Shift
Council votes to lower farm tax ratio, shifts portion to residential Owners of farmland property in the County will be receiving a tax break after council decided to drop their tax ratio from 25 per cent to 23.19 per cent this year. This will see $65,119 shifted from the farmland tax class, to other tax […]
Taxing times
Ontario winemakers looking for tax relief It’s hard to grow grapes. It’s backbreaking work day in and day out. You’re at the mercy of Mother Nature and to become a success story, you have to put more hours into a day than are physically possible. And yet, people love this profession. Harvesting from the land […]
Go ahead
Picton Library expansion project will go to tender After the Save Picton Town Hall group was granted approval to take over the hall earlier in the week, members of the Prince Edward County Libraries board were at Committee of the Whole on Thursday to give an update on its plans and progress for the Picton […]
A sweet start to Spring
Maple in the County launches its eighteenth season Deep under the frozen ground, the roots of the County’s maple trees are working their alchemy spinning moisture and minerals into liquid gold. This year, though, Mother Nature is being less generous with her bounty. The cold days and downright frigid nights have meant that the sap […]
Garden Party
Carson’s Garden + Market embraces growing food To say that Carson Arthur is a busy man would be a giant understatement. His appointment book reads like a Where in the World is Carmen San Diego episode. When Arthur is not on tour in support of his latest book Vegetables, Chickens and Bees, he’s popping up […]
Encouraging women
Women chefs, sommeliers and beverage makers celebrate The leading women in the County’s food and beverage scene gathered at the Drake Devonshire to celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8. Twenty-three female chefs, wine and beer makers, and food visionaries provided tempting sweets and savouries as well as a wide selection of drinks including […]
Release the Monkey
Strange Brew works from 6,000-year-old recipe for latest release If you’re driving north on Chase Road from the village of Wellington, you’ll come to a swamp. A boggy swamp that seems long even when you’re driving through it. When you come through the swamp, the first thing that catches your eye is a funky, rustic […]
In limbo
Fate of historic Picton Town Hall still in question The future of Picton Town Hall was back in the spotlight last week. At Thursday’s Committee of the Whole Meeting, Prince Edward County council was presented with two proposals for future use of the building. Michael Hymus, of Hymus Holdings Inc., has a vision for the […]
Tinkering with tax ratios
Not the best way to set tax policy: CAO The farm tax ratio was back on the agenda last week at a council committee meeting. Earlier this year, council set its budget, but the percentages which are split up between different tax classes were still to be approved. The farm tax ratio was once again […]
Making God Laugh
Play traces family’s evolution over three decades Each scene in Prince Edward Community Theatre’s production of Making God Laugh ends with a family snapshot. The five family members sit with frozen smiles as the camera’s self-timer ticks down the seconds before the instant is captured, a static tableau that bears little resemblance to the dynamic […]