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Walkers brave wet weather in fight to conquer cancer County’s sixth annual Relay For Life again raises six figures to help survivors JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

It didn't rain on Friday evening.

Oh, one might be forgiven for thinking there was precipitation falling over Picton to start the weekend.

But there wasn't.

How could it rain when there were so many bright smiling faces and beams of light coming from the Fairgrounds? No, there was no way the 2015 Relay for Life was dampened.

The county's best fundraising party went off without a hitch Friday evening as participants in the 2015 Relay For Life danced and sand and celebrated their efforts that saw $104,504 raised for the eradication of cancer and support for those struggling with it.

Local teams participated in theme laps and luminaries were lit to celebrate those that fought and those that continue to wage a war with the hideous disease.

Despite the conditions, Tina Rutgers of the organizing committee told the group assembled that the difficult task of raising funds for the Canadian Cancer Society was over.

“You've done the hard

SUPER SURVIVORS Survivors walk the Picton Fairgrounds track during the survivor lap leg of the 2015 Prince Edward County Relay For Life on Friday evening. Over $1.1 million has been raised locally over the past six years to support cancer research and support those afflicted with the disease. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

part and now's your time to enjoy this night and everything we have planned,” Rutgers said. “We may not be winning the war but because of the money you raise, we are winning the battles.”

Local survivor Ed Taylor thanked those that were taking part in the local leg of the Relay

For Life for doing so.

Taylor, a former PECI vice-principal and now a farmer on Sandy Hook Road, has battled cancer twice and thought a diagnosis 12 years ago was “the end of the world.”

That is until he attended a Relay for Life event in Belleville where he support-

ed former PECI staff member Gerry Putman.

“That Relay For Life put life into me I never thought I had and during that first trip around, there were super natural forces floating me around the track. I got to talk to people that had cancer way worse than mine.

Since then, I've participated

regularly and each Relay for Life has given me life and hope,” Taylor said.

Mayor Robert Quaiff explained the several ways in which cancer has touched him including instances in his close and immediate family.

In fact, he said cancer led him to retire from his posi-

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“I just got tired of hearing bad news and delivering death benefit cheques to people that were younger than myself.”

Quaiff explained.

The mayor encouraged those taking part Friday evening and thanked them for their efforts.

“You should be proud of what you are doing here tonight and you all share in that fortitude of going forward to beat something,” he added.

The event was honoured by a rather poignant participant and she also thanked Relay participants Friday evening.

Canadian Cancer Society president and chief executive officer Pam Fralick has county roots and lived here during a period in her life.

She said of the 400 relays that are held across the country each year, she is only able to chose one to attend and selects the Prince Edward County event.

Fralick said the dollars that had been raised during the 2015 Relay For Life campaign make a difference.

From bake sales and yard sales to canvassing the community, money spent on research and the Canadian Cancer Society services is touching thousands of lives each day.

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Hospice executive director resigns after six years with organization Volunteers seek answers from board of directors upon learning Parks decided to walk away ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

Hospice Prince Edward will be moving forward without its most recognizable face as supporters are left wondering what drove her away.

On May 30, Hospice executive director Nancy Parks wrote a letter to volunteers informing them she had resigned her post after six years at the helm. She indicated she wrote the letter to avoid the volunteers hearing of her departure on the street.

Parks’ last working day was June 5. She is now into

her first of two weeks of authorized leave.

She offered few details in the letter, noting that she is moving on with “very conflicting emotions and a heavy heart,” but offered a positive note on what had been accomplished under her leadership.

“Working with Hospice Prince Edward has been a wonderful and rewarding experience that has allowed me to be part of a team that made a real contribution to the betterment of our shared community” she said. “I am mindful of the families we

have touched and supported over the years. I will always be grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the creation of a residential hospice, which is such a dynamic process.

“I could not have asked for a better group of colleagues, or for a more compassionate and gifted group of volunteers. I have enjoyed the journey we have shared and have grown in many ways.”

Contacted by this newspaper, Monday, Parks declined to elaborate on the reasons for her departure from an organization she

helped grow considerably over the past six years.

Several volunteers and supporters took to social media in support of the longtime leader, many stating they were shocked to hear of the news. One longtime volunteer, Stuart Brown, wrote a letter to the Gazette for this week’s edition, suggesting the Hospice board’s actions deprived the organization of Parks’ leadership. Others are looking for answers.

Mark Larratt-Smith, a past Hospice chair who was involved in Parks’ hiring said he, too, was taken aback when he heard.

“I was appalled and very upset,” he said. “I haven’t spoken to Nancy directly and I’m hoping to find out more information. It’s a shocking situation,” he said. “I find it very difficult to understand what the board did and why.

It’s something the board really needs to explain to this community.”

Larratt-Smith said Parks wasn’t one to ruffle feathers and added in his experience she was very good at getting people to work together.

In fact, he said that was part of the attraction in hiring her when the organization was still operating out of the hospital.

“It was an interesting process. We weren’t entirely sure of the skills we wanted. I

MOVING ON Hospice Prince Edward executive director Nancy Parks recently tendered her resignation from the organization and its charitable foundation. She served in her position for six years, overseeing the creation of a residential hospice centre within Prince Edward County. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

found she was really in tune with the community. She’s a part of it and embedded in it,” he said.

Larratt-Smith said running a small volunteer organization is a complex task because of all the volunteers involved.

“You have to bring a lot of people together and keep them going in the same direction. I thought Nancy did an excellent job of that.”

Mayor Robert Quaiff recalls working with Parks while a member of the Rotary Club, which partnered with Hospice on many committees to make the residential hospice on Downes Avenue a reality. He, too, said he’d be inquiring to see what is happening with the organization.

Regardless of the cause, Quaiff said he feels the community is losing some valuable experience guiding an important health-care service.

“It’s devastating. She was the pulse there. She was a community face that everyone knew and the expertise she

brought to that cause is incredible,” he said. “To all of a sudden lose that, it’s like OK, what’s going on here.

We’ll have to find out.”

Attempts by the Gazette to reach Hospice board chair and foundation president Linda Middleton and foundation past-president Birgit Langswich for comment prior to press time were unsuccessful.

Meanwhile, Hospice has named Angela Jodoin its administrator. Jodoin was a previously a member of Hospice’s board. Jodoin has extensive nursing experience.

She developed the position for the first Radiation Oncology Registered Nurse at Kingston General Hospital and was responsible for infection control as Manager of Health and Safety Services at Lennox and Addington County General Hospital. She has taught at Queen’s and Laurentian universities and has served as a consultant advising on the management and administration of health-care facilities.

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Fifth Great Canadian Cheese Festival attracts more than 5,000 tasters Annual event offers leading artisan food and drink from across the country JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

The highlight of the local culinary calender was a cheese loving success.

The fifth annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival was the place to be this weekend, and, judging by the attendance, people from all over eastern Ontario agree.

Over 5,000 people followed their palates to the Prince Edward Curling Club and Crystal Palace as over 150 exhibitors offered over 500 different wines, foods, beverages and (of course) cheeses from all over Canada.

Festival founder Georgs Kolesnikovs was beaming as a record number of cheese lovers poured through the gates Sunday and spread across the grounds like triple cream brie and a warm June afternoon.

Kolesnikovs surveyed the long lines of eager eaters as chefs participated in the first annual grilled cheese challenge, a new event to the slate of regular activities that included tutored tastings, demonstrations and live music. “It's something we are doing for the first time and it's part of the fifth anniversary celebrations because, let's face it, everybody loves grilled cheese,� Kolesnikovs “We like it because it's a chance to showcase Canadian cheese, Ontario bread, Ontario butter and Ontario chefs.�

It's the high quality and the chance for consumers and producers to meet face to face that makes the festival what it is. “For the people that come for the artisan cheese and the farmstead cheese, these are

requests from a lot of friends that would come over for meals and they needed to know where they could get them. Finally we decided to go into business and here we are,� Rose explained.

Food goes with drink and vice versa and the various wines, craft beers and ciders were a big hit.

Native Aussie Aaron Benton wasn't ready to swear off Foster's just yet but was impressed with the festival's potent potables.

As he was sipping a Muskoka Cream Ale, the festival goer remarked the variety was good “I didn't realize there would be this much variety from all over Canada,� Aaron Benton said. “The hand crafthas been awesome.�

THE CHEESE LADY Cheeses from all over Canada were offered ed beer Benton's wife Timbrell SAY CHEESE Local chef Lilli Sullivan from the Gazebo Restau- at the Great Canadian Cheese festival in Picton this weekend added the back story of each rant at Waupoos Estates grills some cheese at the grilled cheese including a beer gouda crafted by Grace McCourt and Glasgow offering was almost as impressive as the taste. cook off at the fifth annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival at the Glen Farms of PEI. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff) “Learning about them, Picton Fairgrounds last weekend. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff) that are uniquely prepared in extra virgin and infused the different filtration methods, it's all very interesting,�

Grace McCourt of Glasgow using caramelized citrus peels olive oils. people that are committed to “We started getting she said. local food, to sustainable food Glen Farm in New Glasgow, and roasted garlic and jarred and sustainable agriculture, PEI came with some samsupporting local and smaller plings of that cheese factory's producers. The quality of 15 varieties of gorgeous gouda work that goes into each prod- and was very happy to be part uct is evident,� Kolesnikovs of the festival. “It's been a great opportuadded.

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The volume of teen pregnancies in Prince Edward County per capita is higher when compared to neighbouring municipalities.

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Every Tuesday, up to a dozen teen moms and their bundles of joy congregate at the Picton United Church Hall for food, an education session, a check over of their child and a chance to socialize with others experiencing the same joys and frustrations. “The program runs throughout the year and is designed for teen moms.

We've had young women from the age of 15 to 21 attend,� program facilitator Sabrina Hudson explains. “They come for visits to meet with nurse practitioners and other health officials specializing in post birth care for both mother and child.�

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ary school, the program counts as a credit towards the mom's Ontario Secondary School Diploma. “The peer support is phenomenal,� Prince Edward Family Health Team nurse practitioner Peggy Neil explained. “We are trying to move breast feeding into the norm and half the group is breast feeding. It's a safe gathering space where the moms can hang out, have no worries and no stress.�

Through community minded partners and donors, lunch is provided and once a month, organizers prepare a take home supper for each young family. “For some of these moms, this is their only chance to be social,� Neil added.

Education programs through various local health and social agencies ensure

each mom is up-to-date on programs that might benefit each new mom and their child.

Each child is weighed and measured and offered an examination by Neil who can put to rest queries and concerns a young and inexperienced mother might have. “That's the support the moms get here and they create a new circle of friends because it's a new world for them,� Dawn Robinson of Children's Mental Health added.

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Hospital foundation to narrow executive director search More than a dozen applicants seek top fundraising job to start Sept. 1 CHAD IBBOTSON STAFF WRITER

The Prince Edward Memorial Hospital Foundation's search for a new executive director took a step forward this week as the closing date for applications passed on Monday.

The foundation advertised, beginning in mid-May, for the part-time position with the selected applicant commencing work Sept. 1.

PECMHF chair Leo Finnegan said the foundation will now review and select candidates for a short list. Finnegan said there was a good response to the job posting, with about a dozen applications having been received.

“We've had a fair amount of interest and now we'll interview some people,” he said.

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The posting notes a 20152016 fundraising goal of $600,000, and says the successful candidate will have experience in fund development, grant writing, and fundraising events, as well as administrative management.

Interim hospital director of development Hazel Lloyst will finish the term of her contract, which runs until the end of August, Finnegan said. Lloyst was hired on a six-month contract following the departure of former executive director Anna Marie Fergu-

son.

Finnegan said the role of the new executive director would not change with the hiring.

“It will basically continue as it is,” he said. “Our business is raising funds to purchase medical equipment for the hospital, so basically the role of this person is to fundraise.”

In the meantime, Finnegan said the foundation will continue to take part in several fundraisers that are lined up throughout the summer. Those begin this Saturday night with the Lockyer Ward Estate Art Auction at Books & Company where a portion of the proceeds will go to the foundation. That will be followed up next Tuesday when local Re/Max realtors host the Teeing Up Fore health Care Golf Classic at the Picton Golf and Country Club on June 16. The ninth annual Six Barrels for Six Chefs is scheduled for July 10 with proceeds going to PECMHF, and the second annual Grapes of Wrath Extreme

Stomp and Romp will again be hosted by the foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society, and Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation at Hillier Creek Estates on Saturday Aug. 29.

“There's lots going on,” Finnegan said.

Fundraising will take on an even bigger role for the foundation in the event a new hospital gets approval to move forward in Prince Edward County. Finnegan said the foundation is still awaiting word on that front.

“We're still waiting to hear, but there is lots of talk about building a new hospital,” he said. “That's in the hands of the ministry of health now. If we get the okay to do that, then we're really in fundraising mode.”

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County man pleads guilty to sexual offences JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

A Prince Edward County man pled guilty to two sexual offences in Picton's Ontario Court of Justice Wednesday, June 3.

Peter MacDougall, 60 at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of using a telecommunication device to communicate with a person believed to be under the age of 18 for the purpose of facilitating the commission of the offence of distribution of child pornography.

Justice Geoff Griffin accepted the pleas.

The matter concerns physical contact MacDougall had

with a minor at his residence on Aug. 23, 2014 and inappropriate social media messages between the man and the minor from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 during which time MacDougall requested the victim to send digital photographs in various states of undress and involved in sexual activity.

The victim did not send the requested images.

According to the statement of facts read into the record by Crown attorney Mike Lunski, the victim's mother came across the messages on a tablet device on September 6th and contacted authorities.

MacDougall will be sentenced Sept. 12.

Legal counsel representing MacDougall Isaiah Zadik told Griffin that he and Lunski agreed on the facts submitted to the court Wednesday but that there was a significant gulf in terms of potential sentencing.

Lunski said it was the Crown's position to seek a 20-month custodial term while Zadik was seeking a 90-day intermittent sentence to be served on weekends.

A pre sentence report will be prepared in advance of sentencing.

Two charges related to the incident are outstanding and will likely be dealt with at the time of sentencing.

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Thank You

Susan Wallis and family announce with a heavy heart the passing of her Mum, Bernadette (Sheila) Baran (nee Ledgard) on Tuesday June 2nd at the Hospice Prince Edward. Special thanks to family and friends who were so very supportive since I brought our Mum to our home here in the County after her diagnosis on the 16th of April. We relished being together driving around the beautiful County, sharing in the joys of Spring. Special thanks to the amazing staff of the 2nd floor nursing station at the Prince Edward Memorial Hospital, her Palliative care team of Carol Hobbs, Heather Campbell and Dr. Amber Hayward-Stewart. The Bayshore Nursing team especially Carrie, Katherine,Christina, Wanda and John. Nancy Parks, Melissa Dunnett and the staff and wonderful volunteers of the Hospice Prince Edward and pastor Janelle of Cherry Valley United Church. Additional thanks to Amanda Friel-Brown and Michelle Savic of CCAC, Sue Briggs, Connie Wright of QHC who all helped me adhere to Mum's wishes. And of course all my love to my husband Glen Wallis for everything, I could not of done it without you and to our children Vanessa Bee Rieger and Dylan Wallis for their love and support of their Nana.

I will be reminded each and every spring by the smell of the lilac of my Mum and special times we had together. After 22 years she will now be reunited with my Dad, her Polish Prince.

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COMMENTARY Parks’ leadership rallied public around palliative care

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N end-of-life journey for a palliative care patient and his or her family has to be difficult. Not only are many of these patients fighting life-ending illnesses, they are also having to come to grips with their impending death and looking to tie up loose ends. Family members and caregivers often put aside other aspects of their own busy lives to help with that journey in an attempt to provide comfort and closure, all while fighting through their own sadness.

When all of that comes to mind, talking about dying and about palliative care is awkward in its own right and, given their choice, most people would rather tuck that subject away and hope they never have to confront it.

In Prince Edward County, however, it’s become front-of-mind news, thanks to the efforts of Hospice Prince Edward to ensure this community not only knows about palliative care, but also that it is best equipped to handle it.

That makes sense, also, because in an aging community like this one, accommodating dying patients could take a toll on hospital resources, when in reality these patients would rather die in comfort in their own homes or in residential hospice settings.

In a few short years, this community has galvanized on its belief that the community can lend a hand in caring for palliative patients to make their final days better. People from all walks of life decided to donate their hardearned money to created a residential hospice centre on Downes Avenue and to fund that centre, ensuring Prince Edward County residents would always have a place to turn to complete their journey.

From Day 1, those involved with Hospice suggested that their project was a collaborative one that required the push of an entire community to succeed and succeed it did. Movements like Prince Edward County’s push to improve its approach to palliative care never rest on the shoulders of just one person, which is good because generations will be served by the upkeep of the vision started by a few. That said, some leaders tend to personify the cause they take up and inspire others to lend their hands and their hearts. Nancy Parks is one of those leaders. She lived hospice by volunteering to help a loved friend and she was so moved by the experience, she took the call to be an administrator with the organization and to direct it to the goal. While she didn’t do it alone, she took her case to business leaders, to service clubs, to schools, and to anyone who would listen and encouraged them to collaborate. Along with others, she helped make the entire community feel proud to support a common goal — and, as is the case with many non-profit roles, we suspect she sacrificed personal reward to see the shared goal realized. That’s a noble thing and one that deserves acknowledgement from this community.

The details of Parks’ departure and the Hospice board’s plans for the residential centre and its programs will likely emerge over the next few weeks.

The work she helped lead is this community’s collective project and it will continue to impact people right here. For that reason, it is up to members of this community to stay engaged with the Hospice board and ensure these services are run with the passion and professionalism we’ve come to expect.

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Stories From Our Past 1925

n Jacob Yanover, 21, of Picton was arrested by the provincial police for illegally selling an undercover officer a case of whiskey for $65. Yanover was sentenced to serve four months in jail for his offence. n Wellington Dairy was the first company in the area to buy new state-of-the-art refrigeration trucks that were able to offer separate compartments for refrigeration ice, salt, and empty containers for transport. n County council was debating dropping some lesser-used stretches of road from the County road system and adopting areas not previously funded netting a 20-mile reduction.

1935

n Local youth William Perkins badly wanted to see the touring Scottish football team playing in Toronto, so he rode their on bicycle. It took him just 6:40 to make the trek on his racing bicycle. He averaged 20 miles an hour. n Cherry Valley Women’s Institute member Mrs. W. R. Browne attended her 27th consecutive district convention in Consecon. Browne was considered by many to be the “mother of the Women’s Institute in the county.” n The Picton business community held a gala send-off at the Royal Hotel to bid farewell to Royal Bank manager and St. Mary Magdalene treasurer C.A. Wright upon his transfer.

1955

n Two RCAF flyers were killed when their plane crashed into a bog about 13 miles south of Belleville.

Flt.-Lt. Douglas Sidney and FO. John Paul Collin were aboard. The plane dug a 50-foot crater and debris was found up to 150 yards away. n Former Ontario premier George A. Drew was confirmed as the speaker at a “monster” Legion rally in Picton that would see 75 new veterans joining Branch 78 with a colourful initiation ceremony. n With its final fundraising push nearly realized, the Memorial Hospital Planning Board indicated it would release plans for the facility June 18.

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n The Prince Edward Chamber of Commerce was advocating the creation of a Gold Cup festival to coincide with the popular boat racing event. The event was promoted as a rebirth of the Loyalist Days Festival. n The Wellington Museum, in collaboration with Bell Canada Ltd., opened a new exhibit on the history of the telephone. The exhibition told the story of Big Island resident Grant Sprague, who started his own telephone company before ultimately being bought out by Bell. n The restored chancel in the County Museum was to be named in memory of former mayor H. J. McFarland.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Volunteers shocked and saddened by Parks’ resignation

My wife and I have been privileged and honoured to be among the large cadre of volunteers who have supported the concept and operation of a Hospice in Prince Edward County.

Indeed, six years ago, we were training along with Nancy Parks. We shared her passion and that of others in helping develop the concept and reality of a residential hos-

pice on Downes Avenue. We also continued to be part of the Hospice program providing support in clients’ homes.

As executive director, Parks guided, fought for, and nurtured the people around her who supported her vision. It is the perception of her loyal band of volunteers and employees that she lived and breathed Hospice and would not willingly relin-

quish her shared dream.

The number of clients’ families who have been touched and helped in both the residential hospice and the outreach programs is substantial. We would encourage those families, friends, and others who have supported the funding and operation of Prince Edward County’s hospice to stand up now.

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LETTERS POLICY

The Picton Gazette welcomes letters to the editor of 500 words or less. The letters may be edited for clarity, legal ramifications, length or general taste at the editor’s discretion.

We also reserve the right to refuse to publish submitted letters for the same reasons.

Letters published do not necessarily reflect the views of the Gazette, its publisher, or staff. Submitted items become property of the Gazette.

The Hospice board, who determine the directions of Hospice Prince Edward and the Hospice Prince Edward Foundation until now have supported their executive director.

This recently depleted board is under new leadership and must be completely transparent in its dealings, which have now deprived the county of the important

and effective leadership of Nancy Parks.

As volunteers, we were shocked and saddened by Nancy’s resignation. We are confident that Nancy’s abilities and pioneering spirit will not be lost to the county. Any organization would find her an asset — we are counting on it.

Stuart Brown

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TABLE OF TREATS This year’s first Coffee Party in support of Hospice Prince Edward was a big

success. Held at the Pastry House, the event raised $500 to support palliative care initiatives in Prince Edward County. Individuals are encouraged to hold their own parties.(Submitted photo)

First Hospice Coffee Party of year a success

On June 4 the first Hospice Coffee Party of 2015 was held at the Pastry House in Picton. It was hosted by Pastry House owners Peter and Bev Grendel, Maggie Creighton and Fran Renoy and raised $500.

Grendal made and donated the decadent pastries with Michael Hoy donating the delicious fancy sandwiches. These

works of art may be viewed on the Hospice Prince Edward web site.

This is yet one more example of local businesses and individuals supporting very worthy causes in Prince Edward County.

If you wish to be part of the 4th Annual Largest Coffee Party and host a party you may call Judy Fraser at Hospice Prince Edward .

She may be reached at 613645-4040, ext. 205.

It is through fundraisers such as The Coffee Parties that Hospice Prince Edward can offer palliative and bereavement programs and services at no charge to those in the community who need it most.

Fran Renoy Picton

A few days ago we learned that Terry Murphy and his team at Quinte Conservation are getting $870,000 in this election year from the federal government's Great Lakes Sustainability Fund, to help restore the Bay of Quinte's ecosystems.

Experts have advised that the Bay is already 95 per cent cleaned up, thanks to Terry's efforts in recent years aimed at getting it removed from Canada's list of pollution ‘hot spots.’

This grant is good news for fishermen and naturalists who are concerned about saving our pristine waters from the ravages of human "civilization".

But this grant is of no help at all to county resi-

dents and naturalists who are concerned about saving our tourism, our neighbourhoods, our migration flyways, our wildlife habitat, our health, our property values and our pastoral heritage from the ravages of industrial wind turbines.

Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Environment Canada have a mandate to protect us from health and environmental hazards. In this election year, where is our federal government on the issue of the sustainability of Prince Edward County itself?

Jim McPherson Milford

Roadside dumping sad but true

Adam Bramburger’s June 4 article on roadside dumping is sad but true.

Why do people consider the countryside as a massive ‘dump’ ?

They wouldn’t do that in their own backyards (at least one hopes not) – so why along roadsides ?

At least once a month I do a ‘garbage walk’ for a couple of kilometers down my road (braving the black flies this week) and collect

enough roadside junk to fill a large green garbage bag (mainly coffee cups, fastfood packaging, cigarette packaging and butts,beer and soft drink cans, and other motley items) – and that’s just from one side of the road!

It appears that threatening with fines or police action has little effect.

Joy Williams Milford

Two books and a movie — recommendations from library patrons

The public library adds new books and DVDs to its collection weekly so there is always something fresh and interesting to check out, literally, at your local branch.

In this week’s column we offer a few recommendations for your consideration.

We start with a book recently added from a “request for purchase” by library member Jim Lambton. “Station 11 is the best book I’ve read in 20 years,” says Lambton.

Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, and longlisted for the Bailey's Prize (formerly the Orange Prize), Station 11 is Emily St. John Mandell’s fourth novel.

It has been compared to the popular Cloud Atlas for its back-and-forth movements in time, but according to the New York Times, “Station Eleven takes the device an exciting step further. It uses the movements in time to build an incredible emotional depth into its characters. ...”

INSIDE THE LIBRARY Christine Renaud

The novel, which is a combination of suspense and science fiction, travels between life prior to the outbreak of a Georgian flu that wipes out much of civilization and to the world 20 years later. More than a story of dystopia and promise, the author “weaves an incredibly human one, with no indi-

vidual tale left underdeveloped,” says the New York Times. More notably, Jim Lambton adds, “I don’t reread many books but I’ve read this one twice already.

That’s how good it is.”

Another recommendation came to us via an invitation for recommendations on the library’s Facebook page (if you haven’t ‘liked’ us on Facebook, please do by searching County of Prince Edward Library & Archives).

“The Facebook post asking for recommendations was definitely timely,” wrote Adam Veenstra in answer to our call. “I just stayed up all night reading Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove.

“I'd been expecting either an exposé on the theme park, or merely a companion piece to the documentary, but it was actually a beautiful memoir about this man's relationship with the animals and

the disillusionment that came with finally arriving at what he thought was his dream job.”

This book is now on order to be added to the library shelves for others to enjoy. Library patrons are welcome to make requests for purchase of books they highly recommend or for titles they would like to have added so they may read them. Request can be made online on the library website, by suggestion to any staff, or directly to chief executive officer Barbara Sweet at 613-476-5962 or bsweet@peclibrary.org Lastly, we recommend the film The Visitor, newly added to the collection on DVD. This is not a recent film, but one highly recommended by many, myself included. It’s “a sleeper” as they say, an unexpectedly popular movie that garnered many awards on the international film circuit.

Actor Richard Jenkins plays Walter, a professor who is seemingly sleep-

walking through life, and who comes to his Manhattan apartment to find a young immigrant couple living there.

They have been duped into renting the East Village apartment Walter owns but rarely occupies. The story evolves through Walter’s entanglement with the couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman), a Syrian jazz drummer and Tarek's Senegalese girlfriend, Zainab (Danai Gurira). A quiet, engaging drama, The Visitor illuminates the subtleties that nurture relationships and their transformative power.

If you would like to learn when and what new library materials are added to the collection, you can be notified through the library’s e-mail notification list by signing up on the library’s website at: pec.library.org or by calling 613-476-5962.

Printed copies of the new books list are also available to browse at all branches.

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Process will see plans created for Picton, Bloomfield, Wellington, Consecon, and Rossmore as well as overall revitalization strategy

Launch kicks off information gathering for downtown revitalization CHAD IBBOTSON STAFF WRITER

It will be a summer of information collecting for those in charge of the municipality's downtown revitalization project.

The project had its official launch event on Monday in Bloomfield and throughout the next several months information will be collected and analyzed with the ultimate goal of creating revitalization plans for the county as a whole, as well

as Picton, Wellington, Bloomfield, Rossmore, and Consecon individually.

The municipality gave residents an idea of what to expect from downtown revitalization Monday, indicating the process will comprise four stages. The first stage was preparation — which began about a year and a half ago — while the second involves market analysis and other research before moving on to developing goals and action

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plans, and finally to implementation.

The project is being undertaken with the County's economic development strategic plan in mind and in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) who will supply some resources, support, and funding through the Rural Economic Development Program. That program provides 50-per-cent funding for the $205,000 project.

The project will also have community partners in the Prince Edward County Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, the Picton BIA, the Bloomfield Area Business Association, the Wellington & District Business Association, and the Consecon and Area Ratepayers' Association.

Downtown revitalization co-ordinator Tom Coke said the data collection phase of the project is well underway.

Coke outlined the municipality's four-pillar approach to the project, which includes economic development, leadership and management, physical improvement, and marketing and promotions.

“Specifically with economic development, you can't improve anything until you know what's in your downtown, so one of the first projects that our group did was to look at conducting a building inventory list,” he said. “This is going on right now within each downtown.”

He said once the group is

SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2015 – 10AM-4PM RAIN DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 28 A self-guided tour for an insider’s look at private gardens in Prince Edward County • For tickets online and • June 19, 20, 21 and more information, visit June 26, buy tickets www.appec.ca in person at Books & Company, 289 Main Street, Picton

$20 per ticket • On the day of the tour, tickets will be available to purchase, and for pick up, Lockyer’s Country Gardens, 332 County Rd 1, (just off the roundabout and across from Waring House.)

PLANNING County downtown revitalization co-ordinator Tom

Coke outlines the municipality’s plan to revitalize the commercial centres of Prince Edward County. The process is expected to include substantial consultation and information gathering. (Chad

able to see what's there, they'll also be able to see what's lacking.

Coke said under the economic development pillar, business owner and customer origin surveys will also be undertaken.

“We want to talk to each business owner within the area and just find out what matters to them, what's important to them, what are some things we can do to help them in their business,” he said. “We also want to talk to

customers, what brings people into the county.”

He said these initiatives can help identify business needs and target gaps in current businesses and services as well as help merchants target specific market areas.

The leadership and management pillar involves the use of inclusive activities to move the process along efficiently, as well as working toward a common goal of improvement and continued revitalization.

“We want to make sure that, no matter how rough the waters, we're still moving forward together in a positive light,” Coke said.

This, he said, could help increase co-operation with business in the community, increase partnership between the county and business community, and strengthen local business.

Physical improvements would boost the aesthetic and feel of each downtown, and would feature improved wayfinding signage.

“A downtown is a living, breathing entity and each downtown in Prince Edward County is unique and we want to really look at that and improve that idea,” said Coke.

The marketing and promotion pillar would ensure a positive image of each downtown is communicated and would also look at enhancing current special events.

“We'll look at possible joint advertising opportunities between downtowns, collaborative marketing opportunities between businesses, possibly brand new special events, expanded web presence and e-commerce — that sort of thing,” said Coke.

He said the downtown revitalization process will benefit all county residents.

Coke said the goal is the creation of five grassroots, community-based strategic revitalization plans developed by the end of 2016, as well as an overarching county-wide strategy.

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INFORMATION SHARING County Community Foundation board member and Vital Signs project lead Brian Beiles shares some of the data contained in the eight-page Moving Forward Together progress report Monday morning at the Bloomfield Town Hall. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Progress report outlines actions taken Vital Signs working groups address transportation, food, learning ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

In the wake of Prince Edward County's first Vital Signs report in 2013, community collaborators have made progress in the areas of transportation, food insecurity, and learning.

That's the message the County Community Foundation (CCF) conveyed Monday as it released the Moving Forward Together progress report before a crowd of about 60 at Bloomfield Town Hall.

"The report did not sit on the shelf. From 2013 to today, 2015, over 40 local organizations and many dedicated individuals continue to collaborate together and address issues relating to these important areas," said CCF president Joan Pennefather. "We're releasing a progress report to tell the community about the tremendous strides the three working groups have made toward concrete actions and projects. This progress report is also a call to action."

Vital Signs project lead Brian Beiles presented an overview of the three categories. He added the initial report relied heavily on 2011 census data. The new report has been updated with any quantitative data released since then and some qualitative findings from the working groups.

Beiles addressed transportation first. He noted it was addressed initially as a priority because most of the county's businesses and services are located in Picton, Wellington, and Bloomfield, but two-thirds of the population don't live in those centres.

In a transportation study of 620 people the working group conducted, Beiles said 50 per cent were unaware of transit options existing in the county and 49 per cent suggested transportation is sometimes a problem for them. One-third of respondents said they rely on family and friends to get around.

Since 2013, the working group has been developing a vision of an "integrated trans-

portation system" that is sustainable and affordable to use.

To that end, they discovered the services working here now — Deseronto Transit, Quinte Access for seniors and those with limited mobility, the county's three taxi companies, volunteer drivers from Community Care or other agencies, and informal ride sharing groups.

An early success was bringing those groups together to talk about how they could work collaboratively to serve the community better.

The working group discovered Deseronto Transit could only pick people up in the county and drive them to destinations in other municipalities. They petitioned council for a changed bylaw that would allow pick-ups and drop-offs here.

By studying other communities, the working group also concluded it may be able to try models like setting up a taxi to pick up multiple people on one route to share the cost of a fare.

One of the biggest transportation projects is still ongoing, however.

"We're currently working on a one-stop directory for transportation options," said Beiles. "It will be in the form of an easy-to-use, online website based option. At a point in time, there will be a paperbased copy as well as some people don't' have access to the Internet."

Beiles moved on to the second priority, noting that food security is defined as having access to an adequate quality and quantity of food in a dignified way. In Hastings and Prince Edward Counties, 10.6 per cent of the population — about 2,500 — didn't have that security in December 2013.

Figures released by the health unit in 2014 suggest the cost of a nutritious food basket to cover the needs of a family of four people in Hastings and Prince Edward is $191 a week — approximately $800 a month, or $10,000 a year. With 14.5 per cent of non-senior adults living here considered low income, that can be a dif-

ficult figure for some as food isn't a fixed cost like rent or utilities.

Beiles said findings also showed that access to food close by and a lack of knowledge of food preparation are also limiting food security for people in the county. That can have a cascading effect.

"It affects health, ability to learn, to work, and probably a variety of other things as well.

This working group's vision is a place where everyone has a means and knowledge to access good healthy food in a dignified way."

While food banks like Storehouse, the Picton United Church County Food Bank, and the Salvation Army have been fighting food insecurity for a long time, alongside Meals on Wheels, some new initiatives have sprouted up since the Vital Signs report was released.

A Fresh For All campaign encourages farmers or gardeners to grow an extra row of food to supply those in need.

A children's garden at the Hub Family and Child Centre teachers children about growing and preparing their own food. Community kitchen efforts , youth programming at the ROC and Reaching For Rainbows, and Food For Learning programs in school all teach people the skills they need to prepare their own healthy meals. A recent Awesome Foundation project, Food To Share, encourages volunteers to cook local food and freeze it so that local food banks can offer nutritious food throughout the year.

Also, the working group has backed community garden initiatives, encouraging council to look into the concept and consider converting surplus land.

Beiles said there is also a food access guide available through Hastings-Prince Edward Public Health that will let people know about existing food programs, affordable and free food sources.

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WHATTAM'S is proud to present.... 'Free Family Movie Day' at the Regent Theatre the last Sunday of each month 2pm.

PICTON UNITED CHURCH COUNTY FOOD BANK: Donations of canned meats, peanut butter & personal products are needed. All donations are sincerely appreciated. Drop off 12 Chapel Street, Picton.

LOYALIST HUMANE SOCIETY: Always in need of food, litter, cleaning supplies, paper products as well as kitten food canned & dry.

ROTARY CASH CALENDAR WINNERS: May 19th Sandra de Sousa, 26th Carol Ronson.

SHUFFLEBOARD FOR SENIORS: Runs till Aug 27 every Thursday 1pm, PEC Community Centre. Info: 3993109.

PEC WALKERS: Picton, Free Walking Group from Mary St. parking lot Tuesday 1pm, Wednesday 5:15pm, Thursday 7:20am & Friday 8:30am. Info: Diane 4765635.

NEED PRAYER OR A QUIET PLACE: Gilead Fellowship, 2 Downes Ave, Picton. Every Monday 2-4 & 7-9pm. Info 476-2622.

AUDITIONS: The Marysburgh Mummers announce Auditions for their upcoming production of the Canadian comedy-drama THE UPHILL REVIVAL. Cast includes 3 Females 30-60, 1 Female 16-18, 2 Males 30-60, 1 Male 16-18 plus Extras. Production dates September 11-20.

Auditions are Thurs June 25, 7-9pm & Sat June 27, 24pm at Mt. Tabor Playhouse. For further info contact director Brian Conway 476-6823.

CEILIDH & SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: Thursdays 7-9:30pm to July 16 at PE Yacht Club. Singles or couples welcome. No dancing experience needed. Easy & fun. Admission $5/evening. Call Sheila 393-2955 to register.

TOPS #4918: Take off Pounds Sensibly meets every Wednesday at the Anglican Church Hall in Picton. Weigh in 5:45 & meeting 7pm. Info Wannett 476-6579 CHERRY VALLEY YOGA: One hour drop-in Yoga Classes $5. Every Thursday 5:30-6:45pm to June 25 at Athol Community Hall, 1685 Cty Rd 10 Cherry Valley.

Presented by Athol Recreation Committee, see www.atholreccentre.com for all events.

ARTS ON MAIN: New Show “Illusion is Real” runs till Aug. 10. Open seven days a week Hours 10am-5pm.

Guest artists Bruce Milan, Elana Hadja & Hennie Marsh.

Opening reception May 30, 2-4pm.

PICTON LEGION BR 78: Every Friday Open Mic & Jam 2:30pm.

JUNE 11: QUARTER MOON COFFEE HOUSE – Baxter Arts Centre, 3 Stanley St Bloomfield, 7:30pm sharp. Live Open Stage Music. Free admission.

JUNE 12: WELLINGTON LEGION BR 160 – Friday night Dinner. Serving 5-7pm. Contact the Legion for this week’s feature meal 399-1684.

JUNE 12: CREATIVE T-SHIRT PAINTING WORKSHOP – Picton Br Library 1-4:30pm. Cost $15.

Registration required with Hedy 476-6577.

JUNE 13: WELLINGTON WALK FOR ALZHEIMER’S – Registration begins 9:30am with the Walk taking place from 10-11am. Join for an interactive walk through Wellington, face painting & other fun activities in the Wellington Park next to the Farmer’s Market. Register you or your team at www.walkforalzheimers.ca & get fundraising or pick up a pledge form at the Wellington Remax Office. Thank you to the main event sponsors. Hosted by The Alzheimer Society of Hastings-Prince Edward. Information 9620892 ext 7013.

JUNE 13: PEC OPP AUXILIARY CRAM THE CRUISER: Wellington Foodbank Fundraiser 10am-2pm Pierson’s Foodland Parking Lot. Please bring a nonperishable food item to help out your local foodbank.

Foodland will be selling $5 grocery bags of items that you can purchase & donate.

JUNE 13: ST. GREGORY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH – Concert at 2:30pm, featuring musicians of the Parish & some specially invited former students of the Choir Master, Greg Garrett. Freewill offering to benefit church repairs.

JUNE 13/14: FREE TV & ELECTRONICS COLLECTION – Drop off event 9am-4pm, Home Hardware Parking Lot 13544 Loyalist Parkway, Picton. www.recycleyourelectronics.ca. Presented by Sonrise Christian Academy & other volunteer groups.

JUNE 13: PICTON LEGION – Karaoke with Karaoke Lady 7-11pm. All are welcome. Info 476-3648.

JUNE 14: FREE MEAL & MUSIC WITH FOOD NOT BOMBS – Benson Park 11am-1pm or Picton Town Hall if raining.

JUNE 15: BLOOD DONOR CLINIC – Picton Arena

2pm-8pm.

JUNE 16: DROP IN KNIT & CHAT – All levels welcome. Milford Br Library every Tuesday 10am12noon.

JUNE 16: SALVATION ARMY JOY MINISTRIES LUNCHEON – 12noon at the Salvation Army having an Indoor Picnic. Tickets $7. Please call 476-3159 in advance to reserve a spot.

JUNE 16: CARP BAY OF QUINTE AREA CHAPTER 39 – Invites you to join them for an informative event “History as a Business in Prince Edward County” presented by Peter Lockyer 2-4pm at the Community Centre, Wellington on the Lake, 14 Empire Blvd Wellington. Admission is free & donations are gladly accepted. Light refreshments served. Everyone welcome.

JUNE 16: WEEKLY TUESDAY AFTER SCHOOL FUN CLUB - Wellington Br Library 4-5pm.

JUNE 16: NURSE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD – Presented by author Gloria Alcock. Wellington Br Library 7pm.

JUNE 16: AL-ANON (adults) and ALATEEN (for teens) 8 pm at Gilead Fellowship Church, for persons affected by someone’s drinking. (1-866-951-3711).This will be the 39th Anniversary Gratitude Meeting!

JUNE 17: FUNDRAISER LUNCHEON FOR HOSPICE PE – Picton United Church 11:30am-1pm. $7.50/person. Enjoy food & fellowship while supporting your local Hospice. Take-out available 476-6050. For reservations please call 476-3703 or 476-7203.

JUNE 17: FREE MEAL WITH FOOD NOT BOMBS – Picton Town Hall 5:30pm. All welcome.

JUNE 17: COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING – For new PEC Lending Library of Things, 6pm Picton Town Hall.

JUNE 17: QEMA’S MUSIC NIGHT – Wellington Town Hall 7pm with Terry Splichen & Friends: Dave & Lenore Bongard, Brad McCumber, Dave Lewis, Peter Rea of The Reason’s, Greg Howard. Special guest appearances by Lorain Sine, Nelson Hicks, Mark Russell , George Henley, Stan Hicks, Bill Vidito, Annette McIntosh & Angela Lammes. Free admission. Donations gratedully accepted to assist with QEMA’S summer programming for children at the Victoria Schoolhouse in Ameliasburgh.

JUNE 18: AL-ANON - Meets 10:30am Gilead Fellowship Church for adults affected by someone’s drinking. (1-866-951-3711).

JUNE 19: WELLINGTON ELKS STEAK BBQ DINNER – Allisonville Hall serving 5-7pm. $15/person.

Everyone welcome.

JUNE 19: BALFOLK FOLK DANCING WORKSHOP – Picton Town Hall 6pm. All ages family dance.

JUNE 19/20/21: STOREHOUSE FOODBANK FUNDRAISING EVENT – Held at the French Country Sale, 35 Wellington St Bloomfield 8am-5pm. Treasures for everyone, antiques, vintage linens, furniture & collections. Bring a non-perishable food item for the foodbank or donate funds in the donation jar.

JUNE 20: WELLINGTON ELKS 4th ANNUAL FISHING DERBY – Wellington Main Dock 9-11am.

Lots of Prizes & Lunch Provided. Registration, call Ken 399-2117.

JUNE 20: QEMA’S TREATS TREASURES & CRAFTS SHOW – Bloomfield Town Hall 9:30am4:30pm. Preserves, baby knits, jewelry, butter tarts, tutus, soap, stained glass, scarves, pillows, kitchen towels & handmade felted toys. Support QEMA’S fundraising event to assist with children’s summer programs at the Victoria Schoolhouse in Ameliasburgh. Call Sherry 4767890 to rent a table.

JUNE 20: WORKSHOP WITH ANDREW MCLUHAN – “The medium is the message – what does that really mean?”Picton Br Library. Cost $25. Proceeds to the County of PE Public Library. Registration 476-5962. www.peclibrary.org.

JUNE 21: WELLINGTON ELKS FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST – Allisonville Hall serving 8am-noon.

Everyone welcome. Donations accepted.

JUNE 21: FREE BREAKFAST WITH FOOD NOT BOMBS – After free yoga in Benson Park, weather permitting. Yoga at 10am & meal at 11am.

JUNE 25: QUARTER MOON COFFEE HOUSE – Baxter Arts Centre, 3 Stanley St Bloomfield, 7:30pm sharp. Live Open Stage Music. Free admission.

JUNE 26: THE EARLY LIFE & PROFESSIONAL TRIANING OF SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD – Presentation by Thomas Harrison 2pm Picton Br Library.

JUNE 27: PICTON LEGION – Meat Roll 3pm. Meat supplied by Goodfellows. All are welcome. Info 4763648.

JUNE 28: BOOK LAUNCH – “For Want of a Lighthouse” by Marc Sequin. Mariner’s Park Museum 14pm. Talk at 2pm followed by refreshments. All profits from this book will be used to preserve our local heritage lighthouses.

JUNE 29: SNUGGLES STITCH –A-THON – Picton Library downstairs 1-3:30pm. Last Monday of each month. Knitting or crocheting 6”x6” squares to be made into blankets for children in South Africa. Light refreshments. Yarn provided.

JUNE 29: PE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY – Regular General Meeting 7:30pm Picton Town Hall (Corner of Ross & King Sts.) All welcome. Info 476-6154.

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PEFHT prepares to adopt new electronic medical record system this month ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

The Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT) was one of the pioneers in Ontario’s health sector when it adopted electronic records management in 2006.

Over the last few months, it has been working to assure it will remain at the leading edge of technology.

Executive director Stephanie McLaren indicated the company that designed the PEFHT’s system recently announced it is discontinuing the product. That left the local health provider a challenge as

it knew it must switch to another service provider to maintain its system.

“Essentially, the vendor is going out of business and we had to switch,” she said. “It required a lot of reserve from Dr. Margaret Tromp and Dr. David Beach. There are a lot of electronic medical record systems out there.”

McLaren said the PEFHT had all of its 22 physicians working with the system in their handling of patients and it also had other medical staff like diabetes educators, nurse practitioners, and nurses working in specialized clinics entering data.

The challenge was building a system that would do all the previous system was doing and be able to accommodate future advances in technology and sharing between providers.

“Nothing is ever particularly seamless. This required a lot of time ensuring we had everything the way we want it in the old system,” McLaren said.

“We had to recreate our templates, forms, and documents.”

Patient records are being transferred over to the new system and the PEFHT is expecting a launch June 15.

Tromp cautions, however, it may take some time to train

and that may mean fewer appointments are available.

“We would like the community to know that we will be having training over the next few weeks and then will be starting to use the system, so we will have less appointments available,” Tromp said.

“We ask for everyone’s understanding as we learn the new system.”

McLaren said the cost of subscribing to the new system is about the same as the cost for the current system and start-up fees are not monumental.

McLaren said working with an electronic system has

resulted in convenience for patients in not repeating their health history in front of different team members and it also removes gaps in the system created by missing or incomplete files. With an aging population and several patients with multiple conditions, that’s particularly valuable for the county.

The province has been working to have hospital reports and lab results flow directly back to the system instantaneously.

“A family doctor might not have known someone was in the hospital under six weeks later when the discharge

papers arrived. Now we get that information in real time,”she said. “Lab results are instantaneously populated, they used to be faxed or delivered.”

McLaren said the new system will even be able to send prescriptions directly to a pharmacist to be filled.

With the updated software, the PEFHT has also put itself in line to receive updates that will make it easier for health entities to interact with one another to receive pertinent medical history quickly, which allows care to be provided in a more efficient, effective manner .

Church Services this week

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

Parish of Marysburgh Rev. Canon David Smith 613-929-2757

dsmith@ontario.anglican.ca

St. John’s 3207 County Road 8 Sunday Worship 9:00am

St. Philip’s 44 St. Philips St. Milford Sunday Worship 11:00am Children’s Church at St. Philip’s www.parishofmarysburgh.ca

PICTON GOSPEL HALL 3 McFarland Drive Sunday

Breaking of Bread 9:30am Sunday School/ Adult Bible Class 11:15am Gospel 7:00pm

Thursday

Prayer and Bible Study 7:30pm

All are Welcome - No Collection

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Mass Schedule Saturday 5pm Sunday 8:30am and 10am

Wellington Pentecostal Church

Rev. Polly Marks-Torrance Corner of Nile & West Sts. Wellington 613-399-2384

Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:00AM BIBLE STUDY SUNDAY6:30PM

EVERYONE WELCOME COME VISIT WITH US!

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Right around the corner in your neighbourhood.

335 Main St., Picton

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Invites you to join us for a Friendly, Uplifting Service Sunday - 10:30am

(A great time to connect with your neighbours) 613-393-2020

COUNTY UNITED CHURCHES

Sunday, June 14th 3rd Sunday After Pentecost Worship Service 10:30am

Sunday 9:00am & 10:30am Wednesday 10:00am

(Wesleyan Methodist)

2 Downes Ave. Picton 613-476-2622

“Where Faith is Fun” 272 Main St., Bloomfield Minister: Maureen Ellison

Please join us in prayer, love and friendship.

We’re looking forward to seeing you here.

YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD CHURCH

Gilead Fellowship

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Need Prayer or a quiet Place?

Every Monday 2-4pm Sunday Services 10:30am

Old Gospel Favourites with Instant Rivalry (Megan & Caleb Hutton) And Tom Leighton

Minister: Lynne Donovan 31 King St., Picton 613.476.6024 www.standrewspicton.com Sunday Worship 10:30 Radio 88.3 FM

Guest Preacher: Doug Wilson bloomfielduc@gmail.com

613-393-2160

PICTON UNITED CHURCH

12 Chapel St. 613-476-6050 Minister: Rev. Phil Hobbs pictonunitedchurch@bellnet.ca

Annual Meeting Sunday Worship 10:30am Sermon: “We Do Not Lose Heart” 11 Cor. 4.16 _____

Annual Meeting to follow

Serving the Community for 221 years

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

Minister: Janelle Shaw

Worship Services 9:30am - South Bay 11:00am - Cherry Valley __________ Covenanting Service 3:00pm - Cherry Valley

PRINCE EDWARD NORTH UNITED CHURCH Sunday, June 14th WESLEY - Mountain View @ 9:30am FRIENDSHIP - Demorestville @ 11:00am

All Children welcome at Sunday School James 1:19 “Be quick to listen and slow to speak”.

Message: “The Art of Listening”

Vacation Bible School: July 20th - 24th from 9am - noon. Please plan to be a partof this great Ministry to the children of our community. To register; go to www.vacationbibleschool.com/friendship unitedchurch fill out form.

Rev. Kirby Breithaupt

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The Picton Gazette

ROTARIANS DELIVER FOR FOOD BANK GIVING BACK, COUNTY STYLE! Many, many years ago, there was an artist who shared the gift of their talent and created a painting.

And then along came Jack and Ruby, and they gave the artist a gift, and in exchange the artist gave them the painting.

This happened over and over again.

Sometimes the artist gave them a sculpture instead.

Not only did the Rotary Club of Picton organize a successful community food drive for the Picton United Church County Food Bank, they matched the community monetary donations made during the food drive, presenting a cheque of $2,087. From left are Seona Halsey, Joan Nelson, Rotary president Rick Jones, Ron Howes, Phyllis Mabee and Bob Pitcher. (Submitted photo)

New rules of the road in Ontario

The Ontario government recently passed the Making Ontario's Roads Safer Act. The government says that the new act will reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities on Ontario's roads in several ways. The fines for distracted driving will increase from the current range of $60 to $500 to a range of $300 to $1,000, assigning three demerit points upon conviction, and escalating sanctions on convictions for novice drivers.

If current collision trends continue, fatalities from distracted driving may exceed those from drinking and driving by 2016.

According to recent statistics, over 45 per cent of drivers killed in Ontario were found to have drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol in their system. The current alcohol-impaired sanctions will now apply to drivers who are drug impaired. There will be the introduction of additional measures to address repeat offenders of alcohol impaired driving.

The new Act will require drivers to wait until pedestrians have completely crossed the road before proceeding at school crossings and pedestrian crossovers.

Pedestrians represent about one in five motor vehiclerelated fatalities on Ontario roads — 46 per cent of which occurred at intersections.

The fines and demerits for drivers who 'door' cyclists will be increased, and require all drivers to maintain a minimum distance of one-metre when passing cyclists where possible.

The new Act will also allow a broader range of qualified medical professionals to identify and report medically unfit drivers and, clarify the types of medical conditions to be reported.

The new fines and measures will come into force

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THRIFT SHOP SILENT AUCTION

Looking for a treasure or special gift? This is a silent auction that you don’t want to miss. Thanks to the generosity of donors, Community Care’s Thrift Shop is offering a silent auction of various unique and extraordinary items.

Bidding starts Monday, June 15 at 1 p.m. and closes at 2:00pm sharp on Saturday, June 27. These items will be displayed at the Debbie Shop at 153 Main MacDonald-Moynes Thrift Street in Picton. All of the of funds raised support programs for seniors in Prince over the coming months. Edward County.

The new legislation builds on action that the province OPEN HOUSE IN has already taken to PICTON JUNE 17 improve road safety, including making booster seats mandatory, ensuring every Community Care will have person wears a seatbelt, the coffee on Wednesday, introducing the graduated June 17, to celebrate Seniors’ licensing system for novice Month in Ontario. Stop in drivers, establishing stiffer between 2 and 4 p.m. and penalties for aggressive learn more about services driving and excess speed- for seniors and about voluning, bringing in tougher teer opportunities. Commuimpaired driving laws, and nity Care is located in The banning hand-held devices Armoury, 206 Main Street, Suite 3A in Picton. Commuwhile driving.

For more information on nity Care helps seniors live road safety in Ontario see at home. Call 613-476-7493 the web site of the Ministry for more information. of Transportation at www.mto.gov.on.ca OPEN HOUSE

INFO FOR SENIORS

HOT MEALS ON WHEELS IN’ NORTHWEST

Community Care is now delivering hot Meals on Wheels in the county’s northwest (Carrying Place, Consecon, Hillier and areas close by) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

If you’re interested in the Meals on Wheels program as a client or as a volunteer driver, call Prince Edward Community Care at 613-4767493, e-mail info@communi-

IN WELLINGTON JUNE 24

Community Care will hold an Open House at the Duke of Wellington Eatery in Wellington on Wednesday, June 24, to celebrate Seniors’ Month in Ontario. Stop in between 2 and 4 p.m. on and learn more about services for seniors and about how to volunteer.

The Duke of Wellington is located at 153 Main Street, Wellington. Call Community Care at 613-476-7493 for more information.

And then Jack and Ruby gave the works of art to their son, Steve.

And then Steve decided to give the paintings to 250 people in exchange for gifts which he decided to give to the County Community Foundation.

And then the County Community Foundation divided the gift and gave it to the Hospice, the Hospital and the Community Fund.

And then they decided to give the gift to you and your family, one way or another...and in the end, through this gift exchange, many lives were touched and the County prospered.

Who were those artists?

Dana Law, Mia Lane, Tom Mathews, Linda Barber, Pat Busscher, Arthur Shilling, Hilton Hassell, JL Keirstead, Pierre Lessard, Vince Lebano, James Woods, Ronald Okey, Douglas Forsythe, Mia Lane, Tom Mathews, Linda Barber, Pat Busscher, James Woods, Mia Lane, Christian Bergeron, R.G.Miller, Susan Straiton, Marcel Blanchette, Donna Cameron, Luc Deschamps and MANY OTHERS...

You are invited to become one of the 250.

How? w Bring a friend and come to the Lipton Room above Books and Company on Main Street in Picton June 11-13 13. Preview the work for the Live Auction as well as the Silent Auction. Pick the artist's gift you want, and out bid your neighbours .Get a ticket at reception. Enjoy wine + bites by Chef Michael Hoy. Live Auction with Auctioneer Jim Nelson on Saturday night, June 13 will begin promptly at 7pm.

Bid once or bid often! Bid up the price!

Scratch your nose by accident! Bid against your spouse! Get competitive! (There are so many ways to have fun at an auction.)

And then watch your gift keep on giving :)

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Turning to learning, that working group considered the provincial release of high school graduation rates, which showed 12 per cent fewer Hastings and Prince Edward students graduate than the provincial average.

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The Picton Gazette learning and personal development. The working group decided to focus on improving high-school graduation rates. They created a youth engagement survey that showed a majority of the 210 youth responding liked the county's sense of place, but 44 per cent felt they experienced lack of affordable facilities and

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transportation. Some 43 per cent felt left out of the community and 36 per cent felt they have little support from adults in the community.

Some of the developments in the last two years working toward better graduation rates include the ROC's new Guy Time program to mentor boys in Grade 7 and 8, similar to its existing Girls Rock-It program; a safe places and spaces proposal that will identify and engage at-risk youth through a network of community services, and the ongoing efforts of the Prince Eward Learning Centre to educate and train adult learners.

Beiles referred to a community in the United States that started with 40-per-cent high school graduation rates.

Through a whole community effort to increase graduation, five years into the program they jumped to 90 per cent, so it shows what can happen if the community is engaged.

Pennefather said the Vital Signs process has been the CCF's guide in its mandate to make a positive impact through collaboration. She encouraged people to donate to the Vital Signs work, start a fund in their own name to address a specific issue, or volunteer time and ideas with the working groups and the organizations who strive to address issues in the community.

"One of the most important parts of this is collaborating with organizations and individuals. We're bringing everyone together jointly to make it real and make it really last," she said. "It's important to get everyone involved, but it takes time and it takes patience."

She added the CCF would continue to look at other issues identified in Vital Signs and bring forward whatever concrete information might spur action.

Mayor Robert Quaiff attended Monday's presentation along with several County councillors. He said he believes in the project.

"It's a good snapshot. It's some of those news stories that sometimes you don't want to hear, but we've got to make changes," he said.

"When the first Vital Signs report came out, some had apprehensiveness about it and asked where are they getting this data from, is it true, and what do they expect us to do about it? I said, 'You know what, it's a snapshot of our community and it's really opening our eyes up and making it very evident we have issues to address.'"

Quaiff said he feels the CCF has done a lot of work on council's behalf and he said he feels council has been paying attention and acting.

"They took a look at transportation and brought that to our attention. We worked with them and we got a resolution on the pick-ups for Deseronto Transit," he said.

Quaiff indicated he was impressed with the collaboration and results produced — but it didn't surprise him.

"I said for years the talent that is in this municipality is abundantly clear, just ask and it is there for the taking."

The report is available online at www.countycommunityfoundation.ca.

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The Picton Gazette

PECFN plans second annual BioBlitz at Point Petre wildlife area June 20-21

The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists (PECFN) are preparing for another blitz — the county’s second annual BioBlitz to be exact.

Last year, the organization introduced the concept to the community when they gathered in early August in a 24-hour attempt to view and document as many species as they could living in the Ostrander Point Crown land.

The idea was inspired by the environmental review process that saw the PECFN fighting to save that site from a nine-turbine industrial wind farm.

As PECFN continued to mount its appeal against the project, it became clear that much was still unknown about the flora and fauna that existed at the site.

Members knew about the BioBlitz movement, which started in the United States in the late 1980s and decided it would be a productive way to learn a lot about the south shore in a short time.

This year, the event will be held June 20-21 and it will centre on the Point Petre Provincial Wildlife Area.

“This is a large area, but we are hoping to have lots of people turn out to help us

survey all the species,” said BioBlitz co-ordinator Sheila Kuja. “It is a great opportunity for families to spend time in the outdoors and learn about our natural world.”

Typically, the event start with an introductory walk around the site followed by opportunities to seek out species and learn more from experts from across the province who will be on hand to lead the survey teams.

Interested members of the public are invited to register

for the blitz at 11 a.m. June 20 base camp on Simpson Road.

To reach the camp, they are instructed to drive to the intersection of Simpson Road and Army Reserve Road, then follow the signs to camp.

There is a $5 fee for children to register, while children 10-and-under may attend for free. Those fees include a campfire supper Saturday and a lunch Sunday.

Participants are invited to bring their cameras, binocu-

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The Wellington Dental Centre is sad to announce the departure of Dr. Bernd Jakel at the end of June.

Dr. Jakel is following his passion for teaching and has taken a position at a University in Austria. We are truly going to miss him and wish him the best of luck.

On a happier note, we are excited to welcome Dr. David Duncan to our team. Dr. Duncan received his dental degree from the University of Toronto and is excited to become part of this wonderful community. Dr. Duncan practices all aspects of dentistry and looks forward to caring for our existing patients. He also welcomes new patients to the practice.

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We will have two dates with a free golf clinic at the Prince Edward Golf Practice facility just north of the course on Hwy 49 on June 14th and 21st

We will also have three Senior/Junior days where kids can develop their game.

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Personal attention leads to success at PELC Focus on external determinants helps raise retention rate, school credits earned

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Speaking to the Rotary Club of Picton Tuesday, PELC executive director Kathy Kennedy and program co-ordinator Lori Farrington shared how their different approach is reaching adult learners.

PELC has a student retention rate of 82 per cent, which is higher than the 70-per-cent rate considered the norm in adult education. After having students achieve just five credits in the 2012-2013 fiscal year, in 2014-2015 students completed 62 through the first seven months. Seven will graduate high school through Quinte Adult Education this month and another five are expected to graduate later this year. Three students

MAKING PROGRESS Prince Edward Learning Centre executive director Kathy Kennedy shares how the centre is helping students find success by addressing the barriers to attaining more education present in their lives. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

were accepted at Loyalist College.

"Literacy programs experience a drop-out rate of about 30 per cent. That seemed high to us and we wondered why there was such a high rate of non-completion," Farrington said. "We adopted a policy of

following the treads or leaving no stone unturned figuring out how to support our students."

The odds are even higher for some segments of the population trying for adult education. Those receiving Ontario Works drop out 30 per cent of

the time and those who didn't graduate Grade 12 have a 37per-cent drop out rate. Males are 39-per-cent likely not to finish, and those aged 16-24 have a 41-per-cent non-completion rate.

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"The average person on Ontario Works makes $600 per month. With rents in this area, to find something all-in for $800 is very difficult. They have very stretched resources," she continued.

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"We may not see people sleeping on the streets in Picton, but they are. They're also couch surfing, they're sharing rooms and apartments in houses that aren't safe, and where somebody has one, they're also sleeping in cars."

Given that strain on budgets for housing, students are also experiencing foo insecurities. Kennedy said PELC instructors will drive them to food banks and they've started food programs in the centre with the help of Slow Food Prince Edward and the Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation.

Dental care also can be a major barrier for some adult students who were living through the pain of abscesses or increased sensitivity to hot or cold foods. Some 13 students were taken to the Belleville Community Health Centre to book oral surgery or to connect with dental services.

Some students struggled with substance abuse problems. Kennedy said she quickly had to learn there is no waiting list for Addictions Ontario services and Picton has three privately-owned methadone clinics. Staff have driven students to detox in Kingston, they've tried to bridge gaps for students transitioning from youth to adult mental health services, and they're helping to host a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, believed to be the first in this community since 2013.

PELC has also worked on the issue of poverty by holding financial literacy workshops and by doing tax returns for more than 100 families, helping them get $150,000 in accrued benefits

owed from back taxes that haven't been filed.

All of those factors, left unaddressed, coupled with the realities of family, could have been enough for one to give up. Slowly, by solving those root causes, PELC managed to impact upon student success.

"Once we started offering real things that people need right now, we were able to have a different kind of relationship with our students," Farrington said. "We've established a service culture that looks at providing customer service and support — scaffolding, if you will. Some people may look at it as enabling‌ but we're doing anything we can do to keep them engaged."

That work comes with the support of the United Way, who pledged $30,000 to support PELC, groups like the Awesome Foundation, which just provided a $1,000 grant for a social engagement projects, and local businesses who have taken on Hospitality Plus students for work placements.

With an audience of business people at Rotary, Kennedy tried to express the big-picture value of being able to educate adults and train them for employment opportunities here in the county.

"The people we work with are an asset to this community. They are the people who are going to stay, they are going to have kids to keep our schools open, and they'll pay taxes to keep us healthy and happy in our retirement," she said, before pushing Rotarians to get involved.

"No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship. We'd like to

ask you as members of the business community to take this to heart for your own business. Create relationships with people who face barriers, turn over your own stones, and follow treads for people who may seem unexplainable or hard to figure out. If you and your businesses make a commitment to hiring someone who seems a little more difficult, we can help you out."

Kennedy said often those people will show tremendous loyalty and commit over a long term.

At Tuesdays meeting, PELC also put out a call for business people to mentor their students. She explained PELC would match a student with a mentor in a field of interest and they could work on smaller projects or big ones.

"We know people have a huge amount to offer and that can change someone's life," she said.

Designer Kato Wake is one mentor who has worked with a student on a graphic design project, while Mark Despault is another. The former Sandbanks Provincial Parks staffer helped connect a student with a job at the park. He started by helping take down a snow fence and the park hired him that day. They value his contributions enough to drive him from Picton to the park and back for each shift.

Typically, the PELC has more than 200 adults through its doors to learn about its programming each year. Of that, about half set education goals and take part in regular programming.

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Decoration Day a busy day at Glenwood Families visit cemetery to share in remembrance of loved ones

Glenwood Cemetery was a busy spot Sunday afternoon as families and friends took advantage of beautiful weather on Decoration Day. The custom, which dates back to the early 1900s, would bring visitors into the cemetery on a spring day to place flowers and wreaths at on the graves of their loved ones to brighten the site.

Recently, Decoration Day was reintroduced at Glenwood and the cemetery reports the day is gaining the appreciation of many

people who have loved ones buried within the historic burial grounds at the south end of Picton.

George Bellwood and his wife Rose came to Glenwood determined to find George’s namesake, his father’s brother. Glenwood chair Sandy Latchford and volunteer Gary McKenzie dedicated themselves to helping Bellwood find his grave among about 15,000 people buried at Glenwood.

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QUIET REFLECTION Gary McKenzie and George Bellwood take a few minutes to honour the memory of Bellwood’s uncle and namesake at his cemetery plot. The cemetery was filled with family -Contributed members and friends on the occasion of Decoration Day Sunday. (Peggy deWitt/For The Gazette)

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Some of the Decoration Day visitors, like McKenzie and wife Barb come from far afield. They travel up from Ohio each year to Glenwood, where their muchloved daughter Erin rests.

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Del-Gatto Estates winemaker excited about new Pinotage offering

What a weekend of wine it was for me this past weekend!

It all started Saturday when I attended the fifth annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival.

There were vendors from as far away as British Columbia and Nova Scotia. And visitors came from all over Canada as well and I talked to people from the States who came to the county just to attend this event but were planning on coming back to visit again later in the summer! The first Cheese Festival which was held in 2011 attracted 1900 people and this year was the largest yet with 5,055 people (almost a 10% increase over the 4,607 attending last year) coming through the gates!

I felt like a kid in a candy store! Over 150 different cheeses to try and many county wineries providing wine to help with that magical pairing of wine and cheese. And yes, my first stop of the day was at the Lighthall Vineyards booth so I could taste their locally produced wine and cheese.

And that was just the start to an incredible festival for me. Along with the wine and cheese were many other kinds of food from olives to desserts to breads of all kinds. But a special mention has to be made to East & Main Bistro who once again presented their lobster rolls (yes, with cheese) which were a big hit (especially to a down homer like myself).

On Sunday I took a drive down to Del-Gatto Estates as Winemaker and owner Pat Del-Gatto was excited about his new offering ... a Pinotage wine! Pinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa's signature variety and Pat explained he spent years

music, local tastes and a celebratory flight of Brut that represents the evolution of their farm and themselves.

Summer is in full swing in the county and there is always something going on if, like me, you enjoy wine!

Joe Hache owns and operates an independent wine blog at www.princeedwardcountywineries.com. Regularly, he shares his experiences sipping at local wineries in the Gazette.

SIPPIN’ IN THE COUNTY NEW VARIETY Del-Gatto Estates winemaker and owner Pat

Dal-Gatto proudly shows of his new Pinotage offering Odyssey.

The grape is South Africa’s signature variety and Del-Gatto expects the product to sell out.. (Joe Hache/For The Gazette)

es are made from scratch and I have to say the Falafel I tried was truly delicious. I can see stopping by during my drives this summer and pairing some Mediterranean food with some excellent Chardonnay out on their new patio which will be completed very soon.

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Del-Gatto explained he only had 12 cases and after one weekend he is down to nine and expects to sell out very soon of this very unique vintage.

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These toxic weeds should be avoided or tackled with extreme caution

There are noxious weeds, toxic weeds and just plain old nuisance weeds. By definition, a noxious weed is any plant designated by a Federal, State or county government as injurious to public health, agriculture, recreation, wildlife or property.

There is a published list on the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture website of weeds that have been deemed noxious in Ontario.

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curiosity to North America in the late 1800s. We don’t see a lot of giant hogweed in the county but it is naturalizing more in Southern Ontario in roadsides and abandoned fields according to the ministry of agriculture.

The first bit of advice I would give to anyone who finds it is to leave it alone until you can assess that it is definitely giant hogweed and then to go at eradication very carefully, hiring a licensed professional if you can.

During the first year, the plant produces a rosette of leaves up to one metre high.

Between years 2-5, the plant will grow to an astounding

5.5 metres with one metre wide umbels of small white flowers. It only blooms once in its lifetime and then it dies. However, that one time is significant as it can produce up to 120,000 winged seeds. Seeds may take several years to germinate and are viable in the soil for up to 15 years.

The stems of the plant are covered with reddish purple flecks and stiff hairs that are filled with sap, creating dermatitis on human skin that is aggravated by exposure to the sun sometimes for years.

As it grows, a large root thick hollow stems and large lobed leaves are formed.

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Cutting and solarizing the soil is also an option.

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Other plants that resemble giant hogweed include wild parsnip which is more yellow in colour and cow parsnip which looks like a smaller version of giant hogweed without the purple splotches on the stems.

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Both of these can also cause photo-dermatitis.

Queen Anne’s lace is also related but not toxic. Do not compost or burn any foliage from giant hogweed.

The other common toxic weed is, of course, poison ivy, Rhus radicans L. Who does not know that if a plant has three leaves to leave it alone?

Poison ivy is extremely variable in both its habit of growth and variations in habitat. It grows in deep woods or in the open; in dry, sandy areas, crevices of rocks, swamps; along the borders of woods, fencerows, or roadsides. You are not safe even in your own garden, as you may be surprised to find it growing in your flower beds or shrubbery.

Usually it is found in low-growing, rather dense colonies, sometimes practically carpeting the ground.

In the counties bordering Lake Erie, there is also a vine form which twines around and climbs up trees, shrubs and posts, often reaching several metres above the ground. It is perhaps most easily identified in the early spring when the leaves are a shiny red or a bronzy green.

Glyphosate is legal to use on it and is perhaps the most effective method of tacking it rather than digging it. Do not compost it or burn it as the smoke from burning can be toxic. Even brown, dead leaves are toxic so don’t be fooled into thinking a “killed� patch of poison ivy is harmless.

Dogs are known to run through it and while it will not affect the dog, the oils that poison ivy excretes could easily transfer to a person petting the animal.

In terms of plants that are toxic to the touch, that’s about it for our area. Do watch out for common buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica, on those long hikes through meadows and fields. It is not toxic but it has very sharp long thorns that can poke you and maybe even cause an infection. There are lots of others that are toxic but only if you ingest them. I presume our readership is smart enough not to snack on Jack-in-thepulpit, climbing nightshade or pokeweed while wandering around in the woods.

Noxious weeds are generally those who have escaped their native habitat and have no natural predators allowing them to grow un-checked and overtake our native flora. Dog strangling vine, Cynanchum louiseae and C. rossicum, for an example was introduced here from Ukraine and Russia. It has become a horrible scourge and has threatened our native habitat. I routinely advise gardeners about eradicating this very invasive plant which involves digging the crown and solarizing the roots under black plastic for months. Methods

are time consuming and often ineffective. Common buckthorn mentioned above is also an escapee from Europe.

Now for the nuisance weeds – there are so many it is impossible to list them all.

A weed, by my definition is a plant that is in the wrong place. As one of my fellow Master Gardener says, let them grow big – they are easier to pull.

Please remember that plants that are not native to our environment are extremely damaging. Don’t be tempted to bring those seeds from a trip to Europe or smuggle in that plant from the American south and do watch for seeds that may hitch-hike their way in on your shoes or luggage. I believe we gardeners have a special place as guardians of the Earth’s flora and we should take that role seriously. There are a myriad of resources on the internet to identify invasive species and to get involved in prevention of the introduction of these noxious plants.

Community development co-ordinator Wendy Lane said while the downtown revitalization will seek better integration of the County brand across the commercial centres, the intention of the project isn't to make every community the same. “Don't think we're going to have every downtown look the same, that's not the plan at all,� she said.

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• Maintain an appropriate grass height.

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Even if it means an extra afternoon or two mowing under the hot sun, maintaining an appropriate grass height can lead to a healthier lawn, as longer grass soaks up more sunlight, allowing it to grow a deep root system that will help a lawn survive drought and other potential problems.

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Many lawn and garden retailers sell rainwater harvesting systems, which homeowners can install themselves or pay a landscaping professional to install for them.

• Lay mulch down around trees, shrubs and flower beds.

Trees, shrubs and flower beds need water, especially in the summer when rising temperatures pose a threat to plants. Homeowners can cut back on the water they use to protect those plants by laying organic mulch in the spring.

Organic mulch conserves moisture in soil, promoting stronger roots in plants and helping homeowners cut back on the amount of watering they need to maintain a garden that’s both healthy and pleasing to the eye. Organic mulch, which might be made of bark, is also heavy, making it hard for ugly weeds that rob plants of water to thrive. - MCC

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want to embrace more ecofriendly lawn care practices can cut back on their use of pesticides, first trying more environmentally friendly options.

For example, biopesticides are made from naturally occurring materials, including animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals.

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, biopesticides are often inherently less toxic than more conventional pesticides.

In addition, biopesticides typically affect only the pest causing the problem, whereas broad spectrum pesticides may affect surrounding organisms, such as birds and mammals, in addition to the targeted pest.

The EPA (www.epa.gov) advises homeowners hoping to use biopesticides first learn about managing pests so they can effectively remedy problems on their properties.

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Sports Hall of Fame unveils its induction class of 2015 Olympic swimmer Reema Abdo, arm-wrestler Troy Eaton, 2002-2003 Dukes make the cut JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

COMPLETE PLAYER Wellington Dukes coach and general manager Marty Abrams liked what he saw from Colin Doyle this past season while watching him serve as a top-line centre with the Campbellford Rebels as a 16-year-old rookie. Doyle participated in the club’s spring camp, above, and is also skating with the Dukes’ summer development team. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Dukes ink four promising young skaters Wellington commits to 1998-born forwards Boomhower, Doyle, Labelle, and Maracle JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

The Wellington Dukes aren't looking too far to inject youth into their lineup.

The local Junior A club announced this week that four 17 year old players from the Quinte area would be suiting up for the squad in the 2015 season.

Empire Junior C graduates Austin Labelle, Brodie Maracle and Colin Doyle will be joined by Shaw Boomhower (who played both Quinte AAA and as an affiliate player for the Picton Pirates) in the Dukes lineup next season.

The four forwards have been monitored by Dukes brass for a couple of seasons and, when the opportunity arose to promote them to the Junior A level, Wellington coach and general manager Marty Abrams didn't hesitate.

“Throughout minor and junior hockey, at every level over the past two seasons, they have excelled so for me, in my elevation of them,

MOVING WEST Austin Labelle, left, who was named Empire B

rookie of the year this past season as a 16-year-old forward with the Picton Pirates is among four players committed to join the Dukes this fall . (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

this is a natural progression,” Abrams told the Gazette.

Boomhower led the Red Devils offensively last season and was also better than a point-per-game player when recalled by the Pirates.

“His biggest two attributes for me are his skating and tenacity,” Abrams said.

“He gets under the other team’s skin in a hurry and combines that with speed and energy. He's got an impressive skill set and is

always playing on the edge.”

Doyle was an important part of the Campbellford Rebels club last season, playing all 40 games and notching 50 points (18 goals, 32 assists) while amassing 102 penalty minutes.

“He's one of those players that are tough to play against.

He is a 200-foot player that played in all situations last season including the penalty kill and powerplay. Colin is a very complete player,” Abrams added.

Labelle was a standout for the Pirates, potting 43 points (16 goals, 27 assists) en route to the Empire B Junior C Rookie of the Year award.

“When Austin plays his best game, he is working along the boards and hard on the puck,” Abrams said.

“When he's strong along the boards, he generates offence.”

Finally, Maracle moves on from the now-defunct Deseronto Storm.

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The Prince Edward County Sports Hall of Fame is growing by three.

President Hugh Parliament announced the 2015 class of inductees to local media Thursday and, as has been the case since the hall's inception in 2012, the athletes that will be enshrined participated in very diverse athletic pursuits.

Olympic medalist and former Northport resident Reema Abdo will finally take her rightful place at the hall located at the north end of the Wellington and District Community Centre.

Abdo, a backstroke specialist, won a bronze medal in the 4x100 relay at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles while also competing in the individual 100 m and 200 m backstroke events.

Joining Abdo is Picton's Troy Eaton, one of Canada's best arm wrestlers for over a decade. During his competitive years, Eaton was a national champion in three different weight classes and medalled in a pair of world championships.

Finally, for the first time in the Hall's history, a team will be recognized.

The 2002-2003 Wellington Dukes were the first local Junior A hockey outfit to win an Ontario title, upsetting the Aurora Tigers before moving on to the Dudley Hewitt Cup in Fort Frances and capturing the Central Canada Championship.

The Dukes would make their first appearance at the Royal Bank Cup tournament in Charlottetown, PEI in the spring of 2003, ultimately bowing out in the eventual champion Humboldt Broncos in the semi finals.

Parliament surveyed the successful nominees and said it was another great

intake for the Hall.

“There was a nice influx of new and diverse nominations and we have three tremendous inductees going in and we are extremely proud to welcome them into the hall,” Parliament said.

Parliament said Abdo was deflective of any praise of her sporting career when contacted intially but “when you look at her resume, she is very deserving.”

Swimming with the Trenton Dolphin swim club long before the Picton Dolphins were a reality, Abdo would become Canada's top female backstroke swimmer, setting and then breaking her own Canadian record at the Olympic trials in Winnipeg in the spring of 1984.

In addition to the Olympic games, Abdo would compete in the 1985 NCAA championships for Arizona State and represented Canada at the Commonwealth and World University games.

Because arm wrestling is somewhat of a fringe sport when compared to more popular past times, Eaton's tremendous accomplishments might fly under the radar but the Picton man has left a lasting imprint in the world of hooks and top rolls.

“His achievements fly under the radar, but here's a national champ in three different weight classes,” Parliament said.

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liquidation sale. Everything must be sold. Antiques, chesterfield sets, furniture, dining room sets, musical instruments, oil paintings, appliances, quality carpenter tools and much more. 18 Bridge St., Picton. 613-970-1932. Open every Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm. quantity of white pine lumber, various widths and lengths, 35 years old, will dress 1”, quantity of 1x2 pine lumber stickers; 48’ pipe hay elevator, 3/4 hp electric motor, used as barn conveyor, $300. 613-358-2092 turn of Century “Hoosier” includes sugar & flour container and dispenser, portable dishwasher. Call 613-476-1097.

antiques

cash Paid for. Old milk bottles.Signs, advertising items, oil & gas related items, watches, clocks, toys, old banks, marbles, MahJong games, shaving items, fountain pens, lighters, Moorcroft pottery, glass, kitchenwares 20’s-50’s, and much,much more; also buying gold and silver. 613-393-5886

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land/acreaGe to rent or lease for archery hunting in Prince Edward County. A group of three paramedics are looking for acreage to rent or lease for the purpose of archery hunting for whitetail deer and/or wild turkeys. We are respectful professionals, and are also very dedicated and experienced archery hunters, who would care for anyone’s property like our own. We are all members of the OFAH and have public liability insurance. Our preference would be towards properties with forest cover to enable portable treestand use. Please call or text Greg at 905-751-7943 or email gblaamanen@gmail.com

Pets

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cars and trucks

New and Used Auto Parts for Cars, Trucks and 4x4s Also Tires Please call Dan The Parts Man 613-929-7572

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cars and trucks wanted for scrap or recycling, auto parts also sold.

Call Dan, 613-929-7572. tires, Good selection of used car and truck tires. Call Dan 613929-7572.

vehicles for sale

Chrysler Sebring Ltd. Convertible 2008 Black/tan roof V6 - 40,000 kms loaded – mint cond. $9,500

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1991 Gmc with cap, $1000. Phone 613-403-3948 Picton 2007 ford Focus, 4 cyl., excellent shape, $4000 613-476-5994.

2007 mazda 5, 116k, $5,000; 2005 KIA Sedona, 184k, $3,500; 2004 Subaru Outback, 286k, $4,000; 2004 Dodge Caravan, 297k, $2,500.2005 Chevy Impala, 116k, $4000. All vehicles come saftied, etested and 6 month/6000km limited power train warranty. Call Joe at Lightfoot Motors, 314 Lake Street, Picton, 613-813-5401.

2010 corolla se, excellent condition, always serviced at Toyota. $9,500. Call Barb at 613-920-0864

recreational vehicle

1982 GoldwinG G100 Interstate (49,758kms). Comes with 2011 metal trailer (chalk & bolt-on on swivel jack included). Both for $2,950 or will sell separately. Call Barb 613-920-0864

trailers

2 furnished trailers for sale at Accommodating Bay Campground, 505 Morrison Pt. Rd. Milford. One trailer is centrally located in the park near kids playground.

The other is on the water near the swimming area. It has an add on Florida room and comes with boat, motor and boat trailer and new lawn mower, flat screen tv, a/c and lots more. This trailer sleeps 6 and is $9000. Some items can be negotiated. The other trailer is in the center of the park has a/c and has an add on screen porch. It also contains a land line phone. This trailer is $2500. The park is secluded, full of mature trees and is family oriented and safe for kids. It has a general store, snack bar and camping supplies. Please call 585-2435536 or visit and ask for proprietor Laura for keys.

Boat & motor

17ft sPrinGBok boat, 75hp Mercury motor, 9.9 Evinrude motor, heavy duty Shorelander trailer, electric downriggers, canvas top, full fitted cover. $7,000 or best offer.

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commercial for rent

Picton main Street frontage, 420sq ft plus storage room and shared washroom, $800/m incl. all utilities with A/C and parking space.

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1 Bedroom apartment, in floor heating, separate entrance, lots of parking, $900 all inclusive, internet & satellite also available, non-smoking. Available Aug. 1st. Call Frank 613-503-4683.

1 Bedroom downtown 2nd floor, large & clean in quiet building 613476-7701.

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2 Bedroom, Cty Rd. 12, West Lake,1 storey, half house, available August 1, 2015. Heat, hydro included.

References required.

1st/last months rent $850. Phone 613-393-3147 or 416-282-0361 suitable for mature couple.

3 Bedroom house for rent. McCaulay Village, Picton. See Kijiji #1077960990 for more details or call 613-476-4311 3 Bedroom. Semi-Detached, 17 London Ave., Picton, hardwood throughout, 4 pc. & 2 pc. Large front porch and rear deck. $950/mo plus utilities. First, last and references.

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Beautiful 2 bedroom apartment in an Adult orientated building,unit is on the 2nd floor, overlooking the harbour and located close to the Main Street in Picton. This 1100 square foot unit includes a private balcony, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, and parking for 1 car. This is a must see! Unit rents for $875.00 plus H&H, and available June 15th 2015, For more information 613771-3203 rooms for rent in Picton. Two rooms available sharing an entrance, full kitchen and bathroom with laundry facilities. No smoking or pets. $600 monthly each inclusive (utilities, cable and internet).

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E MAPLES H T Retirement Home

Looking for a tenant who would enjoy being served exellent meals. Housekeeping and laundry included. Come and go as you like. A lovely suite with sun room awaits you at The Maples.

Short term respite care available too. themaplesretirementhome@gmail.com

613-476-4340

real estate for sale

3 Bedroom near Sandbanks Park with 4x15 round pool on beautiful treed lot. Newly renovated.

Propane/electric heat. Detached garage, 2 garage tents bolted on cement pad, metal shed, barn shed.

Call Barb, 613-920-0864 ProPerty for sale. Harbourview Mall, 18 Bridge St, Picton.

613-970-1932 or 613-966-4471

wanted

mint and used postage stamps, covers, post cards, coins and paper money. Call Bob, 613-967-2118 new honda 2hp 4-stroke $750.

Eagle 168 Portable Fish Finder $75 never used. Coleman 15.5 Canoe w/motor mount $75. Picton 613403-3948.

wanted

wanted camPer van please contact caisley@live.com wanted standinG Timber, hard and soft wood. Also looking for field boulders 613-968-5182.

wanted to Buy

BuyinG: coin & Stamp collections, silver, gold, sports cards & collectibles, watches, military items & guitars. 613-885-0310

WILL Buy Scrap

Vehicles, Metals and Appliances and will do moving, dump runs of brush, eavestrough cleaning, garage & basement cleaning

CALL CHAPPY’S

613-476-2994 or 613-846-0117

emPloyment wanted

a summer day is the time clean eavestroughs, get yard work done, to get rid of unwanted trash, trees trimmed, pruning and any other jobs. Half ton truck available. No job too small. For reasonable rates call Paul, 613-393-5021

BAILEY’S RECYCLABLES

Rubbish Removal Scrap Metal & Scrap Cars & Electronics - TV’s, Computers, etc.

Appliances

Call for pick up

613-476-1621

Burrows renovations.

Decks, Landings, Storage Sheds, Railings, Building Repairs, Drywall & Trim, Flooring & Painting 613471-0036

Grass cuttinG, openings available for 3-4 lawns. No job too small.

For reasonable rates call Paul, 613393-5021 housekeePinG, Caregiving, cooking, laundry. I can make it easier for you to stay in your own home.

Give me a call at 613-393-1357.

indoor/outdoor masonry.

Small jobs, concrete floors, repair work, fireplace/woodstove backing, pointing, basement, repair work, professional masonry and brick cleaning, repair brick & block work.

Small deck and small deck repairs.

Call George 613-393-2144 or 343263-0027. sheila Brushey Catering. Buffet lunches, dinners and banquets.

Sandwich trays, d’oeuvres, homemade dessert trays and more. 613393-5021.

helP wanted

Isaiah Tubbs Resort

is looking for room attendants.

Must be available to work days from Sunday to Saturday Duties include: Making beds, cleaning bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning common areas.

Weekend incentives for July and August.

Please apply in person to: 1642 County Rd 12 or email to itr.housek@gmail.com

24 JUNE 11, 2015

hELp wantEd

COOk’S aSSIStant temp position, Music Festival, Music at Port Milford. Help with food prep, serving, food shopping, kitchen cleanup. Experience preferred, driving license required. Start July 8 for 5 weeks, 30-45 hrs/week at $13.50 hour. Send resume and 2 references to director@mpmcamp.org MaRtIn’S RIvER Country RV Park required full/part time reliable mature persons for reservations, sales, grounds and maintenance positions. 613-847-6588. nEEd pEOpLE that can help me with, housecleaning, carpentry work for. $15/hour to $25/hour depending on skill level. Please respond to ritterdon@hotmail.com pICtOn ROYaL Canadian Legion part time cleaner wanted for max. 10 hours a week at $15/hr. Must be reliable. Drop resume off at 347 Main St. Picton Attn. Legion President. taxI dRIvERS wanted. Must have clean driving abstract and be insurable. Night shift, weekends and some day shifts. Call 613-476-5863. wantEd taxI dRIvERS. Daytime and nighttime, clean driving record, apply Terry’s Taxi, 708 Hwy 49 Picton.

CaRd Of thankS

We would like to send out a HUGE thank you to everyone who came to the Elk’s Hall on May 30th to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Special thank you to all my sisters, Janet Nancy, Susan and Christine, as well as our boys, Tyler and Kurtis, and our good friends, Shelley , Roxanne and Jheri, for all their hard work and planning. Thank you to everyone for all the lovely flowers, gifts and cards. It was a great night and it meant so much to us that all of you came to share it with us. Mike and Donna Brewster

BUSInESS OppORtUnItY

InvEStMEnt OppORtUnItY. Get 5% interest on your investment. Safe, secure local builder/developer seeking capital to construct new homes in Picton. Steven 613-855-1307.

SpECIaL nOtICES

HONEY BEE SWARMS

Removed free of charge Call Honey Pie

Hives & Herbals 613-476-3216

Prince Edward Curling Club

ANNUAL MEETING

To receive financial reports for the 2014/2015 season.

Wednesday June 24th 7:00 PM At the curling club 375C Picton Main St www.pecurling.com

Now Available Table Linens for any occasion Call 613-827-5429 for details.

The Picton Gazette

COMInG EvEnt

READY FOR SUMMER FUN?

Ceilidh (Kay-lie) dances resume this summer at the Prince Edward Yacht Club, Thursday Evenings June 4,11,19,25 & July 2,9,16 Ceilidh/Old Time and Introduction to Scottish Country Dancing runs 7pm-8pm.

No previous experience or partner required.

We dance in circles, squares & sets, so you will be dancing with a group.

Scottish Country Dancing follows for dancers with some experience from 8pm-9:30pm.

Call Sheila Keller for more information 613-393-2955 Or just show up and have some fun.

Cost $5 per person.

MEMORIaMS

dEvER- Ida Marguerite. Memories of our dear Aunt Mim, her birthday peacefully remembered.

All to myself I think of you Think of the things We used to do Think of the things We used to say Think of each happy yesterday Sometimes I sigh, And sometimes I smile But I keep each olden, golden while All to myself.

Fondly remembered by her family.

LOSt

GOLd ChaRM bracelet, Saturday May 30 in Picton. Sentimental value. Reward. 613-392-1166

BUSInESS SERvICES

Eleanor Julie “EJ” hart

RODGER ANDERSON

ExCavatInG

SAND & GRAVEL - TOP SOIL EQUIPMENT RENTAL HOURLY OR CONTRACT BULLDOZER - LOADER - TRUCK - HOE RAM

FREE ESTIMATES

RR2 PICTON

476-6717

BLACK RIVER TREE SERVICE

Stump Grinding Tree Trimming and Removal Brush Chipping Lot Clearing Cabling & Bracing Fully Insured 15 years Experience

BLUE

At The Maples Retirement Home, we all sadly regret the sudden death of our beloved Human cat, greeter and escort to the door.

Thank you to the young girl who took care of him after he was hit by a car. Not too many would have done what you did.

Thanks so much The Maple Residents

COMInG EvEntS

fUndRaISER Luncheon for Hospice Prince Edward at Picton United Church June 17, 11:30am-1pm. $7.50. For reservations call 613476-3703 or 613-476-7203 JUSt paSt the Pines Country & Bluegrass Jamboree, June 25 to 28. Call Jen Brant, 613-396-3308; Pat Brant 613-396-2132. www.justpastthepines.com. Email: info@justpastthepines.com

Glenn Guernsey

476-3757

DAVE'S FLOORING INSTALLATIONS Since 1986

Carpet, Vinyl, Hardwood, Laminate

613-476-1783

In loving memory of a dear wife and mother, who passed away June 14, 2006.

Gone are the days we used to share But in our hearts you are always there.

The gates of memory will never close, We miss you more than anyone knows.

With tender love and deep regret We who love you will never forget.

Harold, Pat, Ray, Tom & Laurie

hOtStOn- Rick. In loving memory of a dear brother and uncle who passed away June 12, 1997.

Because we loved, there will be tears Because we laughed, there will be memories Because he lived, there will still be joy.

Loved. Remembered. Missed Always.

Kendra and Otto, Monika and Brad, Braelyn and Madelyn.

KIMMERLY, Patricia

In memory of a dear wife, mother and grandmother who passed away June 14, 2011.

There is a family who misses you And finds time long since you went.

We think of you daily and hourly, But try to be brave and content.

Tears that we shed are in silence, And we breathe a sigh of regret, For you were ours, and we remember, Though all the world forget.

Love Sonnie, kids and grandchildren.

MEMORIaMS

hOtStOn- Rick. In loving memory of my son and Gordon’s brother, Rick who passed away June 12, 1997.

We think about you always We talk about you still.

You have never been forgotten Rick, And you never will.

We hold you close within our lives, Until we meet again.

Forever in our hearts and always missed Mom and Gordon. kELLaR, Lewis. In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather, who passed away June 15, 2009.

Those we love remain with us For love itself lives on And cherished memories never fade Because loved ones are gone Those we love can never be More than a thought apart For as long as there is memory They will always live on in our hearts Always remembered by Fran and family.

ROBInSOn- Elmer. In loving memory of our Dad/Grandpa and Poppy who passed away June 16, 2013.

We’re sending a dove to Heaven with a parcel on it’s wings.

Be careful when you open it It’s filled with beautiful things.

Inside are a million kisses wrapped up in a million hugs.

To say how much we miss you and send you all our love.

Forever in our hearts.

Mary, Wayne, Anne and our families xoxoxoxo ROBInSOn, Elmer. In loving memory of our dear Dad, who left us June 16, 2013.

Those whom we love go out of sight, But never out of mind, They are cherished in the heart, Of those they left behind.

Always loved and remembered by Allen and Lisa.

StORMS- George “Fred” In memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away June 10, 2006.

Gone are the days we used to share, But in our hearts you are always there, The gates of memory will never close, We miss you more than anyone knows, With tender love and deep regret, We who love you will never forget.

Loving wife & family.

StRUthERS- Flo. In loving memory of a dear mother and grandmother who passed away on June 9, 2013.

You never said goodbye to us Perhaps it’s just as well We never could have said goodbye To one we loved so well.

Love forever Tammy, Cecil and Brittany.

StRUthERS- Flo. In loving memory of a dear wife, who passed away June 9, 2013.

I sit and wonder every day Why the Lord chose to call you away I think He saw you needed rest He only takes the very best.

Always in my heart Love Rodger.

StRUthERS, Florence. June 8, 1947-June 9, 2013. In loving memory of a dear mother and grandmother Everyday in some small way, Memories of you come our way.

Though absent, you are always near.

Still missed, loved, always dear.

Sheri, Katelynn and Dustan

dEathS

COLE, Rosemary

Rosemary Cole (nee Bellis) peacefully passed away at Longfields Manor, Nepean, ON on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, on her 67th birthday. Beloved wife of Jim Cole of Nepean and loved mother of Robert Beare and his wife Bonnie of Fitzroy Harbour and Jason Cole of Nepean.

Proud grandmother of Mercedes and Samantha. Rosemary was predeceased by her son Richard and brothers Donald and David Bellis. A Graveside service took place at Cherry Valley Cemetery on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 1 pm. The Reverend Audrey Whitney officiated.

Arrangements entrusted to FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTRE

613-476-5571

2 Centre Street, Picton www.hicksfuneralhome.ca

daYtOn, M.M. winnifred

Suddenly at Kentwood Park Nursing Home on Sunday May 31st, 2015. Winnie Dayton, of Picton, at the age of 79. Beloved wife of the late Larry Sr. Loved mom of Dwayne and his wife Bonnie of Wellington, Larry Jr. and his wife Melodie of RR 2 Picton, Angela and her husband Mike Bentley of Belleville, Eugene and his wife Brenda of RR 1 Bloomfield, Howard and his wife Diane of Ottawa, Shannon Eggett and her husband Marc Radford of Montreal and the late Helen Dayton. Dear sister of Jeannette, Eugene, Ruby, Thomas and the late Sally, Betty, Arthur, Walter, John and Rosemarie. Proud grandmother of Morley, Darren, Ronika, Daniel, Ashley, Tim, Tom, Adam, Amanda, Alicia, Andrew, Brianna, Shelley and James and great-grandmother of twenty-two.

Mrs. Dayton rested at the Whattam Funeral Home, 33 Main Street, Picton, Ontario. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church on Thursday June 4th at 11 a.m. The Rev. Fr. Thomas Thazhappally officiated.

Cremation followed. If desired, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. The family received friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 6 until 8 p.m. with prayers at 7:30 p.m www.whattamfuneralhome.com

Whattam Funeral Home

dEathS

dULMaGE, Rose Mary (nee O'neil)

Passed away at Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Rose O’Neill beloved wife of the late Lewis Dulmage. Dear mother of Edward Dulmage (Susan) and Linda (Bill Reid). Survived by grandchildren Fallon (Richard Walford), Kyle Reid, Shawna MacKay, Stephen Dobbie and great-grandchildren Ceileigh Walford, Madison MacKay and Makenzie Mackay. Sister-in-law of Ken Dulmage (Betty Ann) of Milford and Betty Cockburn (Don) of Green Point. Friends were received at the Allison Funeral Home, 103 Mill Street North, Port Hope, Tuesday June 2nd from 79 pm. Funeral Service took place on Wednesday June 3, 11 am.

Interment in Port Hope Union.If desired, memorial contributions may be made by cheque to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Eva Rosemary Middleton

The family of Eva Rosemary Middleton is saddened to announce her passing after a valiant battle with cancer.

Spending most of her life in Georgetown, Eva had relocated to Picton, to be near her family, where she passed on June 5, 2015 in her home. Beloved wife of Bernard Middleton (predeceased), Eva leaves 2 daughters, Joy (Rad) of BC and Linda (Larry) of Picton. Loved Grandmother to Jazmin, Charles, Chris (Jessie), Jodie (Joe), Jason (Alycia) and Geoffrey. Cherished “Little Nana” to 7 great grandchildren Drake, Sara, Leah, Oaklie, Hanah, Paisley and Jordyn. Fondly remembered by Niece Judith and Nephew David. Eva leaves behind many friends, old and new, whom she loved spending time with. Eva will be remembered for her love of gardening, an amazing knitter and weaver, her years of volunteer work with St. George’s Anglican Church, Georgetown Hospital, Kinettes, March of Dimes, Knitters Guild and many other community involvements that inspired her generosity and creativity.

Memorial donations to Hospice Prince Edward if desired.

Arrangements entrusted to

Whattam Funeral Home

33 Main Street, Picton, ON. www.whattamfuneralhome.com

DEATHS

OFFICIAL NOTICES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

In the Estate of MALCOLM RUSSELL deceased.

All claims against the Estate of MALCOLM RUSSELL, late of the Town of Picton in the Municipality of the County of Prince Edward, who died on or about the 15th day of May, 2015, must be filed with the undersigned, including proof of debt, on or before the 1st day of July, 2015.

LINDENSMITH, Ray

May 23, 1933 - March 12, 2014 Peacefully at Kingston General Hospital on Wednesday March 12th, 2014.

Ray “Lindy” Lindensmith, of Picton, formerly of Whitby and Stratford, at the age of 80. Beloved husband for 60 years of Sandra. Loved father of Brian and his wife Deborah of Picton and Laurie of Etobicoke. Proud papa of Caitlin. Dear brother of Irene Patterson of Stratford and the late Rheta Quail and Glenn and brother-in-law of Anne, Dave and the late Wesley.

Remembered fondly by his nieces, nephews and friends. Ray was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting and teaching the fine art of fishing to family and friends. A Celebration of Ray’s life will be held at the Elks Lodge (Picton) on Saturday June 13th, 2015 between 12:00 p.m. and 5 p.m.

If desired, donations to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family. (Cheques only, please).

Arrangements entrusted to

Whattam Funeral Home

33 Main Street, Picton, ON. www.whattamfuneralhome.com

Rest in Peace

Thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the estate having regard only to the claims then filed.

Dated: June 11th, 2015

Menlove Law Professional Corporation (Solicitors for the Estate of Malcom Russell) 316 Main Street, Picton, ON, K0K 2T0 Phone: 613-476-2116 Fax: 613-476-8143

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

In the estate of Donald Dawson a.k.a. Donald Ross Dawson, Artist, Deceased.

All persons having claims as creditors against the estate of the above mentioned, late of Picton, Prince Edward County, in the Province of Ontario, who died at the said Picton, Prince Edward County, on March 25, 2015, are required to file proof of same with the undersigned on or before July 30, 2015.

After that date the Public Guardian and Trustee will proceed to distribute the estate, having regard only to the claims of which she/he then shall have had notice.

Anyone having knowledge of a Will or next-of-kin of the above mentioned is also requested to contact the undersigned.

DATED at Toronto on May 28, 2015.

PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND TRUSTEE, ESTATE TRUSTEE 595 BAY STREET, SUITE 800 TORONTO, ONTARIO M5G 2M6 File: 818055-016

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The Picton Gazette HELP WANTED

County Holiday Homes

a vacation rental & property management agency in Prince Edward County, is now accepting applications for summer housekeeping at $22/hour.

Must have own transportation.

For more details, visit www.countyholidayhomes.com/Home/Jobs, drop by our office at 13360 Loyalist Parkway, or call 613-476-5993.

The Prince Edward Yacht Club is seeking a student for seasonal summer employment to perform the duties of dock / grounds attendant.

To be eligible for the position, you must be between 15 and 30 years of age on the start date of the job; you must be returning to a full-time school program in the fall; you must be a resident of Ontario and eligible to work in Canada; you cannot be an immediate family member (ie son or daughter, grandchild) of any of the employer's officers, directors or senior management team.

The position will involve a 40 hour work week including weekends.

You will be required to provide dock side assistance to arriving and departing boaters, facilitate VHF radio (training will be provided as necessary), and personal communication with visitors, maintain daily records relating to dock services provided, perform yard and clubhouse duties including yard and lawn maintenance, and general clubhouse cleaning.

Please forward your resume and available references before 5pm on Monday, June 15, 2015.

Mail or deliver to Prince Edward Yacht Club, 30 Fairfield Street, Picton, ON K0K 2T0, or by email to info@peyc.ca.

Operations Manager Needed (part-time, contract position)

The Prince Edward County Winegrowers Association (PECWA) is recruiting a part-time, contract Operations Manager. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Operations Manger will support the organization and delivery of major events and provide administrative and logistical support to the Board of Directors.

Experience required includes organizing events, identifying and developing funding for operations, and working with a non-profit Board of Directors. The Operations Manager must be able to work cooperatively with others as well as independently.

A complete Job Description is available at the PECWA website: http://www.princeedwardcountywine.ca/jobs.

Email your resume outlining your relevant skills and experience chair@princeedwardcountywine.ca. Put “OM Recruitment” in the subject line.

Deadline: June 19, 2015 at 5:00 pm.

To place your Classified Ad Call 613-476-3201

THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE EDWARD JOB OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATE SERVICES & FINANCE

The County of Prince Edward is an island community on the shores of Lake Ontario with a proud United Empire Loyalist heritage.

Boasting beautiful beaches and a unique rural landscape, the County offers serene country living. Our strong agricultural roots, thriving tourism attractions, renowned regional cuisine, and growing wine industry combine to offer a unique and unmatched quality of life.

Our Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the new positions listed below.

• Revenue Services Coordinator • Revenue Services Administrator

Reporting to the Manager of Revenue & Deputy Treasurer, the primary duties of these positions will be to support the tax and utility collections process and maintain accurate data and account information. Ideal candidates will possess the following qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications: • Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related discipline • Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities with strong attention to detail • Excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills with the ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and good judgment at all times • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, financial software applications and other related databases, accounting concepts including knowledge of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) transactions • Proof of satisfactory Criminal Background Check

The Revenue Services Coordinator will be responsible for responding to all email and telephone customer inquiries, maintaining and updating customer accounts and payment plan information, processing payments and collecting outstanding accounts. Ideal candidates will have 2 years of related experience with collections. The current salary range for this full-time permanent position is $21.74 to $22.82 per hour, as per Band 6 of C.U.P.E. Local 2275’s collective agreement.

The Revenue Services Administrator will be responsible for daily operations related to tax and utility collections; billing, assessment adjustments, tax roll maintenance, monitoring accounts, issuing notices and initiating collection activities. Ideal candidates will have 3 years of related experience with municipal property taxes or collections and successful completion of the Municipal Tax Administration Program is preferred. The current salary range for this full-time permanent position is $24.56 to $25.78 per hour, as per Band 8 of C.U.P.E. Local 2275’s collective agreement.

More detailed job descriptions are available for review. If you are interested in any of the above opportunities please forward your application, clearly identifying the position of interest, prior to 9:00 am on June 19, 2015 to careers@pecounty.on.ca.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer and support applicants with disabilities.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.

Please email your request or call (613) 476-2148 ext. 223.

The personal information being collected will be used in accordance with The Municipal Act and The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and shall only be used in the selection of a suitable candidate.

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26 JUNE 11, 2015

CONTENT SALE Fri. June 12 2 - 8pm Sat. June 13 9am - 1:30pm 19 Centre St.

Sofa, wall mirrors, wall art, kitchenwares, linens, antique quilts, set of golf clubs, ladders, etc.

MOVING/ YARD SALE

The Picton Gazette

GARAGE SALE Sat. June 13 9am-1pm

459 Elmbrook Rd

MONDAY, JUNE 15TH

LARGE GARAGE SALE 2540 & 2550 Cty. Rd. 4 Near Hwy 62 June 12, 13, 14

Antiques, collectibles, china, crystal, retro glass, oil & water paintings, lamps, books and old tins, records, tools, bikes and other household items.

Rain or Shine

MOVING SALE

83 Cty. Rd. 15 Demorestville Sat. June 13 7am - 2pm Sun. June 14 7am - 2pm

Saturday June 13 94 Island Rd (Sheba's Island) 8am – 3pm

Sat. June 13•10am-3pm Loch-Sloy Business Park Unit 10A

Sat. June 13 7:30am Rain or Shine 240 Gilead Rd.

INDOOR/OUTDOOR GARAGE SALE

Antique Rocking Chairs, Oil Lamp Chimneys, What-not, Curio Cabinet, Toys, Prints, Antique Toboggan, Yashica 35M Camera c/w 28 & 135mm lens, Guitar, Baseball Bats, Teddy Bears, Dolls, Minature TV c/w Radio, Various Furniture, Power Tools, Pop-Up Trade Show Display Units, numerous other articles.

(Free MDF/Trim/Peg Board)

YARD SALE

Many toys & figurines, tricycle, cd’s, books, games, household items, and much more

AUCTION SALES

AT 11:00 AM AUCTION SALE - ESTATE OF DON AND JOYCE KELLER 33 BOYCE COURT, BELLEVILLE, ONT. Turn NORTH off Bridge Street West onto Palmer Road to Boyce Court.

Delicraft dining room suite with table, 4 chairs and china cabinet, oak centre pedestal dining table and 4 chairs, La-Z-Boy chairs, 2 piece chesterfield suite , living room furniture, 5 and 3 piece bedroom suites, Panasonic 42” flat screen TV, Colby 30” flat screen TV, oak TV cabinet, Panasonic DVD player, Kenmore 7 cu ft chest freezer, dehumidifier, consul model sewing machine, commercial photo copier, office desk, office chairs, 4 drawer file cabinets, electric treadmill, drafting table, Royal Albert “Trillium” china pieces, cups and saucers, Hudson Bay 4 point blanket, local history books, prints and pictures, everyday dishes, patio furniture, TOOLS AND YARD EQUIPMENT John Deere L110 riding lawn mower, power lawn mower, garden tools, aluminum ladders, surveyors level, vintage hand tools, power and rechargable tools, builders hardware, numerous other articles.

ALL ARTICLES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS Plainfield 613-477-2082 www.sullivanauctions.com for photos

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH

AT 11:00 AM AUCTION SALE - MR. DOUGLAS HEBBEL 228 SWAMP COLLEGE ROAD, R.R.1 HILLIER, PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY 1 mile SOUTH of Frankford on 1 mile NORTH of Wellington and turn WEST onto Swamp College Road for 1/2 mile.

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES. Antique Mothers Helper cupboard with inner flour bin, antique harvest style 6 ft table with single drawer, art Deco style walnut wardrobe, antique washstand, antique single drawer side table, antique oak library table, enamel top work table, vintage chesterfield and chair, vintage occasional chairs, antique walnut desk and chair, antique side tables,antique walnut cedar chest, press back chairs, collection of wooden cased counter top coffee grinders, toilet set pieces, vintage kitchenwares, antique sharpener, Prince Edward County historical books, Toulousse Lautrec prints and publications, vintage Playboy magazines, walking sticks, enamel ware, everyday dishes, garden tools and supplies, concrete bird baths,steel wheels, Echo grass trimmer, power lawn mower, hand and power tools, rain barrels, vintage commercial outdoor lights, bikes, jack stands, MOTORCYCLE Honda CB 650 with attached sidecar- running condition-25000 KMS- sells as is; 1970’s Honda mini bike- restoration project; 1970 Ford 4 door truck with flat bed- parts only; numerous other articles..

TERMS- CASH OR CHEQUE OWNER & AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT OR INJURY DAY OF SALE SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS Plainfield 613-477-2082 www.sullivanauctions.com for photos

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH

AUCTION SALE AT 5:00 PM DOUG JARRELL SALES ARENA, BELLEVILLE Antique washstand, antique vanity/tear drop pulls, hi boy chest, dresser & matching night stand, fireside bench, coffee table, entertainment unit, TV, cabinet record player, computer desk, parlour chair, air cleaner, large qty. of smalls includind glass & china, collectibles, toys, old bottles, die cast cars and numerous other pieces.

See my web site for detailed list & photos.

AUCTIONEERS: DOUG JARRELL & BEN TREVERTON 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH

Quality Antique & Collectible Sale 6:30pm Viewing 5:00pm 662 Cty. Rd. # 12. 3.5 kms south west of Bloomfield at Koopmans Auction Centre.

1988 750 Suzuki Intruder motorcycle, 6ft round Tiger Maple table and 10 chairs, wardrobe, 6ft oak buffet and hutch, Old Country Rose tea set, Cottage Rose dishes, oil lamps and smoke bell, wall oil lamp, hand carved duck decoys, 3 Buggy wheels, diecast farm tractors including Farmall F20 Precision Model, Antique brass boat propeller, electric trolling motor, Antique Mecano set, guitars, Child's coin operated riding toy, scales with weights, Neon Labatts beer sign, Air compressor, 12'' planer, tablesaw, Wood Lathe, tabletop drill press, scroll saw, plus much more.

See website www.koopmansauctionservices.com Always accepting good clean consignment for upcoming sales. We also buy Estates and conduct Estates, Farm and Commercial sales on site. Canteen Available. Terms: Cash and Debit For your entire auction needs, call Auctioneer: Gerald Koopmans 613-393-1732

FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH

AT 11:00 AM AUCTION SALE - MR. RANDY BRANT 50 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE, BELLEVILLE, ONT. Turn NORTH off College Street West onto Prince of Wales Drive.

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AT 9:30 AM ON SITE BATH, ONT. DOWNSIzING ANTIQUE AUCTION SALE DIRECTIONS: From Hwy. # 2 approximately 8 kms. East of Napanee at Storms Corners take County Road #7 south to sale site at 746. Watch for signs.

This is a large sale of primarily antique items. Antique corner cupboard, flat to the wall cupboard, antique hutch, assorted tables & desks, blanket boxes & old trunks, Approx. 12 old crocks, 60 assorted chairs & rockers, old wooden boxes & crates, approx. 75 milk bottles many named eg. Fosters, Milligan, Rosebay, Mountain View, Foxton, Citizens, Rutherford's, Calnan, Herrington, Lee Grills, Anderson & Prince Edward, milk bottle caps, cream separator & engine, related pieces, old license plates, & auto manuals, assorted beer bottles/ openers & key chains, 20 old duck decoys, 2 cast iron seats, old books & magazines, old tin friction toys, fishing tackle, boxes, poles & boat oars, numerous old tins, approx. 10 named signs, milk cans & crates, wooden skiis, sewing machine tables, old bicycles, old sealers, washboards & wash tub stands, wooden ware, old typewriters & phones, barn boards, shelving, garden seeder, hockey stick, cobblers' tools, old windows & tools and many more interesting old pieces far too many to list.

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The Picton Gazette

Panthers fail to produce a win at OFSAA Pirates pick Masterson as new bench boss The Picton Pirates have filled a pair of coaching vacancies.

The club announced Wednesday that Chris Masterson has been tapped to be the club's new head coach and Jordan Freeland will come aboard as an assistant coach.

Lack of competition throughout season proves costly ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

See DUKES, page 22

BAY OF QUINTE CHAMPIONS The PECI Baseball Panthers finished a strong season at OFSAA in Toronto last week. Despite not achieving the results they hoped for, they had a dominant season winning another league title. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

ular season to prepare us for OFSAA,� he said.

Neither Christ The King nor Neil McNeil would advance into the top two for the right to play in London this week for a provincial championshp. Those honours went to perennial contenders Bishop Allen and St. Michael’s, both larger schools from Toronto.

Ronan said the Panthers have many reasons to hold their heads high, including a fourth Bay of Quinte Conference championship in the past five years.

Stalwart competitors Kyle Gould, Phil Seguin, Bob Wilson, Andrew Dayton, and Jordan Strachan will graduate from the program having contributed considerable ability and leadership over their careers. At least three of those players will be playing on American college diamonds next year, Ronan said.

Meanwhile, the Panthers believe they’ll be in good shape to contend for another trip to OFSAA next season.

Some 17 players are eligible to return and six of those players spent time in starting roles.

The seeds of a dominating Barber Shop and from any season were actually planted Hall of Fame executive in 2001-2002 when Welling- member. ton made the Buckland Cup finals only to lose to the Brampton Capitals in six games.

A more resolved squad skippered by coach Marty Abrams and managed by the late Garry Lavender surgically dismantled the provincial Junior A circuit in 2002-2003, going 47-1-1 in the regular season.

Everyone got behind the Dukes that year and followed them from the successful Ontario playoff run to their Dudley Hewitt Cup championship and their showing at Canada's top Junior A tournament. “I remember the people in Charlottetown were amazed by the number of buses and carloads of fans that showed up to watch Wellington play,� Parliament added.

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Finally, the community's first dalliance with Junior A hockey domination was, to those living here at the time, an unforgettable experience and, as such, Wellington's first hometown hockey heroes will be remembered for that magical 2002-03 season. “It's our first team and it's very special. You have to compete at a national level so there will be very few teams that are even be eligible,�

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more.�

While already enshrined posthumously, the induction selection is another honour for the late Garry Lavender who was general manager of the club during their first RBC tournament appearance. “Bringing Garry a championship will, regardless of whatever happens here in the future, go down for me personally as the highlight. Presenting him those Buckland Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup trophies was a very special honour,� Abrams added.

The 6' 3� centreman led the Storm in points with 32 (10 goals, 22 assists) and was the only thing going for the sad sack club most nights. “He's got a great skill set and tremendous skating ability,� Abrams said. “He'll need to get physically stronger during his time in Wellington but for a big man, he gets a lot done offensively.� n In other Dukes news, Abrams said he was elated to learn that the 2002-03 Dukes were chosen to be inducted into the Prince Edward County Sports Hall of Fame.

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The PECI Baseball Panthers experienced a bitter finish to a sweet season last Wednesday at the OFSAA East diamond.

That morning, the Panthers couldn’t muster much offence as they fell 8-1 to the Christ The King Jaguars from Georgetown who entered as the fourth seed, one ahead of PECI. In a must-win contest that afternoon, the Panthers fell behind early to the ninth-seeded Neil McNeil Maroons from Toronto. The Panthers found themselves down 7-0 after two innings, but rallied to bring the game to within five. Ultimately, however, they lost a 10-5 decision and were eliminated without a victory.

Coach Matt Ronan said he felt his team wasn’t well served by a Bay of Quinte Conference that saw them outscore opponents by more than 60 runs in five regular season games. “It’s tough. Wer had the talent, but did not have the competition during the reg-

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County site has raised over $1.1 million County formally accepts Macdonald sculpture CHAD IBBOTSON

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In six years, the Prince Edward County Relay For Life has raised over $1.1 million.

“Relays are about hope,” Fralick said. “It's about optimism, it's about survivorship, it's the progress that the money raised has bought for us and each everyone of you have done that for us.”

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Council formally accepted the gift of the Macondald sculpture on Tuesday.

Titled “Holding Court,” the bronze sculpture was created by artist Ruth Abernethy and commissioned by the Macdonald Project of Prince Edward County. The sculpture depicts Canada's first prime minister John A. Macdonald as a young man defending himself in his first court case.

The sculpture will be unveiled and formally given to Prince Edward County during a ceremony on July 1 at 2 p.m. in front of the Armoury in Picton as a part of the Canada Day celebration.

Macdonald Project chair David Warrick told council Tuesday the story isn't just a local story, but is a national one.

“This is the 200th anniversary of the birthday of John A. Macdonald,” Warrick said.

Warrick said not enough recognition is given to the fact Macdonald began his professional career in Prince Edward County before moving to Kingston.

“He began his career as a lawyer in Picton,” Warrick said.

Warrick said there's a lot of history to celebrate on Canada Day this year as it also marks the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag and the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's exploration of Ontario.

The unveiling ceremony will feature comments from Champlain Society of Canada president Patrice Dutil, Law Society of Upper Canada CEO Janet Minor, Justice Robert Sharpe of the Ontario Court of Appeal and actors Brian Porter and R.H. Thompson portraying Macdonald and Sir Wilfred Laurier respectively.

Warrick said in a news release issued following Tuesday's council meeting the

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Ontario has launched its first-ever Local Food Report, which measures the province's progress in bringing local food to more tables across the province.

In 2013, Ontario passed the Local Food Act, 2013 which aims to increase awareness of local food, nurture local food markets and foster vibrant food-based economies across the province. The Act also commits to an annual report on the province's local food activities, goals and accomplishments.

The first ever Local Food Report highlights some of the actions taken by the province and the agri-food sector to promote and celebrate local food this year, including: • Setting food literacy goals to increase the number of Ontarians who know what local foods are available, who know how and where to obtain local foods and who know how to prepare meals made with local food.

• Providing a tax credit to farmers for making food donations to food banks and student nutrition programs.

• Piloting a fundraising initiative that helps the province's schools to fundraise by selling Ontario-grown fruits and vegetables to families.

• Distributing more than 800,000 copies of Foodland Ontario's local food recipe calendar in 2014.

The inaugural report will help the province track future progress in meeting its local food goals.

Supporting local food and strengthening the province's agrifood sector is part of the government's economic plan for Ontario. The four-part plan is building Ontario up by investing in people's talents and skills, making the largest public infrastructure investment in Ontario's history, creating a dynamic, innovative environment where business thrives, and building a secure retirement savings plan.

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sculpture will serve as a reminder.

“This sculpture will remind Canadians that the principal architect of Canada and the nation’s first prime minister began his career in law and public administration in Picton,” Warrick said. “He rose from humble beginnings as the son of an immigrant shopkeeper and miller in the Quinte region to become the principal architect of Canada and the nation’s first prime minister.”

He said its fitting the sculpture will be located in the heart of historic downtown Picton.

“The sculpture will be unveiled in front of the Armoury built for the Prince Edward Militia in 1914,” Warrick said. “Sir John A. Macdonald had a close connection with the early militias as a soldier, and legal counsel after the 1837 rebellion.”

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Council approves minor variance to allow Picton LCBO build to progress Neighbours say proposed change will have impact on their community CHAD IBBOTSON STAFF WRITER

Planning for a new LCBO store at the corner of Lake and Main Streets in Picton will progress following council's approval of a minor variance for the building at a special committee of adjustment meeting Tuesday.

While a group of residents remained concerned with the proposal, council seemed satisfied with the alterations to the application and approved the minor variance. The next step is a site plan application, which council will have to approve before construction can begin.

The minor variance request was deferred from a May 12 special committee of adjustment meeting to allow more public input into the proposal. Many residents at that meeting expressed concern about the proposed zero setback of the building on two sides fronting Lake and Main Streets.

This week the proponents presented a slightly altered plan that would see the building moved to the south by one metre from Main Street, while maintaining the zero setback from Lake Street. The approved new minor variance would result in increased landscaped open space from what was initially proposed

APPROVED On Tuesday evening council approved a minor vari-

ance for a new LCBO at the corner of Main and Lake streets in Picton. The decision will allow the developer to move on to the site plan application process. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

— up to 24.5 per cent from 21 per cent — and would reduce the number of parking spaces.

The minor variance approval is required because the municipality's zoning regulations generally call for a front yard setback of 7.5 metres and a side yard setback of six metres.

Mayor Robert Quaiff said the municipality adhered to all rules and policies in approving the minor variance.

“This was a minor variance which met all of the criteria of a minor variance and was recommended by our staff,” he said.

While he said the County did its due diligence in deferring the request to allow more public input, the early stages of the site plan process currently doesn't include public consultation. He said council will be looking at the site plan

process to investigate whether any change is needed.

“At the committee of the whole meeting coming up shortly we're going to review that and just have that conversation and find out whether we need to change the process to involve the public at an earlier date,” he said.

Property owner Robert Brown of Lake Street Developments Inc. and agent for the applicant Hilary Murphy of Taskforce Engineering again addressed council, saying the additional public consultation was productive and efforts were made to address concerns — including adding some trees to the frontage along Main Street.

“One of the major concerns that was brought to us was the fact that we were so close to the property line on Main Street with a long straight building

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Murphy said the buffer between parking and the adjacent residential property was also increased.

In order to be considered a minor variance the application must be minor in nature, must be appropriate and desirable, must meet the intent of the municipality's official plan, and must meet the intent of the municipality's comprehensive zoning bylaw.

While County staff main-

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“The residents do not consider the proposed setback variance to be minor and that the proposed changes are very impactful to the community of west Main Street,” she said.

She said residents want to make sure there is a “thoughtful design” of the property and its components and have a discussion on the full site plan before the variance was approved.

“We're very much in favour of the LCBO at the corner of Lake and Main, we're not asking that it go anywhere

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Cadets finish year with annual review Maj. Stakes offers encouragement at ceremonial parade ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

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Members of the 851 Prince Edward Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron shined their boots and donned finely pressed uniforms as they reported for the company's 38th annual ceremonial review Tuesday.

The cadets marked the successful completion of another training year at the Prince Edward Curling Club as reviewing officer Maj. Ron Stakes, the deputy chief of staff at the Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre observed their parade and offered words of approval and encouragement.

"The toughest part of your evening is over, you can relax a little bit and breathe now," Stakes told the cadets after his inspection concluded. "I know what you're going through today as I stood there 27 years ago. I want to compliment each and every one of you on your dress and deportment."

Stakes said he was honoured to return as an alumni to inspect a company that taught him so much — in fact, he called his decision to join the cadets "the best decision of my life."

In his address, he reflected back on his own experience at school and the questions other students would ask of him.

Why would you join? Do you want other teens bossing you around and giving orders?

Why do you wear that uniform? You go to school, why take more classes and night?

And, his favourite: Will you

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Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron present themselves as Maj. Ron Stakes, an alumnus of the squadron, conducts a ceremonial review Tuesday evening . (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

be joining the military?

"They're probably the same ones you're hearing today."

Stakes said he joined because he had an interest in aviation and was hoping to find something challenging and rewarding to be a part of.

His involvement proved quite fulfilling.

"It was true that at parade every week, there were other teens giving me orders, setting my schedule, giving me classes, and correcting my drill," he said. "In the end, I wanted to be just like them. I wanted their position the next year."

Stakes said he learned a lot by watching how senior

cadets carried themselves, treated others with respect, and handled business on parade nights — things they'd learned from their predecessors. That youth driven culture is something he thinks is important.

"The cadet program stands alone by empowering teens to run and direct their squadron.

It provides them positions of responsibility and encourages development of future leaders. It must always be remembered true leadership comes from the respect you earn, not fear and intimidation of the position that you hold."

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The courses proved to be interesting and they provided real-life skills, he said. Stakes told the cadets that just like in sports, the uniform represents a team and that is exactly what the squadron is.

"Wear your uniform with pride at all times. Take a sense of pride in yourself," he said, adding that uniform leads to appreciation and admiration during Remembrance Day and Christmas parades and other functions.

Stakes also told the cadets that although he went into the military, that's not an expectation of all cadets. He listed off cadets he trained with who are in the military, but also those who work with commercial airlines, who work in hospitals, and who work in finance. The skills, he said, are transferable.

"What will you do after you retire from the cadets and graduate from school? My answer is anything you want to do, but the skills and personal values you learned here will help you succeed."

Stakes concluded by thanking the supporting staff and sponsors who do a lot of work behind the scenes to keep the program going. He said the night was truly a memorable one and he's looking forward to a party in two years to mark 40 years of cadet training locally.

Capt. Lewis Jenkins, the squad's commanding officer announced this would be his last group of cadets in Prince Edward as he will return to Prescott next year. Capt. Joyce Crandall will take command this fall. Jenkins told the cadets, their parents, and dignitaries he led a fine group of young men and women.

"I knew I was taking over a squadron with a great history in Prince Edward County and a squadron that is entrenched within the community," he said. "What I have come to experience over the past couple years is a group of cadets who care deeply about their community, led by an amazing group of officers and volunteers who care about the cadets."

Jenkins said the recognition cadets receive must be shared with their parents as well.

"Without you dragging those young cadets out of bed, bringing them out for training weekends and training nights, we could not and would not exist. Thank you for being there for these young adults."

Jenkins thanked the cadets for their dedication throughout the year and wished them a great summer. He encouraged those fortunate enough to have a summer training experience to bring their newfound knowledge back to the squadron to teach others come fall.

During the evening, the squadron also presented several special awards for cadets and staff.

FSgt. Zachary Talbot, the cadet squadron commander, earned the Founder's Award for assuming responsibility of different team leader positions and the Range Safety Officer Award for achieving the highest scores in marksmanship. Talbot and FSgt. Lexi Moggridge, the cadet squadron deputy commander each received four-year Air Cadet Service Medals and Cadet Squadron Commander's Awards.

FCpl. Billy Hoyle received the Kiwanis Club of Picton Esprit de Corps Award as the individual cadet the squad members feel emulates a positive attitude and the best overall spirit of the squadron.

Hoyle also achieved the Training Officer's Award for his dedication to academic excellence and the Branch 78 Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Instructor Award for a cadet who displays above average teaching capability and organization.

LAC Sydney Creasy also captured two honours, collecting the Commanding Officer's Award as the first-year cadet showing excellence in attendance, academics, and participation; and the Most Improved Marksman Award.

LAC Leah Lawe earned the Kinsmen Club Award for Most Improved Cadet. The Mayor's Award for Citizenship is given to cadets who go above and beyond what is expected in the community.

The winners this year were FCpl. Peter Globe, Cpl. Jesse Swackhammer, and Cpl. Aaron Wiik.

The winners for best static

display this year were Wiik, Creasy, Cpl. Corey Evans, LAC Tristan Leclerc, Cpl. Jack Philip, and Cpl. Torin Sanders.

Stakes selected AC Suzi Keitel for the Reviewing Officer's Award, given to the cadet whose appearance on parade best represents an ideal example of a well turned-out cadet.

Keitel is a new member in the squadron.

Former commanding officer Capt. Mike Campbell also received a special decoration during the ceremony in honour of his 22 years of service to the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

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34 WASHBURN STREET 3 bedroom home close to amenities.

Perfect for 1st time buyers or retirees $159,900 MLS QR21500761

Approx 600' shoreline on Adolphus Reach, Updated large country kit, LR w/gas fireplace. Updated wiring & plumbing. $379,900 MLS QR21503287

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36 ACRE PARCEL A large barn, pond, trails and open fields make this a great property to explore. $175,900 MLS QR21502150

ROW HOUSE A unique turn of the century building featuring two, three bedroom units. $159,900 MLS QR21406991

RIVERFRONT ACREAGE 10 ac 350+ ft of shoreline on Black River.

Ideal private setting near water for home. $139,900 MLS QR21501933

Low maintenance brick & aluminum 3 bdrm bungalow. 2 acre lot, quiet country setting.

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Open House Saturday 1-3pm Excellent value. Hobby farm on 58+ acres with large country home. Spacious principal rooms. Possible severance. $295,000 MLS QR21503753

64+ Acres of land. Mature woods and open areas, 2 seasonal creeks, a pond, artisan spring fed well. Potential for severance. $165,000 MLS QR21503827

PERFECT LOCATION! 1 bedroom, ensuite bath, 1 den/ bedroom with extra 2 pc. bath. Open concept, landscaped lot. $138,000 MLS QR21503812

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15 acres of vacant land in the heart of Milford. Great view. Potential for subdivision, surveys and documentation available. $133,000 MLS QR21503986

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This 5.2 acre lot is located on beautiful County Road 8 which connects Picton to Cressy. With rolling terrain and mature trees, this is a spectacular opportunity to create your own home, with beautiful vistas all around. Situated among some of Prince Edward County’s most significant properties, there is scope here to create a substantial retirement home or full-time residence – and to enjoy the many charms of “The County”. This lot has an established well, and has hydro access. Create your own winery here on the “Waupoos Wine Bench”! $85,000 QR21502388 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Ideally located 5 minutes to Picton and on a main road to Sandbanks Provincial Park. Public school, town hall, convenience store, public boat launch and park are all walking distance! Enjoy rural living with a sense Build your dream home on this 2.86-acre lot located on Smokes Point Road of community. This property has a double detached garage and mature - minutes to the 401, County wineries and events, and the conveniences of Great opportunity with spectacular views! Build your dream home here Trenton. Enjoy the waterviews and sunsets over Weller’s Bay. Recently tested among substantial County homes. 4.8 picturesque acres close to Picton trees. Well and septic eliminates the cost of town utilities. Century home dug well with excellent flow rate – and don’t forget the public boat launch down or to Long Point beaches. Ideal for those who appreciate nature, wildlife represents a bygone era, with individually-purposed rooms and gorthe road, too! $99,000 MLS QR21502398 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, and great birding! One-of-a-kind... $129,000 MLS QR21502567 Laurie geous tin ceilings. Loft presents possibilities! $135,000 QR21500804 Monica Klingenberg*

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One of a Kind property to build your dream home or restore a piece of history to her former glory. Fabulous post & beam barn and perfect soil for market gardening, vines or cash crops. Public boat launch around the corner and minutes from wineries, restaurants and farm markets. A beautiful setting with some lovely shade trees in a pastoral setting overlooking fields. $158,000 MLS QR21502035 Gail Forcht**

1.5 story older home on 1.7 acres near Lake on the Mountain. Open main floor with enclosed porch, country eat-in kitchen and living room with patio doors to back yard.

2 bedrooms upstairs and full 4 piece bath has cast-iron soaker tub and separate shower. Some newer windows. Propane wall furnace. Previous owners had a pony in the paddock to one side - property is surrounded by lilacs and has a nice cedar split-rail fence. Set back from the road with a nice storage building. $160,000 MLS QR21500272 Gail Forcht**

Large century home on a quiet no exit road with water views of Muscote Bay. 4.6 acres.

4 Beds and 2 full Baths with main floor laundry. Open concept kitchen and dining room with wood stove and entrance from large side deck. Living room with pellet stove and French doors to recently installed patio. Great for a growing family or County retreat.

Close to Belleville, 401 and Picton. $198,000 MLS QR21501443 Gail Forcht**

Residential - A stunning mature treed waterfront lot of approximately 1.4 acres on beautiful Wellers Bay. An ideal new home site with a private setting mere minutes from Trenton and the 401. $220,000 MLS QR21503913 Peter Lynch*

Very rare brick bungalow in the heart of Picton! Beautifully-designed one-level home with two generous bedrooms, excellent principal rooms and sunroom, and a large kitchen with adjoining mudroom/laundry. Deep garage offers excellent storage. Perfect condo alternative! Pretty town garden with patio. Perfect downsizing opportunity! $245,000 MLS QR21503707 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Prime commercial building in downtown Bloomfield. Charming curb appeal reveals many upgrades and an interior with usable retail space on two floors. Lovely display window, charming period exterior, excellent visibility. Lower level unit features a patio walkout and direct access from the rear of the building. Located next to the town hall, public parking behind the hall and on the street. Washroom is shared and the property has a holding tank. Both floors are currently tenanted. $249,000 MLS QR21503620 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Family home, weekend retreat or perfect rental property – with all furniture included!

This is a charming, secluded County dwelling with deeded access to the Adolphus Reach. Bring your canoe! Large family kitchen, pretty gardens and separate garage.

Total of four bedrooms and two baths, on two spacious levels. Your home in the County, just past Lake on the Mountain. $249,000 QR21503714 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

WHOPPERTUNITY! 11 Acres of beautiful sloping land with 303 feet on County Road 7 and 124 feet of sandy beach on the Adolphus Reach! Charming access by right-of-way leads to this hidden, private site, ideal for your beachfront cottage. Dug-well already in place. Start your County dreams here! $249,000 MLS QR21503699 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Located on Prinyer’s Cove, this contemporary home offers a spacious living room with a fireplace, a well equipped kitchen overlooking the water, a dining room with a walk-out to a deck overlooking the water, and 3 good sized bedrooms complete the main level. The lower level features an office area, a recreation room with a walk-out to a patio overlooking the water, a games room and utility room & workshop.

This dramatic home offers great versatility for a couple, family or an artist! $249,000 MLS QR21501771 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Wonderful opportunity to build your dream home! 7.37 Acre waterfront lot on the escarpment overlooking the Adolphus Reach! Conveniently located and just a stroll to Lake on the Mountain and just minutes to Picton, wineries, and the Glenora Ferry. Enjoy the many charms of the County! $249,000 MLS QR21502873 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Main floor boasts an open concept kitchen/dining/living room. All the amenities you would expect are included, appliances and window coverings. 3 bedrooms, good sizes, nice windows. Finished basement, lots of light, great extension of the rest of the house. Main floor den/hobby room, perfect for office or artist’s studio. 2 car garage with full workshop in one half. Hardwood flooring throughout, newer roof and windows. Raised deck offers access from the dining room. $259,000 MLS QR21500158 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Retire in style and maintain your independence in this 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom townhouse in the heart of Belleville. This unit boasts an open concept kitchen, living, and dining room with hardwood floors and ceramic tile. The living room features a corner natural gas fireplace for those cozy evenings spent indoors. The master ensuite shower was designed for those with mobility issues. The main floor laundry is a nice touch, equipped with a laundry tub and front-loading washer and dryer. The unfinished basement is great for storage, or finish however you choose. Walkout from the basement to your personal patio. No need to worry about snow removal, yard or exterior maintenance. Fees include access to services and amenities of Amica at Quinte Gardens located just across the street. Worry free, convenient independence, all in the privacy of your own home. $275,000 QR21503545 Gail Forcht**, Ken Arsenault*

Lovingly restored home in central location near Bloomfield.

Beautiful 1 acre lot. A large garage as well as a potting shed add to the easy living this house brings. $279,000 MLS QR21503247 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Panoramic waterfront views on a large lot. private lane to the property offers additional peace and quiet. Totally renovated 4 season cottage with great room for family gatherings. 2 full bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, laundryroom, woodstove and great water for swimming and boating. A wonderful private retreat as well as a great seasonal rental. $288,000 MLS QR21500208 Gail Forcht**

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107 acres of vacant land suitable for home site with lots of privacy includes meadows and woods. A real getaway property.

The west lot, no survey. $149,000 MLS QR21504028 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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Enjoy this 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath sidesplit situated on a beautifully maintained 1.92 acre lot. This home boasts a circular drive and 2 car garage. the home also features eat-in kitchen, living room with fireplace, wrap around deck, walk out family room, games room and workshop for the handyman. Very quiet setting. $269,900 MLS QR21503994 Peter Lynch* www.chestnutpark.com

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89 acres (approx.) with frontage on County Road 8. Featuring one of the most breathtaking views of Lake Ontario and Amherst Island. Close to wineries, restaurants and walking distance to Fifth Town Cheese Factory. South facing slope with a limestone base great for potential vineyard. Mature hardwood-Hickory, Oak & Pine and it`s own piece of Lost Lake filled with wild life to enjoy. Unique piece of property to build your dream home with a million dollar view. $289,000 MLS QR21502649 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

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Fantastic brick bungalow in a beautiful country setting on the edge of Bloomfield.

Featuring gracious, bright living spaces,3/4 bedrooms and two-full baths, this home is perfect for a family or a couple looking to scale down. Outdoor spaces include a large front deck, sheltered rear patio, and a large backyard with mature trees and expanses of green space perfect for dining al fresco and grilling! This is the perfect spot. A full finished basement with a large recreation room, bedroom, full bath plus a laundry and utility room complete the picture. Enjoy the wonderful shops and restaurants that Bloomfield has to offer. Welcome to 577 Highway 62! $299,000 MLS QR21501994 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

The one you’ve been waiting for in the friendly town of Bloomfield! Updated 4 bedroom / 2 bath century home has been well cared for by the owners and infused with modern upgrades while preserving quality of the original architecture. Large principal rooms, main level open concept floor plan complete with a tastefully designed kitchen including and entertainment-sized island! Did we mention the walk out deck overseeing deep backyard and above ground pool?! $299,000 MLS QR21503679 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

Immaculate Prinyer's Cove 3+ bedroom Bungalow - fully finished walkout basement. Open concept Kitchen, Dining & Living rooms with fabulous new windows overlooking the deck and water! Great 1.5 car Garage/Workshop. Nothing to do but move in and enjoy the summer!! $348,000 MLS QR21501850 Gail Forcht** www.homeinthecounty.com

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Fabulous location on a double lot! 8 year old 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with wraparound covered verandah, open two-story great room with wood-burning fireplace and walls of windows, main floor master suite with 4 piece ensuite, walk-in closet. Main floor laundry and powder room. Bright and airy kitchen and eating area with walkouts to the verandah and a great back deck. Water views over the reach. New Double Garage with space for a workshop. Walk to the resident`s beach and boat launch.

Brand new High Efficiency Propane Furnace Fall 2014! Close to marina, wineries, cheese factories and farmer`s markets. $299,000 MLS QR21502851 Gail Forcht**

Wonderful East Lake waterfront home only minutes to Sandbanks Provincial Park.

This would be a perfect weekend getaway, investment rental property, or year-round home. Boat, fish and swim from your own property, and kayak/canoe to the white sand beach at Sandbanks through the Outlet River. This maintenance free home has been renovated and is move-in ready. The detached garage is a perfect place to store your water toys. Beautiful sunsets! $309,000 MLS QR21503115 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Pristine 5-year old “Burnett A” model bungalow features 3/4 bedrooms, including a master suite with walk-in closet and 4-piece bath. 3 full baths, den, family room, recreation room and a laundry room with access to the garage. Enjoy the outdoors on the oversized deck in the backyard, or watch the world go by on the front veranda.

Custom-fitted Hunter Douglas blinds, double attached garage, monitored alarm system and in-ground sprinkler. Enjoy the use of the swimming pool, tennis court, woodworking shop and a full recreation centre. Steps to the golf course, too! $315,000 MLS QR21503328 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Beautiful bright bungalow on the edge of Milford! Three generous bedrooms including master with en suite bath. Huge principal rooms. Double attached garage, and separate workshop/bunkie all on 2.36 acres! Absolutely nothing to do - just move in! $319,000 MLS QR21502468 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

Rustic and romantic log home on 5 wooded acres: just picture yourself here this winter! Huge stone fireplace, pine floors, walk-outs to decks, and a full-width screened porch. 3 excellent bedrooms plus a large family kitchen, immense potential in the high lower level. Direct access to double garage. This is a beautifully-built one-owner home! $349,000 MLS QR21502471 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Beautifully-built 1990 bungalow on 7 picturesque acres close to Picton and Point Petre!

Outstanding reception rooms, very generous master suite with adjoining sunroom, plus two more bedrooms, spacious lower level with walk-outs, wonderful wide decks on two sides. Perfect opportunity to take this one right off the grid! Just add solar! $349,000 MLS QR21501980 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Spacious Century home. Centre hall plan + back staircase. 3 bdrms 3 baths, lrg country kitchen w/ french doors to deck, Dining room with hardwood floors and a woodstove.

Potential for in-law suite, B&B or room for a growing family. Main floor laundry. Updated windows, wiring, drywall, kitchen & baths. Newer roof. Fabulous 34 Acres with level cleared land as well as forest. Great barn and outbuildings. 8 minutes to Picton! Two road frontages - potential for severance. $358,000 MLS QR21500483 Gail Forcht**

The quintessential red brick County farmhouse on the edge of Picton! (circa 1874) Classic centre hall Victorian with beautiful proportions, an office-loft, and a main floor family room. Wonderful auxiliary building with commercial zoning offers great studio/workshop, huge storage, and great retail/exhibition space. Calling all artists and antique dealers! Reinvent yourself here! $379,000 MLS QR21502410 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Only minutes to Picton, this updated Century sprawling farmhouse on 100 acres could be your family homestead. Featuring a mix of 25 acres cleared land, some class 2 soil, as well as approximately 75 acres of trees and bush. A detached garage can park up to 6 vehicles. The home has spacious bright rooms with plenty of windows and sunshine. Set back from the road, with many updates including metal roof.

This home is waiting for it`s next steward! $379,000 MLS QR21500818 Darlene Eldridge*, Jim Wait**, Mark Davis**

Imagine yourself walking among majestic hardwoods, with whispering winds and plenty of privacy. Now add a spacious year-round bungalow, which would also be perfect for a multigenerational family, B&B, or rental income investment. This property also has a single attached garage, a detached 50`x18` insulated and heated workshop for your hobbies or home business, plus a lean-to and former chicken coop! A screened three-season room leads to an expansive deck and outdoor hot tub. Many low-maintenance touches such as metal roof, brick and vinyl exterior, brand new furnaces (2), good water and sewer systems. Set on a gently rolling road minutes to Picton, shopping, restaurants and only 15 minutes to Belleville/Hwy 401. $394,000 MLS QR21503261 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Welcome to Picton Bay waterfront! Bright, and extremely well-maintained all-brick bungalow. This compact and well-designed home enjoys nightly sunsets from the 40’ cedar deck! Easily managed lawns and even a concrete dock to moor your boat at home. Great location, “On the water” but minutes into town. One level living with finished walk-out basement! $419,000 MLS QR21502624 Liz Jones*

Idyllic country setting for your new home! Enjoy exceptional rolling vistas from this 2-acre lot, with a drilled well. “The Smithfield” offers 1,700 square feet of living space and features 3-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms, vaulted ceilings and an attached double garage. Farnsworth Construction is a reputable builder who will work with you to customize this plan, choose a different model, or create your own design for your dream home in this beautiful County location. Minutes to the conveniences of Picton and the beautiful beaches at Sandbanks Provincial Park. Price includes HST. $425,000 QR21503176 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Just move in! Impeccable Sheba`s Island home in exquisite condition offers two levels of living space, beautiful grounds and spectacular views over the channel and marsh. Hardwood floors, walls of glass and a huge deck over the water. Just minutes from Picton, Bloomfield and the beach! Ask us about all of the upgrades and renovations. This is an outstanding package! Longer closing available. $439,000 MLS QR21502668 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

3 bedroom brick bungalow on 3.5 acres on Pleasant Bay. Large windows and walkouts to a great deck and fabulous 4-season sunroom with skylights. Only two minutes from North Beach! Recent upgrades include new high efficiency propane furnace & new water system. Partially finished full basement has large workshop and walkout to back yard. Attached garage plus a huge outbuilding provides extra storage & workshop space. This property has been well-maintained and truly loved.

Comfortable family home, seasonal retreat or vacation rental. $445,000 QR21502050 Gail Forcht**

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Spectacular gardens surround this unique century home, now expanded and updated for our time. Reclaimed pine floors, wood-burning fireplace, generous lightfilled rooms! Geo-thermal heating system! Wonderful woodland trails lead to charming, wildlife-rich Muscote Bay waterfront ideal for canoes. This is a very special County retreat! $435,000 MLS MLS QR21502112 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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True Canadiana! Invest in a piece of County history with a historical house, Over 1000 feet of waterfront and a handsome barn. Wonderful views, Conservation area right across the road. Four bedrooms, utterly charming family kitchen and a large screened porch. Separate bunkie, too! $450,000 MLS QR21502512 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

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Imagine yourself sitting on the back deck overlooking rolling fields, forests and private pond. This solid Brick bungalow has plenty of space for family and guests with three bedrooms, 3 baths, a home office, Open concept Kitchen/Family room with doublesided wood-fireplace plus formal living and dining rooms. Hardwood floors throughout. Master has great walk-in and 5 piece ensuite. Full Basement with the potential for two more bedrooms, a great space for a huge recreation/games room, a cold cellar for your County wine and lots of storage. Walkout from both levels to 70 acres wait for you to explore, harvest your own firewood, or create a fabulous market garden. 20 acres workable land. Double attached garage with inside entry plus a New detached 26x30` garage with power and space for a workshop. Centrally located only minutes from Picton, Bloomfield or Wellington. Close to wineries and vineyards. Barn needs TLC. $478,000 MLS QR21502997 Gail Forcht**

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Gorgeous 2 storey century home in a picturesque village, walking distance to shopping restaurants, public school, library and post office. Over an acre and shoreline on the Millpond, offers privacy, sunshine and mature trees. Covered rear porch, pool.

Modern updated kitchen, sunroom with gas fireplace and main floor washroom.

Enjoy your own wine cellar! Two staircases lead to an upper level with 4 bedrooms, including master with juliet balcony and ensuite. Three washrooms have radiant infloor heating. Extensive renovations. Detached coach house has a separate entrance to a studio/in-law suite/studio. Original character maintained. $484,000 MLS QR21502122 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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Outstanding live/work opportunity in the heart of Prince Edward County! Three bedroom, Guildcrest home (1990) and adjacent convenience store in a busy, highly-visible location. ATM, lottery, dry cleaning transfer and groceries. On route to Sandbanks Provincial Park and across from LCBO. House offers excellent space and potential for development of lower level. Oversized garage, too! $495,000 MLS QR21407460 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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The perfect place to be close to everything in your own private oasis. Well-built stonefaced home on 1.3 acres. Full wheelchair accessibility. 2+ bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms - Great room with wood burning stone fireplace, cathedral ceilings, and spacious deck. Elevator to large workshop area, utilities and garage bays. Walk to the bistro and restaurant at Lake on the Mountain. Provincial park access to the lake for swimming, canoeing or kayaking. Only 8 minutes to Picton. 2 mins to the Ferry. $478,000 MLS QR21503541 Gail Forcht**

24 acres right on Lake Ontario! Stunning waterfront and incomparable vistas! 11year old house built by Ron Kerr and perfect for a family. Two fully-finished levels with walk-outs, decks and sprawling lawns. Terrific master-suite and enormous family room with games room adjacent. Double garage, too! Ideal weekend retreat or fulltime home! $499,000 MLS QR21502876 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Development opportunity in downtown Picton, on the `town hill`, with views over the Picton Bay. Walking distance to all amenities, restaurants and shopping. This is an ideal location for a retail/condo development, or bring your vision! Full town services to the lots and zoning is Core Commercial- very flexible. $529,000 MLS QR21501985 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Enjoy County living in comfort in this beautiful custom built home situated on 28.9 acres of useable farmland. This home offers four bedrooms on the main floor, coffered ceiling in the great room. Walk in pantry in open concept kitchen as well as the covered deck to enjoy those summer BBQ`s. The benefits from the geo thermal heating/cooling system will last a lifetime. This is a home that needs to be seen! $539,000 MLS QR21500743 Peter Lynch*

Splendid restoration of a classic 1838 County inn, now perfect as a family retreat or as an elegant B&B! Four bedrooms, all with ensuite baths, beautiful formal reception rooms with hand-painted detail, renovated kitchen and mechanical services. Double garage with adjoining space for studio or workshop. Truly an exquisite and authentic restoration. An outstanding opportunity! (Seller will consider selling additional acreage.) $559,000 MLS QR21503801 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Custom built 4 bedroom, 3 Ѕ bath home has only had one owner. The home is open concept with gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors throughout, propane fireplace, wood burning air tight fireplace, large master bedroom with ensuite and walk in dressing room. The outdoor living space is awaiting for the next backyard party with a salt water inground pool, hot tub, cabana with change room, and large pool house with bar, eating area and large billiards room. The detached garage has four bays to store all the toys, an office area, separate heating system and large private gym.

Only minutes to Picton and Belleville, this home has it all for the family. $589,000 MLS QR21502477 Lori Slik*

Waterfront stone ranch bungalow, completely renovated with 3+ bedrooms and 3 baths.

Spacious eat-in country kitchen with granite countertops, large Island has cooktop & remote downdraft hood, plenty of cabinets plus wall-oven and built-in microwave. Largescale travertine tile floor. Expansive multi-level decks with pergola and impresscrete patio. Brazilian Cherry flooring in formal dining room, den and Family room with views over the water. Master bedroom has renovated ensuite and walk in closet. Main floor laundry and an office with a view. Attached double garage plus a huge insulated workshop that offers many possibilities. Lots of additional space in the lower level for storage, wine making etc. Easy access to the 401 and mins. to North Beach Provincial Park. Close to wineries. $592,000 MLS QR21502012 Gail Forcht**

Right out of a magazine! Beautifully-restored Picton residence with great scale and original character. Bay windows, high ceilings, French doors, transoms and hardwood and pine floors. Spectacular gardens and much-admired carriage house. One of Picton’s finest homes, featured on house and garden tours. Great Opportunity! $679,000 MLS QR21502059 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Prime waterfront in Waupoos - Pristine swimmable sandy-bottom. Fabulous Property with the house perched close to the water`s edge with spacious 1000+ square foot deck. Open concept living/dining with cathedral ceiling, impeccable bird`s eye maple floors and stone fireplace. Bright kitchen with Stainless Steel appliances. 2 Bedrooms on the main level plus laundry and full bath. Lower level offers a great family room with fireplace and a bar. A third bedroom, plus an office and great workshop.

Walkout from lower level to the garage. Well-maintained home and property. Move into your County Retreat this summer! $680,000 MLS QR21503096 Gail Forcht**

Captivating water views from a 1.7 acre lot, mins. to Picton, offering privacy and room for a tennis court/pool. This home boasts 3 beds and 3 baths and the addition of a great room with cathedral ceiling, spacious master with ensuite, walk in closet and 3 gas fireplaces, gourmet kitchen and dining room looking out to the water. One floor living, studio/family room filled with light that would suit an in-law suite or a perfect layout for a B & B and guests. $728,000 MLS QR21501768 Gail Forcht**

This property wraps it’s arms around you! Warm and inviting, a majestic white pine log home with three bedrooms, two washrooms, and a lovely sunken living room.

An amazing 2-storey high, double-sided wood-burning fireplace with pizza/bread oven will keep you enchanted all year long. Nestled on over 8 acres, there are walking paths and a year-round spring-fed pond with sandy beach. A well-constructed 2000 sq.ft. commercial building is currently being used as a music studio (formerly Glenora Springs Brewery), and many other potential uses are available. There are two furnished cottages that will provide additional income for the new owners. All of this and more only minutes from Glenora Ferry and Picton. $799,000 MLS QR21502716 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Your very own sandy beach in the heart of Waupoos! Bring the entire family – this one has room for several generations! Three-bedroom main house with family room overlooking the water, great chalet guest house, and two rustic bunkies. 325’ of shoreline and lots of room to run. Delightfully private, but close to wineries and cider company, too! $799,000 MLS QR21503967 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Private waterfront on the Bay of Quinte. This 4 bedroom custom built home sits on the north shores of Prince Edward County, only minutes from the 401. The property of 51/2 acres allows the home to sit far off the road with lots of trees for privacy. The house is open concept with master bedroom on second floor, cathedral ceiling, custom kitchen , main floor laundry, salt water pool, and circular driveway off a private lane. The finished basement has a theatre room, bedroom and the option available for another bedroom and bath. Great waterfront for all your recreational needs. $549,000 MLS QR21502196 Lori Slik*

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This all-season, private retreat is nestled among mature trees and exquisite perennial gardens on the shores of Long Reach. This spacious, bright, fourbedroom, custom-designed home takes full advantage of the scenic water`s edge. The easiest access to a remote property only 10 minutes from the 401 and Picton! $749,000 MLS QR21502862 Lori Slik*

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A house full of sky! This extraordinary home was designed and built for an artist and it shows: wonderful views, abundant natural light and exemplary finishes. A huge main floor master suite has its own office and sitting area.

Spectacular pond and gardens and stone wall. Double garage, too! $650,000 MLS QR21504011 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Enchanting property nestled on Hickory Lane offers stunning southernly views over Long Reach and is a rare opportunity to secure premium waterfront with Sandy Beach in the region! 7 acres with over 1100 feet of pristine shoreline the scenery is truly breathtaking. A very special offering with a chance to recapture the pleasures of life. $749,000 MLS QR21502956 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

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Ken Arseneault Sales Representative

Betty Burns

Office Manager Sales Representative

Mark Davis

Sales Representative

Darlene Eldridge Broker

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Gail Forcht Broker

Laurie Gruer

Sales Representative

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Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage

Liz Jones

Sales Representative

Peter

Lynch

Sales Representative

www.samsimone.com

Rob Plomer

Sales Representative

Chris Kapches LLB, President & CEO

Sarah Scott

Sales Representative

Monica Sam Klingenberg Simone Sales Representative

Richard Stewart LLB

Vice President Legal Counsel Sales Representative

Sales Representative

The property you have been looking for! Updated Century home with space for the whole family or perfect for a B&B. 24 acres with over 600’ of waterfront on Adolphus Reach.

Covered front veranda, original tin ceilings, pine and hardwood floors, fabulous trim and mouldings from the mid-1800`s! Renovated, finished and insulated space in the historic barn would make an excellent studio, bunkie or yoga space. 2 adjacent outbuildings in excellent condition. Stairs to the shore. Adolphus Reach is excellent for boating. Potential to sever. Great hobby farm. $875,000 QR21503581 Shannon Warr-Hunter*

www.homeinthecounty.com

Lori Slik

Sales Representative

Kate Vader

Sales Representative

Jim Wait

Sales Representative

Shannon Warr-Hunter Sales Representative

43 Main Street, Picton ON K0K 2T0

Office: 613.471.1708 Toll Free: 1.877.471.1708

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$649,000

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The Realtors in this section have all the details you need to find the Home of Your Dreams

Custom-built 4-bedroom executive estate offers the benefits of country living less than 5 minutes from the city. No details overlooked: high-grade construction; open-concept architectural features, top-quality fixtures, low maintenance and breathtaking indoor/outdoor living spaces. Once you see it you’ll love it instantly!

Directions: From Picton, N. on 62, turn left on Redick then left on Cty Rd 3. From Belleville, S. on Hwy 62 to 409, just past Bay Breeze St.

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This fully brick 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom waterfront home is on 2.9 acres with mature trees for complete privacy. The home is a bungalow with a fully finished walk out basement, large guest suite above the garage, a detached 4 1/2 bay garage for all the water toys, decks off of every room that face the water to capture the views and outdoor living to the fullest. The decks have all been replaced with maintenance free composite decking, newer kitchen, large separate dining room, living room and family room with fireplace on the main floor and on the lower level. The home is located on the Bay of Quinte with all the amenities of Quinte West and Belleville, while enjoying the lifestyle of County living. $899,000 MLS QR21501073 Lori Slik*

A much-admired County landmark in the heart of Picton! This impeccably restored Colonial Revival classic is featured in “The Settler’s Dream” and other publications.

5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, exquisite period detail, two staircases and splendid entrance hall with fireplace, expansive verandahs and balconies and a recently-built carriage house. Unique opportunity! $915,000 MLS QR21501704 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Spectacular family retreat on a sheltered cove in Prince Edward County! Stunning 6-year old house on over 2 acres, features 4 bedroom suites, amazing family room and huge waterside porch. Double and triple garages. Property can be run as a marina with 31 boat slips, 8 moorings and a clubhouse. Looking for a family live/work opportunity or a perfect situation for a snowbird? Opportunity! $995,000 QR21503344 & QR21503346 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Stunning contemporary custom-built 3 bed, 4 bath waterfront home with 35 x 15 foot boat slip & lift. Waterviews from nearly every room and spectacular sunsets! Hardwood and ceramic floors. Spacious gourmet kitchen, master bedroom with fireplace overlooks the water. Large recreation room, exercise room, sauna and hot tub. New roof and professionally landscaped with sprinklers. An immaculate home that is sure to impress! $998,000 MLS QR21501758 Gail Forcht**

Extremely private Glenora estate on 3.5 acres with 180` on Picton Bay. Architect designed in 1974, this house offers sprawling space, a permanent dock and boat slip, a gorgeous pool and triple garage. Main floor master suite plus four more bedrooms. Wonderful reception rooms and library. Ideal location just minutes from Picton! $1,095,000 MLS QR21502277 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Waterfront estate on 53 acres. 1000+ feet of waterfront with dock - protected waters for swimming and boating! 3+ acres of mature vines producing 8 varietals. Custom 4 bedroom home with geothermal heating/cooling, heated pool, and a dream kitchen.

Hardwood & ceramic floors with radiant heat, stone fireplace. Master oasis has 5 piece ensuite, 2 walk-in closets, fireplace and views to water. Outbuilding could be a tasting room or bunkie. $1,195,000 MLS QR21501578 Gail Forcht**

Artisan`s Playground on 26 acres - Renovated century home w/ B&B + 2 rental suites in the coach house. 2-story gallery studio w/ heat&hydro. Pottery studio, summer kitchen and sleeping cabin. Fabulous 3 story red barn houses a welding shop, woodwork shop, and large bays for storage. An original County hops barn has a glassblowing studio+vaulted ceiling to 2nd gallery. Convertible pavilion provides great space for events. Landscaped grounds with wood-fired pizza oven, BBQ pit, outdoor kitchen and pergola. Come and explore! $1,200,000 MLS QR21503442 Gail Forcht**

STONE RIDGE STABLES This spectacular estate combines elegance, luxury, toplevel amenities, equestrian facilities, and privacy with wonderful gathering spaces. Set on over 17 picturesque acres, the distinguished home includes 3 well-appointed bedrooms, 4 baths and ample opportunity! Year round enjoyment at home for the passionate rider will appreciate the MegaDome that completes this exceptional offering.

Explore the Possibilities! $1,249,000 MLS QR21503746 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

Bay of Quinte Estate! Spectacular executive residence takes full advantage of its incomparable setting: double-height fenestration, expansive stone terraces and a stunning oversized pool. State-of-the-art chef`s kitchen, 4/5 bedrooms and a main floor den and family room. Minutes from the 401 or from Picton! Right out of a magazine! $1,495,000 MLS QR21502402 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

The Picton Harbour! Conveniently located in the heart of Ontario’s newest wine and culinary destination, is also close to golf, shopping, fishing, kayaking, a craft brewery, cider maker, cheese factory, Sandbanks Provincial Park, and the many studios, galleries, and farm markets that dot Prince Edward County. The Inn is walking distance Copy to Picton’s Main Street, offering boutique shopping, fine and family dining, a historic theatre, library and other amenities. Next door, the Lighthouse Restaurant serves up one of the best breakfast’s in the County and is a hotspot for the lunch crowd. All overlooking the Harbour, this facility offers 6 boat slips too. Financials to qualified Buyers only. $1,799,000 MLS QR21502088 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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Betty Burns

Office Manager Sales Representative

Mark Davis

Sales Representative

Darlene Eldridge Broker

Residential - On the southeast shore of East Lake is an unparalleled development opportunity in Prince Edward County. 6 acres with almost 700ft of waterfront, natural sand beach and gorgeous views, this property has 23,000 sq.ft. of existing buildings and a variety of zonings. Includes a year-round 4-bedroom cottage. The former canning factory has 17ft high ceilings, offices, washrooms and separate buildings. Drilled wells and septic systems on the property. Two access points off municipally maintained roads. $1,700,000 MLS QR21502002 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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Gail Forcht Broker

Laurie Gruer

Sales Representative

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Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage

Liz Jones

Sales Representative

Peter Lynch

Sales Representative

www.countyteam.com

Rob Plomer

Sales Representative

Chris Kapches LLB, President & CEO

Sarah Scott

Sales Representative

Monica Sam Klingenberg Simone Sales Representative

Richard Stewart LLB

Vice President Legal Counsel Sales Representative

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Elegant and welcoming, the Merrill Inn has on several occasions been named one of the top 25 small hotels in Canada - and no wonder! Impeccably-updated and meticulously-maintained, its thirteen rooms offer private ensuite baths, and its fiftyseat restaurant and patio is one of the County`s busiest. Classic 1878 Victorian on 1.07 acres with parking for 24 cars. Substantial upgrades and renovations since 2002. Beautiful reception areas and exquisite detail throughout. Situated among other impressive historical buildings on Picton`s Main Street. Impressive financials available with signed confidentiality agreement. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! $2,600,000 MLS QR21500909 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

www.lauriegruer.com

Lori Slik

Sales Representative

Kate Vader

Sales Representative

Jim Wait

Sales Representative

Shannon Warr-Hunter Sales Representative

43 Main Street, Picton ON K0K 2T0

Office: 613.471.1708 Toll Free: 1.877.471.1708

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3baths. Country kitchen with granite counters. Formal dining room. Large windows and original mouldings.

Family room, walkout to back yard & large deck. Master has fireplace, balcony, sitting area and ensuite with www.homeinthecounty.com soaker tub, separate shower, skylights and heated floors! New furnace and Central Air! Front verandah is the perfect spot for summer evenings. Walk to everything in town. $398,500 QR21501497

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This circa 1873 completely renovated home is ready for your personal touch, in a quiet neighborhood mature trees surround the back yard and it is only steps to St. Gregory School. From the windows to the veronicanorton@bellnet.ca floors stripped to the outside walls insulated, wired and plumbed it`s all done. Move in and enjoy. Walking distance to harbour & downtown. $219,000 MLS QR21502076

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