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Food to Share

Posted: March 28, 2019 at 9:38 am   /   County News

Volunteers provides tasty nutritious meals to foodbanks Food to Share began with the simple concept to take fresh produce donated by farmers or gardeners in the County and use that to make tasty, nutritious meals that would be distributed to foodbanks or offered at community dinners. Launched by Glen Wallis in 2015 with the help […]

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Running of the Maples

Posted: March 28, 2019 at 9:30 am   /   County News

Gearing up for a big weekend After a long winter it is a bright light for most to know that the first big spring event is on its way. Maple in the County has now become the entry date for visitors and tourists coming to the County. It was once considered that the floodgates opened […]

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Family fun

Posted: March 25, 2019 at 8:55 am   /   County News

Wellington Recreation Committee changing it up Earlier this year, the Wellington Recreation Committee (WRC) embarked on a resident survey to see how it can better focus its attention and funds in the coming year. During 2018, the WRC was involved with three annual events in Wellington: Canada Day, Pumpkinfest and Christmas in the Village. It […]

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Shift

Posted: March 22, 2019 at 9:03 am   /   County News

Council votes to lower farm tax ratio, shifts portion to residential Owners of farmland property in the County will be receiving a tax break after council decided to drop their tax ratio from 25 per cent to 23.19 per cent this year. This will see $65,119 shifted from the farmland tax class, to other tax […]

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Taxing times

Posted: March 22, 2019 at 9:01 am   /   County News

Ontario winemakers looking for tax relief It’s hard to grow grapes. It’s backbreaking work day in and day out. You’re at the mercy of Mother Nature and to become a success story, you have to put more hours into a day than are physically possible. And yet, people love this profession. Harvesting from the land […]

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Go ahead

Posted: March 22, 2019 at 8:56 am   /   County News

Picton Library expansion project will go to tender After the Save Picton Town Hall group was granted approval to take over the hall earlier in the week, members of the Prince Edward County Libraries board were at Committee of the Whole on Thursday to give an update on its plans and progress for the Picton […]

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A sweet start to Spring

Posted: March 15, 2019 at 8:57 am   /   County News

Maple in the County launches its eighteenth season Deep under the frozen ground, the roots of the County’s maple trees are working their alchemy spinning moisture and minerals into liquid gold. This year, though, Mother Nature is being less generous with her bounty. The cold days and downright frigid nights have meant that the sap […]

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Garden Party

Posted: March 15, 2019 at 8:47 am   /   County News

Carson’s Garden + Market embraces growing food To say that Carson Arthur is a busy man would be a giant understatement. His appointment book reads like a Where in the World is Carmen San Diego episode. When Arthur is not on tour in support of his latest book Vegetables, Chickens and Bees, he’s popping up […]

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Encouraging women

Posted: March 13, 2019 at 9:34 am   /   County News

Women chefs, sommeliers and beverage makers celebrate The leading women in the County’s food and beverage scene gathered at the Drake Devonshire to celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8. Twenty-three female chefs, wine and beer makers, and food visionaries provided tempting sweets and savouries as well as a wide selection of drinks including […]

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Release the Monkey

Posted: March 8, 2019 at 9:07 am   /   County News

Strange Brew works from 6,000-year-old recipe for latest release If you’re driving north on Chase Road from the village of Wellington, you’ll come to a swamp. A boggy swamp that seems long even when you’re driving through it. When you come through the swamp, the first thing that catches your eye is a funky, rustic […]

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