In the Key of Blue
Successful premiere for play based on the music of Blue Rodeo It was a sold-out opening night on Friday at the Regent Theatre for Mike Trites’ new musical drama In the Key of Blue featuring the iconic music of Blue Rodeo—and subsequent performances on Saturday and Sunday evenings were very nearly sold out as well. […]
Small Town
Megan Hutton’s new play comes to Théâtre Roulant The fictional town of Monroe takes centre stage in Megan Hutton’s new play, Small Town, which will be presented as part of Théâtre Roulant’s summer offerings, starting on June 14 at the Waring House. The town of Monroe has been clinging steadfastly to its 200-year history and […]
Uptick in new builds
Downturn in revenue New home building starts were up a bit in the first half of 2026 compared to the drought of building last year, with 59 new units (39 singlefamily structures, 13 multiple-unit dwellings and 7 secondary suites). By this time last year, Shire Hall had issued just 47 new home-building permits (37 single-detached, […]
Council pay
Council approves salary increases for next term after weeks of debate After weeks of debate and two previous attempts to reach a decision, Council has approved salary increases for members of the next term. Beginning January 1, 2027, councillors will receive an annual salary of $40,422, up 27 per cent from the current $29,645. The […]
Upside down
Existing water users will pay Shire Hall staff acknowledged on Thursday that a one per cent growth rate means a much larger share of the proposed infrastructure spending (regional plant and intake in Wellington and a 20-kilometre pipeline to Picton) will be borne by existing water rate payers across Prince Edward County. The notion of […]
What did and did not happen
Council agrees to plan waterworks expansion based on one per cent growth rate It is critical in the summer of 2026 to know what a committee of council did last week, and what it didn’t do. Before them on Thursday afternoon was a request to approve a one per cent annual population growth rate as […]
The VORTEX Experience
Bringing together music, wine, art and technology A silent auction win during last year’s County FM fundraising drive by artist and photographer Tara Wilkinson of a music night with Astrid Young has turned into a unique mixture of art, music, wine and technology on now display at ANDARA Gallery. When Ms. Young—who is also a […]
Resurrection
Left-for-dead regional water plan rises again It was dead. The assumptions underpinning the Regional Water Plan proved to be terribly flawed. There was no surge of new homebuilding coming—no wave of population growth that needed vast and unprecedented waterworks expansion. The County’s limited experience with waterworks infrastructure construction— that is, the trunk lines in Wellington […]
‘Unforeseen and uncontrollable’
Trunklines project still isn’t finished, but all the money is gone When it was still just an estimate on paper, the water and wastewater lines stretching across the village under the Millennium Trail were expected to cost $12.2 million. That was 2021. By the time the work was tendered, two years later, the project’s cost […]
PECI Learning Garden
Helping students to connect with nature An interior courtyard at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute (PECI) has been converted into an outdoor learning space thanks to the efforts of teachers, students, parent volunteers and community partners. The new Learning Garden and Outdoor Classroom was officially opened last Thursday with a symbolic planting in the redesigned space. […]