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Council receives standards for construction on the Warings Creek watershed — but the WCIA charges it’s too little, too late
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
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
Construction soon to begin on what developer David Cleave calls “the most affordable subdivision ever built in Prince Edward County.”
It is essential that all new, large-scale construction in the County be built not to rely on fossil fuels.
Nobody wants growth that just creates a mindless suburban swathe. You need intentional growth, and that requires a shared vision. People working together create a place they want to live in.
Amidst all of this, the non-confidence motion, and the granting of Strong Mayor powers to the beleaguered Mr. Ferguson that followed fast on its heels, the CAO resigned. Suddenly, the popcorn one might have been enjoying tasted stale.
The decision on the former Barker Street school came at the end of a packed meeting, with residents spilling from the crowded chamber, down the hallway, and into the next room
Neighbours oppose plans for high-density affordable housing at the former school site
Council’s Planning Committee introduces a two-step process — while opportunities for public consultation diminish.
Mixed housing and social services hub approved at former Queen Elizabeth school site
That a crew of placemakers, designers, and developers are intent on reviving the old Camp Picton, turning it into the centrepiece of a series of villages offering multiple new ways of living here, is an unprecedented turn of events.
Council pauses new development applications in Picton, Wellington, and Bloomfield for one year
Cold Creek’s shock fail vote at Council leaves County looking at a very expensive legal case
Port Picton’s restored and expanded Claramount opens to the public in spring — and a boardwalk in October
The Gazette examines the claims made at the Wellington Community Association event held at Highline Hall on August 12.
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