Closure will put almost 300 out of work and hurt local straw sales
Chad Brown is no longer the Chief at Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue
The County is boasts an enviable set of utterly neglected heritage treasures. From its breathtaking land- and lake-scapes, to its hundreds of historic homes, churches, museums, and civic buildings, to its stunningly preserved towns, villages, and hamlets. A new Cultural Heritage Master Plan might put heritage conservation, not to mention celebration, front and centre in County planning.
$37,000 raised for Wellington’s StoreHouse Food Bank in a single evening
A large crowd of music lovers gathered at the church of St. Mary Magdalene in Picton for the first concert of this year’s Chamber Music Festival
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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
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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.
Ekphrasis on Ross Street
Karole Marois exhibits The Power of Water at the Royal Annex
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
Picton has enough servicing capacity to go around — for the moment. Wellington does not.
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
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Foodbank Fundraiser
$37,000 raised for Wellington’s StoreHouse Food Bank in a single evening
Obituaries
Gone, but not forgotten
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