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County Road 4 closed late Thursday
County Road 4 is closed between May Road and Tripp Road. The road closure is necessary so that Hydro One crews can conduct an emergency pole replacement. The road is expected to be open later this evening.
Garbage truck, cube van collide
Prince Edward OPP responded to a collision in Cressy between a garbage truck and a cube van Thursday morning. OPP media relations Aaron Miller reports there were minor injuries. One driver was charged with driving left of centre.
Battery energy storage system sites not supported by council
By Sharon Harrison Council does not support the development, construction and operation of two battery energy storage systems (BESS) along Mowbray Road in Athol. At Tuesday’s special meeting, council considered a staff report by the operations department which provided a high-level review of the proposed systems. Going against staff’s recommendation for council to approve the […]
Chamber of Commerce honours excellence in business at ‘final virtual’ awards ceremony
Prince Edward County’s Chamber of Commerce honoured leadership and business excellence during its third, and expected to be final virtual event – with plans for the 2023 awards to be held live in November. “We continue to be impressed by the entrepreneurial talent and spirit of PEC businesses,” said Duarte Da Silva, chair of the […]
Ernie Parsons takes over school board trustee vacancy
Ernie Parsons has been sworn in as the new trustee for Sidney and Frankford. Parsons was selected through an interview process, which resulted from trustee Kristen Parks resigning just after the municipal election last fall. Parsons is well known in the community as a former public school board trustee, Member of Provincial Parliament, registered professional […]
County’s 2023 budget coming in with challenges
Council approved several directions from municipal staff designed to ease challenges related to coming budget decisions. During a special committee of the whole meeting Thursday, Amanda Carter, the County’s Director of Finance and IT informed council about key challenges that face the building of the draft capital and operating budgets for 2023. Supply chain challenges, […]
County Docs recruitment seeks funding to continue efforts into year two
JAN. 19: UPDATE: Council has directed staff to consider County Docs’ request for physician recruitment and retention in the 2023 budget process. Council also asks that staff bring forward terms of reference regarding a County-led working group that would work in conjunction with County Docs on issues outside of that program’s scope (i.e. Nurse Practitioner […]
Less revenue from increased development charges, as County mandated by Bill 23
By Sharon Harrison Development charges in Prince Edward County aren’t the most riveting topic for many, but they are important, especially as the County undergoes significant growth and development. A presentation by Sean-Michael Stephen, managing partner with consulting firm Watson & Associates provided an overview on the development charges background study at Thursday’s Committee of […]
Former Wellington Arena to be demolished
The Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Corporation has issued a tender for the demolition of the former arena, at 230 Niles St., Wellington. The demolition will make way for the construction of a 36-unit affordable housing development comprised of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units and four three-bedroom affordable family townhomes for occupancy in the early […]
Money, money and more money only solution to start improving County roads
Both the County and its taxpayers are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to funding to fix the municipality’s 1,047 kilometers of roads – but council sees some light in a five-year tunnel. Prince Edward County staff presented council with four roads scenarios at its committee of the whole meeting Thursday, […]
