Beat the crowd
Reservation system hopes to cut down on congestion Changes to Ontario’s provincial park day-pass system and fees hope to provide more access to Ontario’s 17 busiest parks—including Sandbanks and North Beach—as well as shorter lineups and less congestion and frustration. Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, was at Sandbanks Provincial Park last […]
Six Feet Festival
Festival Players launches 2021 season with outdoor theatre Live theatre will be coming back to the County in late July as the Festival Players launches its 2021 season in a new venue just east of Wellington. A new outdoor theatre pavilion has been built at The Eddie Hotel and Farm (the former site of Fields […]
Built Heritage awards
Two renovation projects receive funding The Prince Edward County Built Heritage Fund has awarded grants to the restoration of the historic Hudgin log house at Ostrander Point and to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Picton for the installation of new skylights in the roof. The Built Heritage Fund is administered by The County Foundation and […]
Museum events
Walking tours among summer museum activities County museums are gearing up to offer a number of events in the coming months as the summer season gets underway. There is virtual tour today [Wednesday] of the Indigenous history exhibit at Macaulay Church, which will be available for viewing on the Museum’s Facebook page. The celebration of […]
Conduct
Motion seeks a review regarding conduct towards councillors and their families Prince Edward County staff have been asked to prepare a report that would recommend guidelines to ensure the safety of councillors and their families. The action comes following a resolution at Thursday’s Committee of the Whole made by Councillor Stewart Bailey who recently had […]
Fun in the sun
West Lake attraction under the microscope At Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, council heard from residents of Sheba’s Island and Winns Drive seeking answers to complaints made about zoning, parking and litter at the nearby Edgewater Family Camping Resort. The park is seeking an application for a temporary use bylaw to continue operating its […]
Huyck Bay Estates
Rural-style subdivision proposed Apublic Zoom meeting held last week outlined the plans for a unique rural-style subdivision to potentially be located on Huyck’s Point Road. Ray Essiambre of Ray Essiambre and Associates Ltd. led attendees through the plan, as well as the stages of the proposed project. Managing partners Dave Christopher and Leah Jensen from […]
Toppled
Macdonald statue to be removed from Main Street Just seven months after council voted in favour of keeping the Sir John A. Macdonald statue on Picton’s Main Street, that decision was reversed Monday. A special council meeting was convened by Prince Edward County mayor Steve Ferguson in light of the 215 unidentified children’s remains discovered […]
Back to the drawing board
Concerns raised over Wellington subdivision Aproposed new subdivision earmarked for the east end of Wellington, and recommended for approval by County staff, took an unexpected turn at last week’s council planning meeting where a number of troubling questions remain unanswered. The draft plan of subdivision and zoning by-law amendment did not receive council approval as […]
PECFresh expands
Good Food Market to have trial run in Sophiasburgh Every Wednesday afternoon, the main space at the Prince Edward Learning Centre (PELC) is transformed into a European-style fruit and vegetable market. Customers are greeted at the door by their personal shopper who will then take them through the market and pick out the produce they […]