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Picton Terminals not quarrying, so no licence needed: Ministry
By Sharon Harrison It was confirmed at Tuesday’s council meeting that the activities at Picton Terminals are not considered quarrying, and therefore do not require a licence, stated Sarah Viau, the County’s municipal lawyer and Director of Corporate and Legislative Services. “The correspondence between the County and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) confirms the […]
Bylaw to investigate use of Sophiasburgh portion of Picton Terminals property
By Sharon Harrison “Picton Terminals has quarried and sold (and this is in the estimation of a professional mining engineer) approximately 1.2 million tonnes of rock and aggregate, and has sold it in contracts amounting to over $65 million. This is public knowledge,” shared South Marysburgh councillor John Hirsch. “This is hardly incidental to their […]
Picton Terminals settlement bylaw adopted by council; farmers pleased with new grain shipping partnership
By Sharon Harrison The decision to accept the Picton Terminals settlement agreement finally came at Tuesday evening’s council meeting, with council voting in favour of adopting the minutes of settlement bylaw. In a recorded 7-6 vote, mayor Steve Ferguson and councillors John Hirsch, Phil St-Jean, Kate MacNaughton, Sam Branderhorst and Phil Prinzen were opposed (Bill […]
Council to seek separate legal opinion over Picton Terminals agreement
By Sharon Harrison The Picton Terminals saga didn’t move forward with bylaw approval as expected at Tuesday evening’s council meeting, where council decided instead (in closed session) to seek a separate legal opinion. The bylaw not approved, would have authorized the mayor and chief administrative officer to execute the settlement agreement between County and ABNA […]
PEC Conservancy group seeks legal challenge on settlement between Picton Terminals and municipality
The citizen group PEC Conservancy has sought legal advice which advises council not to pass its bylaw for the terms of settlement with Picton Terminals which is to go to the Sept. 10 council agenda; then would be signed. Leslie Stewart, on behalf of County Conservancy, states the group is opposed to the recent settlement […]
County settlement agreement with Picton Terminals made public
Terms of settlement between Picton Terminals and the municipality were made public this afternoon. (Click here to read the 19-page document) Council settled a legal dispute with Picton Terminals in a closed session in June which is now legally-binding, and caused much grief from citizens citing lack of public consultation and transparency, and some warnings […]
‘Secret’ agreement settled with Picton Terminals
By Sharon Harrison It was a stunned council chambers Tuesday night, a packed one too, when the regular council meeting began with County mayor Steve Ferguson announcing the municipality’s settlement agreement was accepted by Picton Terminals. “This is not the news I was either expecting or wanted to deliver, but it is my responsibility to […]
Council approved draft settlement goes to Picton Terminals
Council has approved draft terms of settlement between Prince Edward County and the Picton Terminals port operation on Picton Bay. Council returned from closed session Tuesday night with a motion to “direct legal counsel to seek similar approval from Picton Terminals and that a meeting with council, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, and […]
Public still seeking answers over Picton Terminals’ activity
Story by Sharon Harrison “We don’t know what we are giving up in these closed meetings,” said Ken Stewart with the County Conservancy, in response to yet another closed session at Tuesday night’s council meeting as it relates to the long-standing Picton Terminals saga. “The public of the County don’t know what we are giving […]
Council continues to seek court ruling in Picton Terminals case
Council has opted to continue seeking a court settlement to resolve outstanding legal issues related to the operation of Picton Terminals. “While we appreciate the work of our staff and legal team as well as representatives from Picton Terminals, in the end council did not believe the proposed agreement sufficiently addressed the serious concerns we […]
