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Bake Off serves up record $20,225 for new hospital
A little friendly competition and a whole lot of community generosity helped the 17th annual Picton Fair Bake Off Challenge serve up its biggest fundraising result yet, raising a record $20,225 in support of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s (PECMHF) Back the Build campaign. Hosted by the Prince Edward Agricultural Society, this year’s […]
Inaugural civic awards honour those whose efforts enrich lives
Story and photos by Sue Capon More than 90 humans and one canine were honoured for their contributions in making a meaningful difference in the lives of others, and in the community. Prince Edward County’s inaugural Civic Recognition Ceremony was held Thursday night at Picton’s Regent Theatre, before recipients, friends, family members and fans. “Tonight […]
Big crowd for Milford’s 80th greatest little country fair
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison The Milford Fall Fair celebrated 80 years of community gathering to this part of the County for “Canada’s greatest little country fair” – and at least one person was in attendance who was at the first fair in 1946. While cooler fall temperatures prevailed, many welcomed the pleasant but […]
Base31 breaks ground on first rental building and Habitat housing plan
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison With shovels in hand, and hard hats on, the ground was officially, and ceremoniously, broken at Base31’s Hilltop Village, off Kingsley Road and County Road 22 in Picton, where the first purpose-built rental apartment building (The Landing) is to be constructed. The first of several residential villages proposed, it […]
$27M+ federal funding supports Campfire Circle for children with serious illness
For children living with cancer or other serious illness, creating spaces where they can simply be kids can make a real difference. Today, Chris Malette, Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte, and Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport) and Member of Parliament for Burlington North-Milton West, announced more than $27 million in federal […]
Picton Pirates weather stormy seas as PJHL regular season kicks off
Countylive.ca welcomes Jason Parks and his weekly coverage of the Picton Pirates. Jason has been involved with the Picton Pirates Junior C hockey club since 2004, serving in both a journalism role and as the club’s General Manager from 2009-11 and 2021-23. By Jason Parks Short staffed on blue line, the Picton Pirates were dropped […]
New County nursing home build facing contractor issues and delays
By Sharon Harrison The County’s $100 million new long-term care facility currently under construction to replace H.J. McFarland Memorial nursing home is facing contractor issues, as well as a six-month delay for completion – but the good news is it’s nearly half way complete and on budget. Last week’s committee of the whole meeting, (the […]
Wellington’s Millennium Trail restoration fraught with failures and overspending
By Sharon Harrison The poor condition of a portion of the Millennium Trail in Wellington was again highlighted for council specifically as it pertains to the on-going construction of the section associated with the Wellington water and wastewater trunkline project. But the on-going restoration issues extend far beyond, with Wellington Community Association steering committee member […]
Second failed vote on exploring to plan County waterworks future
By Sharon Harrison Brought back for re-consideration, a vote to accept a water/wastewater financial strategy report and approve exploration of options for planning for the next 10 years failed in 8-6 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting. Following further lengthy discussion and mixed views, council opted not to accept the water/wastewater financial strategy report from Watson […]
County Road 49 to be ready to rubble Tuesday
SEPT. 6: “Rubblization” of County Road 49 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8 now that the specialized equipment has arrived from the United States. This work was slated to get underway earlier this summer; however, work visa issues impacted the contractor’s ability to bring both the specialized equipment and operating crew into Canada. […]
