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MP Williams links funding for 49 with support for EVs, Picton Terminals and green cement
By Sharon Harrison Addressing council Tuesday evening, Ryan Williams, MP for Bay of Quinte there are three important issues in the region now, namely, housing and infrastructure, mental health and addiction, and jobs. Important to the County, he also spoke to the way to encourage upper governments to help fix County Road 49. “We’ve got […]
County and Picton Terminals attempting discussions prior to legal action
The County of Prince Edward and Picton Terminals have agreed to engage in discussions that may lead to a negotiated settlement before legal action late this summer. The municipality will also continue an enforcement order related to dozens of shipping containers that landed at the site earlier this spring. “We hope to avoid a costly […]
Picton Terminals withdraws tribunal appeal on cruise ship decision
Nearly one year after Prince Edward County Council unanimously decided to deny the Doornekamp family (ABNA Investments Ltd) to add cruise ships and expanded activity at their Picton Terminals facility, it has formally withdrawn its Ontario Land Tribunal appeal to challenge the decision. No reason for the withdrawal has been stated. The first case management […]
Council denies Picton Terminals’ rezoning for cruise ships, more storage
By Sue Capon Prince Edward County council presented a united front at Wednesday night’s planning meeting in unanimously denying the Picton Terminals application for re-zoning to allow a Great Lakes cruise ship port destination, and expanded open storage for goods and materials. “I do not think what is being proposed here is appropriate for this […]
Picton Terminals floats plan for cruise ship docking
By Sharon Harrison Picton Terminals’ application for a re-zoning request, revealed at a public meeting Tuesday, shows, among other things, a proposed cruise ship docking concept for the facility, as well as open storage for goods and materials. Hosted by the municipality, two back-to-back public information meetings Tuesday outlined details of zoning bylaw amendment and […]
Picton Terminals announces it will not accept road salt shipments in 2020
Picton Terminals announced late Tuesday afternoon it will not accept shipments of road salt in 2020 “and as it relates to salt at Picton Terminals, the future is unknown,” stated Sandy Berg, in a statement. Berg called the reason this will be the first time since 1985 that the former Port of Hallowell has not […]
Save Picton Bay group wants council to support appeal of ruling on Picton Terminals
The Save Picton Bay citizens group attended council Tuesday seeking support for its bid to appeal a Superior court decision on zoning bylaws related to the Picton Terminals shipping port. Last year, the group challenged the municipality’s old zoning bylaw to examine if the shipping port could continue operating under the County’s current bylaw. Hearing […]
Picton Terminals can continue operations under non-conforming use: Judge
By Sue Capon In a decision released Monday by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Picton Terminals can continue to operate as it has been. The Save Picton Bay citizens’ group challenged the municipality’s old zoning bylaw to examine if the Picton Terminals shipping port can continue operating under the County’s current bylaw. Hearing were […]
Justice reviewing Picton Terminals zoning case
The decision on whether Picton Terminals is operating under “legal non-conforming” status is in the hands of Justice Wolf Tausenfreund. The Save Picton Bay group continued its challenge of the an old zoning bylaw in Belleville court Monday, led by environmental lawyer Eric Gillespie. (Background story here) Picton Terminals lawyer Tony Fleming argued permitted use […]
New findings of ‘lethal levels’ of contaminants adjourns Picton Terminals court case
New information on “lethal levels” of contaminants in Picton Bay has adjourned a legal case examining if Picton Terminals can continue operating under the County’s current bylaw. Citizen group ‘Save Picton Bay’, and more than two dozen supporters were in the Superior Court in Picton Wednesday morning, along with legal representatives for the municipality and […]
