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Volunteer gardener has dug in for a decade to beautify Picton Main
Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson presented a bouquet of kind words, and a Civic Award, to Arlene Wright at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Wright was being honoured for her volunteer efforts over a decade to adopt nine municipal and non-municipal gardens, the downtown planters, and the creation and hanging of evergreen boughs throughout Picton […]
County fire looking forward to new emergency call dispatch system
By Sue Capon County residents have come a long way from hearing air raid sirens blare from their community fire hall to summon firefighters into action. Come Tuesday, March 26, Prince Edward County will join nearly 30 other municipalities that have moved their emergency call dispatch services to St. Catharines Fire Services (including Quinte West, […]
Richard Nixon secrets and County visits to be part of new book
By Sharon Harrison County resident Thomas Harrison shared a preview of his research on Richard Nixon’s secret weekend in the County, noting the former US president is one of his favourite topics – so much so that his interest has produced a book (yet to be published, but hopefully by year-end). In his role as […]
Section of Millennium Trail closed this week
Portions of the Millennium Trail will be intermittently closed for repairs between Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15. The area affected will include the trail between the Picton LCBO and Bloomfield. The closures are required to allow trail surface repairs. Residents are asked to avoid active work areas.
Change clocks and batteries on ‘Spring Forward’ weekend
Roll your clocks forward one hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Prince Edward County Deputy Fire Chief Tim Kraemer reminds residents “Spring Forward” weekend is a good time to remember to check, clean and test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. He suggests cleaning smoke alarms and carbon monoxide […]
Period Party empowers youth to understand menstrual health
More than 100 community members of all ages and genders celebrated menstrual health and education at the 5th Annual PEC Period Party. The grassroots advocacy group invited party goers to The Cape in Picton to enjoy crafts, learning, food, dancing and comedy – supported by local residents and businesses. Locally produced products featured at the […]
Rural municipalities being shut-out for housing funding: Mayor
Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson wants a review of current and future National Housing Strategy programs stating he’s troubled that efforts by the County, and other rural communities to build affordable housing, are being shut out. The County last week learned its $14.2 million application was denied by Canada Mortgage and Housing’s (CMHC’s) Housing […]
County residents ‘totality’ interested in coming solar eclipse
By Sharon Harrison It turns out there are a lot of people interested in learning about the upcoming total solar eclipse, so much so, that folks were turned away from a full house meeting, but quickly a second session was scheduled an hour later – again to full capacity at the Picton library. The friendly […]
Indigenous artist leads conversation circle in A Path Forward exhibit space
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison In the final instalment of the annual Flashback February event hosted by County Museums, Picton’s Macaulay Church welcomed JP Longboat with ‘Canoe Stories’. Running concurrently at the museum is the A Path Forward exhibit, which Jessica Chase, museums curator, explained is an expansion of the Indigenous History exhibition that […]
Campaign results in promise to build new structure for Barn Swallows
UPDATE FEB. 28: The work of local naturalists and support of the public has resulted in a commitment by the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) to erect a Barn Swallow alternate nesting structure at the site of the former nesting shed at Point Traverse by March 31. Cheryl Anderson reports the culmination of the campaign during […]
