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Paving the parking lot at Picton
UPDATE: The temporary closure of 55 King Street parking lot is rescheduled to begin Sept. 28. The municipality reports the delay in the closure, originally slated for Sept. 16, will allow the contractor to complete updated locate work. The Level 3 DC fast chargers in the parking lot will not be available when crews are […]
Shaking off the Rust: County Kings prepare for future coronations
The nip of autumn approaches and with it, another season of Prince Edward County Minor Hockey Association Kings hockey. The U16 Kings and the U18 Prinzen Ford Kings kicked off the Eastern Ontario Minor Hockey League preseason Monday as clubs from Stirling and Brighton visited Wellington. They’re called the Blues The U16 Kings, who […]
Powerplay penalties prove a problem for Pirates
By Jason Parks The Picton Pirates (0-1-2) return to port Thursday night for their home opener against Lakefield not completely devoid of success from a three-game road trip to kick off the 2026-2027 Provincial Junior Hockey League season. On the PJHL’s opening weekend, a pair of regulation ties produced a couple of points for Picton. […]
New board games at the library help make phonics fun
Did you know there is a new reading curriculum in Ontario? Following the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Right to Read Inquiry, which found that children with reading disabilities, including dyslexia, were struggling, a new focus on systematic phonics instruction was put in place. To put it briefly, this new curriculum asks educators to teach not […]
Two at H.J. McFarland home share memorial scholarship
H.J. McFarland Memorial Home employees Tara McGrath and Jessica Walker are this year’s recipients of the Jean Lynch Memorial Scholarship. Dione Mills, Director of Long-Term Care, said the achievement is well deserved. “Their commitment to continuing their education and expanding their professional knowledge reflects the dedication, compassion, and excellence that define long-term care.” McGrath joined […]
Finnegan Drive closed for two weeks
The intersection of Finnegan Drive and County Road 49/Picton Main Street is expected to be closed for approximately two weeks as a contractor connects the new sanitary and storm sewers to the existing services. Visitors to the Wellings of Picton and community mailbox customers can use the entrance to H.J. McFarland Memorial Home. The County […]
Closure of Consecon Street Wellington at Millennium Trail planned for Sept. 21-23 /Oct. 5-6
The intersection of Consecon Street and the Millennium Trail in Wellington is to be closed to all traffic Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 a.m. until Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 5 at 7 a.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. The closure in September is required so that the County’s […]
Mabel Kleinsteuber boat launch closed Sept. 17
A licensed applicator will be using pesticides to control phragmites — an aquatic invasive species — at the Mabel Kleinsteuber Boat Launch (1260 County Road 12) on Thursday, Sept. 17. The municipality is working with the West Lake Community Association’s Aquatic Invasive Phragmites Control Project on this work. During this time, the Mabel Kleinsteuber […]
Second $10,000 gift for new hospital
A growing partnership between Keint-he Winery and Vineyards, the Rogers family and the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation is helping bring the community one step closer to its new hospital. For the second year in a row, Keint-he Winery and the Rogers family have made a $10,000 gift in support of the Back […]
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 […]
