Archive for July, 2022
Wellington Beach unsafe for swimming
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has posted Wellington Beach as unsafe for swimming Friday, July 22 due to high E. coli bacteria levels. There are no beach posting details listed for North Beach, Sandbanks and Lake on the Mountain provincial parks.
Have your say on concepts to revitalize Wellington Beach
The County is seeking public feedback on three concepts for the revitalization of Wellington Rotary Beach – ranging from significant financial investment in ‘Big Move’ changes, to modest ‘Tweak’ improvements and ‘Naturalize’. The concepts were developed by community members of the Wellington Waterfront Task Team, formed in the spring of 2022, at the request of […]
Rezoning to allow affordable housing on Disraeli Street
Council is agreeable with a re-zoning application presented at Wednesday’s planning committee meeting to allow an affordable apartment building on Disraeli Street. The re-zoning application is a municipality-initiated re-zoning on behalf of the Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Corporation (PECAHC) which currently owns the land located at 29 Disraeli St., – transferred as surplus from […]
Temporary re-zoning granted to allow Festival Players season at Eddie Hotel and Farm
Continued use of a portion of land and dedicated event space for Festival Players of Prince Edward County events at the Eddie Hotel and Farm was granted by council at Wednesday’s planning committee meeting. Prior, outdoor entertainment and cultural events were not permitted at the venue. A temporary use application had been made by the […]
Protecting endangered natural heritage – one plant found only in the County
The only known populations of the endangered four-leaved milkweed in Canada – are in Prince Edward County. “It’s quite astounding,” said local botanist and County resident Sheila Kuja. “How remarkable is that?” This and other informative nuggets of information about the County’s natural heritage were shared by Kuja in a recent presentation to the Environmental […]
New physician recruiter to get doctors for County residents
Action on family physician recruitment and retention takes a step forward with the announcement today of the hiring of Adam Hambly. Hambly, a respiratory professional, is to draw on his skills and knowledge of both private and public sectors to develop a strategy that both brings new family physicians to the area and strives to […]
Picton Rotary presents installment of $100,000 pledge to support new hospital
Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Picton presented Shannon Coull, executive director of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) and Back the Build Campaign Cabinet members Elizabeth Crombie and Paul Massey with an $11,024 pledge installment toward the club’s $100,000 commitment to the new hospital fundraising campaign. Crombie, Massey and Coull are also […]
On Freedom
Canadians love to copy our American counterparts, who recently stormed the Capitol in the name of ‘freedom’. Sadly, in a desire not to be left out of the stupidity south of the border, we started challenging ‘freedom’ in our country. Think of it as a copycat crime. “Damn it! The Americans are jackasses, why can’t […]
‘Wellington Rotary doubles its support for seniors’ services
Wellington Rotary Club members decided to double their support for seniors in Prince Edward County this year with a donation of $1,000 to the Community Care for Seniors Association. “We are grateful for the long-standing support of Wellington Rotary” said Debbie MacDonald Moynes, Community Care’s executive director. “The club makes an annual monetary donation and […]
Sandbanks’ new park super says reservation system here to stay
Sandbanks Provincial Park’s new park superintendent believes the day-use online reservation system is here to stay as it reduces traffic congestion, and is also easier on aging infrastructure. At the invitation of Mayor Steve Ferguson, Curt Morris introduced himself to council at last week’s committee of the whole meeting where he outlined plans in a […]
