A call to action
A day of reflection, conversation and education This year’s colour for Canada Day was orange rather than the traditional red and white. The discovery of now more than a thousand unmarked graves at or near the sites of residential schools prompted calls for a cancellation of the usual Canada Day celebrations, and instead to focus […]
Licensing
Council enacts new short term accommodation bylaw, mapping in the works On Tuesday evening, council discussed a bylaw change to better define types of short-term accommodations, making distinctions between bed and breakfast, owner-occupied and whole-home rentals, with the goal to enforce regulations. The staff report recommended council rescind the previous bylaw, which was enacted in […]
Melt Studio and Gallery
New gallery space opens at Loch Sloy Encaustic artist Susan Wallis has opened a new gallery and studio space at Loch Sloy in Picton, at the site formerly occupied by Maison Depoivre. She had been looking for a gallery space last year when she became aware this facility was available. It was actually far too […]
Unneighbourly
Council sends file back to staff, seeks legal advice Awater deal with a neighbour to the north has been referred back to staff to seek legal advice, after an amending motion was put forward by Councillor Ernie Margetson. The City of Belleville had counter-offered with a 10 per cent discount on either a 10-year or […]
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 […]