Prince Edward County’s Newspaper of Record
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Editorial
May 14, 2025

Teeny Tiny

Nobody wants growth that just creates a mindless suburban swathe. You need intentional growth, and that requires a shared vision. People working together create a place they want to live in.

News
May 14, 2025

Senior staffer Adam Goheen will bridge the gap during the search for a new CAO

Features
May 14, 2025

Regent Theatre to anchor Picton Main from 10am to 10pm every day, all summer long

Sports
May 14, 2025

County Sports Hall of Fame is back with its next induction class

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Editorial
May 14, 2025

Nobody wants growth that just creates a mindless suburban swathe. You need intentional growth, and that requires a shared vision. People working together create a place they want to live in.

Letters
May 14, 2025

Readers write: on measles, and the difficulties at Shire Hall

News
May 14, 2025

Rotary's Lilac Ride and the Hike for Hospice fundraisers

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Special Collection — Visit the County

Promoting Tourism in Prince Edward County

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Features
May 14, 2025

Regent Theatre to anchor Picton Main from 10am to 10pm every day, all summer long

News
April 16, 2025

“Seasonal appeal,” says Visit the County's Executive Director, “means all four seasons.”

Editorial
November 20, 2024

The Community Services, Programs and Initiatives department has, together with the County Arts Council and The County Foundation, devised a plan to direct a portion of the municipality’s tourism revenues to fostering the arts. The plan makes perfect sense. Our arts organizations not only make this a flourishing, vibrant and utterly unique place to live, but draw great quantities of high-spending visitors.

Special Collection — Base31 Collection

Base31

Keeping an eye on development at Camp Picton

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News
November 13, 2024

Village A

The first of the proposed “constellation” of villages is on the horizon

News
April 23, 2025

200 new campsites at Base31 create that festive feeling

Culture
March 12, 2025

The 40-year career of Tyendinaga-based David R. Maracle can’t be contained within a single discipline

Editorial
December 4, 2024

That a crew of placemakers, designers, and developers are intent on reviving the old Camp Picton, turning it into the centrepiece of a series of villages offering multiple new ways of living here, is an unprecedented turn of events.

Editorial
October 9, 2024

Until CAFF gets traction and support, as the forum that bridges the Toronto International Film Festival and the International Festival of Authors — in a setting of outstanding natural beauty, resplendent with award-winning wineries, restaurants, and boutique hotels — it’s going to take a village. This village.

Job Ready

PELC’s new construction skills grads all find work

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Special Collection — Development Underway

Keeping an eye on new builds

Development Projects Around the County

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Editorial
May 14, 2025

Teeny Tiny

Nobody wants growth that just creates a mindless suburban swathe. You need intentional growth, and that requires a shared vision. People working together create a place they want to live in.

Editorial
April 30, 2025

Amidst all of this, the non-confidence motion, and the granting of Strong Mayor powers to the beleaguered Mr. Ferguson that followed fast on its heels, the CAO resigned. Suddenly, the popcorn one might have been enjoying tasted stale.

News
April 23, 2025

A hotel and Nordic spa are finally on the way at Redtail Vineyards.

Editorial
March 26, 2025

Readers write about threats to the CBC, and the right kind of development.

News
January 22, 2025

Council will seek a legal opinion on 2008 Minutes of Settlement with the WCIA

Obituaries

Gone, but not forgotten

December 27, 1933 - April 28, 2025
March 17, 1936 - April 28, 2025
July 6, 1940 - April 24, 2025

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