Seventh Town
Local band embraces traditional Celtic music For much of the past two years, live music shows have been few and far between. In early March of 2020, County band Seventh Town was looking forward to playing on St. Patrick’s Day that year. As the day approached, there were ever-more alarming reports of a new and […]
Camp Picton revitalization
New business park owners outline preliminary plans Members of Council were excited to hear an outline of preliminary plans to revitalize the former Camp Picton site, known as Loch-Sloy Business Park, in a virtual presentation made to council last Tuesday. Tim Jones, representing PEC Community Partners shared some information about the site’s new owners and […]
Heritage Hub
Flashback February fundraising initiative launched The village of Ameliasburgh is a treasure trove of heritage and historical resources, and the recently formed Ameliasburgh Heritage Hub is intended to combine all of these under a single umbrella to provide an enhanced experience for visitors. “Ameliasburgh village is home to several historical and interest groups. We were […]
Parking reinstated
Lake on the Mountain to a get a pedestrian crosswalk Back on the table at Committee of the Whole last Thursday, a lengthy—and at times confusing debate—was conducted by members of council surrounding a staff report on Lake on the Mountain and County Road 7 road improvements. What came out of the long discussion were […]
Elevate the song
Megan Hutton to lead songwriting workshop Megan Hutton has been writing music since she was about five or six years old. Together with her brother Caleb, they make up the duo Instant Rivalry, which they started about 15 years ago as teenagers. They have gone on to win multiple awards, and their first independent CD, […]
Winter Magic
Giant puppets invade Benson Park First it was a giant owl, with a threemetre wing span and eyes as big as dinner plates. Then it was two 12- foot tall avatars, one in a baseball cap and the other in a plaid shirt, each bearing a striking resemblance to the human-sized members of a comedy […]
Museums update
Project upgrades on target for 2022 With several museum projects in the works for this year, Lisa Lindsay, Director of Recreation and Community Facilities, and Chris Palmer, the new Supervisor of Museums and Cultural Services, provided an update recently on capital planning projects. Museum sites destined for upgrades include Macaulay House Museum, Rose House Museum, […]
Darkspark
Using pop culture to promote intercultural understanding In 2016, County residents Melissa Larkin and D’Ari Lisle were navigating through as pop music career as the band Villas. Yet despite their success, they felt as if something was missing. “As we would accomplish goals, our sense of fulfillment wasn’t growing along the same arc. We felt […]
Homelessness
Counting the numbers Forty-five individuals identified as being homeless in Prince Edward County, according to figures gleaned from a recent questionnaire. The number could in reality be three to five times higher, and in a population of around 25,000 that may still seem like a tiny percentage, but having just one person without a place […]
Transparency
Residents and council vocal again on proposed bylaw changes The procedural bylaw was back before council last Tuesday evening where it was approved. The topic was last before council at a special virtual meeting held on January 26, where many members of the public spoke in opposition of some of the changes. Staff was asked […]