On the cover
This year's Hallowell Howler is illustrated by Teresa Westervelt
County faces suits totalling $5,000,000 in damages for MarinaGate fiasco
Shatterbox brings back Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in a production for our moment
Prince Edward OPP have charged two suspects in connection with a violent assault at the Circle K in Picton last Friday night.
Athol-South Marysburgh Eagles boys' soccer team dominates at District
Readers Write on the housing crisis, Ontario Library Week, and thrills at No Frills
The Chamber of Commerce wants to bolster local business in the face of national economic challenges
Prince Edward County’s Affordable Housing Corporation earns a reprieve on a tie vote
Keep in Touch
Ah, the romance of having your food grown round the corner. Chefs at Bocado, Karlo Estates, Waupoos Estates, and Big Mike’s BBQ revel in everything local
Autumn means bountiful farm stands, calmer streets and, of course, Countylicious. But for the chefs at Hartleys, the Drake Devonshire and Onesta, seasonal produce and community are front and center all year long.
Keeping an eye on activities on Picton Bay
Reporting, editorials and letters
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Countdown to the MZO
On the other side of Parrish and Heimbecker's eight new 150-foot grain silos on Picton Bay, Doornekamp Construction appears to be expanding its quarrying operations into surrounding lands still zoned agricultural, ahead of any decision on the MZO application being considered by the Minister of Housing.
Tenants Yuliia and Sergei Nesterenko and two children face eviction order after complaining
An MZO, by its very nature, removes municipal jurisdiction. It overrides municipal zoning. If granted, it would establish a Special Economic Zone right on Picton Bay, where the Terminals can do what it likes. Of course, the Terminals has always pretty much done what it likes.
Keeping an eye on new builds
Development Projects Around the County
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Monitoring Cold Creek
Council receives standards for construction on the Warings Creek watershed — but the WCIA charges it’s too little, too late
Construction on new affordable housing project on Delhi Park is about to get underway
Farms and wineries can now expand into agri-tourism businesses without a zoning bylaw amendment
Thrive PEC, in partnership with Prince Edward Learning Centre, is undertaking its first Community Benefits Agreement with Pinecrest Housing.
A plan to build an eight-lot subdivision on Huycks Point Road is totally out of place, say neighbours and environmentalists
Columnists
Goodbye to Berlin
Shatterbox brings back Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in a production for our moment
Obituaries
Gone, but not forgotten
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