Women’s Institute ham supper
Fundraising dinner in Cherry Valley The annual Cherry Valley Women’s Institute ham supper took place in the Athol Town Hall last Wednesday evening. As has been the custom, the hall was decorated in a St. Patrick’s Day theme with an abundance of green and perhaps a leprechaun or two peering from the shadows. Attendance was […]
Long road
Province steps up with bulk of funding to rebuild 49 The situation appeared hopeless. After decades of lobbying, begging and pleading, it was becoming clear that no provincial or federal money was coming for County Road 49. The cost of maintaining the 18 kilometres between Picton and the Skyway Bridge was escalating each season. The […]
Hangover
The municipality bulked up for boom times that never came In 2015, just a dozen municipal employees earned $100,000 or more. Last year, 92 folks did, according to the Public Sector Salary Disclosure listing published last week. Of course, $100,000 in 2015 isn’t the same as 2025. Even when adjusted for inflation to 2015 dollars, […]
Maple syrup season
Maple in the County set for last weekend in March While all the County’s maple syrup producers are busy this season turning maple sap into sweet syrup, only two sugarbushes—Fosterholm Farms and LOHA Farms—will take part in the 22nd annual Maple in the County Festival. Founding member Ron Hubbs is not harvesting sap this year, […]
Signs
Council to limit when election signs go up on lawns When should election signs be permitted on your lawn? When does the candidate’s right to free expression collide with others’ rights to a clutter-free landscape? And should incumbents make up new rules to limit the participation of those who would run against them? Elections—even municipal […]
Options
Bloomfield road works project stumbles before it begins More than two dozen folks filed into Shire Hall on Tuesday. They came with an armload of worries about the impact of ripping up Main Street Bloomfield on their businesses and homes. They’d seen how badly things had gone in Wellington a year ago. They arrived believing […]
Period Party breaks the taboo
Community collects $6,000 in menstrual products while celebrating menstrual health with film, crafts and conversation A grassroots initiative aimed at ending period poverty in Prince Edward County marked its seventh annual celebration this week with a community event that proved conversations about menstrual health can be open, inclusive and even fun. The Seventh Annual PEC […]
Sloan plays the Regent
Veteran rockers shake up the Monarch on Main It was virtually a full house at the Regent Theatre on Saturday night for veteran rockers Sloan on their tour for their latest album, Based on the Best Seller. They received an enthusiastic welcome after they came on stage following the screening of a few short movie-preview- […]
The County Cup
Community hockey tournament raises funds for PELC Eight local hockey teams took part in the annual County Cup tournament over the weekend, playing a series of round-robin games on Friday evening and Saturday, with the finals played on Sunday. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Prince Edward Learning Centre, and with new sponsorships, entry […]
Hammers down
New homebuilding grinds to a standstill Shire Hall processed exactly one new home building permit in February. In January, it issued two. By this time last year, it had issued 10 new home permits. It is too early in the year to discern if this is a pattern or a blip. But if this pace […]