Archive for February, 2020
Council to consider switching 1,515 streetlights to LED
Council will consider a proposal to convert all 1,515 County streetlights to LED – in a bid for long-term energy and money savings. In a report to Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Emily Cowan, the municipality’s Grants and Special Projects Co-ordinator, proposes council engage with RealTerm Energy at at cost of up to $848,417, […]
County health team faces wave of retiring professionals, and aging patients
More family physicians and healthcare professionals will be needed in Prince Edward County as current providers move into retirement, and the baby boomer population here ages. While the family doctor wait list continues in the County, the provincial Ministry of Health caps the Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT) at 23 physicians. “Last year we […]
Elementary teachers strike dates Feb. 6, 10 and 11
Feb. 5 UPDATE: – Another province-wide strike by public elementary teachers has been announced by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario for Tuesday, Feb. 11. The Hastings Prince Edward Board of Education advises JK-Grade 8 students should not go to school on the following days: Thursday, Feb. 6 (all elementary teachers on strike) Monday, Feb. […]
Music, theatre, dance and art pack Ice Box festival
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison Prince Edward County’s winter art festival, Ice Box: art in the heart of winter embraced last year’s successes and added some exciting new events to the roster for its second year on the grounds on Macaulay Heritage Park. Sunday featured an intriguing performance by Birdbone Theatre. Anyone interested in […]
$1 turns into $100,000 for Hillier couple
Saying “yes” to playing the Encore draw paid off for Linda Lavallee and Conrad Lemieux, of Hillier. They matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the November 23, 2019 LOTTO 6/49 draw to win $100,000. The couple discovered their win using the OLG Lottery app. “I was very surprised and […]
Emily Fennell ‘Miss Emily’ wins three Maple Blues awards
Prince Edward County’s Emily Fennell scored three Maple Blues Awards at Koerner Hall in Toronto Monday night. Fennell, known as Miss Emily received the top female vocalist and new artist of the year awards at the celebration of Canadian blues music (both recorded and live). The Maple Blues awards celebrates outstanding achievement in Canadian blues […]
County environmentalists cheer Sobeys for removing plastic bags
A large group gathered at Sobeys Saturday morning was not protesting, but was cheering the grocery chain’s move to eliminate single-use plastic grocery bags. Members of Plastic Free PEC joined those from the County Sustainability Group and Council of Canadians Quinte to publicly thank Picton Sobeys for its effort. “Sobey’s is the first to eliminate […]
Canadians returning from China to be quarantined at CFB Trenton
Quinte residents are being told there is no risk to public safety while at least 325 Canadians are quarantined at 8 Wing CFB Trenton for two weeks upon their return from China this week. The Canadian government announced its plan today, to assist Canadians affected by the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. They will be […]
Community winter festival features the humble potato
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison The humble potato was top spud in Milford Saturday as the community celebrated the tuber vegetable at the Milford Town Hall. On the menu for the Milford Potato Festival was an array of potato-themed foods, such as fries, poutine, baked potatoes and potato chowder, as well as a small […]
County to host flood preparation open house
People affected by flooding in 2019, or looking to prepare for future flood events are invited to attend an information session hosted by the municipality. Join Mayor Steve Ferguson and United Shoreline Ontario for an information session in Wellington Wednesday, Feb. 19. “With the strong possibility that we will see higher than normal water levels […]
