Signs of spring
They are keepers of ancient genetics—the protectors of heirloom species of plants and trees. And once a year they gather, locally in Picton, to exchange their seeds with others—folks like them, eager to preserve rare, unusual and hard-to-find species. They include growers, gardeners and the curious.
Dance like you’re wearing snowpants
The folks at Creative Rural Minds offered a unique remedy to cabin fever on Sunday, presenting the first-ever Snow Pants Dance Party at Karlo Estates Winery near Wellington. There was music by DJ Ombudsman and wine from Karlo Estates—so that means dancing. And in February, that means dancing in snowpants. It’s not glamourous but its […]
Prospects
Job fair brings employers and job-seekers together Mohammad Rahbari has developed an innovative extraction process to convert tonnes of byproduct created in the production of mushrooms into a stable and valuable fertilizer. He is looking for production and processing staff. The folks at Smart Green Technologies are looking for workers at their Huyck’s Point Road […]
Dukes playoff schedule
Best of 7 Trenton vs Wellington Friday Feb 27th, 7:30pm Duncan Memorial Wellington vs Trenton Sunday Mar 1st, 2:30pm Wellington CC Trenton vs Wellington Wednesday Mar 4th, 7:30pm Duncan Memorial Wellington vs Trenton Friday Mar 6th, 7:30pm Wellington CC Trenton vs Wellington Sunday Mar 8th, 7:30pm Duncan Memorial Wellington vs Trenton Monday Mar 9th, 7:30pm […]
Passion
Hospital meeting fills Legion hall Despite a cold, dark night best suited for hibernation, County residents emerged from their homes by the dozens last Thursday to speak up for Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH). The chairs of the Picton Legion hall were fully occupied, the back wall and doorways were lined with folks eager […]
Civil exchange
Council moves a step closer to adopting a Code of Conduct Council seems, at last, set to adopt a code of conduct governing its actions at Shire Hall and in public. Council put in place similar rules governing its staff and employees several years ago, but balked at previous attempts to bridle the behaviour of its […]
Reaching out
Provincial funds enable foundation to extend services to the County The Vital Signs report, compiled by the County Community Foundation more than year ago, was a wake-up call for this community. Among its disturbing findings was the wide gap between rich and poor in Prince Edward County. When basics of life, including getting enough to eat […]
Turning the page
Highland Shores CAS seeks to put past behind it, as it works to fill a dire need for more foster families in the County Sherrilee Slatter was sentenced to three years in prison last week in a courtroom in Belleville. The former foster parent was convicted of sexually abusing children in her care. Her ex-husband, Richard Fildey, […]
Mush
A boy and his sled dogs Dogs have a mind of their own. Anyone who has ever tried training them knows this. There’s a great deal of teamwork involved between human and animal to get a dog to focus and to cooperate. Multiply that challenge by six and you have the task Wellington’s Brady McConkey […]
Blocked in
Wellington parking issues bog down council Adeal to restrict parking in Wellington, that a week earlier appeared settled, unravelled in spectacular fashion at a council meeting at Shire Hall last Tuesday night. Not the whole deal— council did manage to salvage parts of a bylaw that would restrict parking on certain parts of streets in Bloomfield […]