In the late 19th century, the European government launched a contest offering reward incentives to anyone providing solutions to save the devastated European wine industry and vineyards. Thousands of recommendations were offered ranging from the age-old remedy of burying a toad under each vine to beating the ground to drive the pests away. It was [...]
Some files need more attention than others. As a rule the ones requiring a more focused eye are most easily identified by the vast sums of money that flow through them—yet for our municipal council, it doesn’t always work this way. Council will meet this week to discuss once more how its two economic development [...]
That power outage last week sure made people testy. I just happened to mention that I was one of the few enlightened people who kept his kitchen clock on 24-hour time. I was immediately challenged by everyone within earshot: “Why would you do that?” they said.. “Well, because then I can tell what time of [...]
Prom. It’s a seminal rite of passage, a universal touchstone: the stuff of John Hughes movies. Everyone should have the experience.The exhaustive quest for The Dress.The young men’s shy struggles to competently knot a tie and pin a corsage. Planning the after-party. A prom involves months of anticipation. Then there’s the big day: cutting class [...]
Report helps working group map out solutions to a big problem The teachers who educate our children, the nurses who care for our sick, and the police who patrol our roads don’t, for the most part, live in the County, according Gina Cockburn, chair of the The Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Working Group (AHWG). [...]
County sends wind energy developer cost recovery agreement back for more legal review Robert Quaiff, councillor for North Marysburgh, tried to sound the alarm at a committee of council meeting late in May. He had just received his agenda documents for the meeting two days earlier. Among the 200-plus pages was an innocuous report spelling [...]
Study still years from completion Researchers have long known coyotes to be a resilient species, but even the province’s leading authority on the animals is surprised by the coyote’s ability to thrive while dozens of its kind are being slaughtered. According to the early findings of a major research study of coyotes in Prince Edward [...]
Ray and Clarissa Cutler (above) were married on June 26, 1949 in Waupoos. To celebrate their day, Ray and Clarissa enjoyed both lunch and dinner at the North Marysburgh Recreation Centre gazebo and were entertained by a free concert by Jennifer Brant & Mustang. Marion and Jim Hughes’ Blueberry Patch sponsored the concert. Jim Hughes [...]
The British Columbia Lions travel to Montreal to face the Alouettes in the opening game of the 2011 CFL season on Thursday night. For some of you, this may come as a bit of a surprise. You may still be celebrating the Bruins Stanley Cup victory. (I ran into a guy in Belleville who had [...]
If my dad were alive and I said, “Wanna know what burns my arse?” He’d likely have responded, “A flame about this high?” If I said, “Funny Dad but, no. What burns my arse is people who bicycle without helmets,” I know he’d laugh and say, “Pish posh. Guess they don’t know how hard it [...]