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Destroyed Millennium Trail in Wellington to be restored and re-opened early summer
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison Details of the restoration of a section of the Millennium Trail in Wellington were outlined at a public information centre Thursday evening held at the Wellington and District Community Centre. The restoration is needed as a result of the recent Wellington trunk watermain and sanitary sewer project which largely […]
Bloomfield Main mostly complete ahead of schedule
UPDATE JUNE 9: Most of the work on the Bloomfield Main Street rehabilitation project is now complete, ahead of the mid-June schedule. Over the last week, the contractor completed concrete decorative boulevards in downtown area and completed line painting. For the week of June 5-11, the following work is go take place: Landscaping restoration Interior […]
Heritage committee requests more time from province to review properties
By Sharon Harrison With more than 200 properties in Prince Edward County still to be reviewed, and with an impending deadline of Jan. 1, 2027 in which to do so, the Built and Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee is proposing to ask the province for more time. At Wednesday’s meeting, committee agreed to support and advocate […]
Council news: Waiving development charges; service allocation request
By Sharon Harrison Council heard from from two developers at its last meeting with separate requests. The first was a request for the waiving of development and connection charges ($895,000) for the proposed Nicholas Street development. Council also heard the details of a request for early servicing capacity allocation for the proposed Folkard Lane development. […]
Multiple charges and suspensions over weekend at Sandbanks
Prince Edward OPP, in partnership with the OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team, OPP Marine Unit, and park wardens, conducted a series of enforcement initiatives at Sandbanks Provincial Park during the annual “Skip” day and weekend. Through multiple RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Every where) programs and proactive patrols, approximately 900 vehicles were checked, […]
OPP investigating fatal incident on Cty Rd 17
Prince Edward OPP is investigating a fatal incident that occurred on County Road 17 in Prince Edward County. On Saturday, May 30 just after 8 p.m., officers were dispatched to an incideng involving a motorcycle and pedestrian at the intersection of County Road 17 and Miller Road. A 77-year-old male pedestrian from Prince Edward […]
Council receives parkland and development charges financial reports
By Sharon Harrison Annual reports on development charges, and park lands for 2025 were received by council from the Finance and Information Technology department, at Thursday’s committee of the whole meeting. 2025 Annual Parkland Report The 2025 annual parkland report details the cash-in-lieu in the parkland reserve fund. A new provincial requirement under the Planning […]
County Road 49 tender awarded, construction to begin
By Sharon Harrison The tender for the major structural rehabilitation (re-construction) of County Road 49 was approved at Tuesday’s council meeting, with work expected to begin immediately. R.W. Tomlinson Ltd. was the successful lowest bidder at $18,679,000 (plus taxes) – out of five bids received ranging from $18.7 million to $21.7 million – with staff […]
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 […]
Proposed 2.1% water rates ‘transitional’ increase for 2027
UPDATE: Council adopted a one-year Water and Wastewater Rates By-law for the 2027 year. Council directed staff to undertake a Water and Wastewater Rate Study, bylaw review and administrative edits, and Development Charges Background Study in 2027. By Sharon Harrison The Water and Wastewater Rates Committee is proposinga one-year interim water and wastewater rate increase […]
