Film Towns
The accomplishment of this festival is in the ways its films and stories and special guests promise to speak to one another about our moment
For now, it’s business as usual at the Prince Edward Fitness and Aquatic Center
After a two-year hiatus, the Dolphins return to the pool this fall with new coaches, an exciting new partnership, and a new name, the County Dolphins Swim Club
Asset Management Plan creates steady funding — and steady tax hikes
Building a four-season tourist economy will take time, and collaboration
Timmy the Tugboat makes a glorious return to the waters of Prince Edward County, its first owner, Bob Clapp, at 94 years young, right at home at the wheel.
Keep in Touch
Prince Edward County Asset Management Plan
Planning levels of service for the next decade
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Steep Hikes
Asset Management Plan creates steady funding — and steady tax hikes
When it comes to mapping assets in the County, the rubber hits the broken road this summer
Hard decisions ahead about the County’s large portfolio of heritage community buildings
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.
Initial Success
After an uncertain offseason, the Wellington Dukes down Trenton in home opener
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
Council reverses its decision to deny a one-story wedding venue on the Cherry Valley property
Draft policy has Use it or Lose It provision, and prioritizes affordable housing
Construction soon to begin on what developer David Cleave calls “the most affordable subdivision ever built in Prince Edward County.”
Columnists
Lakecroft Approved
Council reverses its decision to deny a one-story wedding venue on the Cherry Valley property
Obituaries
Gone, but not forgotten
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