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County seeks $18.3M from provincial fund for water infrastructure
The County has applied for $18.3 million from the provincial government’s Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund (HEWSF) to support the construction of a regional water plant and a new raw water intake in Wellington. The Ontario government last month boasted it is investing more than $1.8 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure funding to help build at least […]
Up to 325 homes set to bloom for Tulip Estates sub-division
By Sharon Harrison A proposed residential development application for Picton, in the works since 2019 having undergone five revisions, received approval at Wednesday evening’s planning and development committee meeting for draft plan of sub-division and zoning bylaw amendment. Plans for the Tulip Estates development, located at 12697 Loyalist Parkway, include a sub-division by Belleville-based Hilden […]
Police report weapon at a school was a toy
Prince Edward County OPP reported on the social media platform X they responded to a local school today following a report of a weapon on the property. “Individuals were located and spoken to and found to have a toy. There is no concern for public safety,” the report stated. “The OPP is aware of rumours […]
Water levels remain below typical spring-time conditions
Quinte Conservation reports water levels across its watershed are at or nearing their high point for the season, but remain below typical spring-time conditions. “Larger lakes are approaching their normal summer levels but are not expected to reach their flood stage,” said Christine Phillibert, Quinte Conservation’s Water Resources Manager, in a statement. “Smaller unmanaged lakes […]
Fawcettville sub-division would bring 85 homes to Picton’s fringe
By Sharon Harrison Eighty-five new residential homes are proposed for Picton’s Fawcett Avenue, west of County Road 49, to include a mix of 31 single detached dwellings and 54 townhouses – but they are not expected to be “affordable”. “The short answer is, no affordable housing is proposed, and I don’t have an idea now […]
Short-listed options for water master plan pegged at more than $100 million
By Sharon Harrison In short, if the preliminary preferred options get the go ahead, Wellington will get a new water treatment plant and there will be a big pipe to deliver water to from Wellington to Bloomfield/Picton. While the proposed massive upgrades are years away (implementation expected in 5-10 years), the estimated costs are staggering. […]
County to buy former school; will seek expressions of interest to sell
APRIL 23 – Purchase approved by council. APRIL 11 – The County plans to use interim money from its operating fund to purchase the former Queen Elizabeth school property in Picton before the June 10 deadline. Councillors at Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting voted 9-5 in favour of the purchase, completion of due diligence […]
Successful pilot project plans to take 1,750 people off wait list for doctors
New doctors are on the way and a successful rostering pilot project is expected to take 1,000 County residents off the wait list for seeking physicians. This good news was followed up with a new ask for $75,000 to invite three more new or existing physicians to take another 750 patients with a County home […]
Parks and recreation future: ‘you can’t do everything for everyone’
By Sharon Harrison While a full, detailed report containing recommendations through a multi-phased approach is still a few months away, an outline of the County’s parks and recreation master plan was presented to council Tuesday evening. In his presentation, Jonathan Hack, a director with consulting firm Sierra Planning and Management, outlined the project overview, provided […]
County joins municipalities seeking changes to coming ‘ineligible’ Blue Box pickups – including business
Prince Edward County is supporting several municipalities asking the province to amend coming changes to Blue Box pickups for “ineligible” sources including small business, commercial, industrial and institution properties. Councillor Corey Engelsdorfer suspects the exclusions are “a mistake” and sought support for a motion by the municipality of Chatham Kent at Tuesday’s council meeting calling […]
