Lingering questions
Families remain in the dark about turmoil at Hospice Even as the storm clouds that have swirled over Hospice Prince Edward these past few weeks begin to clear, there remain many unanswered questions about what led to the sudden departure of its executive director. Since then, the chair, interim executive director and several board members have […]
Food on the move
Food trucks expand culinary choice in the County Prince Edward County has already developed a reputation for a selection of high-class, gourmet restaurants with a focus on farm-to-table goodness. Throughout the summer, the surge of tourists means not one local restaurant is accessible without a reservation. The traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant industry might be booming in the […]
Crossroads
Residents to hold public meeting about future of Wellington’s main intersection Pam Carter has spent many hours on Wellington’s Main Street, studying its people, shapes and colours. In every season. With her easel pitched on the sidewalk or under the shade of an accommodating maple tree, Carter is a careful observer of the unique and special […]
Unsung
The little known story of a true Canadian hero He was an ordinary guy. A devoted father of 12. A hard worker. A faithful churchgoer. But as a black man in Nova Scotia in the ’50s, life was just a little harder for Maurice Ruddick than it was for others. Not blatant discrimination— more like he […]
Appearances
Mired in the size of council swamp, council debates going forward or back The goal of the meeting was to winnow down the 19 proposals to reshape County council. Despite seven years of intense research, investigation and debate, any and all ideas were welcomed back on the table. The work of a previous committee that had […]
‘Not our vision’
Residents push back at plan to smash buildings in Wellington historic core A groundswell of resistance is forming over the prospect of a parkette, parking lot or combination on the northwest corner of Wellington’s main intersection. Several dozen names have already been compiled in a petition calling for either the building to be preserved or, failing that, […]
In disarray
Hospice chair, executive director resign in wake of lingering questions about transparency An atmosphere of frustration and unanswered questions has left the board of Hospice Prince Edward with just two members. The interim executive director, Angela Jodoin, along with two of the dwindling rank of board members, president Linda Middleton and secretary Debbie Macdonald- Moynes, stepped down […]
Hospice to carry on
Birgit Langwisch, Interim President and Chair of the Board of Directors and Mary Camp, Treasurer announced today that despite recent resignations from the Board, Hospice remains a viable organization, working to live out its Vision: Supporting the journey of living with dying. Ms. Langwisch said, “The remaining board members represent a legally-constituted board of directors […]
Sensible rules
Shire Hall seeking flexibility in how it regulates special events on private property Banjos, mandolins and guitars. Tents, hammocks and campfires. Summer in Prince Edward County. These are the ingredients for the first ever Old School Bluegrass Camp in Milford next month. Some of the finest bluegrass musicians in Canada, including Dan Whiteley, Max Heineman, Frank Showman, […]
Shedding light
Feds save two County lighthouses, but make no effort to maintain them Standing at the County’s most remote point, overlooking Timber and False Duck Islands, an old lighthouse stands, crumbling, forgotten by most except for a flight of swallows who have made homes in the soffits. The Prince Edward Point lighthouse, also known as the Point […]