The Shape of Home
The poetry of Al Purdy comes to life Al Purdy’s poetry was about finding beauty in the everyday, discovering art and meaning in the mundane. His was the language of the working class—a description of drinking in a run-down tavern, waiting at the graveside on a grey January day, the silhouette of a great blue […]
Smashing heritage
Local Architectural Conservancy group calls for halt to demolition At one time, Prince Edward County was home to 11 lighthouses, providing beacons of safety to the mariners who sailed the waters along its shores. The first lighthouse was built on False Duck Island early in the nineteenth century, and the last of the remaining 10 […]
Years in the making
Former Duke Dome property will offer affordable housing The challenges created by the lack of affordable places to live for many in Prince Edward County are clear. They reach far beyond those directly impacted— former neighbours, friends and co-workers forced to move from the place they have known as home. When ordinary single-storey fixer-uppers fetch […]
Rounding the wagon
Station Road Arts Collective launches Canada’s only travelling theatre If you happen to be in Picton this Saturday, you might end up doing a double take as a pair of Clydesdales pull a theatre on wheels through town from the Fairgrounds, down Main Street to Benson Park. The Roamin’ Theatre—a playhouse on wheels with a […]
Party at Base 31
Creative placemaking through arts and culture When Base 31 opened its doors to the public on Saturday, more than 800 people showed up and they partied like it was 1945. After a pandemic with rules that often felt like wartime restrictions, there was a definite sense of freedom as the crowds took historic tours around […]
Getting it right
Proposed STA changes sent back to staff After a three-hour-long meeting last Thursday evening, council decided it needs more time to ‘get it right’ and referred the proposed list of short term accommodation changes back to staff for investigation and a report. Earlier this year, staff brought forward a report concerning the STA study by […]
More than theatre
Festival Players launches summer season It wouldn’t be summer in Prince Edward County without the brilliant performing arts of Festival Players. Since its founding in 2006, Festival Players has produced over a hundred performances. Productions have taken place in a century-old barn, under a tent in an estate vineyard, in a pop-up storefront theatre and […]
Art in the County
County’s premier art show now on at The Armoury After an absence of two years, Art in the County (AITC) is once again welcoming visitors to The Armoury. One hundred and two works of art by 74 local artists are on display in the Bunker Room on the lower level until July 4. This is […]
Moving forward
Wellington subdivision more than 40 years in the making finally approved A year after the application was sent back to the developer for changes, Wellington Bay Estates, which is located at Wellington’s far eastern ward boundary and fronts Main Street, in part, to the south on a 35-acre parcel of land, received draft approval at […]
We’re here
Kaitlin Group hosts open house for Cork and Vine subdivision Eighteen years after it purchased a chunk of land in Wellington, residential developer Kaitlin staged a lavish coming out party at a nearby winery on Tuesday afternoon. The presentation was glossy, the details vague and the ambitions high level. But this was meant to be […]