Port in a storm
Picton Bay neighbours voice concerns about scale of Picton Terminals’ ambitions The resurrection of the former Bethlehem Steel docks in Picton Bay began arousing concerns when the developer, Picton Terminals, a company controlled by the Doornekamp family from Odessa, began blasting away the cliff face to enable truck and loading equipment to descend to the water’s edge. […]
Deadline extended
Public school board postpones decision on school closure plan The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has backed away from pushing through a plan to close schools due to declining enrollment. The board posted the Long-Term Capital and Accommodation Plan on June 7 and provided three days for written submissions. It was set to be […]
Nine poets, nine artists
What can happen when words meet images What happens when you put a poet together with artist? What kinetic spark or conflagration might result? These were some of the questions posed by the creators of Blizzmax’s lastest show entitled Ekphrasis, opening in July at the South Bay gallery. Poet JC Sulzenko had seen the successful merging […]
Beach Day takedown
OPP nabs three teens for marijuana offences It is a tradition with a long local history. In mid-June, with the school year winding down, many high school students across the region skip school to spend a day on the beach at Sandbanks Provincial Park. In past years Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers often mingled with […]
End of school
Public board plan spells the end of at least four County schools Enrollment in elementary and secondary public schools across the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has drifted lower over the past decade, a function of an aging population and smaller families, a trend seen both provincially and in this region. In fact, the […]
Learning to fly
Summer Company program helps new business lift off Erik Koning likes to play on the water. He grew up on West Lake—sailing, wakeboarding and swimming. A few years ago, the 20-year-old learned to kiteboard— like wakeboarding but rather than being pulled by a boat, he is propelled across the water by a specially designed kite. “It […]
Beach Day Takedown
On June 6th, 2016 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County Detachment with the assistance of The Highway Safety Division (HSD) and the Snowmobile, Vessel, and ATV Enforcement Team (SAVE), engaged in active enforcement activities at various locations surrounding and inside Sandbanks Provincial Park, as a result of information received that a large gathering […]
From high country
Sierra Madres to Hillier He isn’t religious. He doesn’t go to church. But life in Emiliano Reyes Lopez’s mountain village, San José Xochixtlán, is still in many ways shaped by Roman Catholic traditions. On the sixth Friday of Lent, the entire village of 650 gathers in the courtyard in front of the church to dance, […]
A new day
Historic church reopens in Wellington It was a brilliant spring day that greeted parishioners at the re-opening of St. Frances Catholic Church in Wellington on Sunday. It has served the faithful in this community for nearly 200 years. It was named after St. Frances of Rome, a woman who spent her life helping other women on […]
Acquired taste
Black River Cheese sold to Gay Lea Foods Ownership of the Black River Cheese Company has moved out of Prince Edward County for the first time in its 115-year history. Mississauga-based Gay Lea Foods, a cooperative, has acquired the Black River brand and store for an undisclosed sum. Black River currently employs about 15-full-time staff […]