton. The ship will arrive in Picton every other Tuesday, starting in May, and can carry up to 300 40-foot containers. The vessel is 140 metres long and the nominal capacity is 11,000 metric […]
When the Ice Breaks
Karole Marois exhibits at Cressy home studio The theme of water runs through many of Karole Marois’s paintings, and her current studio exhibition doesn’t flow too far off that same course. When the Ice Breaks is the second exhibition visual artist Karole Marois has put together in the time of COVID-19, the first being For […]
Bringing back Rainbows
Reaching for Rainbows slated to resume in September It has now been over a year since the Reaching for Rainbows program was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Picton, the program aimed to help vulnerable girls ages six to nine change their trajectory in life by providing a […]