All Entries Tagged With: "Prince Edward County"
Hear PEC’s new official song – ‘Waiting to Welcome You’
Prince Edward County is “Waiting to Welcome You” and will now do it with an official song. Council agreed last night that “Waiting to Welcome You” written and produced by Jeanette Arsenault will be adopted as the official song of Prince Edward County to be utilized at official openings, local fairs and various municipal events […]
Prince Edward County shining at Royal Winter Fair
Prince Edward County wine, cheese and giant vegetables are shining bright as winners at the opening of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Nov. 5-14 at Exhibition Place, Toronto and the County’s Karin Desveaux-Potters, of the Economic Development Office was thrilled to be on hand to offer congratulations and she shared a few photographs with countylive.ca. […]
Plenty of dazzle at Maker’s Hand
The Maker’s Hand festival of fine craft contains everything you would imagine, a lot you would never imagine and even the kitchen sink – albeit that sink is a magnificent creation from natural stone. The 7th annual show and sale is hosted by the Prince Edward Arts Council this weekend at the Prince Edward Community […]
Creative Rural Economy plan to stimulate investment
Prince Edward County is preparing a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) to stimulate investment in its economy and to support implementation of its Creative Rural Economy Strategy. “Prince Edward County is well known for its creative economy which employs over 30% of the local labour force, pays 46% of the wages and accounts for 60% of […]
Prince Edward County has been living The Settlers Dream and destroying it
By Theresa Durning It seems the County revels in history and heritage – just not enough. With a visual backdrop of the recently demolished Methodist Church, Tom Cruickshank co-author of The Settlers’ Dream, focused on the hits and misses the community has experienced since publication of the Dream. Although critically acclaimed, The Settlers’ Dream was […]
County heritage of apples worth preserving
By Donald McClure One of the lingering memories of this autumn and autumns past is our annual visit to Waupoos to stock up on apples. Standing in Creasy’s retail shed a few weeks ago surrounded with baskets and bins of freshly harvested apples, seems almost to be a right of passage for County folks. It […]
Hospice Prince Edward launches web site
Hospice Prince Edward has launched its new website at www.hospiceprinceedward.ca The non-profit, non-denominational organization provides free-of-charge palliative and bereavement support to families and individuals of all ages in Prince Edward County. Nancy Parks, Executive Director, said the process to upgrade the web site started a few months ago with the assistance of Anne VanVlack of […]
A taste of business
Entrepreneurs from Rob Garden’s Grade 11 marketing class at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute are out in force all over Picton Tuesday and Wednesday testing their business skills selling food, drinks and treats. Above, Ricky, Katrina, Adam and Damien with hot chocolate, cookies, fudge, gummy treats and squares for sale at No Frills.
Agree: MOH heads should roll
Recently in a letter to the media, I commented on my disdain for the McGuinty government in allowing hospitals and LHINS to hand out millions of dollars in sometimes untendered contracts to healthcare consultants (Auditor General Jim McMurter’s report Oct 20). Columnist Christina Blizzard reports in her Oct 23 column (reprinted in the County Weekly […]
Howling good Halloween in Picton
It was a cool, but clear night for Prince Edward County trick-or-treaters who cavorted with friends and family for the evening. Happy Halloween Milford style The South Marysburgh Recreation committee hosted a howling good time at its Halloween Party Friday night at the Milford Emporium. Witches, pirates and devils played nicely with bunnies and chicks […]
