Food security
Working group looks to hire first staff position Eighty per cent of the people who are food insecure in Prince Edward County are not being served, according to the Food Security Working Group (FSWG). The reason has little to do with availability of food, but is largely centred on the continued stigma of food bank […]
Picton Heights
Revised development plans bring mixed reaction The message coming out of a public meeting on the revised development plans for Picton Heights continues to be concern over the displacement of existing tenants, but also an acknowledgement the plans amended since the last public meeting (held February 2021) have addressed some of the more pressing issues. […]
Table Settings
The art of feeding seasonal agricultural workers It is spring 2020 COVID-19 has disrupted most day-to-day activities and life as we know it has to adapt and adjust to keep up with so much uncertainty. Life in the fields and vineyards in Prince Edward County goes on because a pandemic doesn’t stop activity at a […]
Alchemists
Giving back to community through art and food We are all familiar with the translated proverb, ‘It take a village to raise a child’ believed to originate and existing in African cultures, and used by many globally. It does indeed take a village, something that can be applied to many things in life. In this […]
Bigger picture
Examining the impacts of STAs on County housing It took an expert on urban planning from McGill University to outline the impacts short-term accommodations (STAs) are having on Prince Edward County, especially as it pertains to the housing crisis. Professor David Wachsmuth, Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance, Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning at […]
On the rise
Council discusses rate increases for water users Water and wastewater were again a hot topic at last Wednesday’s Committee of the Whole. The report was seeking direction on the 2022- 2027 rates that would take effect on January 1, 2022. Public consultation was completed to gather the community’s feedback on the rate scenarios and bring […]
Sticker shock
Estimated costs to replace HJ McFarland Home skyrocket Sticker shock. That’s how some members of Council put it at Wednesday’s Committee of the Whole when they were awestruck after being presented with a $93.6 million cost estimate to start building a new 155,000 square foot-long term care building in 2023. Previous estimations in 2019 had […]
Firelight Lantern Festival
Bringing light to a dark November night Hundreds of families enjoyed a night out under the stars surrounded by the many lights at the ninth annual Firelight Lantern Festival held on the grounds at the Crystal Palace in Picton. After holding a virtual festival last year, cofounder Krista Dalby was happy to be holding one […]
Walk for Wenjack
County teams raise over $6,000 towards reconciliation Chanie Wenjack was just 12 years old when he died of exposure to the cold as he tried to make his way back to his northern Ontario home on October 22, 1966. He had been taken from his home in the Marten Falls First Nation to attend a […]
Chamber music festival
Classical music returns to St. Mary Magdalene After a two-year absence, the Prince Edward County Chamber Festival made a welcome return to St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church in Picton last week. Since 2004, the annual festival has been attended by thousands of classical music fans who appreciate the interplay between a small group of musicians […]