Lanterns on parade
Tenth annual Firelight Lantern Festival brings lights and laughter Hundreds of people paraded from Benson Park to the Crystal Palace in a joyful display of colour, light and music during the tenth annual Firelight Lantern Festival on Saturday evening. There were giant puppets, a pair of cavorting dinosaurs and many, many paper lanterns that people […]
Proud new citizens
Picton family becomes Canadian citizens Life was good for Khaled Dandal and his wife, Kwathar, and their infant son Fouad in the Syrian town of Hama in 2010. Khaled was a skilled drywaller, working locally as well travelling to Lebanon for work there. Kwathar was busy taking care of their home and young child. The […]
Cressy Bayside
Neighbours still concerned over flood potential of proposed subdivision Flooding is still at the top of neighbours’ minds for a proposed subdivision overlooking Adolphus Reach. Cressy Bayside Estates is located at 1041 County Road 7 in North Marysburgh, and includes lands of approximately 13.24 hectares running along the southern portion of County Road 7. The […]
Fresh food market
PECFresh enters its third year The fresh food market PECFresh at the Prince Edward Learning Centre (PELC) recently celebrated its second anniversary and is enthusiastically continuing to provide affordable fresh fruits and vegetables as it begins its third year of operation. The market began after a food advocacy group was formed by learners at PELC […]
Kate’s Rest
Wellington artists create new sign at supportive housing community There is a new sign at Kate’s Rest on Big Island thanks to a generous donation by Wellington artists Willem “Wim” and Annelies Kerkhof. They had heard about the supportive housing community through media reports, and invited founder Brian Hart to their home to discuss how […]
Reaching for Rainbows
After-school program for young girls helps build relationships The Reaching for Rainbows program began at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Picton as a way to offer a safe and nurturing space for young girls who were having a difficult time at school. Reverend Lynne Donovan was instrumental in getting the program started, saying “The heart […]
A shucking good time
Oyster shuckers convene for competition Armed with just an oyster knife, nineteen of the finest shuckers girded themselves for shucking supremacy at the County’s oyster shucking competition, held at Sand and Pearl on Sunday. This was a collaborative effort between Flame+Smith and Sand and Pearl to showcase the skills of some of the restaurant workers, […]
Firelight Lantern Festival
Lantern making workshops available this weekend The tenth annual Firelight Lantern Festival is coming up on November 4 and 5, with three lantern making workshops scheduled on October 28, 29 and 30 in the lower level at The Armoury in Picton. The cost is $10, and participants will be provided with materials and instructions on […]
Back room show
Artist Terry Culbert at Arts on Main Last April, Arts on Main returned to its home on Main Street and it has enjoyed a successful season with increased traffic through the gallery as well as more art sales than ever before. The building used to be a car dealership in an earlier life, with a […]
The Drowning Girls
Shatterbox Theatre’s new production at Macaulay Church In the years just before the start of the First World War, three women share two things in common. Firstly, they each married the same man; and secondly, they died shortly after doing so, murdered by drowning in a bathtub. The three women are Bessie Mundy, Alice Burnham […]