All Entries Tagged With: "Prince Edward County"
Peter Mertens will be PEC’s new mayor
Peter Mertens will be Prince Edward County’s new mayor come December. He is shown Monday night at the community centre with supporters and his wife Kathleen. They came to Prince Edward County in 2005 and the following year, Mertens was elected to represent Wellington Ward. Tonight’s final mayor numbers are: Peter Mertens 3489, Sandy Latchford […]
Local bow hunters tie the knot in a tree stand
When avid County bow hunters Frank Dunlop and Tanya Blundell started chatting online three years ago, they shared their stories of the hunt. When they decided to marry, they knew there was only one way to do it. Wedding day preparations began at 5 a.m. on a cool, windy, October morning. Within the hour, Frank […]
County students elected Gord Fox for mayor
Gord Fox would be mayor according to Prince Edward County students in five schools who studied the municipal election process and cast ballots. More than 375,000 votes were cast across the province in a parallel election run by Student Vote in partnership with Local Government Week and the Ontario Government. The goal of the program […]
County gains $93,000 market investment grant
The Prince Edward County Economic Development office has secured $93,396 toward work to attract investment and create jobs in local, agriculture-based food production. Prince Edward-Hastings MPP and Minister of Education Leona Dombrowsky said the grant application submitted to the Ontario Market Investment Fund (OMIF) is approved by the province in the amount of $93,396. The […]
Canadian downhill skateboard championships in Picton this weekend
Canadian luge champion Kolby Parks will bring the excitement of world class downhill skateboarding and street luge to Picton this weekend (Oct. 23-24) for the Prince Edward County Gravity Fest. World champion downhill skateboarder Mischo Erban who shattered his own world record at 80.83 mph will compete in Picton, as will Bob Touchette who holds […]
Watching Birds Naked
Dr. David Bird, considered one of the world’s leading experts on birds of prey, will talk about “Watching Birds Naked” as guest speaker at the annual Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory fundraising dinner Saturday, Oct. 23. Event proceeds support the work of PEPtBO, located along the eastern tip of Prince Edward County about 20 minutes […]
Giant County Pumpkins for Prime Minister’s display
Picton’s Sue and John Vincent presented Prime Minister Stephen Harper and wife Laureen with a couple of giant pumpkins for their display at 24 Sussex Drive. “Every year, Mrs. Harper and friends carve and display approximately 300 pumpkins on the lawn of 24 Sussex Drive,” says Sue Vincent, noting that John will not let them […]
Status of Ian Hanna wind energy legal case
November will be a busy month for County residents interested in wind energy development. On Nov. 17, Gilead Power will be hosting its last public meeting on the Ostrander Point project before seeking a Renewable Energy Approval from the Ontario Ministry of Environment. WPD Canada, which has optioned a vast amount of land in North […]
Thousands celebrate Taste! of regional cuisine
Taste the County Executive Director Kathleen Kennedy gives two thumbs up for this year’s Taste! Celebration of Regional Cuisine event which attracted thousands of visitors Saturday to the Crystal Palace, Picton Fairgrounds. Taste! off-site events celebrate region’s best wine, food and art Mel Wilder, of Bloomfield Studios, is demonstrating the art of forming liquid glass […]
County honours its cultural heritage
SEPT 23, 2010 – Prince Edward County and its Heritage Advisory Committee honoured owners of 30 heritage sites listed in the County’s Register as properties of cultural heritage value. “We are an area rich in history,” Mayor Leo Finnegan told honourees in attendance at the Heritage Advisory Committee meeting Thursday in the Edward Building. “The […]
