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Drilling under Lane Creek resumes for next four to five weeks
UPDATE APRIL 22: Tunnelling operations under Lane Creek in Wellington have resumed as the municipality has taken action to prevent sediment release during drilling. A media update Tuesday states the project team worked with the Ministry of the Environment’s Spills Action Team, and Quinte Conservation, since halting operations on April 16 when silt in the […]
USA relations, shipping, housing and Cty Rd 49 among debate topics
By Sharon Harrison With the federal election just one week away, and with many already casting a vote in the long weekend’s advance polls, the 2025 all-candidates federal election debate took place at the Regent Theatre in Picton on Easter Monday evening. While it was the only debate to be held in the County during […]
Base31 gets further year extension to operate, as it waits for “permanent” status
By Sharon Harrison Council unanimously approved a one-year extension (until May 18, 2026) to a temporary-use bylaw allowing existing operations at the Base31 site to continue. The extension also extends the term of temporary water and wastewater allocation as work to service the lands with municipal water and wastewater are nearing completion. The 13-0 […]
Proposed resort development near Consecon to bring 134 hotel units
By Sharon Harrison Thirty-two hotel buildings and six multi-unit villas (for a total of 38 accommodation buildings) are proposed to bring about 134 bedrooms to a new commercial resort development on a 57-hectare property bordering a length of Loyalist Parkway, near Consecon, Along with the accommodation villas, the proposed development, Redtail East Hotel and […]
Council and CAO Wallace agree to end contract
Mayor Steve Ferguson announced today that County council and CAO Marcia Wallace have mutually agreed to end her contract. As a result, Ms. Wallace has resigned from the County of Prince Edward, effective April 30. The CAO role is the highest administrative position within the municipal structure and provides administrative oversight to the corporation. “We […]
Advance polls for federal election open all weekend
The federal election day is Monday, April 28. Advance voting takes place this weekend from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Prince Edward Community Centre, 375 Picton Main Street East, Picton on: Friday, April 18 Saturday, April 19 Sunday, April 20 Monday, April 21 People can also vote at the local Elections Canada, (until […]
Question on structure of council to be on 2026 election ballot
By Sharon Harrison Council heard details of the steps required for adding a question to the ballot for next year’s municipal election as it pertains to the governance structure of council (size of council, ward boundaries, etc.). While council received the report from the corporate and legislative services department for information purposes only, during Thursday’s […]
County among 169 municipalities proposed for ‘strong mayor powers’
Prince Edward County is among 169 more municipalities proposed to gain “strong mayor powers” from the province, effective May 1 “to help deliver on provincial priorities, such as building more homes, transit and other infrastructure across Ontario.” Also on the list are nearby municipalities of Bancroft, Brighton, Cobourg, Greater Napanee, Port Hope and Quinte West. […]
Council approves soccer association shed as project of community interest
The Prince Edward County Soccer Association will be moving forward with plans to build replace a shed with council approval Tuesday night to be a project of community interest, which allows receipts to be given for donations. Council also approved the use of security cameras at the shed to deter vandalism. In their deputation, David […]
Bay of Quinte MPP takes on parliamentary assistant role
Bay of Quinte MPP Tyler Allsopp has received the role of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Premier Doug Ford announced his team of parliamentary assistants, who will support cabinet, on Monday. “It is my pleasure to welcome Ontario’s new and returning team of parliamentary assistants, who will step […]
