July in January
Classical music festivals collaborate for online celebration Throughout the pandemic, classical music festivals have embraced online media as a way to stay in touch with their audiences in light of continuing restriction on live performances. While the excitement and ambience of being with other people and hearing the music performed in real time is missing […]
Re-imagining Wellington Beach
Task team to explore landscaping vision An update on Wellington Beach and next steps was presented virtually in a report to the Community and Economic Development Committee (CEDC) last Monday by Emily Cowan, Acting Director of Community Services, Programs and Initiatives. In a brief overview, Cowan explained how a group will be formed to find […]
Background on tourism
Public meeting kicks-off series of consultations on new DMO How tourism should be marketed in Prince Edward County, and more importantly, how it can be done in a financially responsible way formed part of a virtual public information session Thursday. Around 60 participants tuned in to learn more about a new industry-led Destination Marketing Organization […]
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 […]