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High winds leave more than 6,000 County residents without power
Hydro One crews are continuing efforts to restore power to more than 6,000 customers in Prince Edward County following early morning outages due to strong winds. Meanwhile, residents are cleaning properties of damage from the high winds overnight, including flooded basements. Some trees and branches are being cleared from roadways. Power in many areas has […]
Picton Home Hardware doubles its love for the library
Picton’s Home Hardware family showed their love for the library Wednesday morning presenting a $5,000 donation to the expansion project. Because the donation was made in October, it will be matched by an anonymous donor who has pledged up to $50,000 in support of the renovation and expansion of the historic Picton Library. Sweet noted […]
Co-worker victim of email fraud
Prince Edward OPP are investigating a report from a person who had been defrauded through an email from a co-worker. The female contacted OPP to report she had received a fraudulent email from her supervisor requesting she purchase gift cards for an event. The gift card activation codes were then sent, causing a loss of […]
STA licence application intake opens Nov. 4
The municipality will begin accepting short-term accommodation (STA) licence applications Monday, Nov. 4 for STAs that were in operation before Oct. 9, 2018. On Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, the municipality will accept applications for STAs that came into operation after October 9, 2018. Inspections and enforcement will begin during the first quarter of 2020. An […]
Public expresses concerns about Picton Terminal’s zoning and boat tour operation
Members of the public filled the council chambers at Shire Hall, spilled over into the conference room, spoke up and sent more than 60 letters expressing opinions about changes proposed for Picton Terminals. The special planning public council meeting was held Thursday night to discuss the deep-water dock shipping facility on Picton Bay seeking a […]
Students tell council how to prepare for climate change; make County more livable
Students from Grade 5 classes at PECI presented County Council with ideas to prepare for climate change and make the County a more livable place. They visited Shire Hall during Local Government Week for a hands-on learning experience Thursday. In the morning, they heard from municipal staff and participated in a council-led activity and in […]
Environmental Advisory Committee to be revived in the County
An Environmental Advisory Committee is to be revived in the County with official council approval at its next regular meeting. In May, council sought to re-establish the committee in light of early and continuing effects of climate change. The former advisory committee was dissolved in 2013 when the then-council completed a good governance review process. […]
Budget woes bubbling up for the County in 2020
While County staff wrestle with providing councillors an update on savings, efficiencies and pressures for the 2020 budget, it already knows a brutal winter with repetitive storms put the roads winter maintenance over budget. In its mid-year report to council, the finance department states that as of June 30, spending of $3,159,900 has exceeded the […]
Reduced load exemptions for farmers could continue in 2020
Reduced load exemptions for farmers transporting perishable, or market-sensitive food and feed will likely continue for 2020. At Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, council agreed to continue this year’s temporary permit process regarding road access to markets during reduced load periods. The County enforces reduced load limits in the spring as a low-cost way […]
Kingston hospitals seek $80,000 per year in funding from the County
Council will include a request from the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation for continued funding support to its 2020 budget deliberations. The foundation seeks $80,000 per year for five years from the municipality ($400,000) toward the redevelopment of the Kingston General Hospital site for Kingston Health Sciences Centre. The calculation is based on 16,961 visits by […]
