Civic Recognition Awards
Honouring residents and organizations for outstanding service Atotal of 21 individuals and groups, plus one dog, were celebrated for outstanding volunteer service to the community during the inaugural Civic Recognition Awards held at the Regent Theatre on September 24. In addition, Mayor Steve Ferguson presented Ben Thornton with the Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers […]
Ballot question
Is Council too big? Slipping under the radar in this election cycle is the question on the ballot. With infrastructure spending, soaring property taxes, crumbling roads, and strong mayor powers dominating the conversation, the issue of council governance lurks beneath the surface. For the second time since amalgamation forged the County of Prince Edward’s current […]
Sports Hall of Fame
New inductees added to the PEC Sports Hall of Fame Emcee Craig Foster noted that it was a diverse set of inductees being added to the Prince Edward County Sports Hall of Fame this year. Since its inception in 2011, there have been over two dozen inductees in a wide range of sporting disciplines, including […]
How to vote
Working to reach all eligible voters So much geography, so few folks. Such physical and human considerations define many of the challenges of governing Prince Edward County. It is no less a factor when working to extend electoral rights to all eligible voters. The high proportion of part-time residents— those with another home in the […]
Marsh Creek bioblitz
Survey of biodiversity organized by Feral Folc and PECFN Community members and subject matter experts gathered in Delhi Park over the weekend to conduct a biodiversity survey of Marsh Creek in a collaborative project between Feral Folc and the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists (PECFN) sponsored by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF). Over Saturday and […]
Away game
Athol candidate meeting Perhaps the oddest bit of the Athol candidates meeting last week was that it wasn’t in Athol. The event sponsor, the South Shore Joint Initiative, was robbed of the chance to scrutinize those seeking to represent South Marysburgh when the current councillor, John Hirsch, was acclaimed in August. No one will run […]
PEC Studio Tour
Artists welcome visitors to their studios The thirty-third annual Prince Edward County Studio Tour took place this past weekend, with 58 artists showing their work at 39 studios spanning the County from Carrying Place to Cressy, and Mountainview to Milford. There was a wide variety of artistic disciplines covered by the tour, including ceramics, fibre […]
A creek runs under it
Blocked sidewalk may reopen before winter Lane Creek emerges from the farm fields north of Wellington, and then winds through the village before disappearing under Creekside Café at the intersection of Main and Wharf Streets. It flows under Wharf St., under Sprigglen Meat Market and Sprigwich sandwich shop, turns left and proceeds under Main Street, […]
An evening in Consecon
Candidates face the voters Candidate meetings in Ameliasburgh are often lively high-spirited affairs. Residents in this corner of the County tend to be highly engaged in the issues, resentful that decision-making and spending are centralized in Picton, and weary that their community is often viewed as a place to drive through on their way elsewhere […]
Heavy hand
MPP urges Council to fall in line with provincial priorities MPP Tyler Allsopp says that Mayor Steve Ferguson is right to worry that $18.3 million in provincial funding may be riding on Council’s decision not to endorse a waterworks financial strategy. “I share Mayor Ferguson’s concern that this funding (and possibly federal funding) could be […]