Art at the Heart of Picton
Project aims to enhance Main Street’s vibrancy through arts and culture activities The Prince Edward County Arts Council (County Arts) is collaborating with the arts community and local businesses to increase social and cultural vibrancy and retail traffic in the heart of Picton by supporting and promoting arts and culture activities. This project was selected […]
Mayor’s Levee
Mayor Ferguson provides an update at this council’s midterm It was an afternoon of family activities at this year’s Mayor’s Levee on Sunday, January 5 in the Rotary Hall at the Picton Community Centre. In a change from the more formal format of past years, there was colouring and cookie decorating for kids, books from […]
A divided village
Wellington residents to endure months-long Main Street closure Work on the Wellington water main and sanitary sewer projects is well underway in the village. The water main into Wellington on the Lake has been commissioned and is awaiting final connection to the water plant. Interim paving has been put down, and traffic control signals have […]
Red Barn Christmas Market
Annual artisnal market hosts nearly 5,000 visitors PHOTOS:JACOB LOUCKS Four market areas in the circa 1860s red barn and adjacent buildings were decked out with 60 local purveyors showcasing their wares at the start of December. Nearly 5,000 shoppers came through to browse handmade goods from local entrepreneurs and County artisans selling everything from blown […]
Cold feet
Council defers subdivision approval, pending review of impact to Waring’s Creek Council found itself halfway across a muddy field at Sandy Hook this week. They’ve already stumbled a few times on the uneven ground while the wet earth grasps at their boots with every sodden step. There is no easy way out from here. In […]
The show goes on
Council approves rural zoning change to permit music venue It was a planning meeting like no other. More than 50 comments from residents— including a musical tribute via Zoom, crooning to the character of council member and applicant Sam Grosso. Two big files (five in total). Nearly six hours. Outside Shire Hall, about 75 folks […]
Behind the paintings
Sybil Frank Gallery appeals to a large range of tastes Sybil Frank Gallery has been standing tall on the corner of West and Main Street in Wellington since 2016. Ever evolving, it started out as a one-room space, just over 200 square feet, and has constantly expanded to add more rooms and art. It’s a […]
Full cement luxury
New single from Eye Eye coming out next week The band Eye Eye had its heyday in the mid-1980s after a successful and well regarded first release that garnered two Juno nominations. The band was flying high for about a year and a half, opening for powerhouse bands such as Glass Tiger and Honeymoon Suite. […]
Insatiable
The unrelenting burden of feeding Shire Hall will be heavier again next year—continuing a trend since the municipality was formed 26 years ago. Your property taxes will be higher. Your water bills will be greater, and the fees you pay for services such as garbage will be more next year. It happens every year. But […]
Last line of defence
Council to reconsider twice rejected subdivision plan, without preconditions For decades, Waring’s Creek and its watershed were the tangible touchstones of an ethos of conservation, preservation and general safeguarding of the precious natural resources in Prince Edward County. No more, it seems. Council seems ready to surrender this moral untouchable for a developer’s promise of […]