Heart of the Community
Wellington Community Market celebrates 5 years Five years in, the Wellington Community Market has grown into exactly what its founders hoped it would be—a true gathering place at the centre of the community, where food, conversation and connection all share equal space. What began as a modest, volunteer-driven effort in the parking lot of Wellington […]
County tree giveaway
Dozens of residents collect hundreds of saplings during annual Spring event On a cold day that felt closer to winter, dozens of people in tuques and scarves waited patiently to collect their personal signs of Spring. Half an hour before the County’s annual tree giveaway began in the windswept parking lot of Wellington’s Lehigh Arena […]
Repair Café
Annual Earth Day event saves dozens of items from a trip to the dump It may have been one of the strangest lineups in the County this year. More than a dozen people waited patiently in the basement of the Picton Library while holding broken lamps, dull knives and scissors, lifeless computer tablets, silent radios, […]
Holding Court debate returns
Council rejects motions as emotions—and questions—remain over public viewing future A deeply divisive issue returned to Prince Edward County council Tuesday evening—whether a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald should once again stand on Picton’s Main Street. The Holding Court sculpture, removed in 2021 amid public backlash following the Kamloops residential school discovery, is now […]
Holes
Gap in financing hasn’t altered Housing Corp’s path I wouldn’t fund this business plan on a bet,” said David Harrison. The councillor for North Marysburgh was responding to the numbers presented to him and his council colleagues at a council committee meeting last week in support of the Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Corporation’s plan […]
Spring birding festival
Celebrating the birds of springtime The annual Spring Birding Festival will take place on Mother’s Day weekend with events and activities at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO) as well as a various locations in the County. This year’s theme is “Shared skies, shared stories”. Taking place at the time of peak bird migration, […]
The County Reads
Five County residents make the case for their favourite book The nineteenth annual County Reads book debate took place last Thursday evening at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Picton. The event is based on the CBC’s Canada Reads debate, but the County’s version is shorter and very much friendlier, being more of a sales pitch […]
Watermark
Phase 3 of Rossmore subdivision approved after lapse Along-delayed residential development in Rossmore is moving ahead after Prince Edward County council approved a new application for Phase 3 of the Watermark on the Bay subdivision. The proposal will see 14 single-detached homes built at the end of Navigation Drive, completing a subdivision first approved more […]
Expanded relief grant access
County weighs future of low-income support program A proposed overhaul of the County’s Municipal Financial Relief Grant program is aiming to close gaps in access and better direct support to residents most at risk of falling behind on basic costs. Presented at the April 9 Committee of the Whole meeting, the updated 2026 guidelines would […]
WCIA fundraiser
Porcelain works by Bill Reddick for sale at Mad Dog Gallery The Waring’s Creek Improvement Association (WCIA) has been working to preserve and protect the Waring’s Creek watershed and cold water stream since 1993. The group has worked tirelessly and has had a number of successes over the years. Recently, however, in addition to bringing […]