Prince Edward County’s Newspaper of Record
June 26, 2025
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Culture
June 25, 2025

Moto Craft Festival a County First

Base31 set to host a motorcycle festival unlike any other in Canada August 1-3

Culture
June 25, 2025

When I first moved to Prince Edward County, I made myself a promise: I would finally get my motorcycle license

News
June 25, 2025

Visit the County presents its 2025 budget

News
June 25, 2025

County to get more gas — whether it wants it or not

News
June 25, 2025

Weekend Bus Loops open up the County to residents and visitors alike

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Editorial
June 25, 2025

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.

Letters
June 25, 2025

The Mayor weighs in on being the target of hate speech.

News
June 25, 2025

Legendary Waupoos Cidery marks 30 years

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Special Collection — Visit the County

Promoting Tourism in Prince Edward County

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News
June 25, 2025

Visit the County presents its 2025 budget

News
June 4, 2025

Council seeks some imaginative ways to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting in County coffers

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.”

Special Collection — Picton Terminals

Keeping an eye on activities on Picton Bay

Reporting, editorials and letters

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News
March 12, 2025

In Court

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

Editorial
June 25, 2025

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.

Editorial
May 21, 2025

Crown moves to withdraw the charge against Picton Terminals

Editorial
February 26, 2025

How does Picton Terminals' rock quarrying relate to the question of a variance for P & H? Perhaps just in the fact that none of the destruction was allowed to enter the consideration of the question at hand. It was, as they say, the elephant in the room.

News
February 26, 2025

Eight Grain Silos Coming to Picton Bay

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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.

News
June 18, 2025

Construction soon to begin on what developer David Cleave calls “the most affordable subdivision ever built in Prince Edward County.”

Editorial
May 28, 2025

It is essential that all new, large-scale construction in the County be built not to rely on fossil fuels.

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.

Art for All

County Arts wants art “in every corner of the County”

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Obituaries

Gone, but not forgotten

June 9, 1952 - June 11, 2025
August 28, 1951 – June 12, 2025
December 25, 1928 - June 9, 2025
September 29, 1936 - June 6, 2025

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