Quinte Conservation calls for Bill 23 to be rescinded
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The CAO of Quinte Conservation said the group was “devastated” to learn of Monday’s passage of Bill 23- More Homes Built Faster Act despite public outcry…
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Prince Edward County Council receives shoreline management plan
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER After experiencing several years of seasonal flooding due to elevated water levels in Lake Ontario, Prince Edward County Council received a preliminary shoreline management plan from…
The 2022 Community Trees Seedling Giveaway proves ‘poplar’
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Several decades from now, the popularity of the 2022 Community Trees Seedling Giveaway will be clearly evident by way of the maturing trees planted in the…
Birdhouse City poised to enjoy renaissance
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER While this corner may have been thinking it-along with several others in attendance at Birdhouse City on Friday morning- Picton councillor Kate MacNaughton gets the credit…
Picton Rotarians take over care of former memorial walkway at Macaulay
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER The Picton Rotary Club have assumed stewardship of the Orange Trail at Macaulay Mountain Conservation area, formerly known as the Whattam’s Memorial Walkway. The wooded…
Vandal takes aim at Little Bluff signage
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER Quinte Conservation is asking residents living on County Rd 13 near Half Moon Bay to be vigilant for trespassers after some person(s) vandalized signage at temporarily…
Efforts underway to protect threatened species habitat
A collaborative effort between several local ecological and environmental volunteer groups, Quinte Conservation and Watersheds Canada is set to role out later this summer to alert the public of declining…
Volunteers ensuring ornithological outpost goes to the birds
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Since the beginning of Prince Edward County’s iconic Birdhouse City back in 1980 and than the disbanding of The Friends of Birdhouse City group more recently,…
Paid parking reinstituted at conservation areas but Little Bluff remains closed
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER Paid parking is returning to Quinte Conservation (QC) sites on September 1 but the organization’s Little Bluff property in South Marysburgh will remain closed until further…
Quinte Conservation closes Little Bluff until further notice
After making the announcement the road way and parking lot of Little Bluff would be closed last weekend and that move not deterring large volumes of visitors, Quinte Conservation has…