Prince Edward County Birding Festival took flight on Saturday; runs until May 21 This rose-breasted grosbeak likely flew across Lake Ontario Friday night on its way north before it was ensnared in nets at Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory. It was later released to continue its journey. Tweet
Hospice event raised three times the amount expected The Hike for Hospice event on Sunday raised more than $51,000 toward the development of a hospice residence in Prince Edward County. Executive Director Nancy Parks (left) presented Annie Hardman of Yorkshire England with the award for travelling the farthest to participate in the event. Tweet
Canadian Forces paratroopers descend to earth over Prince Edward County Members of the armed forces participated in training exercises in the skies over the County last week. These paratroopers dropped from a Canadian Air Force C-17 Globemaster, a very large military transport aircraft. Tweet
PECI’s Paperbag Princess casts a spell upon young and old alike PECI’s drama students, under the direction of teacher Matthew Sheahan, brought Robert Munsch’s classic The Paper Bag Princess to life for public school students last week at Books & Company in Picton. Above, Anna Koning-Nguyen gave a charming performance as the dim-witted Princess Veronica. [...]
County galleries and studios ready for a fresh new season Oeno Gallery’s spring exhibition offers an eclectic mix of talent celebrating spring—and the optimism of the season. The exhibition features bright colours and a vibrant mix of subjects and media. Tweet
Spring ritual draws the curious to hidden County beauty Morgan Camp of Victoria Road poses at Jackson Falls near Milford, one of two stops in the Rotary Club of Picton Waterfalls Tour. Tweet
Weekend skating spectacle showcases figure skating achievement Trennt Michaud wowed the crowd on Sunday afternoon at the Wellington and District Community Centre as part of the Prince Edward County Skating Club’s “Talent Showcase 2012.” Trennt is the 2012 Skate Canada Eastern Ontario Novice Men’s champion. Tweet
wpd officials heard plenty of questions but offered few satisfactory answers Ian MacCrae, president of wpd Canada, offered mostly generic responses to questions from residents and experts alike including (L-R) Dr. Bob McMurtry, Andrew Csafordi, Janet Mooney, Virginia Cresswell-Jones, and Orville Walsh. Tweet
Village residents asked to help locate the missing “n.” Perhaps it was a cost saving measure that caused municipal officials to abbreviate the spelling of Wellington on a newly erected sign on the western edge of the village. Whatever the explanation the sign has caused many double takes in recent days. By Tuesday the sign [...]
Apple campaign encourages better eating choices If you listened closely last Thursday you might have heard the sound of thousands of apples being bitten at the same time. Across Canada students took part in the “The Great Big Crunch,” a healthy eating initiative coordinated by FoodShare. At CML Snider Lochlan MacDonald (left) and Riley Grimmon [...]