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April 21, 2026

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Pain on Bloomfield Main

If all goes according to plan, work should be close to finished by June 1.

Jason Parks
Editor

Mayor to Step Down

Steve Ferguson announces he will not run for re-election

Council Questions Lack of Data on Severances

Councillor Branderhorst complains she’s been asking for years

Council Allows Election Signs

Councillors reverse course on proposed election sign limits

45 Reasons to Cheer

Province finds $45 million to repave Highway 49 from the Skyway Bridge to Picton

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The Force is With You

Locally trained recruits mark new chapter in Fire and Rescue history

Jason Parks
Editor

Council Notes

Highway 49, Barker Street traffic, and Food for Learning

Jason Parks
Editor

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Picton Marina Plans Expansion

New owners, the same problems, and an ongoing court case muddy the waters at Picton Harbour

3-D Mapping

Sophisticated computer mapping programs more and more integral to planning

Jason Parks
Editor

February 25, 2026

An Affordable Manor

Wellington Manor needs tax relief. Council just needs an equitable way to give it.

Jason Parks
Editor

February 18, 2026

Ridge Road Pit: site plan required

MNRF will keep County informed of any re-development of old pit

February 18, 2026

Code of Conduct under review

Council’s Code of Conduct not enforceable on conflicts of interest

February 11, 2026

Developing Downtown Picton

New commercial and residential development in Picton’s downtown core

February 4, 2026

County wants in on Ridge Road Pit talks

Mayor Ferguson calls on MNRF for transparency on Ellbrook Pit Site Plan

January 28, 2026

When in ROMA

January 28, 2026

Feds on 49

P&H grain silos could justify federal funds

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Volume 196 No. 13

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