More fun than whom?
Two local festivals are celebrating the end of the season As the season comes to end for the wineries, and brewers start planning for next year’s big crowds, a new festival has emerged in the County- and it’s taking some friendly jabs at it’s competitors. The County Eastside’s Annual Festivus is new this year and […]
Festival of Trees
Event raises much-needed funds for PECMH The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary supports the hospital, its staff and patients through service by volunteers and also by raising funds to purchase or maintain medical equipment. It operates the Second Time Around thrift store in Picton and it also stages the annual Festival of Trees at […]
Turbulent terminal
Picton Terminals receives list of orders from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change In the continuing saga of Picton Terminals, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has now issued a Provincial Officer’s order to Picton Terminals ensuring all salt piles currently stored on site are to be covered with tarps by November 29. […]
Pedestrian struck in Wellington
Photo: John Conroy Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward Detachment are investigating an incident where a pedestrian was struck on Main Street in Wellington. The incident happened just after 5:30 p.m. on November 28, 2017. A male walked out between two parked vehicles on Main Street Wellington near East Street and was struck […]
House of cards
Where have all the volunteers gone? Volunteer programs and communityrun events are dropping like flies in the County and they all have one common denominator- a lack of volunteers. Three big announcements recently speak to a disturbing trend in community and volunteer-based programs. First was the Wellington Rec Committee disbanding and, unfortunately, since that announcement […]
Wellington lights up
Community celebrates start of holiday season The sound of the bells at the United Church in Wellington at six o’clock on Friday evening was the signal for the lights in the village to come on. One by one the trees in the park were lit up by strings of brilliant blue lights. Windows and façades […]
Terminal town
Update: Picton Terminals has been ordered by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to cover the salt piles by no later than Friday, November 24, 2017 The report can be found by clicking here. Picton Terminals says it is working hard to rehabilitate old port facility to meet modern standards When the Doornekamp […]
Judgement
Local tortoises vs. Burgundian hares They’ve been at it from around the first century BC. Admittedly, their efforts didn’t become systematic until 1336 when the Cistercians, known for paying attention to detail, began differentiating between various parcels of land in their better vineyards. In 1395, additional order was imposed by Duke Philip the Bold, who […]
Darkspark and the Obamas
Local couple running arts not-for-profit make a connection with the Obama Foundation County resident D’ari Lisle was one of only 500 carefully chosen invitees to attend the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit held in Chicago a few weeks ago. The goal of the summit was to bring together the best and brightest to help conceptualize and […]
Park focused
How many is too many visitors when the environment is at stake? Sandbanks Provincial Park is always a focal point when it comes to environmental issues in the County. It is a unique ecosystem enclosed by the world’s largest baymouth barrier dune formation. Luckily for humans, this ecosystem is also a fantastic place to relax […]