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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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In limbo

Posted: March 8, 2019 at 9:00 am   /   County News

Fate of historic Picton Town Hall still in question The future of Picton Town Hall was back in the spotlight last week. At Thursday’s Committee of the Whole Meeting, Prince Edward County council was presented with two proposals for future use of the building. Michael Hymus, of Hymus Holdings Inc., has a vision for the […]

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Tinkering with tax ratios

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

Not the best way to set tax policy: CAO The farm tax ratio was back on the agenda last week at a council committee meeting. Earlier this year, council set its budget, but the percentages which are split up between different tax classes were still to be approved. The farm tax ratio was once again […]

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Making God Laugh

Posted: March 1, 2019 at 9:43 am   /   County News

Play traces family’s evolution over three decades Each scene in Prince Edward Community Theatre’s production of Making God Laugh ends with a family snapshot. The five family members sit with frozen smiles as the camera’s self-timer ticks down the seconds before the instant is captured, a static tableau that bears little resemblance to the dynamic […]

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Seedy Saturday celebration

Posted: March 1, 2019 at 8:56 am   /   County News

Tenth annual event draws hundreds to PECI Spring may yet be some distance away, but there was definitely a spring in the steps of visitors to the 10th annual Seedy Saturday event in the County as they browsed through the offerings on the seed swap tables or perused the items on sale from the nearly […]

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Open discussion

Posted: February 27, 2019 at 11:08 am   /   County News

Developer presents ideas, leaves room for public input A community open house was held in the Rotary Room of the Wellington and District Community Centre Monday evening by the Weston Consulting Group (WCG) regarding the property slated for development located east of Consecon Street and north of the Milliennium Trail in Wellington. Weston Consulting Group […]

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Ready

Posted: February 27, 2019 at 9:42 am   /   County News, Dukes Hockey

Playoffs begin this week The Wellington Dukes and Cobourg Cougars will be familiar with each other when they face off in the first round of the playoffs, beginning this week (dates were not set at press time). These teams met on Monday night for the second time in eight days. With little at stake in […]

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Fun for families

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

Wellington arena dishes up family fun There was plenty of activities for families at the Wellington and District Community Centre on this past Monday for Family Day. The Wellington Rotary Club, the Lions Club, The Wellington Recreation Committee, the HUB and the County all collaborated to bring a day of free and fun events that […]

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