Archive for August, 2024
Rental housing project with group homes proposed for Picton
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison A proposed medium-density rental housing project, if approved, is promising affordable and market-rate housing to a relatively small, irregular-shaped parcel of land, located south-west of the intersection of Nicholas and Cumberland streets in Picton. What’s significant about this proposal is that 50 per cent of the proposed units are […]
Fire on Chase Road destroys shed, minor damage to home
Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire around 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30) on Chase Road. Approximately 30 firefighters from Station 2 (Bloomfield), Station 6 (Consecon) and Station 7 (Wellington), along with full-time staff from Picton, arrived to find a storage shed on fire, next to a house. The shed’s fire […]
Support for health team to seek funding for new medical facility
Council is showing support for the Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT) to seek Ministry of Health funding to turn a parking lot near the hospital into a new medical facility. Council, at Thursday’s committee of the whole meeting, directed the mayor and CAO to write letters as required to support the funding application to […]
Millennium trail detour in Wellington
Millennium Trail users in Wellington will detour through the town during September as work is related to the Wellington water and sewer trunk construction project is to begin Sept. 3. During tree removal and brushing over several weeks, the trail will be closed between Belleville and Consecon streets. Trail users will be directed around the […]
Jazz, Wine and Art Event raises more than $5,000 for south shore conservation efforts
Thanks to the generosity of donors, supporters, sponsors and 200 participants, the South Shore Joint Initiative raised more than $5,000 for conservation efforts during last week’s Jazz, Wine and Art event. “We are absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude for the amazing time we had and the incredible support we received,” said Cheryl Anderson, of the SSJI. […]
Skyway bridge $63M project finished
The Ontario government celebrated completing major improvements to the Bay of Quinte Skyway Bridge Wednesday morning. The bridge connects Prince Edward County via County Road 49, to Tyendinaga and Highway 401 for hundreds of thousands who cross over each year. Ric Bresee, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation led the congratulatory messages on the […]
Four candidates named for Bay of Quinte provincial by-election
UPDATED: A provincial by-election has been called for the electoral district of Bay of Quinte for Thursday, Sept. 19. The Ontario PC Party announced Wednesday that Tyler Allsopp has been named the PC candidate for the district following the resignation of MPP Todd Smith Friday, Aug. 16. Allsopp, former owner of Doug’s Bicycle, joined Belleville […]
Wellington pumping station approved; plant design conditional, further work deferred
By Sharon Harrison Water services took a significant step forward Tuesday evening with council making decisions involving many millions of dollars surrounding the massive infrastructure projects – and public opposition also left the meeting with a win. The two main decisions before council were the tender for the new Wellington sanitary sewer pumping station (approved […]
Respect shipping is part of our culture
To the Editor: In 1784 Kanien’kehá:ka and Loyalists arrived in the Quinte region. Prince Edward County was so named on 16 July 1792. By 1850, the County had a population of around 20,000, dropping to a low of 16,700 in 1920, and stable at around 25,000 for the last eighty years. Under various municipal structures, […]
Bloomfield library celebrates 101 years of community
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison “For over a century now, this small but mighty library has been a cornerstone of our community, and I know with everyone’s hard work, that is going to continue for a very long time,” said councillor Phil St-Jean, at the Bloomfield-Hallowell Public Library’s 101st birthday party celebration Friday afternoon. […]
