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Reserve funds open up water/tax relief program for residents previously excluded
Unspent funds of $50,000 from the County’s Reserve Fund for Year-End Carry Forward will go toward an ancillary financial relief grant program that helps full-time residents who own their home, but not their land, to pay taxes and water bills. The one-time program would assist people in this tax year, while a more fulsome review […]
New contract to handle spot repair on County roads
Spot repair of roads and culvert cuts are to be handled by Kiley Paving Ltd., as the lone submission of a $603,893 tender bid for 2023. Council, at Tuesday night’s meeting, also approved staff to be directed to prepare a multi-year plan for road surface spot repairs for review as part of the 2024 operating […]
County will not be title sponsor for Dukes hockey club
The Wellington Dukes Junior Hockey Club will be celebrating its 35th year with a five-year renewed agreement, but no title sponsorship from the municipality. Council Tuesday night chose not to honour the team’s recent proposal to become the official naming sponsor of the hockey club in exchange for in-kind ice rentals for the regular season […]
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found at Picton check point
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus (WNv) have been found in the Picton area through regular surveillance conducted by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH). This is the second instance of direct evidence of WNv as earlier this month the virus was identified in mosquitoes in the Quinte West area. WNv is an infection found in […]
Residents flood town hall, thirsty for information on water supply plans
By Sharon Harrison If the long queue of people along Bloomfield Main Street was any indication the importance of the issue of water supply in the County, the number of people crammed inside the town hall confirmed it. While County staff may have misjudged just how many folks would show up at the public consultation […]
Breezy Hillier Park Day brings great kite flying fun
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison With a generous breeze in the air, those attempting to fly a kite didn’t have any problem getting the flimsy devices off the ground at Saturday’s Hillier Park Day. While strong gusts made it almost too windy for flying, many had lots of fun watching the kites easily take […]
Tree planting plans for areas destroyed by wind turbine preparations
The municipality will replant trees in areas where they were removed or impacted by the cancelled White Pines industrial wind project. In the end, there were four turbines erected of the nine that had finally been approved before the provincial government terminated the project July 25, 2018 under The White Pines Wind Project Termination Act. […]
Community fun cut short as fierce storms wash-out Consecon Day
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison While it was sunny and dry for the first part of the morning in Consecon Saturday, a darkening sky and intermittent raindrops quickly turned into waves of full-blown thunderstorms, complete with torrential downpours. The hamlet was set for its annual Consecon Day and soap box derby, as people, stalls, […]
Missing six-year-old at Sandbanks found following impressive community chain of help
A six-year-old last seen in the water was located as people at Sandbanks Provincial Park joined together to form a chain line to methodically search the beach and water. The child was located more than a kilometre up the beach. Prince Edward OPP assisted with the search Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 shortly after 5:30 p.m. […]
Destructive lanternfly could affect County’s vineyards and tree canopy
By Sharon Harrison As colourful and pretty as it looks, the distinctive adult spotted lanternfly is ugly in its mission to decimate certain plants and trees. When it arrives in Canada, as it is expected to do at anytime, its impact could be devastating, particularly to the agricultural industry as it pertains to grapes, hops […]
