Wish list
Mayor reflects on two years, with high hopes for two more Acouple of weeks ago, the County’s council, along with key members of the municipal staff, spent a day at 106 Bridge in Picton. They were discussing the County’s future, halfway into this term of council. “It was a check-in, just to see how we’ve […]
A festival of light
Story and Photos: Ramesh Pooran Lantern parade along Picton Main Street banishes November gloom Over 500 people attended Saturday evening’s Firelight Lantern Festival in Picton. Starting off from Benson Park, a parade of light made its way to the Crystal Place. While there were a few large lanterns created by the parade’s organizers, the vast […]
Warm remembrance
An unusually warm November sun shone over the village of Wellington on Friday morning as residents, visitors, school children and dignitaries gathered at the Cenotaph gates that mark the entrance to the village’s majestic park. Remembrance ceremonies in Wellington began just before the 11th hour with the march of the Colour Guard followed by […]
Demolition by neglect?
Heritage committee raises concerns about the state of former convenience store Winter is coming, and the season for construction work is dwindling. This fact is made acute to residents and visitors to Wellington, all of whom inevitably pass by the vacant buildings on the northwest corner of Main and Wharf Streets, at the village’s only […]
Minding our own business
Report points to optimism among County businesses, as well as some challenges How’s business? A big majority of manufacturing and construction businesses report being optimistic about their prospects for growth in Prince Edward County. In fact, 80 per cent see their industry growing, double the provincial average. These data are revealed in a recently conducted […]
Condition of the Terminals
Environment ministry answers pressing questions as terminals take off The town of Picton straddles one of the many bays and reaches running along the County’s east end that give this island community its recognizable shape. Along the bays north side, below Whitechapel Road, a massive red freighter sits docked at the Picton Terminals, adding to […]
Rollover in the County
On November 7, 2016 at approximately 4:30 a.m., a single motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 62 near Fenwood Gardens. The investigation revealed the northbound vehicle left the roadway and briefly drove on the east shoulder. The driver over corrected and skidded across the highway coming to rest on it’s roof in the west ditch. The […]
Farewell to the Goat
Black River shop sells its last eclectic giggle The massive willow likely provided shade to the farmers hauling milk to the original Black River Cheese Factory. Founded in 1870, the factory gave the struggling farmers carving out tillable land in South Marysburgh a ready market for their milk. In 1901, the cheese factory moved across […]
Stuck
Another year slips by and residential builders still hitting a wall at Shire Hall Nearly a year has passed since Mayor Robert Quaiff convened a gathering of builders and developers in Wellington. His message was that the County was open and ready to do business differently—that changes would be made to streamline the development and […]
Passing judgement
Pitting County wines against California’s finest STORY: LUBOMYR LUCIUK Like many Kingstonians, I used to go on family outings to Picton. Those were happy trips, playing on the beaches at Sandbanks or, in autumn, picking apples my mother transformed into a cake whose deliciousness I long for but haven’t the culinary skills to recreate. Back […]