Fixing STA issues
Common sense solutions offered up by local resident It took a member of the public to clearly and concisely point out some obvious fixes when it comes to the many serious consequences resulting from the municipality’s mismanagement of short-term accommodations (STAs) in Prince Edward County, including the host of negative impacts it has had on […]
The Byron Project
Building community relationships to address homelessness At one point in his life, Byron St. Amour spent his nights sleeping on a bench in Delhi Park. On a hot summer day in 2013, he enrolled in a course at the Prince Edward Learning Centre, then located in the Armoury, just so he could have a cool […]
Runaround
Council balks at $250,000 for nearly complete boardwalk The new boardwalk—which is nearly complete at the former Tip of the Bay property in Picton—has run into a roadblock. At the first council meeting of the new year, Council rejected a staff report that would see $250,000 be put towards the reconstruction of the boardwalk along […]
PELC Tax Clinic
Free income tax return filing available Last year volunteers at the Prince Edward Learning Centre (PELC) helped file the income tax returns of over 400 County residents. The average refund was $2,600, meaning that over $1 million came back into the economy of the County. PELC first started income tax filing assistance in 2014 when […]
Inner landscapes
Artist explores the light that shines behind the dark Janine Kinch calls her paintings “inner landscapes”, and she uses colour and light to hint at a reality that lies beyond the visible realm. While she has been drawing and painting since childhood, she did not receive any formal training until she went to the Ontario […]
The Community Store
Wellington’s first cannabis storefront opens Tom Stevens grew up in Prince Edward County and like many young folk, he left the County for a while as his work took him to multiple continents. The County holds many memories for Stevens from childhood through to early adult. A broad proud smile comes across his face as […]
Aging consciously
County writer draws on life experience in new book Roz Bound has been writing for as long as she can remember. She learned to read and write when she was three years old, and now nearly eight decades late her love of writing remains as strong as ever, if not stronger. “I was an only […]
Council approaches final year of term
Ambitious agenda will keep Council busy With municipal elections slated for the fall, Council will have limited time to address a number of pressing items on its agenda, but Mayor Steve Ferguson says that the municipality has risen to the challenges of 2021 and he is optimistic that there will be plenty of progress on […]
Attracting more visitors
County adopts destination marketing and management organization Tourism in Prince Edward County and how the municipality plans to manage it going forward formed a large part of last Tuesday’s council meeting, which along with a staff report included a consultant’s presentation, a deputation from StayPEC, and an audience comment. What resulted was a favourable vote […]
Chopping block
County looks to dispose of historic town halls The heart of the County’s villages and hamlets may look a little different if the municipality moves forward with the advice contained in a report presented to Council last Tuesday. Tasked with providing a third-party review of municipal properties in conjunction with County staff, Bruce Peever with […]