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County scientist explains changing face of Lake Ontario
By Sharon Harrison ‘Most people’s connections to the Great Lakes end at their knees’, said Dr. Tim Johnson, of the Glenora Fisheries Station. But there is much happening in the water that in turn, affects health of all organisms that live in and around it. With their regular monthly meetings moved to a virtual format, […]
Virtual tour of County’s conservation areas inspires real-time visits
By Sharon Harrison Naturalist Terry Sprague gave Prince Edward County Field Naturalists and friends a virtual insight into the County’s 10 conservation areas. Sprague highlighted history, flora and fauna specific to each area, throwing in a few personal and interesting anecdotes along the way. “It seems I have been leading hikes for as long as […]
Prince Edward County Decade in Review – 2015
As we welcome a new decade in 2020, Countylive.ca celebrates its 10th anniversary taking a look at highlights of the past 10 years. 2015 Prince Edward County is the only Canadian destination named in ‘Best Places to Travel in 2015’ by Travel and Leisure Magazine, published by Time Inc. The County ranked 10th in the […]
Prince Edward County Decade in Review – highlights from 2014
As we welcome a new decade in 2020, Countylive.ca celebrates its 10th anniversary taking a look at highlights of the past 10 years. 2014 Winter cancelled most of Milford’s annual Winter Carnival this year. Though weather was poor, a full house attended the family bingo games at the Town Hall and residents also made their […]
Prince Edward County Decade in Review – highlights from 2013
As we welcome a new decade in 2020, Countylive.ca celebrates its 10th anniversary taking a look at highlights of the past 10 years. 2013 One of Prince Edward County’s most distinguished soldiers, George Wright, 92, of Picton, was among 13 members of the Devil’s Brigade honoured in a private ceremony in Ottawa. The men were […]
County’s Field Naturalists invite public on call to action
Prince Edward County Field Naturalists’ invite the public to join them on a call to action at MPP Todd Smith’s office Wednesday – International Day for Biological Diversity. The call, said PECFN’s Gerry Jenkison, is prompted by a report released last week on the State of Biodiversity in the World by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental […]
Council unanimously supports legal challenge of Green Energy Act
Before a full gallery at its Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday, council unanimously showed support to CCSAGE (Concerned Citizens for Safe and Appropriate Green Energy) in its early stages of legal proceedings. CCSAGE seeks a Judicial Review in Divisional Court to challenge the Green Energy Act and how it relates to the Renewable Energy […]
Hundreds rally to protest industrial wind turbines in Prince Edward County
Story and photos by Olivia Timm Bystanders could hear hundreds of voices chant “We will, we will, stop you!” as opponents to the wpd Canada industrial wind turbine project paraded down Main Street Picton Sunday afternoon. Mother Nature held off on Environment Canada’s warnings of heavy rain and wind gusts at rally time, and the […]
Environmental groups making plans to achieve protection for County’s south shore
By Cheryl Anderson Main Duck Island was briefly in the spotlight at a South Shore Conference Friday to explore ways to protect the south shore of Prince Edward County. Dick Bird, from Hastings Prince Edward Land Trust, presented an antique ‘No Trespassing’ sign originally from Main Duck Island, to Gary Bell from Nature Conservancy Canada, […]
Riverwalk supports preservation of nature on County’s south shore
More than 115 visitors to the Mill Falls House property in Milford walked along a dry riverbed to the nearby meadow last weekend in support of the preservation of nature along the south shore of Prince Edward County. A dry riverbed is usual there for this time of year, though this summer’s unprecedented drought showed […]
