Archive for February, 2020
Options for transit to expand in the County
Transit options – regardless of age or accessibility issues – will expand in Prince Edward County with approval of a new agreements between the municipality and Quinte Access, of Trenton. Council is to review reports from the Community Development Department at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. They includes a new three-year contract for specialized on-demand services, […]
Support bid to establish County’s wildlife areas as conservation reserves
Letter to the Editor: Dear Mayor Ferguson and Council members I wish to express my full support of the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists and SSJI representative Cheryl Anderson’s presentation to the County Council Committee of the Whole this Thursday to ask for your active participation in establishing Ostrander Point Crown Land Block and Point […]
Tales of Glenora Ferry among launch of Flashback February visions from our past
Story by Sharon Harrison The County’s Flashback February 2020 Visions From Our Past celebrations brought Captain Brian Johnson with an interesting talk on the history of the ferries at Glenora. Some 40 people filled the Milford Town Hall Sunday to hear Captain Johnson’s ferry tales. He spoke to the joys of operating a large vessel, […]
Happy Family Day!
Family Day activities in Prince Edward County, Monday, include the Friends of Sandbanks celebrations at the Maple Rest Heritage House on County Road 12 at West Lake and a full day of crafts and activities for the family at the Wellington Community Centre.
Word on the Street: A Matter of Distraction
I know I’ve been gone a long time, but I’ve been busy. Every once in a while I run across things that make the previously empty parts of my brain start to ponder. It’s like when you start a weedeater, and realize that the gas is 10 years old, and it takes 150 pulls on […]
MP Ellis raises a glass to Canadian Experiences grant funding for County winery
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison Family-owned Harwood Estate Vineyards and Winery in Hillier will establish rental accommodations with a $100,000 boost in federal funding presented on a sunny, but cold, Friday afternoon. On behalf of Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis, made the announcement of […]
County hospital’s new portable x-ray machine ‘takes fantastic pictures’
Thanks to donors to the equipment campaign, a new portable x-ray machine is in use at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. The machine is used to obtain diagnostic images when a patient is unable to be transported to the x-ray room. It can be moved to the emergency department, inpatient unit or any patient care […]
All teachers’ unions set for province-wide strike Feb. 21
The public education system could be shut down Friday, Feb. 21 if four Ontario teachers’ unions hold a joint province-wide strike. If there is no breakthrough in contract talks with the provincial government, unions striking would include the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, (EFTO); the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF); the Ontario English Catholic […]
Picton Terminals announces it will not accept road salt shipments in 2020
Picton Terminals announced late Tuesday afternoon it will not accept shipments of road salt in 2020 “and as it relates to salt at Picton Terminals, the future is unknown,” stated Sandy Berg, in a statement. Berg called the reason this will be the first time since 1985 that the former Port of Hallowell has not […]
King Street closed Tuesday between Centre and Paul streets
The Water and Wastewater Department is working on emergency repairs as a result of a watermain leak, on King Street in Picton. Repairs began Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7 am, with an expected completion time of 5 p.m. the same day. King Street will be closed to all but local traffic between Centre and Paul […]
