Before it’s gone
Bioblitz event this weekend seeks to understand the nature of Ostrander Point Paul Catling spent the long weekend tromping through fields and woodlands in Prince Edward County, searching for undiscovered species of plants, animals and insects. The highly regarded taxonomist and researcher works for the federal government in the department of agriculture and agrifood. But his […]
Life threatening injuries
A 43 year old Stirling man is fighting for his life after his motorcycle collided with a camper trailer near Sandbanks Provincial Park late in the afternoon on Friday. His 40-year-old female passenger, from Picton, is in hospital suffering from non-life threatening injuries. The police investigation revealed that a motorcycle travelling North bound on County […]
Signed
Council reaches road use deal with Chuckery Hill developer Last week, County council approved a Road Use Agreement with Canadian Solar, the developer of largescale solar installation (about 50,000 panels) on Chuckery Hill. The project is well-advanced. The land has been cleared, heavy equipment is on site, and many truckloads of crushed rock have been delivered. […]
Music at the beach
Harvest festival to feature top indie music acts at Sandbanks Provincial Park Sandbanks Provincial Park is a magnificent place—one only needs to travel to beach destinations around the world to grasp just how remarkable, safe and clean this natural playground really is. Yet for many County residents, the dunes and beaches of Sandbanks are shunned until the […]
Blyth spirit
Marion De Vries heads Blyth Festival in its 40th season It has been a busy summer for Marion De Vries. The County native is in the midst of her first season as artistic director for the Blyth Festival—the 40th anniversary of the rural theatre with a national profile. She is also directing one of the six […]
Ignored
Head of Trenton Memorial Emergency department quits Dr. Amber Hayward Stewart has stepped down as Head of Emergency at Trenton Memoria lHospital over what she describes as “interference” and a “lack of two-way communication” between staff and senior leadership of Quinte Health Care (QHC). “They don’t really listen to the suggestions of nurses and doctors,” says […]
Smarter roof
Investors see green in Huycks Bay Road property We have known the merits of a roof of living vegetation for centuries. Yet it has taken steadily rising energy costs, concerns about how our energy is produced and a great deal of science to bring this form of roofing back to prominence. Green roofs keep homes cooler […]
Atlantic crossing
A unusual creative collaboration between County artists and writers from the UK and Ireland Art, by its nature, can be a form of exhibitionism, of baring one’s soul. The work can be intimate in subject and personal in commentary, but eventually, it will be put on display—exposed to praise, criticism or worse, indifference. Imagine the […]
Four generations
Baitleys celebrate 100 years of farming on Danforth Road George Baitley was a busy man. In December 1914 he bought 100 acres on Danforth Road in Hillier. He grew nearly 40 acres of raspberries. Almost as many acres in pumpkin. His wife, Lillian, made a lot of jam and preserves. George also milked 14 cows—a good-sized […]
Fresh start
A uniquely French dining experience emerges in Consecon She describes herself as a Korean girl from Alberta serving French cuisine in PrinceEdwardCounty. In fact, Sujo Bae’s culinary interests are more focused than simply French cuisine, she is keen to bring an authentic Provençal dining experience to Consecon. Her restaurant, the quixotically named Soup Opera, is located […]