What’s old is new
Sparkbox unveils hand operated letterpress While much of the world rushes headlong toward a digital future—one in which even complex components and functions have been reduced to the high speed electronic transmission of a series of ones and zeros—artists Chrissy Poitras and Kyle Topping are investing in a printing technology that traces its origins back […]
The recommendation is…
Citizens’Assembly delivers its opinion on the size of council The Prince Edward County Citizens’ Assembly (CA) has completed its deliberations. On September 24 it will recommend that council should be downsized to 10 councillors, plus the mayor. The CA is also recommending against an ‘at large’ voting system in which each elector votes for each […]
Madison Violet concert cancelled
Due to a family emergency the scheduled performance tonight at the Regent Theatre in Picton of Madison Violet has been cancelled. According to Regent Theatre spokesperson Graham McMillan Lisa MacIsaac lost her brother (not Ashley) in a car accident and is traveling to Cape Breton today to be with her family. The Regent will be […]
Off the market
Public water access persuades Shire Hall to keep Huyck’s Point Road property A3.3 acre waterfront property, with more than half a kilometre of shoreline overlooking nothing but water to the horizon, has been taken off the market. The property is one of five County-owned properties the municipality is currently trying to off load to raise […]
Not required
Solar developer ignores County’s conditions and concerns Need more evidence green energy developers and the Ministry of Environment operate under a law unto themselves? Take a closer look at the 100 acre solar photovoltaic (PV) plant currently under construction on Black Road near Doxsee in Sophiasburgh. It is the third in likely dozens of such […]
Narrow passage
Council divided over proposed enhancements to Regent Theatre doors The debate was cast as competing community values. Accessibility versus heritage preservation. Should the needs of those among us who need assistance in getting around trump the desire to maintain the historical purity of a treasured Main Street landmark? How much accommodation ought to be made […]
Pledge
A committee of council agrees to contribute to PECFN’s legal fund Myrna Wood came to Shire Hall last week looking for financial support for the Prince Edward County Field Naturalist’s fight against the Ministry of Environment and developer Gilead Power over a proposed industrial wind turbine project at Ostrander Point. She went home with a […]
Unearthing history
Searching for the pieces of our past in a churchyard The Friends of Macaulay Heritage Park have come up with a unique way to get in touch with our local history. They want folks to volunteer to Adopt-a-Plot in the St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard in Picton. The historical cemetery has been falling into disrepair. Grave […]
Mad as hell
Speed limits go unenforced on Loyalist Parkway, says resident I know I am not popular,” says Dave Nixon as he stands beside a busy stretch of the Loyalist Parkway on Monday morning. He is holding up a hand painted sign that reads “Drag strip” and “No police protection.” He is angry that traffic, particularly in […]
Random voices
Citizens’ Assembly works toward a recommendation on the size of council It is 4 o’clock. They should have wrapped up by now—heading out to rejoin their families on this brilliant summer day in Prince Edward County. They have been at it since 9 o’clock this morning. Yet 23 of 24 members of the Citizen’s Assembly […]