Students first
Proposed education changes raise concerns for students and parents Hundreds of students at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute (PECI) joined in a province-wide classroom walkout last Thursday afternoon to protest proposed changes to Ontario’s public education system. The protest was mobilized through social media after an Instagram post by Listowel District Secondary School student Natalie Moore […]
Eight weeks
Story: Corey Engelsdorfer Southern portion of Wellington Park approaching third summer closed to the public Construction on the Wellington Park retaining wall was set to start last May (2018). By terms of the contract, it was to be finished eight weeks later. It wasn’t finished last summer. Or fall or winter. In fact, nearly a […]
Food insecurity in PEC
Coordinated effort underway to find solutions The Vital Signs Report of 2013 identified three key areas of concern for the County: transportation, youth education and food insecurity. Since that time, a collective approach to transportation and youth education has resulted in advances being made in both areas. A pilot project to bring public transit to […]
County manager out
Municipality looking to replace top bureaucrat for the second time in four years The County of Prince Edward has parted ways with its Chief Administrative Officer, James Hepburn. Hepburn was in the job just four years, after elevating to the position when the municipality fired Merlin Dewing in 2015. Mayor Steve Ferguson would not elaborate […]
Happy Trails
Council receives update on Millennium Trail upgrade project With spring weather comes another season of Millennium Trail upgrades. Barry Davidson, chair of the Trails Improvement Ad-Hoc Committee, updated council on the group’s plans for 2019 at Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Last year, in a short six-week time span, seventeen kilometres of the Millennium […]
Maple Mudness
Maple lovers undeterred by rain and snow The sweet scent of all things maple was accompanied by the squelch of boots through mud during this past weekend’s Maple in the County festival. The rain and snow hurled in a last-gasp effort by March to leave like a lion failed to dampen the spirits of thousands […]
Art Kitchen
New venture aims to build community through art Building community engagement at the grassroots level has been a longtime passion for Christine Renaud. Her new project is the Art Kitchen in Picton, where she is hoping that the process of making art will forge new bonds between people in the County, regardless of social or […]
Food to Share
Volunteers provides tasty nutritious meals to foodbanks Food to Share began with the simple concept to take fresh produce donated by farmers or gardeners in the County and use that to make tasty, nutritious meals that would be distributed to foodbanks or offered at community dinners. Launched by Glen Wallis in 2015 with the help […]
Running of the Maples
Gearing up for a big weekend After a long winter it is a bright light for most to know that the first big spring event is on its way. Maple in the County has now become the entry date for visitors and tourists coming to the County. It was once considered that the floodgates opened […]
Family fun
Wellington Recreation Committee changing it up Earlier this year, the Wellington Recreation Committee (WRC) embarked on a resident survey to see how it can better focus its attention and funds in the coming year. During 2018, the WRC was involved with three annual events in Wellington: Canada Day, Pumpkinfest and Christmas in the Village. It […]