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EV charger being removed from King Street lot
The County s removing the electric vehicle (EV) charger in the King Street parking lot in Picton Thursday as it is at the end of its life and is no longer serviced by the manufacturer. The parking lot will remain open, but the work may impact some spaces in the lot. The municipality will be […]
8th tournament taps in $52,780 ‘fore’ the hospital
Supporters of the eighth annual Teeing Up Fore Health Care golf classic scored a hole-in-one raising a record-setting $52,780.84 for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF). Realtors at RE/MAX Quinte Ltd. in Prince Edward County teed up support in June’s sold-out tournament for the hospital foundation’s Back the Build equipment campaign. This year’s […]
Country fair season opens with sunshine on Picton’s event
By Olivia Timm Under bright, sunshine filled skies, an estimated 7,000 people from far and wide attended the 186th annual Picton Fair on the weekend. As the warm weather made way for the agricultural event, droves of vehicles lined Macsteven Drive (avoiding construction on Picton Main) and folks eagerly made their way into the Picton […]
Community Living honors inspired support
Community Living Prince Edward recently brought together more than 180 community members for its fourth annual Inspiring Possibilities Celebration barbecue at the Elks Lodge Hall in Picton. People and families supported by the organization, employees, partners and volunteers gathered for food and toe-tapping live music by The Desperados. Community Living Executive Director Susan Treverton noted the […]
Construction of Glendon Green walking path begins
Construction of a walking path at Glendon Green boat launch over the next two weeks means the parking area located immediately next to the launch will be inaccessible due to heavy equipment. The boat launch itself will remain open and parking along the access road into the launch will remain available. The launch is off […]
McFarland Home re-development vision shared at open house
By Sharon Harrison The replacement of the only long-term care home run by the municipality in Prince Edward County has been in the cards for some time as the current structure begins to reach its senior years. The elephant in the room, however, is the unknown complete cost of constructing a new 160-bed facility, and […]
Micro surfacing treatment on roads begins
Micro surfacing on several roads is set to begin Aug. 30 by contractors retained by the County and is expected to continue for the next two weeks on the following roads: County Road 1 (from County Road 2 to 1 km east) County Road 3 (from Old Orchard Road [east end] to civic address 3072) County […]
Sidewalk trip hazard repairs
Precision cutting of sidewalks to mitigate trip hazards is under way Aug. 28-29 at various locations in Picton and Wellington. Short duration sidewalk disruptions will be required for the work.
Detour in place as sewer work under way on West Mary
An updated detour route for the West Mary Street sanitary sewer reconstruction project is to be in place beginning Wednesday, Aug. 23. The project is moving to stage two of phase one which is being completed in three stages to minimize disruptions to residents and traffic. West Mary Street will be closed from Ontario Street […]
Roadway line painting continues
Painting of pavement markings and lines will continue in the County this week. Handwork such as parking spaces and stop bars is underway while the large mobile truck is expected to start on roadways (centreline/edgeline) Tuesday, Aug. 22. Minor traffic disruptions short in duration may occur during line painting. Drivers are reminded to not cross […]
