Flora and fauna
Species inventory contributes to Canada’s “nature selfie” For a 24-hour period this past weekend, nature specialists accompanied by citizen scientists counted species of flora and fauna at the Miller Family Nature Reserve on the County’s south shore. Starting at noon on Saturday and extending to noon on Sunday, nature enthusiasts took an inventory of the […]
Books by the bay
Publishing cooperative serves County authors It can be difficult for an aspiring author to find a publisher for their work. Large publishers are facing the onslaught of ebook demands and typically look to established authors who will provide them with healthy sales figures, sometimes dropping lesser-known authors or withdrawing some of the precious few opportunities […]
Say cheese!
Crystal Palace hosts showcase of Canadian cheese Thousands of visitors poured in to Picton on the weekend for the seventh annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival. For two full days, cheese lovers could indulge in their passion, with hundreds of different cheeses available for tasting and purchase, as well as having a broad selection of wine […]
Wooden nickels
Staff is trained to manage trees, but is it enough? Gerry Jenkison loves trees. She has since she was a child. When her children were young, she learned the names and traits of trees so she could impart that knowledge. The majesty of a being that has the power to give other living things so […]
Tough bill to swallow
To balance low-income, small business needs, this doesn’t fit the bill Ontario Bill 148, dubbed the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, got its first reading in the Ontario Legislature last week. The bill is intended to amend the Labour Relations Act and to make income and employee rights more fair, especially for those in precarious […]
Wild world
How to turn outdoors into dinner To an outsider, Hibernum Farms may appear a little unkempt, in need of some landscaping. But when owner Rebecca Lamb and her friend, Lee Earl look at the property, they see a lush landscape of wild foods, ripe for the picking. Spend a morning wandering the tall grasses and […]
Pyrotechnics
County culture clash creates drama over no theatre In 2014, a slow leak in a 150-year-old roof began a chain of events that threatens to crush creative endeavours in a place where performance spaces are few and far between. It started with the ceiling in Hillier Hall. A drop ceiling, installed in the 1960s, had […]
No more time
Trustees hear final comments before voting on school closures The end is fast approaching for the school board’s accommodation review process. Last Thursday, those affected by the Prince Edward area reviews had their final chance to communicate their concerns to trustees before the elected officials vote on proposed changes on June 19. To date, the […]
Something to crow about
Wilkins Mercantile harkens back to Loyalist roots In 1794, Robert Wilkins arrived in Carrying Place after being awarded 5,000 acres of land for his service to the Crown. Wilkins was a United Empire Loyalist who had fought and been wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War. He had […]
Painting with flowers
Wild inspirations fuel small business Ben O’Brien isn’t a farmer, but he makes his living from the earth. Growing up in the County, he spent a lot of time outdoors, developing a curiosity for the beautiful plants and flowers that crowded the rural landscape. Visiting his grandmother’s house, he recalls her preference for the wild […]