Coming home not so easy for Canadians stranded at sea
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent urging for all Canadians to “come home” has, for some, been lost in translation. Linda Swaine, who lived in Picton and…
2020
Pair of Prince Edward County women play ‘wait-and-see’ in Peru amid COVID-19 lockdown
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER Families of two Prince Edward County women being held in Peru as a result of a military lockdown in that country due to COVID-19 are hopeful…
Scam and fraud artists likely to use COVID-19 to trick local residents
It appears the depths to which scam artists will plumb is unknown as reports of callers posting as health officials in an attempt to gain personal information has flared up…
Heritage buildings could topple from proposed amendment to Sandbanks Management Plan
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER At the March 10th Regular Council Meeting, council received a report from the Development Services Department detailing the risks of a proposed amendment to the Sandbanks…
UPDATED:Second lab confirmed case of COVID-19 found in Quinte
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER While at last count there are at least 35 suspected cases of COVID-19 identified by Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health, the first and now…
County Christians undergo test of faith
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER At a time when Christians in Prince Edward County could use an extra dose faith, their worship options have become extremely limited. Most if not all…
Council reminded of the long and winding road for County Road 49 Repairs
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER County Council was reminded of the long road ahead with regards to rehabilitating County Road 49 during the last Committee of the Whole Meeting when…
Programming, activities paused during pandemic
Earlier this week Community Care announced that it was placing most programs and activities on hold until further notice. We are responding to COVID-19. We have closed the office at…
Library resources available online during pandemic
(Editor’s note: At the time of this submission, branches of the County of Prince Edward Public Library were remaining open. As a result of the State of Emergency declared by…
Tourism should not be promoted at expense of local residents
There were two letters to the editor recently regarding tourism. In both of these letters it indicated (I’m para-phrasing), that we have to look after our own first – the…