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Celebrating the Picton Fair Book
On the other side of Parrish and Heimbecker's eight new 150-foot grain silos on Picton Bay, Doornekamp Construction appears to be expanding its quarrying operations into surrounding lands still zoned agricultural, ahead of any decision on the MZO application being considered by the Minister of Housing.
Annual County Arts Council competition offers the largest display of work by local artists
Big Island resident Terry Sprague recognized by the Government of Ontario.
Even if you are not quite ready to enter an exhibit — a prize yearling calf, a basket of perfect, polished crabapples, or a precious bouquet of carefully tended dahlias — the Fair Book offers something perhaps more important. It’s a guide to how to enjoy the Fair. To appreciate the care that goes into every single competition, by every contestant, in every class and category.
An MZO, by its very nature, removes municipal jurisdiction. It overrides municipal zoning. If granted, it would establish a Special Economic Zone right on Picton Bay, where the Terminals can do what it likes. Of course, the Terminals has always pretty much done what it likes.
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Getting Married in the County
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Wedding Wonderland
Prince Edward County is now one of the most sought after wedding locations this side of Martha’s Vineyard
Those dreaming of a European-inspired destination wedding in PEC this summer will have to be flexible
One of the many upsides to getting married in the County is plentiful local, seasonal flowers
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Countdown to the MZO
On the other side of Parrish and Heimbecker's eight new 150-foot grain silos on Picton Bay, Doornekamp Construction appears to be expanding its quarrying operations into surrounding lands still zoned agricultural, ahead of any decision on the MZO application being considered by the Minister of Housing.
An MZO, by its very nature, removes municipal jurisdiction. It overrides municipal zoning. If granted, it would establish a Special Economic Zone right on Picton Bay, where the Terminals can do what it likes. Of course, the Terminals has always pretty much done what it likes.
Representatives for Picton residents, ABNA Investments, and the Crown met at Ontario Superior Court March 7 for an initial hearing in Picton Terminals court case
Council seeks some imaginative ways to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting in County coffers
Regent Theatre to anchor Picton Main from 10am to 10pm every day, all summer long
“Seasonal appeal,” says Visit the County's Executive Director, “means all four seasons.”
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New County Seniors Centre
Community Care has become a fixture in the everyday lives of County seniors
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Gone, but not forgotten
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