29 trees
Councillors wander deep into forest but come out empty handed By most accounts the reconstruction of Main Street in Picton has gone as well as could have been hoped. There has been a steady dialogue between Shire Hall and Main Street businesses. Signs, advertising and notices have kept residents and visitors current on developments and detours. And […]
Still gated
Councillors want County to take down gate across Pleasant Bay Road, but staff urge prudence Several councillors are calling for the municipality to take down the gates that barricade Pleasant Bay Road. Roy Pennell wants the municipality to send a backhoe to this Hillier road and tear out the padlocked gates. “The County has to […]
Clown assault
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County Detachment is currently investigating an assault that occurred in Macaulay Village. On the 15th of October 2016 at approximately 04:27 AM, a male called police, indicating he had been punched in the face by an unknown person dressed in a clown costume. The victim was transported to […]
Harvest extravaganza
Holiday family fun in the orchard Colin and Dianne Campbell are the owner/operators of the Campbell’s Orchards on Rednersville Road. For the past 34 years, they have geared up with friends and family to host the biggest weekend of their season on their farm—Thanksgiving. This year, the Thanksgiving Harvest Extravaganza was true to the Campbells’ […]
When MPAC visits
Rising farmland prices likely means higher property taxes Prince Edward County raises about $30 million each year through taxes on about 12,000 properties—an average of $2,500 in taxes payable per property. But not all property is created equally, so these taxes aren’t divvied up equally either. The province has determined that the share each property pays […]
Bounty
County grape and fruit growers emerge from summer of drought with exceptional harvest What doesn’t kill you, it would seem, makes you stronger. Perhaps tastier. The months-long drought and heat that gripped Prince Edward County this summer has caused hardship and suffering for many farmers. Fruit growers, including grape growers, however, are quietly breathing a massive sigh […]
Not pot
Wellington’s industrial hemp farmer A drive up Belleville Road from Wellington this summer led folks past PEC Farms and a curious sight—acres of hemp fields lining the road between County Road 1 and Gilead Road. The plants are easily recognizable, and with news of potentially legalizing marijuana in Canada, they definitely got people talking. PEC Farms owner […]
Blocked
Public access to Pleasant Bay is gated and locked As an island community, Prince Edward County residents are understandably protective of their access to the water. Nowhere is this sense more acutely felt than in Hillier— the nexus for a long history of skirmishes between neighbouring landowners and folks accustomed to public access its beaches and […]
Still recovering
More rain is needed to ease drought restrictions It is raining again. After months of dry, sunny skies, clouds and showers have returned. But not enough. Not yet. The Quinte region, including Prince Edward County remains in Level 3 drought condition. Restrictions imposed on water use remain in place, likely to stay there for several more […]
Mr. Clements
Former artist and teacher remembered He would have recoiled at the formality. But Mr. Clements remains how many of his former students instinctively refer to him—even though for some nearly 50 years has passed since he stood in the classroom before them. Several of those who gathered at his Hillier home on Sunday, said he had […]