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Overwhelming concern over Wellington water project
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison Municipal law lawyer Andrew Biggart told his clients and other members of the public he felt the municipality is “astonishingly reckless… to be putting itself on the hook for a quarter billion dollars of development when the developer should be the one paying for it in the first place.” […]
Picton library expansion ‘dream come true’ celebrates Bake family
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison It was a joyful celebration Saturday amongst a bustling downtown Picton Main Street as friends and supporters of the Picton Branch Library gathered for the official expansion opening – offering some fine words, acknowledgements, a surprise or two and a special nomination. “The dream became a reality,” said […]
County to explore five expressions of interest for former Queen Elizabeth school
By Sharon Harrison At a special committee of the whole meeting Wednesday evening, council learned more details about Queen Elizabeth School re-development partnership expressions of interest and recommended next steps. Five expressions of interest were received by the County during the one-month process (June 21-July 19), from New View Holdings, Sterling Group, Port Picton Homes/Cleave […]
Cold Creek development at Sandy Hook proposes 904 dwellings
By Sharon Harrison Stacked townhomes with underground parking lots are being called the answer to bring affordable housing through density. Another extensive residential sub-division, this with 904 dwellings, is being proposed off Sandy Hook Road. “We need to grow. We need more people. The only way we get to affordability that everybody is so concerned […]
More than a decade in the making, ground is broken for County’s new hospital
Story and photos by Sue Capon Ceremonial sod has been turned to launch the building of Prince Edward County’s new hospital. The ground-breaking ceremony, held Thursday afternoon behind the current hospital in Picton, was attended by about 100 guests including Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones, representing local dignitaries, Quinte Health staff, and […]
Monarch monitoring blitz begins on County’s south shore
More than 50 participants gathered on the County’s South Shore Saturday in hot and humid weather to learn how to observe and monitor Monarch eggs, caterpillars and adult butterflies. The ‘Monarch Monitoring Blitz’ event hosted by the South Shore Joint Initiative (SSJI) was held on the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Hudgin-Rose property, alongside Monarch Point […]
County Fire and Rescue to host neighbouring firefighters for mobile live training
Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue (PECFR) will host neighbouring firefighters for training using one of two of the province’s Mobile Live Training Units at Station 1 in Picton early next month. “This is a thrilling opportunity for County firefighters to train with a state-of-the-art live-fire simulation tool,” said Chad Brown, PECFR Fire Chief. PECFR […]
‘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 […]
County presents civic recognition for Olympian’s medals in skating, swimming
Wearing many medals earned this year, Kim Pothier was honoured with a Civic Recognition Certificate presented by the mayor and council at their meeting Tuesday night. Pothier, a County resident, trains with the Quinte Blades Speed Skating Club, and is a Special Olympian in both swimming and speed skating. “This young lady has done a […]
Staff recommend denying 400-unit Sandy Hook sub-division; council seeks talks
By Sharon Harrison A proposed substantial residential sub-division, known as Loyalist Heights, offering a mix of 396 new dwelling units on a parcel of land located between Sandy Hook Road (County Road 1) and Loyalist Parkway, has been referred back to municipal staff. At last week’s planning and development committee meeting council (10 members only, […]
