Inspire Program hopes to inspire new applicants
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The INSPIRE Program, facilitated through Prince Edward Learning Centre (PELC) is accepting new applicants in September. This federally funded program helps…
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Council considers September be deemed childhood cancer awareness month
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Earlier this month, childhood cancer advocate and Prince Edward County resident Evelyn Wilson took a few moments to speak during…
Picton Terminals to accept Windsor road salt shipments later this month
Officials with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MOECP) have approved Phase 2 of an Interim Action Plan that will allow the delivery of…
Black River Fall festival fun for all
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER All roads led to Black River Saturday as the businesses surrounding the waterway that leads from Milford’s Millpond to Lake Ontario…
Local residents concerned over flooding on East Mary St. properties
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Picton resident Megan Smith brought the issue of flooding on East Mary Street to County Council’s attention at last…
Senior discounts require vigilance
You need to be careful with discounts. Sometimes the discounted item is cheaper at regular price somewhere else. Shop around a make your purchases carefully….
Public stepping up to support branch expansion
A lot of people have stepped up to help the Picton library expansion effort in many different ways. On Aug.17th, four year old Dahlia Donovan…
No argument between water supply versus building materials
To the Editor, Does it make sense, especially in these times of severe water shortage, to excavate and operate a sand and gravel pit dangerously…
Missing birds, bees and butterflies concerning trend
There have been no bees in my garden this year. Normally both bees and wasps would be hovering on the fallen apples, feeding on their…
Proposed pit will be private enterprise
I own a small farm within a few hundred meters of the Greer’s Greenridge Asparagus Farm which they are applying to rezone to open a…