Pathway to healing
Retreat offers unique residential healing program Nestled in the northeast quadrant of Big Island is a tranquil oasis of healing and recovery for survivors of sexual assault. Now in its fifth year, the Paths of Courage Healing and Retreat Centre is operated by the Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District (SACQD) and offers a […]
Board challenged
Parents ask ministry to take a closer look at school closure process Today, a group of five members, some from the Queen Elizabeth Accommodation Review Committee (ARC), submitted a request for an administrative review of the board’s process that led to the decision last month to close Queen Elizabeth School in Picton, as well as […]
Theft from Bloomfield car dealership
The Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting the assistance of the public in relation to a theft of rims and tires that occurred sometime overnight on July 17, 2017. An unknown person or persons attended Prinzen Ford on Main Street in Bloomfield. They proceeded to remove the tires and […]
Public places
County is open to suggestions, including sale of Picton’s town hall The Picton Town Hall is a bit of a conundrum. Nuzzled in on Ross Street, just behind Picton Main Street and directly in the centre of the town’s core, the heritage building is a valuable asset for the County. The building itself has two […]
Size of Council Timeline
June 2008 Ad hoc committee formed to research and examine electoral and representative models The ad hoc committee is subsequently directed not to make a recommendation November 2008 Ad hoc committee produces report with 14 alternatives Council deliberates 14 options. After several days of debate, council is stalemated January 2009 Council abandons its attempt to […]
Royals acclaimed
Tumultuous Wellington welcome for Charles and Camilla An enthusiastic crowd greeted Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they arrived at the Wellington farmers’ market on Friday afternoon. Many of those waiting had endured the on-and-off showers of the morning in order to secure a prime spot in the publicly accessible areas. […]
Helping the hall
Conrad Beaubien asks council to support Hillier Hall The hamlet of Hillier is far from the centre of Prince Edward County, but it is the epicentre of the County’s many wineries, home to beautiful marshland and a fascinating diversity of residents including a chef, a heritage designer, a retired television writer and a circus producer. […]
Next chapter
Size of council decision goes to the OMB It’s back. On July 19, an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing will once again adjudicate the size of County council. The history of the debate over the structure and make-up of the County local government has scarcely been out view since the municipality was amalgamated in 1998. […]
Canada Day in the County
Photos by Ramesh Pooran / Mihal Zada
