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Sign petition to protect historic lighthouses
Please consider signing the Heritage Canada petition to save Canada’s lighthouses. – Marc Seguin Executive Director, Save Our Lighthouses Without you, it could be lights out for Canada’s lighthouses. The Government of Canada owns hundreds of iconic lighthouses like the one above – but earlier this year, it declared more than 500 of them – […]
Call is out to save Prince Edward County lighthouses
Five of Prince Edward County’s six remaining lighthouses have been nominated under the terms of the federal Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The sixth, The Salmon Point Lighthouse property, is privately owned. Marc Seguin has sent out the call to save Prince Edward County lighthouses. A request for a heritage preservation project has been sent to […]
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 […]
Night of the Monarch event celebrates successes on County’s south shore
More than a hundred supporters gathered at the Night of the Monarch event to celebrate Ontario’s first new conservation reserve since 1999 – Monarch Point. The South Shore Joint Initiative (SSJI) event last week also marked the fifth anniversary the County’s leading environmental advocacy non-profit. “Far too many people across Canada and around the world […]
Survey says keep improvements to Wellington Beach simple, natural
Respondents to a recent survey are largely opposed to any significant commercialization of Wellington Beach – preferring improvements with the least amount of environmental impact. Suggested changes to improve how Wellington beach may function going forward were presented by the Wellington Waterfront Task Team this week. The Community and Economic Development Commission (CEDC), in its […]
New group focuses on the future of the County’s past
As a direct result of the demolition of two heritage homes at Sandbanks Provincial Park last September, local citizens have banded to form a Prince Edward County branch of the Architectural Conservance of Ontario (ACO). The ACO PEC will advocate for PEC heritage to all levels of government while seeing ways to support the municipality […]
Council to seek help with obligation to take over financial burden of pioneer and abandoned cemeteries
Council has approved a motion by councillor Mike Harper to write to seek assistance to deal with increasing financial burdens of pioneer and abandoned cemeteries – with limited resources. A letter from Mayor Steve Ferguson is to ask the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA), the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus to canvass other rural municipalities to […]
County resident’s books shortlisted for Canadian literary awards
Prince Edward County resident and national best-selling mystery novelist Vicki Delany has two books shortlisted for prominent Canadian literary awards. Her novel ‘There’s a Murder Afoot’ has been nominated for a Bony Blithe Award for best Canadian light mystery, and ‘Coral Reef Views’ is nominated for a Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence (formerly […]
Great-niece pleads with province to spare homes; Hyatts and MacDonalds intertwined in business and in love, for generations
To the Editor (and Greg Walsh, Ontario Park’s Greg Walsh, Parks Operations Manager Southeast Zone, Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks and Bay of Quinte MP Todd Smith). I recently became aware of the efforts of Heritage Conservation Architect Philip Evans, to safeguard two iconic, heritage homes in Prince Edward County: the Hyatt […]
Sparkling Christmas Snow Village making spirits bright in Bloomfield
In the absence of Santa Claus parades, it’s taking a village, literally, to make spirits bright this holiday season as the Bloomfield & Area Business Association presents an incredible miniature snow village display in the United Church Community Hall. The private Snow Village collection comprises more than 80 lighted buildings and more than 1,000 accessories, […]
