Blanks
Too many open questions hobble development plan Aplan to build 905 homes—mostly townhomes—behind the No Frills store in Picton has stalled. Council, in the form of a planning committee, has one shot at reviewing, shaping, asking questions and getting answers about subdivision proposals—even one as big and potentially imposing as the one on the table […]
Clue: On Stage
Play based on the classic board game comes to Mount Tabor There is skullduggery afoot when six mysterious guests are invited to a dinner party at a remote mansion. They are greeted by the butler, who notes they have all been given pseudonyms to hide their identities and who assures them that their host will […]
The everything store
New pop-up variety store will look to fill gaps in the village The idea for Everything Variety began while Sarah Bobas was living in Toronto, where she began her career in marketing and media, but her life took a significant turn when her daughter was diagnosed with diabetes. This life-changing event prompted Sarah to reevaluate […]
Scarecrow Festival
New location at Macaulay Park for popular event The annual Scarecrow Festival took place last weekend in a new location at Macaulay Heritage Park and with new organizers. After more than a decade being run by The Department of Illumination, the Thanksgiving weekend festival was transferred over to the organizers of the Halloween Terror at […]
Settled
Picton Terminals and the County agree to settlement terms The years-long battle between Picton Terminals and the County has come to a close, after an out-of-court settlement was reached and accepted by Council last Tuesday evening. In closed session earlier in the meeting, Council received a second confidential independent legal opinion from Loopstra Nixon LLP, […]
Hospital groundbreaking celebration
Community celebrates the start of new hospital construction The shovels are finally in the ground as construction has started on the new hospital in Picton. To celebrate the event, the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) invited the community to a party at Base31 last Tuesday evening. It was a festive atmosphere with face […]
Fall migration monitoring
Bird banding continues at Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory It has been a busy fall season at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO). The fall migration actually starts sometime in early August. “Birds don’t have the same respect for the calendar as we do,” said PEPtBO station manager Ashley Jensen. “They start moving pretty […]
Breathtaking
Picton’s Master Servicing Plan pushes waterworks cost estimate to $300 million Picton’s freshly minted Master Servicing Plan (MSP) will require unprecedented spending on infrastructure upgrades to boost capacity to deliver drinking water in Picton and Bloomfield and to treat wastewater in Picton. The current plan brings the total estimated waterworks spending to $297 million—with several […]
Accentuate the positive
Terry Culbert ends a nearly 60-year broadcasting career Terry Culbert seems to have a permanent twinkle in his eye—so pronounced, so uniquely his, that if you listen closely you might hear it through his voice on the radio. The popular County FM host is stepping back from the microphone later this month, capping a 59-year […]
The A-frame gets a lift
Renovation work on the Al Purdy A-frame in Ameliasburgh The Al Purdy A-frame in Ameliasburgh is getting a new lease on life. The house was built by poet Al Purdy in 1957 using salvaged lumber from a demolished Belleville building. The “second hand house” and its quiet surroundings revitalized the poetry of Al Purdy, and […]