Water is critical
Future event venue plans will hinge on finding water source Planning Committee heard of grand plans for the former North Marysburgh Centennial Central School located at 383 County Road 7 near Lake on the Mountain. The owner—Toronto-based Liberty Entertainment Group—has applied to rezone the property from institutional to tourist commercial to permit an event venue […]
Village A
Base31 seeks draft subdivision approval, hopes to break ground by year-end The first new village subdivision planned for the Base 31 project came before the County’s planning committee last week. These initial phases encompass 450 units, part of a concept plan that envisions 7,500 new homes on the former military base one day. Village A, […]
Juggling chainsaws and debt
Existing debt plus big capital plans equals big risk Yes, we are leveraged,” confirmed Arryn McNichol, Director of Finance, describing the County’s debt to the Water and Wastewater Rates Community Meeting last week in response to committee chair Corey Engelsdorfer. “That’s plain to see.” McNichol added that the $73 million in debt the municipality had […]
Crown jewel
Wellington Beach Implementation Plan looks to the future Wellington’s Rotary Beach is a gem that is loved by locals and visitors alike. But, it has also had its share of challenges over the past few years. In 2018 there was serious flooding which made Beach Street inaccessible for much of the spring. During Covid, the […]
Housing funk
New home building falls while resale home listings soar, causing prices to edge lower For the first time in many years, home prices in Prince Edward County have started to decline as the market undergoes a post-COVID transformation. Growing inventory and declining demand from cautious would-be buyers are leading some sellers to slash their prices […]
The Lake Surfers
Local photographer’s book captures the County’s surf community Calder Sidley is stoked. The usually reserved 28-year-old photojournalist and writer is celebrating the release of The Lake Surfers, a photography book chronicling over four years exploring the County’s coastline and capturing the local surf community (including this writer, moustache curls iced and eyelashes frozen shut on […]
Demolition
Base31 seeks to tear down two military quonset huts from the 1950s The Built and Cultural Heritage Committee discussed a notice of intent to demolish two quonset huts located at Base31 last Wednesday. PEC Community Partners have provided the County with a formal notice of their intention to demolish two listed buildings on the Base31 […]
A question of impact
Former councillor asks that two items be removed from Old Boys’ Memorial Entrance During last Wednesday’s Built and Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee meeting, a discussion resulted regarding an email sent by Hillier resident and former councillor Ernie Margetson. In the email, Margetson was suggesting that the gazebo and inukshuk sculpture that were erected for the […]
Scripts and sips
County Stage Company gives a preview of its 2025 season County Stage Company is launching a full repertory season for 2025, bookended by The Haymaker Comedy Festival and preceded by a zany clown show. This is artistic director Heather Braaten’s first uninterrupted season at the helm of County Stage Company. She was hired two years […]
Art in the County
The County’s premier art show is now open The thirty-second annual Art in the County art show and sale opened last Friday at The Armoury in Picton and will run until July 13. The juried show features one hundred and eleven works of art by 89 artists, and covers a wide range of mediums and […]