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Cherry Valley event venue approved by council
By Sharon Harrison An event venue for private functions, intended primarily for weddings, saw council approve a zoning bylaw amendment application for David Raistrick (operating as Cherryvale Farm), at Wednesday’s planning and development committee meeting. The approval came with no discussion around the horseshoe, and no questions posed by council. The application amends the existing […]
Rural health unit offices get reprieve – at least until September
Several rural public health offices – including Picton’s – will not be closed by the Southeast Public Health (SEPH) board – at least until September 2026. During Wednesday’s district board of health meeting, the board voted to revisit the decision to close them, following a review of an updated report on the rural strategy implementation […]
Low water condition moves back to level 1
UPDATE: DEC. 18: Quinte Conservation and the Low Water Response Team have reduced the region’s low water condition to Level 1. Watershed conditions stabilized over the month of November and into December, with near normal rainfall and snowfall offsetting the deficient precipitation amounts from August through to the present. Adjacent watershed regions have also seen similar […]
Denied: Council votes down 85-unit Fawcett Avenue sub-division
By Sharon Harrison A long, contentious issue for residents of Fawcett Avenue, a proposed 85-unit sub-division, by Belleville-based developer Hilden Homes Ltd., recommended for approval by planning staff, was not approved by council at Wednesday’s planning and development committee meeting. The decision is to be ratified at the next feasible council meeting. The sole hand […]
Province moves roundabout to design stage
The Ontario government has awarded Stantec Consulting Ltd. the detail design contract for the roundabout at Highway 62 and County Road 1. The detail design includes reconstructing existing pavement, modifying entrances, improving drainage and installing new lighting and landscaping. “The detailed design work is an important final step before tendering the construction,” said Tyler Allsopp, […]
Picton man posthumously honoured for heroism
The late James D.A. Badgley, of Picton, has been recognized as one of 17 people in North America to receive the Carnegie Medal for Heroism, North America’s highest honour for civilian heroism. He is the only Canadian to be recognized in this quarter’s awards. The medal is given throughout the U.S. and Canada to those […]
County to seek expressions of interest for organic waste processing
By Sharon Harrison It costs the County approximately $300,000 annually for both collection and processing of household organics waste, a figure the County is looking to reduce. A feasibility study on the possibility of building an organics processing facility in the County was presented at last week’s committee of the whole meeting by Albert Paschkowiak, […]
Kate’s Rest proposes housing and farming initiative, manufacturing facilities
By Sharon Harrison An ambitious plan to create housing and farming communities in Prince Edward County is being proposed by the Kate’s Rest Foundation, a registered charity located on Big Island, in what they describe as a home and farm initiative. Additionally, they are proposing an organics processing site with the development of a facility […]
HPEDSB students demonstrate better testing results
Results from the latest Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessments indicate that students in the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board area have achieved higher results than in previous years. The most recent EQAO assessments, written in spring 2025, indicated growth and achievement in Reading, Writing and Mathematics in seven of eight assessments. […]
Not for sale: Town hall group given 12 months to transition to ownership
By Sharon Harrison Several council members had a change of heart when it came to the sale of the Wellington Town Hall – something they had initially voted to declare surplus and put up for sale at the Nov. 25 committee of the whole meeting in a tied vote (a tied vote loses). In an […]
