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New Year Levee: Adapting to growth, change, and opportunities
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison Welcoming in 2025 at the County’s New Year’s Levee Sunday afternoon, mayor Steve Ferguson highlighted numerous projects in 2024 where gains were made, such as ground-breaking for the new hospital, successful doctor recruitment, progress on the municipality’s long-term care home, and provincial government funding for a regional water plant. […]
Months long Wellington Main closure; 40 days of trail drilling and blasting begins Jan. 13
Work on the Wellington watermain and sanitary sewer project will impact vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Wellington Main Street for the coming months. A section of Wellington Main Street in front of the water and wastewater treatment plants is to be reduced to one lane Monday, Jan. 6 to Monday, Jan. 13. Traffic is to […]
New year start for South East Health Unit
On New Year’s Day, the South East Health Unit Board of Health met for the first time, officially launching the merged public health agency made up of Hastings Prince Edward Public Health; Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health; and the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. The newly formed board passed necessary […]
$6 million drug seizure involves Milford and Ottawa residents
Three people are facing charges following an investigation and execution of search warrants in Milford Ottawa and Ottawa which resulted in the seizure of 47 kilograms of suspected cocaine. “The quantity of cocaine seized in this investigation will have significant impact on local drug trafficking networks. The OPP will continue to work on joint forces […]
Perfectly Preserved group peels and pickles its way to record-setting donation
Perfectly Preserved wraps up a record-setting 2024 season with its biggest donation to date: the purchase of four items for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, totalling $32,000. These include a point-of-care system to deliver lab-quality results, and three vital signs wall monitors to help boost care in the emergency department. “Considering we do it […]
Rednersville event venue recommended for approval amid extensive concerns
By Sharon Harrison (UPDATE: Approved at council Jan. 14) Following an extraordinary number of comments at last week’s planning and development committee meeting, council voted to recommend a re-zoning application for a seasonal event venue to be located at 3038 County Road 3 (Rednersville Road) in Ameliasburgh. The 8-4 recorded vote (councillors Sam Branderhorst, Corey […]
Loyalist Heights sub-division to be deferred for groundwater impact study
By Sharon Harrison The fifth revision for an application for the proposed (now 495-unit) Loyalist Heights sub-division off Sandy Hook Road was deferred at Wednesday’s planning and development committee meeting. That decision will move to council to be ratified. Councillor Sam Branderhorst brought forward the deferral motion so a cumulative hydrogeological (study of groundwater) impact […]
Economic plan tackles’ County’s struggles, strengths and vision
By Sharon Harrison The economic development of the County, its struggles and strengths, as well as the vision going forward, was shared by Karen Palmer, the County’s economic development officer during a presentation Monday to the Agricultural Advisory Committee. Several months in the works, the proposed economic development action plan noted the main economic development […]
Council approves budget with 3.79% increase
Ratepayers will see a 3.79 per cent increase on their tax bill in 2025 as County council has approved the 2025 municipal operating and capital budgets. The tax-supported operating budget of $81.0 million($54.0 million raised through taxation) will fund the delivery of services such as road and bridge maintenance, garbage pick-up, policing, recreational programs, emergency […]
Traffic signals replace roundabout as preferred solution for town hill intersection
The preferred solution for the Picton Main Street town hill intersection has been changed to traffic signals instead of a roundabout following the completion of an improvements study. The County reports the initial preferred solution – presented at a second public consultation in October 2023 – was revised, based on public feedback received during the […]
