An entertaining century
Regent Theatre reaches milestone It’s not often that a community gets to celebrate a historic building turning 100, and this year is that special year for The Regent Theatre. For a century now, the theatre has provided entertainment and enjoyment to this community, and the current management at the theatre are making strides to ensure […]
Terminal saga
Fight over Picton Bay headed to Ontario Court of Appeal In what is looking to be a yearly tradition, Picton Terminals has had their annual shipment of road salt delivered. Once again, Picton Terminals is having a hard time keeping the huge mounds covered. There are four giant cylindrical piles of salt on the property, […]
Millennium Trail upgrade
First phase of trail upgrade completed In a short six-week time span, seventeen kilometres of the Millennium Trail has been refurbished, a section that stretches from west of Bloomfield to the trail end at County Road 49, and includes a spur to Lake Street near the LCBO store in Picton. The upgrade project was led […]
South Shore Symposium
Meeting focuses on cultural and natural history About forty people attended a day-long meeting at Milford Town Hall on Saturday to hear about the natural and cultural heritage of the County’s south shore. The meeting was arranged by the South Shore Joint Initiative (SSJI), a group that aims to protect and improve the biodiversity of this […]
New faces
Council horseshoe will see nine newcomers later this year After a long night where voting was extended by an hour due to an online glitch, the results are in and Steve Ferguson is the County’s new mayor. The Highline Hall in Wellington was packed and a-buzz with talk of how it would turn out. The […]
Harvest moon
Taking a look at this year’s grape yield in the County Harvest is an incredibly busy time for wineries in the County, and it’s particularly stressful if you’re the winemaker. The last few days, hours and minutes of being on the vines could mean the difference between a stellar vintage and a complete miss when […]
A beautiful chardonnay
BY: LUBOMYR LUCIUK, JUDGEMENT OF KINGSTON It’s one of the most widely distributed and most popular grapes on earth. Yet some say they hate it. Just the other day, as I was telling a friend about this year’s Judgement of Kingston, she told me all her friends love wine, but observe an “ABC” absolute – […]
Southward bound
Fall migration monitoring program at bird observatory In the thin light of dawn the bird banders in residence at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO) unfurl a series of near-invisible nets used to capture migrating birds as they make their way from the northern boreal forests to their wintering grounds in Central and South […]
Vital Signs
Report provides current status of our community and its challenges The County is a vibrant place with a rich heritage and culture. The past few years of rapid change has brought growth and prosperity to this region, but not all residents have been able to share in those opportunities. The County Foundation (TCF) recently released […]
School Board Trustees
The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) has 10 trustees, nine of whom are elected to the position. The tenth trustee is appointed by the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte. The trustees are responsible for hiring the director of education for the HPEDSB. The trustees govern the school board and ensure that […]