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Planting day starts season of community garden growing

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Gay Lea Foods buys Black River Cheese Co-operative plans to keep 115-year-old brand alive, maintain existing retail outlet JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

Yesterday marked the end of one era and the start of another in terms of cheese production in Prince Edward County.

As of June 1, the last small cheese factory which was one of two dozen or more at one point in the 20th Century on this island, became part of the Gay Lea family.

Late last week, the Ontario dairy farmer-owned co-operative which features over 3,800 members including 16 milking members in Prince Edward, announced it had purchased Black River Cheese Limited effective yesterday.

The acquisition builds on its existing cheese operations in Teeswater and Ivanhoe and provides brand value to the host of Gay Lea products that are currently offered in supermarkets all over the province.

The last remaining Prince Edward County cheese factory had been cooperatively run since its inception in 1901 and overcame a devastating fire in 2001 to bounce back stronger than ever with a new retail and production area.

Foot traffic on weekends, especially in the summer time, offered the illusion that Black River was on very solid

DOWN BY THE RIVER After 115 years of operation the iconic Black River Cheese Company was officially acquired on Wednesday by Ontario dairy cooperative Gay Lea Foods. Cheese production at the facility is expected to be curtailed due to environmental regulations. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

footing but new and tougher environmental regulations plagued the tourist hot spot over the past decade and a half and the brilliance of building a cheese production factory on the banks of a river leading into Lake Ontario in 1901 became folly about ten years ago.

Gay Lea president and chief executive officer Mike

Barrett spoke to the Gazette Monday and said the acquisition of Black River adds brand value to a company that is expanding its array of products in the marketplace.

In addition to Black River, Gay Lea acquired western Ontario mainstay Hewitt's Dairy in late 2014 to enhance their ice cream offering and bought Salerno Dairy earlier

that same year to add to their cheese compliment.

More recently, Gay Lea acquired a minority stake in Canadian goat milk processor Mariposa Dairy.

Already operating Ivanhoe Cheese at this end of the province for the past eight years, securing Black River made sense for an Ontario milk co-operative that is clear-

ly growing in leaps and bounds.

“We are continuing to add some brand value with our Ivanhoe and Salerno labels and with recently adding Hewitts, there was a chance to bring brand equity to our cooperative. Black River was a co-operative so that also made sense,” Barrett told the Gazette.

In terms of future direction, Barrett agreed the amount of foot traffic that wanders into the store makes the retail front very viable.

With retail outlets already established in Ivanhoe, Teeswater and the Salerno plant in Hamilton, Barrett said the Black River store will become another member of the Gay Lea retail family.

“We are looking at modernization in terms of the store front and while we would obviously sell Black River Cheese there as well as our other stores, we would also offer Gay Lea chocolate milk, our smooth cottage cheese, Hewitts ice cream and our goat milk products.

We see an opportunity for an expansion of what's offered currently,” he said.

Barrett said he is no stranger to the area, having spent time with his family at Sandbanks Provincial Park in years past and acknowledged the area was becoming Ontario's new go-to wine region.

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Federal and provincial officials got an overview of what's planned for Picton Terminals this week at Parliament Hill.

Mayor Robert Quaiff was in Ottawa Monday for the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus annual breakfast with MPs. Local MPs Mike Bossio of Hastings-Lennox and Addington, Kim Rudd of Northumberland-Peterborough South, and Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis were in attendance. Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Navdeep Singh Bains was also present.

While many topics were discussed, Quaiff said he was given an opportunity to give a presentation on Picton Terminals and the ambitious plans in the works at the port.

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Picton Legion receives conditional purchase offer for historic Ross-McMullen house Branch 78 executive to present bid to its membership June 12 ing to the branch executive to pursue a sale April 26, 2015.

At that time, the executive indicated it felt it would be best to divest itself of the costly, aging building to allow it to direct more of its fundraised dollars to supporting veterans and the community. The property was listed with agent Kevin Gale, originally at a price of

ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

This month, members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 78 in Picton will be presented with an offer to sell the historic RossMcMullen house, their hall since 1948.

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On Tuesday, branch first vice-president Diane Kennedy confirmed to the Gazette that an unidentified party has made a bid to purchase the building.

"We have received an offer with conditions on both sides," she said in an email after placing a notice for an upcoming general membership meeting. "For our part, we have already had a vote to sell the building, but need to inform the general membership in the form of a letter and this notice in (today's) paper."

Kennedy said the branch executive was required to give its membership 10 days' notice of a general meeting to discuss the conditions of the offer and the price. That meeting has been set for Sunday, June 12 at 1 p.m. at the Legion. She said if the membership agrees to proceed after learning those details, the paperwork will be sent to the Legion's provincial command for its approval.

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ested in buying the historic Ross-McMullen house, its home since 1948. The branch executive will take the offer to its membership June 12 in a special meeting. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

"With provincial command's approval, our side of the conditions will be met," she said. "Once this is complete we will be in a position to give you more information regarding the sale and purchaser."

Kennedy indicated the executive is upbeat to get to this point.

"We are very positive and relieved. Hopefully every-

thing works out."

The house was built by Lt. Col Walter Ross in 1865.

It was sold to the wife of railway magnate George McMullen in 1884 and stayed in her family until the Legion acquired it in 1948.

In reset years, the branch replaced the roof, rebuilt the furnaces, and ensured its kitchen was compliant with

health unit regulations. The facade of the building has received a heritage designation.

At the time of the decision to list the building last May, president Pat Burrows said if the building was to sell, the branch would consider leasing a smaller space or buying land to build a new hall to suit its needs.

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Planting day in Delhi Park sprouts community involvement in food security Yes, the community spirit was shining through and through.

“A lot of the folks that have come out to build and help plant are people that have their own gardens and won't be using these ones. They are people that just wanted to help and get it up and running and it's boosted the community spirit on a number of levels,” Milan added.

This was also evident by the number of local businesses that stepped forward with goods and services to make the dream of a community garden in Picton a reality.

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Communal gardening project could expand elsewhere in county JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

Picton is a community on the grow and you didn't need anymore evidence of that fact than on Saturday morning as dozens participated in the first annual planting day at the community gardens at Delhi Park.

Labelled a “great community effort” by Prince Edward County Mayor Robert Quaiff, the community garden project saw more than two dozen stakeholders, project members and volunteers of all ages take part in the planting activities.

In the works since last fall when Hastings Prince Edward Public Health provided a deputation on food security in the area, the project offers those without a green space (those living in apartments, seniors residences, et cetera) a growing box and an opportunity to grow their own fruits and vegetables.

With nearly all the growing boxes spoken for, it's clear the community garden project is a concept that will work in Picton-and possibly elsewhere in Prince Edward County.

“It shows if you get people involved and you bring the awareness to them that these projects can work,” Quaiff said. “I can imagine this is going to more than double next years.”

Breakfast GREEN IS GOOD Volunteers, organizers and participants in the community garden project at Delhi Park take a break during the first annual planting day. Nearly all of the 30 growing beds have been spoken for the 2016 growing season. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

There's already talk of a Wellington community garden initiative and the concept could also work in Bloomfield and Milford.

“I would think this will spur on other communities and we hear there is interest in Wellington. Now it starts to spread and, like a good garden, it will grow,” Quaiff added.

In terms of municipal support, the project is on public lands and Quaiff envisions there being support from County council should any other community wish to try a project.

“I think that's what we need to do. I've always thought that council, for the

most part, does a pretty good job on the budgeting, finance, infrastructure but when it comes to social atmosphere, we fail and we need to focus on that key in our community to make it more suitable and vibrant for everyone,” the mayor added.

Diane Milan, a member of the County Community Foundation and head of the food security subcommittee confirmed that of the 30 beds that were constructed, almost all are spoken for in the 2016 growing season.

“We have a number of families that are taking the opportunity to grow their own food and their are pub-

lic groups like Community Living and the Quantum Program who are also going to be tending beds. As well, there are several beds that we are planting and tending for the food bank and other programs like Fresh 4 All,” Milan explained.

In addition to all those beds, there will be public grazing beds for anyone to pluck ground cherries or tomatoes off of.

In addition to those planting their own beds on Saturday, a number of volunteers were working just to be a part of the cause even though they wouldn't be planting for their own needs.

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“When I first heard of food security issues here, I assumed it was wrong because we have such great access to food but poverty is at the basis of that. Isolation is also a factor so we will be teaching people how to grow food and we are also planning an end-of-season harvest party,” Milan said.

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Council hears McFarland Home is now in compliance with Long-Term Care Act Turnbull reports health ministry has lifted orders following 2015 quality inspection as staff has adequately addressed concerns raised CHAD IBBOTSON STAFF WRITER

There's been a lot going on at H.J. McFarland Memorial Home over the last six months.

Corporate services and finance commissioner Susan Turnbull gave committee of the whole an update for the period of Oct. 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 last week. Council requested regular updates on

the home be presented to committee of the whole.

Turnbull said the 84-resident facility had seen 18 critical incidents reported to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) over that time, but all have been addressed. Those incidents included seven staff-to-resident abuse issues, five resident-to-resident abuse issues, one unexpected death and two written complaints.

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“All of them have be satisfactorily resolved,” Turnbull said.

Turnbull said the ministry examines each critical incident and if steps aren't taken to resolve the issue expeditiously they usually result in an inspection.

“We had a number of cases of alleged resident to resident abuse and if a critical incident that was logged onto the system wasn't responded to in a timely fashion, that will be the catalyst for a ministry investigation,” Turnbull said.

Turnbull added that any complaint that is received in writing automatically results in an inspection.

She said the home was subject to four inspections during this period. The first was last December which resulted in one written notice with regard to a plan of care.

The second, in January, resulted in three written notifications based on communication, plan of care and investigation. An inspection on Feb. 8 of this year resulted in no findings, while a March 21–29 inspection resulted in seven written notices based on training, reporting to the director, plan of care, bathing, complaints and infection prevention and control.

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pliance orders for the home.

Issues included plans of care, restraints, staffing, housekeeping, policies, and medication storage.

A staff report presented to the committee last week says all of those issues were addressed and responses were submitted to the MOHLTC. “As of the date of this report, all orders have been lifted and the ministry has found the home to be in compliance,” the report says.

Turnbull said in December last year Saint Elizabeth Health Care committed more resources to the home to assist several things, including meeting the compliance findings of the RQI. She said there's been a commitment to increasing staff engagement at the facility as well, including encouraging staff participation in quality initiatives.

“We had extra staff working on this making sure we had compliance and at the same time we had an intense focus on home-wide training

between all staff in the home on PointClickCare, which is our documentation system,” she said.

She said all staff were reminded of the importance of recording everything being done for each resident.

Many other items were addressed during the last six months. The home has begun preparing for accreditation expected to occur in November 2017. The facility has a new dietitian with experience in long-term care. Frequency of staff meetings has increased to once every three weeks for RNs, RPNs, and PSWs. Two all staff meetings have been held and another is scheduled for June. All home policies are now available via computer desktops for easy access. A Registered Nurses of Ontario co-ordinator has held several sessions outlining how to initiate best practices, which was provided by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario at no charge. Additionally, a monthly newsletter for the home was re-established.

Turnbull said the home is making headway this year on many of the Health Quality Ontario performance indicators over 2014-2015. Performance, for the most part, is improving overall and the home either met or beat the Ontario average in four categories — percentage of residents with worsening behaviors, percentage with worsening bladder continence, percentage with worsening pres-

sure ulcers, and percentage of residents with new pressure ulcers.

Turnbull noted McFarland Home is not meeting the provincial benchmarks, but said the home is not alone in that regard.

“If you compare the benchmarks to the Ontario average, it's not only McFarland Home that's having some challenges with these benchmarks,” she said. “They are high, high standards that have been set.”

Regardless, she said the home is taking significant strides.

“It's lots of hard work around the clock by staff and I'm so proud of the effort they've put in — they've been through an awful lot,” she said.

She said more change is on the way as the municipality is set to change leadership at the home this summer.

Council voted in January to directly recruit for the administrator and director of care positions at the home following the expiry of the municipality's 18-month contract with Saint Elizabeth.

That contract expires June 18.

Turnbull said there are still a number of vacant staff positions at the home.

Interviews were conducted recently to fill the administrator position at the home and the director of care position also has yet to be filled.

Additionally, she said the facility is still short RNs, RPNs, and PSWs.

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Council eck for: opts against adopting bylaw regulating yard sales Pennell disappointed peers didn’t give staff a tool to limit ongoing commercial activity

per cent of the yard sales out there, but said he wanted to target the problem cases.

“There are a few areas where people are on a buy and sell mode all the time to conduct business along the street,” he said.

He said, in some cases, the sales are close to the roadside and welcome tourists to park along busy highways like Hwy 33.

“That's sad for two reasons, one being that it makes it look like a dump on some roads,” he said. “Further to that, these continue day after day after day and those people are competing against people adjacent to them that are paying high (commercial) taxes to have the right to sell property.”

He said he's not against one-off yard sales, but said the ongoing sales are essentially commercial operations.

Pennell said a bylaw would have at least allowed County bylaw officials to address some of the concerns.

“We have some areas that create highway traffic safety (issues),” he said.

Councillor Janice Maynard

supported the bylaw.

“We're not asking for permits, we're just putting some very basic and very lax regulations on yard sales,” she said. “It's a bylaw I think you'll find almost all other municipalities have in some form.”

However, the majority of councillors didn't see any need for the bylaw.

Mayor Robert Quaiff said yard sales are part of the social fabric in the community.

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The County won't have a bylaw regulating yard sales.

After discussing the issue at last Thursday's committeeof-the-whole meeting, councillors voted against a motion to approve a bylaw to regulate yard sales within Prince Edward County.

The proposal was initially brought to the table by councillor Roy Pennell, who said there are some problem ongoing sales that present a safety concern.

The proposed bylaw would have restricted anyone in a non-commercial zone from conducting a yard sale at the same location more than three times in a calendar year.

It would also have restricted sales from continuing for more than three consecutive days.

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ible for errors beyond final approval.

and the main thrust on the other end is 'you're regulating us to death,'” he said.

He said with County bylaws being complaint-driven, they often pit neighbour against neighbour and he hasn't once heard a complaint about yard sales while sitting on the Police Services Board.

“There's been no complaints, there's been no recorded accidents,” he said. “It's like a social venue in Prince Edward County in my mind where you go out, you go see your neighbour.”

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Better safeguards against scalping would benefit performers and fans

THE scarcity of face-value tickets for The Tragically Hip’s shows across Canada couldn’t have come at a worse time for many fans of the Kingston band that has Canadian institution. First, they were left to deal with the sad news of lead singer Gord Downie’s terminal cancer diagnosis, then they were left scrambling to pay greatly inflated prices to see his final tour.

In short order after concert tickets were released, they were sold out and within minutes, they appeared at online resale sites for much more than the band and its concert promoters elected to sell the tickets for. It is suspected that scalpers have found ways to use technology to get around the security systems in place on ticket-buying sites to secure the seats, knowing full well they can turn around and jack up the price.

Proponents of the online resale sites the scalpers suggest users are simply involved in free market enterprise. They buy a large quantity of a good that’s in high demand and use that leverage to make money. While we’ve long been a supporter of the free market, something seems rotten about its application in this business model — and that’s without even getting into the morale debate about profitting on Downie’s misfortune.

The good in question isn’t one that has been created by the scalpers, it’s created by the musicians — or in other cases, the athletes, actors, and legitimate management that have booked their shows. Should others be able to capitalize on their popularity without directly sharing the profit with them? What incentive is there for those people to try to keep prices down for true fans?

An issue Madeleine Meilleur, Ontario’s attorney general, and others investigating this situation must examine is whether there was a fair opportunity for all members of the public to purchase the tickets or whether some resalers were able to use technology not in the hands of all parties to create scarcity that

really didn’t exist. They must also examine whether there’s reasonable safeguards in place to ensure the public process is fair to all concerned.

Last year, Ontario changed its scalping law, making it legal for tickets to be resold above face value. The province rightly argued it is too difficult to enforce the issue as few other jurisdictions have similar laws and in the world of cyberspace, such transactions can and often do occur across jurisdictional lines.

While there may not be a legal avenue to fix the problem at hand, there may be some practical ways venues and ticket sales sites can clamp down on scalping practices and ensure people who really want to see shows or games can do so without spending a fortune to track down a ticket.

Some artists have had success with instituting ticket policies where buyers must show photo identification or swipe their credit card at entry to the venue.

It makes good sense if the facilities have the technical know-how to do this, though it may prevent legitimate ticket buyers from selling a ticket they aren’t able to use at a fair price. Systems where tickets can be only transferred electronically through the venue’s web site would also be beneficial and, perhaps, if the venue would charge a small processing fee, it would allow the talent to receive a cut of any resale mark-ups. A mandatory moratorium period for online resale could also help. Unfortunately, it’s hard to envision a set-up that is completely ironclad against abuses and under-the-table charges for tickets in demand, but every effort should be made to limit those abuses.

At the end of the day, fans should have the confidence that they have even odds to access the tickets they seek. If they miss out legitimately, that’s the luck of the draw. If the system can’t offer that confidence, it needs to be overhauled.

While gauging people may be smart business for those engaged in it, it’s distasteful and less than fair to hard-working performers and their paying fans.

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SENDING THEIR SUPPORT Members of the Hallowell Firefighters Association take a break from practicing an extrication at Shantz Towing Wednesday evening

to show a cheque they are donating to the Canadian Red Cross for the Fort McMurray fire victims. The 26-member Association is sending $1,000 to the victims of last month’s wildfire and the funds will be matched by the Government of Canada. (Gazette Photo by Jason Parks)

Stories From Our Past 1926

n Work on completion of the provincial highway between Belleville and Picton was expected to be completed by mid-summer. The final stretch included the straightening of a dangerous curve in Rossmore. Some home owners moved their houses to accommodate the rerouted road. n The Pt. Traverse community was in shock after 15-month-old Frederick Bongard waded into the water near his family’s cottage and drowned. Efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. n Sunday cheese making in eastern Ontario drew the ire of the Lord’s Day Alliance, but many dairies could not store milk from the weekend.

1946

n The Prince Edward Chamber of Commerce decided to petition the Royal Canadian Air Force to turn Camp Picton into a model town to provide affordable accommodations for about 2,000 returning veterans and their families. It was hoped the model town would attract an industry to employ those veterans. n Rickarton Castle was modernized and reopened as a hotel resort and international yacht club. It was expected to provide a major draw of tourists to Picton from land and water. n The Cressy Women’s Association collected $135 from local residents for the Ontario Cancer Fund.

1976

nA coroner’s inquest surrounding the death of two-year-old Howard James Gardener explored alternatives to the hospital’s policy of locking its doors at night. Their recommendations included the use of a deadlock and a paging system. A security guard and a 24-hour emergency department were considered too costly. n Ameliasburgh and Belleville councillors were asked to offer input on a new Bay of Quite bridge to be built in the early 1980s near Rossmore. n The Prince Edward County Board of Education hired six students to research and collect archival materials for its new Educentre in Bloomfield.

1996

n Price Edward County Memorial Hospital received the go-ahead from the province to proceed with working drawings to upgrade the hospital building at a cost of $2.5-3 million. The province would normally fund twothirds of similar projects. n Ameliasburgh received approval from the province to join a municipal planning authority with The Town of Brighton, Brighton, Murray and Sidney Townships and Village of Frankford, raising the ire of politicians from the county’s other nine municipalities. n County council voted to acquire the old CN rail line from Trenton to Picton for $100,000.

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

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

If heritage matters, we need to be part of efforts to preserve it

In recent weeks, the issue of sign bylaws for the Picton Main Street Heritage Conservation District (HCD) has received considerable attention. This is essentially a good thing because it focuses our community to consider a key question - does County Heritage matter…. or not?

And it has been the butt of a few good one-liners.

Discussion of the future of Picton’s downtown has a long history.

A study of the proposed district was completed in May 2012 and adopted by council. That study was based on several posterior initiatives dating back to the work of the Street Smarts committee in 1999, a report by students in the urban design program at Ryerson University in Toronto in 2003, a strategic action plan

for Picton completed in 2005, and additional reports in 2006, and 2007.

All of this work, I'm told, reflected extensive discussions with local businesses and residents in developing a shared vision of Picton’s downtown.

The idea underlying all these studies and reports has been to protect and enhance Picton’s historic Main Street; and to create a vibrant, commercial district linked by a central over-arching theme of our unique county heritage.

As we currently complete critical work to update the infrastructure along Main Street, improvements to the appearance of Picton's downtown core will soon follow.

And so we're now in the midst of implementing a practical vision for heritage conservation that has taken

over a decade of consultation.

All responsible Ontario communities have sign bylaws — and lots of other zoning bylaws and municipal plans evolved over time to address issues and to guide future development.

This really shouldn’t be a great surprise to anyone establishing a new business in the county.

The permit application process is simple and is usually complete within 15 - 30 days.

Many local businesses within the district have complied with the bylaw requirements and received approval for their plans.

Is it fair to those complying businesses to now exempt Beach Bum? Are we really going to discuss sign and other bylaws

every time a new business starts up in the district?

Are we going to create rear-view exemptions to bylaws which in turn create precedents undermining existing bylaws?

Most importantly, is Heritage -- and County Heritage as an economic driver -- just an irrelevant afterthought -or does it really matter?

To be candid, we wouldn’t be talking about a business sign if the Beach Bum owner — or her sign contractor — had simply applied for a permit like everybody else.

But this rump controversy probably does point to a need for more public education about the district and the bylaws governing it.

In addition, councillor Jamie Forrester has put forward the bold proposition to

include a $500,000 line item for heritage in next year's 2017 County budget.

That is certainly very laudable, but maybe a bit rich given the county's other competing priorities -- like roads and health care.

Perhaps a smaller sum to help with heritage transitions and implementation would be more acceptable to the bottom-line.

Yet here is the central point: If heritage matters — and many people in Prince Edward County believe that it does — then we all need to be part of efforts to preserve, promote and celebrate that unique county heritage.

Please count me in for rising on my haunches for that important effort.

Bill Roberts Sophiasburgh

Drought conditions have proven challenging for farmers, gardeners

With the warmer weather there is no better place to spend some time than in the garden, including the new community garden. Unfortunately another period of drought has once again threatened the county farmers and we, the local recreational gardeners, as well — although at least it is not a threat to our livelihood.

Plants generally require 25 mm or one inch of water once a week. Water is most helpful to them when applied at one time rather than in dribs and drabs. It helps develop stronger roots.

So if mother nature does not co-operate, the gardener must augment watering in drought conditions if at all possible. If you are about to mulch or to add more mulch, you should water thoroughly first. This morning’s forecast predicts a reasonable rainfall this Thursday, but it may still be too little too late for some of the crops.

Some garden plants require less water than others. Given that we, in the county, generally need to deal with drought for at least

ASK A MASTER GARDENDER Sandy Goranson

part of the growing season, it is always one of the considerations that should be explored when choosing new plants for a garden.

There are choices to be found on various web sites listing perennials that do well in dry conditions. The ones I want to discuss this week are three plants that I grow in my own garden. These perennials are believed to be some of the best in dealing with sunny and dry conditions.

Whilst I have the ability to water our gardens due to our proximity to Lake Ontario, with 19 garden beds of vary-

ing sizes, four large containers and a number of very young trees it is a significant task. I would far rather dig up weeds than spend a day moving drip hoses and hauling buckets of water. Furthermore rain, when it falls in sufficient amounts, always does a better job.

Day lilies (Hemerocallis), arrived here with the United Empire Loyalists. Yellow or orange day lilies can be found even now growing wild in fields, along the edges of old roads and in many old gardens. Clearly they have survived drought many times over.

Modern cultivars have provided us with a wider choice of colours including bicoloured blossoms, and even heights and plant sizes, and they continue to be hardy as well as largely disease and pest-resistant plants. While they will spread via their root systems, they are easy to control by cutting each clump back to the desired size. Each blossom will last only for a day but each plant will bloom for about a month from early to mid summer.

Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia), was my next choice and they are considered to be a perennial or subshrub. They are called subshrubs when these plants are not cut back once a year and therefore can grow to a height of four feet. I grow these plants in two of my perennial beds rather than in my shrub beds so I have never tried this out myself.

When they are cut down annually in late fall or early spring when they are dormant, the final height is closer to two feet The branches can appear almost white and the foliage is soft silver green in colour. It has spikes of blue flowers in mid summer and on into fall. There are various cultivars with a few minor differences.

Finally one of the newer additions to my garden, and something that I have mentioned previously, is false indigo, Baptisia australis. It is a native North American plant and was once used as a source of blue dye thus its common name. It is a very large plant and can grow up to three to four feet high and

wide. Because of its deep taproot, it is next to impossible to move or divide once it is well established. I have cut mine back around the edges when it begins to encroach on neighbouring plants.

The plant has blue pea like flowers on short upright spikes for two or three weeks in early summer followed by attractive pods. Some of the cultivars and/or related species have purple, yellow and even bicoloured flowers.

The plant can be sheared down to about half its height after blooming. Mine is backed against a dry stone wall which keeps it upright and its pods visible.

Meanwhile the best hope is that this Thursday will not only bring the promised day of rain, but that this will be a beginning to a period of regular adequate rain for the full growing season. All farmers, gardeners and our county overall with all of its varied flora and fauna, will fare much better if this occurs.

Send your gardening questions to askamastergardener@bell.net.

County Library celebrates Seniors Month with services, activities of interest

At the County Library we’re proud to serve patrons of all ages, from babies with their families to seniors who may have used their local branch for decades or are newcomers and looking to meet neighbours, borrow books and DVDs. June 2016 is the 32nd anniversary of Seniors’ Month in the province of Ontario. To recognize this month-long event, I’d like to highlight some of our services most used by county seniors. Of course, all of these services and events are open and available to anyone and everyone, regardless of age.

We often hear from older patrons “I can’t read that, the print is too small.” Fortunately, many titles are now available in large print with bolder fonts that makes things more legible and easier to read – whether you have vision challenges or just appreciate bigger print.

INSIDE THE LIBRARY Liz Zylstra

Across our six branches, we have approximately 4,000 large print books – everything from literary classics to the newest best sellers. We regularly add new titles and take requests for specific large print books. Gisa Ianacci who works at our Consecon and Ameliasburgh branches regularly places

orders for large print books for all of Prince Edward County. Please don’t hesitate to e-mail her at giannaci@peclibrary.org or call her either in Consecon (613) 392-1106 or Ameliasburgh (613) 968-9327 if there’s a large print book that you’d like us to add to our collection.

If you’re no longer able to read print books and still appreciate a good story, why not try out an audio book?

Available as a digital download or in CD format, audio books are a favourite pastime of many and perfect for a long car ride. PEC Library is also involved with CELA, the Centre for Equitable Library Access, a national non-for-profit that is run by public libraries for public libraries. CELA provides books for people who are print disabled in accessible formats including audio, braille and electronic text.

Drop in to any of our branches and we can tell you more about it. If you’re unable to leave your home to visit a branch, we have an excellent team of fully-screened professional volunteers who can deliver books or other library items to you on a monthly basis. If you’re interested in finding out more about this service, or to volunteer, please contact Barb Sweet at (613) 476-5962 or email her at bsweet@peclibrary.org.

The library also hosts regular Tea & Talks – social events with a guest speaker.

We’re always on the outlook for new presenters so if you have an interest or hobby you’d like share, please let us know.

Mark your calendars!

June events that may be of interest to seniors. n Thursday, June 9 at 2 p.m. in the Picton branch. Local author Penny Hughes will read from her new book,

Lucy’s Bench that’s set right here in the County. Lucy has lived here for most of her seemingly idyllic life and Matthew is a recent arrival.

Somehow their lives become intertwined, but why...? n Friday, June 17 at 2 p.m, local artist, author and radio personality Terry Culbert will be at the Picton branch to talk about his book Lucan: Home of the Donnellys. The story of the four Donnelly family members who were killed by a vigilante committee in February 1880 has fascinated Canadians for more than 130 years. n Tuesday, June 9, 16 and 21 at 11 a.m. in the Picton branch. Functional Fitness classes are just $3 with Jennifer Cobb. This friendly, chair-based exercise program can help you build strength and balance as well as prevent falls. Contact Cobb for more details at jennifer.cobb@live.com.

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New home, Awesome grant help pet food bank deliver in times of need Operator provides short-term help, asks clients to pay generosity forward in the future ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

HELPING HAND Vicky Verner convinced the Prince Edward County chapter of the Awesome Foundation that her pet food bank was a valuable community service worthy of a $1,000 grant at a pitch party Monday evening.(Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff) PUBLIC NOTICE Effective June 1, 2016, the County of Prince Edward is changing our telephone system. You may now contact the following County departments by dialing our general number 613.476.2148:

With a new location and a sizeable grant, the Prince Edward County Pet Food Bank is in a better position to provide stability for pet owners in their times of need.

Within weeks of moving from Vicky Verner’s home west of Bloomfield into the basement at Picton’s HOPE Centre, the organization received $1,000 from the local chapter of the Awesome Foundation Monday to help with site and food costs.

“Two months ago we were in danger of closing our doors due to lack of community support,” said Verner.

“Things have really picked up since we moved to Picton.”

Last week alone, the pet food bank offered support for 21 cats and 17 dogs, bringing the total to 159 cats and 119 dogs served since 2013. Verner said she expects that upswing in traffic will continue given

that some people with pets are unable to drive, on fixed incomes, or they had a difficult time accessing the previous location in her basement during the winter months.

She said her mission is to provide seven days worth of food and treats for pets to people who need short-term assistance due to circumstances taking place in their lives. Items like litter, collars, or poop bags may also be available for those who come.

Typically, she said, a change in circumstance can result in a visit to the service and sometimes it’s a case of people stretching their budgets thin.

“Some people may be fine today, but they may get sick or lose their jobs tomorrow. It alleviates the concern of temporarily surrendering their animals,” she said. “Your pet is like family. It’s like another child. A perfect example is if you have a $500 vet bill. There goes your savings. What do you do to pay for your food? It

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Committee of the Whole Meeting Shire Hall, June 16, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

The County of Prince Edward proposes to pass a by-law to:

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Administration (Shire Hall and Edward Building) Roads including Parks, Facilities, Garbage & Recycling Water and Wastewater Community Centres (PECC and WDCC) By-law Enforcement / Canine Control Museums (except Rose House 613.476.5439) Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue, Station 1

The H.J. McFarland Memorial Home will maintain its telephone number of 613.476.2138.

A complete updated staff directory is available online at www.thecounty.ca.

stops you from having to choose between feeding yourself and your pets.”

Verner said she’s also been able to help people save money to have their pets fixed.

The most common thing she sees, however, is people on employment insurance or pensions who come in during the third week of the month after buying food the first week. They sometimes need a little help to carry them into the end of the month.

Recently, the pet food bank offered emergency packages for two families from Fort McMurray who relocated to the area after the wildfires.

Other clients have come from as far as Actinolite Junction on Hwy 7 and Napanee. None are refused.

“Many of them are regular people,” she said. “I always tell them it’s not really charity.

When things I expect them to pay it forward. Maybe they buy a bag of dog food or cat food, volunteer, or do something to help someone else in the future.”

Verner said people generally respond well to that suggestion. Many have returned to help.

Generally, Verner has a

team of volunteers to help with distribution day each Wednesday from noon to 3 p.m. and others who have helped drive to drop-off locations to pick up food or pick up money to help buy supplies. Three high school students have also filled their volunteer hours there.

Recently, several people gave their time to renovate the space at the HOPE Centre, which required new lighting, drywall, flooring and paint.

The money received from the Awesome Foundation will help to offset the costs of that construction, to purchase new containers for food stock, and to provide a donation to the HOPE Centre to help pay for utilities and water.

Verner said she had talked to HOPE Centre pastor David Inch about space at the former First Baptist Church before opening, but neither side was quite ready for the partnership. Recently, Inch approached her again and both sides found there was a fit.

“They have ample parking and lots of room for food,” she said.

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Close, declare surplus, stop up and convey to the abutting property owners the shoreline road allowance described as Lots 20 & 21 Big Island (Part 1 47R-8037) and Part of Lot 41 Big Island (Part 2, Plan 47R-6783), Sophiasburgh Ward, County of Prince Edward.

The Committee will hear in person or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any person who wishes to speak to this matter.

To obtain additional information, submit written comments or speak at the meeting, please contact the undersigned.

Brian Bonter, Manager of Information Technology The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward 332 Main Street, Picton ON, K0K 2T0 P: 613.476-2148 x1061 / E: bbonter@pecounty.on.ca www.pecounty.on.ca

Kim White, County of Prince Edward, Clerk 332 Picton Main Street, Picton Ontario, K0K 2T0 P: 613.476.2148 x 226 F: 613.476.5727 kwhite@pecounty.on.ca www.thecounty.ca

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

PICTON UNITED CHURCH COUNTY FOOD BANK: Food items that are needed are peanut butter, canned salmon, canned stew/chili, canned fruit, rice. All donations are gratefully accepted. Please drop off donations at the County Food Bank (12 Chapel St., Picton 476-8516), Fri. mornings 9-11:30. Or at the Picton United Church office (Tues. to Fri. mornings 9-11:45).

Contact Leda 476-2109.

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 3rd Betty Beaumont, 10th Jonathan Robb, 17th Karen Lynch, 24th David Nicholl, 31st Ray’s Power.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: “Deep Sea Discovery” God is with us wherever we go! Friendship United Church, 2765 Cty Rd 5, Demorestville. Monday July 11th - Friday July 15th 9am-12noon. Come, hear the songs by Yancy! Play the games! Do the crafts! See old friends! Meet new friends! We can’t wait to see you! Info call Leslie 476-2020 or east5@kos.net.

YOGA IN CHERRY VALLEY: With Carrie at the Athol Rec Centre 1685 Cty Rd 10, Thursday’s 5:306:45pm till June 23. Classes $5. Mats & props supplied.

Sponsored by the Athol Rec Committee. www.atholreccentre.com.

YOGA CLASSES: Bloomfield Town Hall weekly throughout the summer. Classes run from 10-11am.

Please bring your own mat if you can. Fee is $5/class.

Generously sponsored by the Bloomfield Rec Committee. Everyone welcome. Info Hedy 393-3798.

PEC SHUFFLEBOARD : PE Community Centre Rink Pad. League runs every Thursday starting at 1pm until August 25th.

RC LEGION BR 78 PICTON: Bingo Wednesday’s 6:30pm.

RC LEGION BR 78 PICTON: Saturday afternoons, pool games.

AA: Meets every Wednesday 8pm Picton Hospital Boardroom.

AL-ANON MEETINGS: (adults) Meets 8pm every Tuesday & Thursdays 10:30am at Gilead Fellowship Church Picton. For persons affected by someone’s drinking. Info 1-866-951-3711.

TOPS #4918: Take off Pounds Sensibly meets every Wednesday at the Anglican Church Hall in Picton. Weigh in 6:00-6:45pm & meeting starts at 6:45pm. Info Sheila 476-2786.

JUNE 3-12: CONSECON COMMUNITY BANNER PAINTING FESTIVAL – Come paint a banner, watch the fun or volunteer! $12 Community & Non Profit Organizations. $120 Business. Supplies & Help provided.

Call now to book a time to paint or have a banner painted for you! Hosted by Janet B Gallery, 241 Cty Rd 29, Consecon 9am-8pm. Sponsored by C.A.R.A. Inc. Consecon Beautification & Ameliasburgh Rec. Com. Info: Janet 965-5698.

JUNE 2: BINGO IN THE COUNTY – Hosted by the Wellington & District Lion’s Club. 6:45pm start, doors open at 6pm in the Highline Hall, Wellington Community Centre. Join us for this weekly event for some fun, friendship & an entertaining evening. Call Betty 3993105 for further info. Proceeds to local organizations.

JUNE 3: FRENCH CLASS – Wellington Br Library 2pm.

JUNE 4: CREATIONS CRAFTS & COLLECTIBLES – Bloomfield United Church 9am4pm. One of a kind crafts & collectibles.

JUNE 5: COUNTY KIDS OF STEEL TRIATHALON - Kids who love to Swim, Bike & Run! Ages 3-17! No experience necessary! Register now go to the website, www.countykidsofsteel.ca.

JUNE 5: THE WHITE CHAPEL ANNUAL SERVICE – Located at Hwy 49 & White Chapel Rd. Service 3pm. Rev. Richard Hamilton officiating. Join us to experience part of the County’s history in this Methodist Chapel overlooking the Bay of Quinte.

JUNE 5: BURR’S CEMETERY – Annual Decoration Day. Donations gratefully accepted. Tax receipts available.

JUNE 5: PEC PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB – Meets from 7-9pm at the Wellington Public Library. All are welcome, free admission.

JUNE 6: AFTER THE LAST RIVER DOCUMENTARY FILM – Council of Canadians Quinte Chapter is screening this documentary film at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 55 King St. Picton. This film depicts life in the remote community of Attawapiskat, where in the shadow of a prosperous diamond mine the residents live in third world conditions.

Admission by donation.

JUNE 7: WEEKLY TUESDAY DROP IN KNIT & CHAT – Milford Br Library 10am-12noon.

JUNE 7: THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF YOUR HERB GARDEN – Herbalist Tamara Segal will discuss garden herbs that are easily cultivated in this area, looking at various ways they can be used to support good health. Free admission. Donations welcome for the PEC Community Gardens. Picton Public Library 5-6pm.

JUNE 7: AL-ANON - Meets 8 pm at Gilead Fellowship Church, for persons affected by someone’s drinking. (1866-951-3711).

JUNE 8: SOPHIASBURGH OVER 60 CLUB – Dinner & meeting 12 noon at Friendship United Church Hall. Catered by Demorestville Women’s Institute. $12/person. Call Peggy 476-3755 before Monday prior to reserve.

JUNE 9: WEEKLY THURSDAY THE HUB PLAYGROUP – Drop in 9:30-11am Picton Br Library.

JUNE 9: AL-ANON - Meets 10:30am Gilead Fellowship Church. If someone’s drinking is bothering you Al-Anon is for you. (1-866-951-3711).

JUNE 9: ALTERNATIVES FOR WOMEN – Drop-in information spot for Alternatives for Women services.

Each Thursday 11am to noon, Wellington Library front side entrance.

JUNE 9: OPEN DOOR AT THE SALVATION ARMY – 1:30pm. Join us as we journey on the road to the PEC Lavender Farm. Call 476-3159 if you are interested in joining us.

JUNE 9: PENNY HUGHES AUTHOR EVENT – 2pm. www.peclibrary.org.

JUNE 9: BINGO IN THE COUNTY – Hosted by the Wellington & District Lion’s Club. 6:45pm start, doors open at 6pm in the Highline Hall, Wellington Community Centre. Join us for this weekly event for some fun, friendship & an entertaining evening. Call Betty 3993105 for further info. Proceeds to local organizations.

JUNE 9: QUARTER MOON COFFEE HOUSE – Baxter Arts Centre, Bloomfield, 7:30pm sharp. Live open stage music, great mix of amateur & professional music styles. Free admission, donations accepted.

JUNE 11: THE COUNTY GARDEN SHOW – PEC Horticultural Society is the host for this annual event. The gala will be held at the Crystal Palace, Picton Fairgrounds from 10am-4pm. Enjoy the flower show & judged floral competition, the Victorian Tea Room, crafts, local vendors & welcome back the Alpacas! www.pechorticultural.org.

JUNE 15: SENIORS LUNCHEON SOCIAL MILFORD – Reserve your place by Tuesday prior at 12 noon by calling 476-7493. Seniors are asked to bring their own soup bowl, plate, cup & cutlery. Roast beef dinner $10/person. Meals can be delivered to house bound seniors who live in or near Milford. If you wish a take-out meal please advise when you register. Price is the same. www.communitycareforseniors.org.

JUNE 15: ALBURY CEMETERY BOARD – Annual General Meeting 2:30pm Rednersville/Albury Church, 2681 Cty Rd 3. Everyone welcome to attend & new members are welcome. Additional Info contact Steven Dawson 919-4577.

JUNE 18: 9th ANNUAL RWB NEW LIFE GIRLS HOME (CANADA) – 5km/10km Run/Walk/Bike half Marathon 30km Cycle. Free BBQ Lunch & Draw Prizes.

Registration 8-9am & event starts at 9:30am. New Life Girls Home (Canada) 112 Edward Dr, Consecon. Info 394-3341 or 1-855-301-5433 www.newlifegirlshome.com.

JUNE 18: PEC OPP AUXILLARY CRAM THE CRUISER – Wellington Storehouse Foodbank Fundraiser 10am-2pm at Pierson’s Foodland Parking Lot. Please bring a non-perishable food item or we will be selling grocery bags for $5 that you can buy & cram the cruiser with to help out your local Foodbank!

JUNE 18: EASTERN STAR 10th ANUUAL DOWN EAST LOBSTER SUPPER – At the Masonic Hall, 13251 Loyalist Parkway, Picton. Two sittings, 4:30 & 6:30. Steak $20/Lobster $30/Both $40. No tickets at the door. Proceeds to Alzheimer’s Prince Edward/ Hastings.

For tickets or info call Val MacDonald 476-4667.

JUNE 25: STRAWBERRY SOCIAL & BAKE SALE – Parish Hall, St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church 335 main St. Picton. Generous servings of delicious local strawberries, home-made cake, ice cream, tea/coffee.

Sandwiches too, if you want. 11am-2pm. Wheelchair accessible.

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Document required under the Green Energy Act would offer framework for continued conservation measures at the municipal level

Council plans to put energy conservation and management plan in place CHAD IBBOTSON STAFF WRITER

The municipality could soon have an energy conservation and demand management (ECDM) plan in place as required by the Green Energy Act. Committee of the whole supported a motion to adopt an ECDM plan last week.

The motion also says future energy conservation measures and sustainability initiatives will be undertaken subject to annual approval

of capital and operating budgets. The motion will appear before council for approval on June 14.

A report presented to the committee on May 26 says the ECDM plan fulfils the reporting requirements of the Green Energy Act and provides the municipality with a framework to support continued conservation measures.

The plan has two parts.

The first is a listing of annual energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions

for public facilities which is due annually.

The second part is a description of proposed measures of reducing the municipality's energy consumption with a forecast of expected results. The report says the first such description was due on July 1, 2014 and is due every five years.

The report describes the ECDM plan as a living document that will evolve as staff work on implementing recommendations and estab-

lishing consumption targets.

Within the ECDM, the municipality's vision is to continually reduce energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining efficient and effective services for the public.

The plan includes five goals: maximize fiscal resources and avoid cost increase through direct and indirect energy savings; reduce the environmental impact of the municipality's

operations; increase the comfort and safety of staff and patrons to municipal facilities; to create a culture of conservation within the municipality; and to improve the reliability of municipal equipment and reduce maintenance.

The plan outlines an overall municipal target of reducing municipal energy consumption from all facilities, operations, and street lights by five per cent by the end of 2016. Annual targets

until 2020 will be to reduce energy consumption by an amount that mirrors energy cost increases.

Additionally, the plan outlines several actions that can be taken to achieve the goals outlined in the plan.

These include ensuring energy efficiency is consistent across the municipality using energy audits, monitoring energy consumption on a regular basis, and analyzing energy costs to look for savings opportunities.

Church Services this week

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

Sunday Services 10:30am with Pastor Jonathan Maracle “Broken Walls Ministry”

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

PICTON GOSPEL HALL 3 McFarland Drive Sunday

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

Gilead Fellowship

Sunday Worsip 11:00am Children’s Church at St. Philip’s

2 Downes Ave. Picton 613-476-2622

www.parishofmarysburgh.ca

From Word of God to “Foundational Documents” Rethinking the Bible

Music by Tom Dietzel & Lorie Easton

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

ST. GREGORY

THE GREAT ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH

7 Church St., Picton, Ont. K0K 2T0

613-476-6276 Fax: 613-476-7293 stgregory@sympatico.ca www.stgregoryparish.ca

Saturday Mass 5pm

Sunday Mass 8:30am and 10:00am St. Frances of Rome, Wellington 12:00pm

Ven. Charles Morris

When life seems too chaotic, what better place for you to find peace and friendship?

We are looking forward to seeing you there

Sunday 9:00am, 10:30am Tuesday 8:00am Silent Prayer Wednesday 10:00am Right around the corner in your neighbourhood.

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County Rd. 49 officially named Ontario’s worst road on CAA’s annual list He said Prince EdwardHastings MPP Todd Smith has reached out and offered to make inquiries with ministers during the Ontario legislature's question period this week.

Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca is aware of the municipality's needs, Quaiff said, and the mayor has expressed his own desire to sit down and discuss a solution. Quaiff said the municipality won't simply be asking upper levels of government to solve the problem.

“At the end of the day I

Quaiff hopeful negative attention will assist quest for upper-tier funding CHAD IBBOTSON STAFF WRITER

Mayor Robert Quaiff isn't surprised County Rd. 49 tops CAA's 2016 Worst Roads list for Ontario.

It was announced last week that the 2016 vote ended with County Rd. 49 in the top spot, edging out last year's winner Algonquin Boulevard West in Timmins, which finished in second.

Quaiff said the result isn't shocking and reinforces his own opinion on the county highway that stretches from Picton to the Skyway Bridge.

“It just solidifies what I've been thinking about Hwy 49 for the last couple of years, that it is in desperate need of repair,” Quaiff said.

He said the unfortunate thing is the municipality lacks the funding to take on the enormous project, which is projected to cost more than $20 million for the more than 16-kilometre stretch of concrete.

“At this time we just can't afford to do the work on our own, so we need to have some kind of assistance from the province and or the federal government,” he said.

Portions of the road are rated 2 and 3 on the municipality's roads condition scale, with Condition 1 being the worst. Quaiff said if the municipality were to prioritize work on the municipality's Condition 1 and Condition 2 roads, it would cost $46 million before even reaching County Rd. 49.

While he wasn't sure how much political sway the CAA might have to help the municipality lobby upper

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THE WORST County Rd. 49 received a dubious honour last week in being voted Ontario’s worst road in CAA’s annual Worst Roads campaign. Mayor Robert Quaiff says he’ll continue to lobby upper levels of government for funding to help the municipality repair the artery. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

levels of government for funding, Quaiff said the exposure for 49 couldn't hurt the County's cause.

“It should help us,” he said.

It's clear council will have some very tough decisions with regard to County Rd. 49 in the near future, Quaiff said.

He said he met with engineering, development, and works commissioner Robert McAuley Tuesday morning to discuss a plan for the highway.

“In 2017 we're going to look at what we're going to call an annual amount program, which would be funded on its own separately to address it,” he said.

Quaiff said the only way the municipality could ever afford to do the work on its

own would be to do it in chunks. However, if council ultimately voted to go down that path in the 2017 budget, he said even spread out over 10 years the project would be too large a burden for county taxpayers to face alone.

“If you look at $2 million a year for the next 10 years, that's a 10 per cent increase in the budget and the people in Prince Edward County just can't afford to have a tax increase of 10 per cent every year,” he said.

“We really do need to have some provincial money and federal money to help offset that.”

Another option would be to borrow the $20 million to complete the work as one large project, however, Quaiff said repaying 10 per

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He said the next step is to continue to write to ministers and to continue to explain the municipality's situation.

“We've got to get all of the facts in place and get ready for 2017 and see what we can do,” he said. “In the meantime I'll continue.”

want to be able to sit down and fix this, not just play the spoiled kid in the schoolyard and demand they do the whole job,” Quaiff said.

“We've got to take some responsibility too.”

Moving forward, Quaiff said there's overarching concern with municipal roads infrastructure.

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Lilac Ride draws 100 riders to roll past fragrant roadside plants on local routes Heat may have deterred some participants, but Rotarians raise money to support literacy JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

You can promote a cycling tour on certain aspects of the course or perhaps vistas along the route but the Picton Rotary Club might have the only cycling tour in Canada that can be promoted by smell.

Nearly 100 cyclists from as far away as Dundas, Toronto, Kingston and Ottawa took in

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With three circular routes of varying distance (27, 57 and 100 km) originating and ending at the Prince Edward Community Centre, the routes went through Demorestville and Big Island and delivered on the promise of the county's trademark fragrant May flower.

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Participation was off slightly this year when compared to the mean number of cyclists in past years and Barkman noted that there wasn't as many cyclists registering the day of the event.

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Proceeds from the event, which were not fully calculated as of press time, are expected to bolster Picton Rotary Club's support of literacy in Prince Edward County.

Funding generated from the ride will support a key local issue identified in the County Community Foundation's Vital Signs report, literacy in Prince Edward County.

A number of educational organizations such as the Prince Edward Learning Centre, the Recreation Outreach Centre and County Kids Read had information kiosks at the Community Hall to help inform participants as to the cause they were supporting.

“These are all organizations that are part of the literacy solution in Prince Edward County,” Barkman added.

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Like many residents who have gleefully dove into a bag of squeaky curd or licked an ice cream cone on the banks of the nearby river, Prince Edward County Mayor Robert Quaiff admitted the news that Ontario Dairy cooperative Gay Lea Foods would be officially acquiring Black River Cheese Company has left him saddened.

The sale of the 115-year-old locally owned cooperative and the last of 26 local cheese factories and creameries that once populated this island has been a shocking turn of events for most consumers that eyed the foot traffic in and out of the retail store south of Milford and assumed all was great with the operation.

That demand for their trademark and award-winning cheddar products coupled with a diminished ability to meet production levels lead share-

holders to make the ultimate decision late last month and sell the brand to Canada's second largest dairy co-operative.

“It saddens me in retrospect because its part of our Prince Edward County history,” Quaiff told the Gazette.

“It's been around for 115 years and now you have a big corporation like Gay Lea come and change things.”

Gay Lea president and chief executive officer Mike Barrett confirmed Monday that full-scale cheese production would no longer take place at the facility.

He did state some small batch cheeses would be made such as the maple cheddar line but “even that will be limited on what can be done based on the effluent probabilities of where that plant sits,” Barrett said.

He also mentioned that there would need to be a $500,000 investment in the wastewater treatment facility in order to meet current envi-

ronment ministry standards to keep the level of production up and that such an investment “wasn't in the cards.”

“It's disappointing to hear that full-scale cheese production won't continue but its also understood if there are environmental concerns,” Quaiff said. “There seems to be more and more restrictions and more and more focus on the environment by both the federal and provincial government and there always seems to be new laws that we need to adjust to. We're all in favour of protecting the environment but these new laws are changing things drastically.”

Gay Lea has said they will be updating and modernizing the retail space and would be offering an expanded selection of dairy goods including their chocolate milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, Salerno speciality cheeses and Hewitt's Ice Cream.

“We can only hope good things can come from this sale

but we will have to wait and see,” Quaiff added.

Long before there was a local tourist industry churning away and the county wasn't inundated with visitors every single weekend, Black River Cheese was still a magnetic draw for those that knew of the factory and fell in love with its offerings.

Licence plates in the store's parking lot often indicated visitors from New York State, Quebec and Michigan had found a way to South Marysburgh and the best tasting cheese around.

“It's been an attraction for years and years and a major draw to the south end of the county and one that is desperately needed. From that prospective, it would be a difficult thing to see the store dwindle off. Hopefully Gay Lea should have the marketing expertise to make it thrive as it always has and attract people,” Quaiff added.

Barrett says future cheesemaking at county factory would be ‘very limited’ SALE, from page 1

“We recognize that Prince Edward County is a tourist mecca but also the fastest growing wine region in North America so we see this as a real opportunity to be able to expand what the store offers but also to have tourists and residents understand what products are available from their local co-operative dairy,” he said.

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The Ivanhoe plant has seen a $500,000 investment in its wastewater treatment facility and, in order to continue at the same level of production at Black River, a similar type of investment would need to be made in order to meet the current environmental standards.

“I would suggest that (the former Black River sharehold-

ers) were struggling with the economics of (wastewater treatment investment),” Barrett said. “Having a cheesemaking facility with very little milk and also being able to invest that kind of dollars is not in the cards.”

Barrett did state that while there would be some cheese making at Black River, it would be “very limited” to the unique brands that Black River has carved out such as its maple cheddar.

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making those unique cheeses such as the maple cheddar which is a very unique and innovative item but even that will be limited on what can be done based on the effluent probabilities of where that plant sits and that's an issue a lot of small cheese factories are having across the province,” Barrett added.

The Gazette’s attempts to speak to the existing management at Black River on the record about the sale were not successful.

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The St. Frances Roman Catholic Church in Wellington reopened its doors on Sunday after extensive renovations to its roof, structure and foundation. Pictured from left are the St. Gregory’s finance and property committee member Walter McGee, Val MacDonald, Rev. Thomas Thazhappally, Canon David Smith of the Anglican Parish of Marysburgh (where the St. Frances congregation worshiped while repairs were being made), Committee members Wilf Buckle and Leo Finnegan. Archbishop Bredan O’Brien (not pictured) celebrated Mass that morning.(Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

County awards backhoe tender

The County could soon have a new piece of equipment.

At last week's committeeof-the-whole meeting, councillors voted to award the tender for a new 4X4 backhoe loader to Hartington Equipment in the amount of $122,500 plus applicable taxes. The total purchase price, including all taxes and

net rebates is expected to be approximately $124,656, which is under the 2016 budgeted amount of $130,000.

Five bids were received with Hartington being the lowest qualified bidder.

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MP Neil Ellis announced the change last Wednesday at the Loyalist College. Before about 50 people, Ellis said the funding increased from an estimated $290,000 last year to $797,000 this year.

Before a crowd of about 50 including municipal politicians, businesses who had hired students through the program, and students , Ellis indicated the government has committed to provide up to 100-per-cent coverage to notfor-profit organizations to cover provincial minimum wage and mandatory training costs for the youth for up to 12 weeks. Municipalities and businesses with 50 or fewer staff members would be eligible for up to 50-per-cent coverage of those expenses.

"After consulting with local applicants from previous years, we learned that both employers and student workers would benefit from longer terms of employment," Ellis stated in a press release. "It became a prior-

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Ellis continued that because of the program, students in the region will have greater access to job opportunities allowing them to gain experience in their chosen fields of study.

For Prince Edward County specifically, details supplied

by Ellis' constituency office suggest 98 jobs will be offered this summer due to a $221,332 funding envelope. That is

expected to translate into 26,240 of student employment. Belleville received $407,690 to fund 140 jobs, while Quinte West received $167,591 to create 65 jobs.

Ellis said he'd like to try to increase those numbers across the riding in 2017.

The Prince Edward Learning Centre and Community Living Prince Edward are two of the many organizations benefitting from the funding this year..

The change is the result of a campaign promise the Liberals made last fall to more than double the number of jobs

under the program for the next three years, moving from 34,000 to 70,000 positions nationally with the annual budget increasing by up to $113 million for each year.

Employers were required to apply to access the funding

by March 11 this year. The applications were scored on criteria that included provision of services in the community, reflection of local priorities — contributing to special events, providing employment in rural or high unemployment areas, or providing key sectors like not-for-profits, tourism, or agriculture, providing careerrelated work experience, contributing to a student's income, and providing supervision and mentoring. Consideration was also given to businesses looking to hire students with disabilities, from Aboriginal backgrounds, or members of visual minorities.

To be eligible for the jobs, students had to be between 15-20 and enrolled as full-time students the previous academic year with an intent to return to school full-time in the fall. They were also required to be legally entitled to work in Canada. Some of the postings are still vacant with postings online at www.jobbank.gc.ca.

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Great Canadian Cheese Festival attracts increased number of producers this weekend After five years, Crsytal Palace-based event has gained reputation as country’s best place to showcase high-quality artisan cheese ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

Coming into its sixth annual exhibition at the Crystal Palace this weekend, the Great Canadian Cheese Festival continues growing its reputation as the pre-eminent place to taste artisan cheese.

Founder Georgs Kolesnikovs remembers it being a monumental occasion when 18 producers showed up for the inaugural event in 2011 for the first-of-its-kind

show. The total this year dwarfs that number.

“We’ve steadily increased the number of producers. Last year, we had 36. Sign-up is not complete and I think we’re at 42 now. That’s almost 20 per cent over last year,” Kolesnikovs said. “More and more, the producers are realizing this is the one and only showcase for Canadian arti- GEORGS KOLESNIKOVS san cheese.”

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Kolesnikovs said Picton continues to be a perfect spot for the festival as it has a budding wine industry and a number of culinary vendors within driving distance. This year, there are over 500 food and beverage options available for sampling. The site, with the picturesque, idyllic Crsytal Palace is also a draw as year after year festival goers complete polls saying they’re more than 80-per-cent satisfied with the site. Even industry insiders in Toronto and Ottawa overwhelmingly have supported coming to the county, rather than staging the event in a large metro convention centre, Kolesnikovs said.

Despite the massive growth of the event, he said he still feels there is room for growth at the fairgrounds.

With about 110 vendors in recent years, Kolesnikovs said he believes the festival can still accommodate about 25 more vendors before reaching the site’s capacity. He also has no plans to move.

“As long as the people of the county welcome us, we’re going to continue to come back,” he said.

The activities this year actually are expanding to new areas on site as the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair will host an accompanying event, the Road to Royal Chef Challenge. The free event will take place at the Prince Edward Community Centre on the arena floor at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Local chefs Matt DeMille, of the Drake Devonshire Inn, Amanda Nichol, of the Black Sheep Cannery, and Elliot Reynolds of The Hubb will go head to head to produce an entrée and desert using secret

ingredients. The winner will face other regional winners at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto Nov. 12.

“It’s like a little bonus. We wanted to see some free programming take place around the festival,” said Kolesnikovs. “From the advance chatter, I’m sure we will fill the place.”

Inside the gates at noon Sunday, there will be another interesting competition going on as chef Lili Sullivan will attempt to defender her Grilled Cheese Chowdown championship by trying to be the first to grill 250 grilled cheese sandwiches to help feed the first 1,000 people in attendance. Sullivan will face another professional chef, Derek MacGregor of Ottawa’s Seed to Sausage and two county service club presidents, Rob Leek of the Picton Rotary Club and Art Hewer of the Wellington Lions Club. The winner will receive $1,000 for charity.

Saturday also features a gift for the first 1,000 ticket holders entering, a package of curd courtesy to the St. Albert Cheese Co-op.

One-day to the festival is $50 per person. Seniors will be admitted for $5 and children under 15 will be admitted for free. Included in the price are cheese seminars, access to live music, dairy farm animals, tastings, and a souvenir tote and glass. Gates are open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kolesnikovs said there will also be a special promotion for residents of the Bay of Quinte region to attend. Those visiting the web site cheesefestival.ca and using the code LOCAL20 or those presenting this article at the gate will receive a 20-percent discount on admission.

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The Change Foundation releases comprehensive statistics about Ontario caregivers

The Change Foundation (TCF) has released A Profile of Family Caregivers in Ontario, an in-depth review of Ontario-specific data from Statistics Canada's 2012 General Social Survey (GSS) on caregivers and caregiving. The report is the first of its kind for Ontario using the GSS and according to TCF it helps to paint a more complete picture of the province's family caregivers in a number of key demographic categories.

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"We're excited to share this foundational resource for Ontario health care stakeholders, and we're confident it can be an instrumental tool for policy and program development that supports caregivers."

The document covers a wide range of quantitative data on caregivers including gender, health, and socioeconomic status. The report also sheds important light on some of the reasons family caregivers provide care and what impacts these activities have on their lives.

The report's key findings include: An estimated 3.3 million Ontarians, 29 per cent of the provincial population, are family caregivers; 53 per cent (1.8 million) of caregivers are women and 47 per cent (1.5 million) are men; Nearly three in 10 caregivers perform medical treatments such as tube feedings, wound care and injections; 2.5 million Ontario caregivers are balancing caregiving duties with paid employment and of these caregivers: 30 per cent (741,000 people) were late for work or had to leave early; nine per cent (735,000

people) missed an average of six days of work because of caregiving duties; and one per cent (33,000 caregivers) left their employment voluntarily or involuntarily. Additionally, one million caregivers said they felt they had no choice in taking on their caregiving responsibilities.

The publication of this report, and the research and engagement work completed by TCF in the first year of its strategic plan, serve as a call to action moving forward. The next phase of TCF's work will be working with organizations that are

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Much of what Community Care offers to seniors can be considered support to the caregivers of those seniors.

One of the supports that caregivers often depend upon is the escorted transportation program. Community Care is now in desperate need of more volunteer drivers. We are flexible in your time commitment as a driver. Please call the office and start the conversation about becoming a volunteer driver for this essential program – 613-476-7493.

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Natural gas: The OFA work plan

By Don McCabe, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Extending natural gas throughout rural Ontario is the single best investment Ontario can make to our rural economy. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has been working hard to make sure every level of government understands the urgency and importance of this message. The expansion of Ontario’s natural gas infrastructure to rural and farming communities supports economic development, job creation and a more affordable cost of living for rural Ontario. It is needed infrastructure for long term goals in this province, and ability to harness new opportunities like renewable natural gas in the future.

There are recent references to phasing out natural gas, leaked in an Ontario government report as part of the Climate Change Action Plan. OFA continues to advocate for vital natural gas infrastructure expansion to rural Ontario in spite of this leak.

This includes working closely with Union Gas and Enbridge to explore opportunities to expand gas lines throughout rural Ontario, and engaging with ministries and with the current Ontario Energy Board (OEB) hearings.

In 2015, Ontario’s Minster of Energy asked the OEB to examine opportunities to enable access to natural gas services to communities across the province. This resulted in five proposed projects requiring some flexibility to finance rural and remote community expansion. In January 2016, the OEB began a generic review of those recommendations to establish a common framework and provide guidance to all parties looking to service Ontario communities with natural gas. The Generic Review is still underway, seeking stakeholder input on a number of issues including flexible regulations to test community viability, rate making and rate recovery approaches, establish community exemption criteria, new utility entrant processes and economic impacts of related government programs.

Natural gas expansion makes sense. Investing in natural gas for our rural and farming communities will make substantial improvements to local economies and living standards. OFA will be looking carefully at the Climate Change Action Plan when it is released in June. The leaked information suggests continued rural expansion and production from agricultural sources while prohibiting natural gas use for home heating and other requirements. This sends a confusing message to Ontarians. The full costs and benefits of any proposed Action Plan must be analyzed. OFA will be working to ensure Ontario’s farm competitiveness is not unduly compromised in a move away from our most competitive source of energy.

In the short to medium term rural Ontario can benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars per year in new disposable

income by saving energy costs with natural gas versus electric heat. This benefit must be weighed against all other economic factors including the real greenhouse gas reductions of the Climate Change Action Plan to determine the best public policy.

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Peter Rea and Jayden Lloyd teamed up for an entertaining performance of “History.” At the fundraiser, the ROC also announced plans to open a new youth centre five days a week at 299 Main Street in Picton. (Kelly Taylor Photography)

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PECAC bestows awards on McDonald, Crombie

A gifted performer, Isobel McDonald is comfortable being in front of an audience.

That’s a good thing because her mix of theatrical and musical talents and strong academics have her in the spotlight yet again.

A week after winning a scholarship presented by the Prince Edward District Women’s Institute, McDonald earned two additional awards at the annual meeting of the Prince Edward County Arts Council (PECAC) last Thursday night at Books & Company.

McDonald was presented the council’s student award and the Kiwanis Club Award for the Arts, which is also administered by PECAC. “Isobel, an exceptional candidate for these two awards is not only academically gifted, but she is an extremely talented theatre arts student,” Tucker said, noting McDonald’s academic teachers indicated she’s had marks consistently in the 90s from Grade 9 through her high school career.

Drama teacher Matt Sheahan told the council she has demonstrated commitment, dedication, passion, and understanding of the arts,

ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST Prince Edward County Arts Council member Mary Tucker, left, presents Isobel McDonald with the council’s student art award. McDonald was also presented the Picton Kiwanis Club Award for the Arts by club member Dennis Margueratt last Thursday. (Submitted photo)

adding she’s a critical thinker who plans, prepares, and executes with passion.

In fact, McDonald arrived at the meeting after showing that commitment by participating in the school’s second semester arts night.

McDonald became involved in drama through her family’s involvement with the Marysburgh Mummers, stating she enjoyed the craft and the “community bond” fostered through

acting. Since 2012, she studied at the Stratford Shakespeare School and last year was accepted into an intensive three-week program for serious actors. She will head to the University of

Toronto in the fall.

Also Thursday, PECAC recognized Elizabeth Crombie of Royal Lepage for her generous support of the arts since moving to the community in 1971 part time and 1999 full time.

Crombie has been a financial contributor and presence at many of the council’s events and has lent her support to its advertising efforts.

She has supported the PEC Jazz Festival since its inception.

Her support of the arts extends beyond the council itself. She has been a member of the Festival Players’ board, she is a regular contributor to the Regent Theatre, and is involved in the Awesome Foundation. Crombie has also sponsored several theatrical productions in the community.

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It was a year of growth on and off the court for the County Clippers.

On Wednesday, players, coaches, and parents involved in the club’s Ontario Basketball Association rep program gathered at Highline Hall to celebrate the season. President Rob Garden noted the organization doubled the amount of teams it fielded and made some other valuable strides.

“We added an Under-14 girls team and an Under-16 boys team this year. We had three coaches attend a Canada Basketball coaching clinic in order to obtain their Level 1 certification. We also created an executive committee for the first time ever and our house league broke another attendance record,” he said.

“The growth of basketball in our community is incredible and we’re really encouraged and confident with all the great people we have involved now that this is going to become the norm.”

Garden said the Clippers evolved from the realization a small group including himself and co-coach Steve O’Brien came to seven years ago that they could provide opportunities for youth to play just as well in the county as they could anywhere else. It has since developed into a movement of people attracted to one of Canada’s fastest growing sports due to its high energy and low cost.

“Not only have we build a rep program, not only have we built a house league program, but I am genuine when I say we’ve built a community of people,” he said. “I want to thank you all on behalf of myself. To all the players, parents, grandparents fans and supporters, none of this is possible without great people.”

The four rep teams this year played more than 100 games and staged 130 practices. Their players took to the court in 11 tournaments from Woodstock to Kingston. Garden said beyond the skill

HONOURED HOOPSTERS Team award winners at last Wednesday’s County Clippers rep banquet were, back row from left: Madalynn

Snider,Dylan Morrow,Hannah Goad, Ben Wells,Logan Stark,Thomas Davies,Trevor Miller,Sydney Davies,Ghaffar Mehmood,Tristan Lavender, and Myla DeBoef and, front row, from left: Vanessa Wilton, Holly Morton, Leah Gallagher, and Lauren Smith. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

development and the wins “I don’t think (co-coach) and losses, the players will Mark (McFaul) and I received have memories that will last more or better compliments them a long time. than we did from the Belleville Spirits parents,” she said.

McFaul said the team UNDER-12 GIRLS improved throughout the seaGarden said the Under-12 son and got along really well. girls were interesting to watch As their skill improved, their as the program involves tak- confidence in games also ing a group of players who improved. He said the team have never played anything was easily characterized by above house league and some dominant attributes.

“Rob said the team should throwing them into competihave an identity at the start. I tion.

Coach Lesley Lavender think our identity was they said her team did well in those were a hard-working scrappy circumstances given that six team. We didn’t win every players had never played game, but we always put out before and three girls were an effort. They had a lot of new to the Clippers organiza- fight, played good defence tion. Though the team had a 7- and every time we put them 16 record, she said she didn’t out, we knew we’d get a solid think the scoreboard reflected effort.”

The Under-12 Clippers the effort put forth. The team developed a fantastic rivalry selected Holly Morton as their with the Belleville Spirits AA coaches’ award winner. team, whom they played McFaul said she played her often and though they never best in close games and could won a game, they earned always be counted on to show respect for the way they bat- up and work hard. Brooke Gallagher, Isabelle Caketled a familiar opponent.

bread-Kraus and Emily Stasiw were also nominated.

Leah Gallagher earned best defensive player honours. The first-year player was aggressive with a high compete level and strong rebounding. Katie McFaul, Vanessa Lavender, and Maeve Veenstra were nominated.

The team’s most dedicated player, also in her first year, was Lauren Smith.

She worked hard to improve all season long and became a girl other teams didn’t want to play against. Stasiw and Grace Lacroix were nominees.

The Under-12 most valuable player was Vanessa Wilton. The coaches called her a natural leader and natural captain who displayed exceptional skills and was very coachable.

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the families involved in the team provided a great atmosphere for that to take place.

“Every practice, the kids were smiling, laughing and having a good time. The practices were really enjoyable from start to end. Having a group of kids who want to play for you and be part of the program was really special to us as coaches.”

While Hugh said he’d have liked to think the team was a provincial contender, with just one player with Under-14 experience, the strides didn’t immediately come in the won-loss column but each player learned to play in a team game and win in a team game. He noted highlights included hosting a tournament, where the Clippers earned their first win, a big comeback in a Newmarket tournament after trailing by double digits, and keeping their composure in the face of adversity in the Hamilton Blessed Sacrament tournament.

The Under-14 boys coaches’ award was presented to Tristan Lavender. Hugh said he stepped forward to teach teammates the offences and defence the team was running and showed an eagerness to scout the opposition.

“He shows great promise to become an excellent coach himself and we could count on him to go in and give minutes at any position. Whether it was at 1 or at 5, he took pride in knowing everybody’s job.”

Joseph MacIntyre and Andrew Walcott were also nominated.

The team’s most dedicated player this year was Thomas Davies. He showed a willingness to go the extra mile by getting to the gym for extra practice time, working on his jump shot in the driveway, and approaching coaches with his own ideas for skills development, Claire Davies said. Owen Jones, Ross Maycock, and Justin Smith were also nominees.

Defensively, Logan Stark earned the award. Hugh said he “displayed such a passion for defence, it became contagious.” Stark shut down other teams’ most skilled players and took great pride in his rebounding goals. The coach said he didn’t know where the team would be without him.

Davies, Jasper Gilbert, and Cameron Pero were also nominees.

Davie said it became really difficult to compete when most valuable player Ghaffar Mehmood wasn’t on the floor.

“He was such a key part of our team success,” she said.

“He improved just about every minute and led our team in scoring on a regular basis. He has an excellent ability to rebound at each end of the court.”

Davies, Stark, and Gilbert were also nominated.

UNDER-14 GIRLS

Coach Kelsey McKibbon said her Under-14 team started the year a little rough, but they kept developing. The biggest highlight of the season came in a Hamilton tournament with more than 20 teams and nine in the Clippers division.

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A special thank you to family, friends, Model Railroaders, Yacht Club members, G.H.O.S.T. members, Slot Car Racers, Scottish Country Dancers and Hospital Auxiliary members for the cards, donations, phone calls and hugs. The many heart-warming memories of Jack that people shared have helped me through this very difficult time. A celebration of Jack’s life will be held in August. Wanda Strachan & family.

Michelle and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the community for their prayers and support. Thank you for all the donations that helped with the costly spinal surgery I had done in Germany. My surgery was very successful! Auction sales will resume on June 10th. Thanks to all. Gerald and Michelle Koopmans Lost keys. House keys, sunflower patterned key, little leather purse key tag, Bloomfield or Picton area. If found please drop off at the Picton Post Office.

SHEILA BRUSHEY

a vacation rental & property management agency in Prince Edward County, is now accepting applications for summer housekeeping at $22.50/hour. Must have own transportation.

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huge thank you to “The Wheels of Hope” volunteer cancer drivers. Particularly Maddy, Gary & Roy. A wonderful service. Susan Matthews. Picton.

County Camo Crew would like to thank everyone who supported our Yard Sale/Bake Sale/BBQ/Raffle in support of Relay for Life!

Winners of the raffle were: Tim Horton’s Gift Card – Bev Norton Electric Can Opener – Penny Dustin Breakfast Sandwich Maker – Debbie Wallis LCBO Gift Card – Penny Dustin Avon Bundle – Steacy Thompson Laptop Bag & Coffee Cup – Carolyn Harvey Silver Heart Necklace – Rob Pounder Red Chrome Toaster – Cindy Sutherland Smoothie Maker – Krista McGarvey Outspoken Gift Set – Donna Dunlop Silver Earrings – Penny Dustin Salon Shampoo/Conditioner Set – Donna Dunlop Breakfast Wrap Maker – Linda Johnston Special thanks to everyone who donated prizes for the raffle!

moore, Jean Ila. In loving memory of a dear wife, mother and grandmother who passed away June 7, 2006.

Sadly missed along life’s way, Quietly remembered every day, No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts you’re always there.

Always remembered and loved by husband Raymond, Paul, Lynda, Brent, Michelle and Karen. tayLor- In loving memory of our dear father, father-in-law and grandfather, Horace Taylor, who went to be with his saviour on June 7th, 1981.

We think about you always, We talk about you still, You have never been forgotten, Dad And you never will.

Loved and remembered by Elva, Deanna & grandchildren.

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cavanagh, Lloyd ronald

At the Lennox & Addington County General Hospital on Monday May 16, 2016, Lloyd Cavanagh of Adolphustown, formerly of Sandy Hook Rd., at the age of 87. Beloved husband of the late Shirley Alice (nee John). Loved father of Ronald Cavanagh of Sudbury and the late Judy Fraser. Missed by his 4 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren and dear friends Mary, Brenda and Paul. As desired by Mr. Cavanagh, cremation has taken place followed by a private family interment at Adolphustown United Church Cemetery.

Arrangements entrusted to the Hicks Funeral Home, 2 Centre Street, Picton. 613-476-5571 www.hicksfuneralhome.ca

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COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE 6+ Homes on Prinyer’s Cove Cres.

Sat. June 4th 8am - 1pm Rain date: Sun. June 5th

KIM, Nicholas Ryan (Bourette)

Suddenly in Ottawa, on Tuesday May 24, 2016 at age 31. He will be dearly missed by his mother Lisa Bourette and his father Hae Kim and his sisters, Madeline Bourette-Knowles and Georgina Bourette-Knowles. Also his uncles Joseph and James (Brenda) and Aunt Susan (Gare Joyce), his many cousins and friends.

Everyone who knew Nicholas well, knew him as a kind, loving and gentle soul. He had great empathy for others and often stuck up for the underdog. After a series of hardships, he fought hard to turn his life around and his family was extremely proud when he graduated from college last December. There are not enough tears to express the sorrow of a loss so profound. The family received friends at the Central Chapel of the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes 49 Colborne Street (at Clergy) on Monday, May, 30 between the hours of 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Liturgy of the Word Service was held in our chapel on Tuesday, May 31 at 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Glenhaven Memorial Gardens.

Memorial donations, for those wishing, may be made to the Kingston Interval House.

(KingstonIntervalHouse.com) In the Care of the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes Central Chapel 49 Colborne Street 613 -546-5454 Online guestbook gftompkinscentral.ca

LARKIN, David Sloane

(Lt. Colonel, Retired, Canadian Armed Forces) After a lengthy illness, surrounded by the love of his family, David Larkin of Picton, ON, died at Kingston General Hospital on Saturday, May 28th, 2016, at the age of 79. Cherished husband of Fran, beloved father of Patrick (Patti) of Picton and Alison (Richard) of Glasgow, Scotland, and proud granddad of Alex, Connor and Kyle. Funeral Service will be held at St. Philip's Anglican Church, Milford on Monday, June 6th at 2:00 p.m. Interment will take place at Rose Cemetery, Waupoos. If desired, in lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Philip's Anglican Church, Milford, The Picton Dog Park, or the charity of your choice.

Arrangements entrusted to the

Whattam Funeral Home

33 Main Street, Picton. www.whattamfuneralhome.com

FLORENCE MARY EMMA KIRK

Passed away peacefully at the Stirling Manor on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 R. Harvey Thompson. In his 68th year.

Beloved son of the late Evelyn and George Thompson. Beloved wife of the late Harold Kirk. Loving mother of Patricia Weaver. Dear grandmother to Gary and Kristina (Scott), great-grandmother to Eric (Amanda), Alicia, Cody, Nickolas and great-great-grandmother to Gabby and Logan. As per Florence’s wishes cremation has taken place.A Graveside Service will take place at the Wellington Cemetery on Monday, June 6th at 11:00 a.m. Reverend Steve Spicer officiating. Memorial Donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family.

Arrangements entrusted to the AINSWORTH FUNERAL HOME, 288 NOXON AVENUE, WELLINGTON, ON Online donations and condolences at www.ainsworthfuneralhome.com

GORDON COLE

Passed away peacefully at home on January 13, 2016 in his 78th year. Loving husband for 36 years to Ruth Cole. Cherished father of Penny (John) Wheeler and Richard (Krista) Cole. Treasured grandpa of Shane, Brady, Hannah Cole, Matthew Wheeler, Lara Cole and great grandpa of Sawyer Cole and Cohen Cole. Always remembered by his loving pets Molly and Ernie. Predeceased by his parents Archie and Marion Cole and his son Stephen Cole.

A grave side service will be held June 10, 2016 at 1:30pm at the Sophiasburgh Cemetery, County Road 15.

Rest in Peace

KOBELKA, Wesley Ford

Suddenly at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital on Thursday May 26th, 2016. Wes Kobelka of Pt. Petre, formerly of Tottenham at the age of 67.

Beloved husband of Candice.

Dear father of Ryan of Innisfil, Josh and his wife April of Barrie and Aaron of Toronto. Wesley will be sadly missed by his grandchildren Wesley, Nicholas, Ryan, Hunter, Abigail and Emily. A Memorial Service will be held at the Whattam Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, June 3rd, 2016 at 2 p.m. Reverend Michael Murray to officiate. Cremation has taken place. If desired, donations made to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Friends may visit with the family from 1 p.m. on Friday until the time of the service. www.whattamfuneralhome.com

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MORDEN, Patricia Jane

passed away at the Belleville General Hospital on Monday, May 30th, 2016. Patricia Morden of R.R.#2 Belleville in her 74th year. Daughter of the late Gordon Loving and Marion Nelson. companion to George Bradshaw.

Dear mother of Nicole MacIuba (Adam) and Michael Morden (Lori) all of Mississauga. Sister of MaryLou Cochrane (Bill) of London and William Nelson (Lesley) of Vittoria, Ontario.

Loving grandmother of Jacob, Natalie, and Alexander. Ever remembered by dear friends Barb and Rob Dutrisac, Pat and Keith Reid.Friends may call at the John R. Bush Funeral Home, 80 Highland Avenue, Belleville (613968-5588) on Tuesday June 7th, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. A Service of Remembrance will be held in the chapel at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Dr. Hal Wilson officiating. Cremation. Donations for Fixed Fur Life would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences can be made at www.rushnellfamilyservices.com

TV, 30 Collector Plates, Furniture, Dog Crates/Gates, Tools, New 10’ Umbrella system/with Mosquito Net, Lots of treasures It’s worth the drive to Cressy!

GARAGE ART SALE 13448 Loyalist Parkway Sat. June 4th 7:30am Wide variety of framed prints and original artwork, sculpture, masks.

GREAT VALUES. Also Tiffany lamps, new area rugs and other items.

GARAGE SALE Friday and Saturday June 3rd and 4th 8am - 1pm 33 Argyle Cres.

DOWNSIZING SALE

BARN SALE

52 Lakebreeze Crt. Wellington Sat. June 4th 8am - 3pm Sun. June 5th 8am - 3pm

1261 Ridge Road Saturday, June 4th 8am Downsizing!

YARD SALE Saturday, June 4th 7am-4pm 42 Chapman Cres.

Milford Hunting & fishing gear new & used lures, 2007 30hp Mercury outboard motor, tools, snowboard & boots, ATV jack, newer Stihl weedeater, some vintage items, & much more.

GARAGE SALE COMBINING TWO HOUSES INTO ONE Saturday June 4th and Sunday, June 5th ~ 8am to 4pm 30 St. Philip Street, Milford (BOND RD & COUNTY RD 10) Raindate: June 11 and 12 To name a few interesting items: FURNITURE: Designer bed chesterfield, teak dresser, black leather bench, pine chair and table, living room table, bedroom standup mirror, carpets AIR CONDITIONER: Almost new Goldfar 12000 BTU model GP120 CE ELECTRIC HEATER NOMA, COMBINED RADIO & CD PLAYER ALPINE SKI EQUIPMENT: men size 10, woman size 8 LARGE CANVAS STORAGE CLOSET, QUILT, BEDSPREAD AND NUMEROUS DECORATIVE ITEMS AND ARTS: paintings, pottery, wrought iron mirror AND MUCH MORE

MOVING YARD SALE 11388 Loyalist Parkway Saturday, June 4th 8am - Noon plus 50” TV free for the moving

“HOUSEHOLD” YARD SALE

HUGE YARD SALE

Antique, tins, glass, hats, some furniture, interesting pieces, stuff you won't wanna be without!!

Check for Signs

32 Barker Street Picton 8am - Noon Saturday, June 4th

1686 Cty. Rd. 13

CREATION, CRAFTS & COLLECTIBLES Saturday, June 4th 9am - 4pm Bloomfield United Church We have one-of-a-kind crafrts and collectibles.

Why not come and take a browse!

MOVING SALE Sat. June 4th 9am - 2pm 5049 Cty. Rd. 8 Antiques, tools, dressers, tables, chairs, desk, pictures, etc.

HUGE YARD SALE

(approx. 1 mile from Black River)

Sat. June 4th 8am - 4pm Sun. June 5th 9am - 2pm Furniture, clothing, house decor, lots of linens, kitchen contents, small appliances,tools, etc.

Something for everyone!

Sat. June 4th 8am - 4pm Something for Everyone

25 London Ave. Picton

Some collectibles that our kids don't want

YARD SALE Saturday, June 4th 32 Ortona Circle Picton Antiques, tools, jewellery, some furnishings and much more.

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AUCTIONS SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH

est Lake Terrac Picton, Ontario

HELP WANTED Life Enrichment Aide West Lake Terrace, LTC home in Picton has a part-time position available.

Must have a post-secondary degree or diploma in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology or other related field, OR, currently enrolled in a community college or university in a diploma or degree program in such a field. (A certificate of completion or proof of enrolment will be required) Email resumes to: jdenard@omniway.ca or Fax to: 613 -393-2592

Community Living Prince Edward is a not-for-profit organization located in Picton, which provides supports and services to people with an intellectual disability. We currently have an opening for a:

Payroll Coordinator (3 days per week)

Reporting to the Director, Finance & Administration and working as part of the administrative team, the successful incumbent will ensure an accurate and timely payroll administration on a bi-weekly basis utilizing ADPs payroll system and in keeping with the guidelines of the Collective Agreement and Agency policy. You will also coordinate bi-weekly, monthly and annual financial reports as it relates to payroll. This will include the completion of all year-end payroll remittances and summaries.

For a detailed list of this position’s major duties and responsibilities inclusive of an outline of the required qualifications, please go to our website at www.clpe.on.ca.

Please send your cover letter and resume outlining how your skills and abilities are in keeping with the required duties, responsibilities and qualifications by June 9th, 2016 to Human Resources, Roxanne.bird@clpe.on.ca or by fax at 613-476-2868. We offer a competitive compensation package.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Want to do business in Napanee/Deseronto markets?

Call your Picton Gazette sales rep. at 613-476-3201 today to book your advertisement.

AT 9:30 A.M. ON SITE REAL ESTATE & ANTIQUE AUCTION ESTATE OF ERIC MILLER, BATH, ONT. DIRECTIONS: From Hwy. 401 take Camden East Road south through the traffic circle and continue south to Ham Road.

Turn west and follow to sale site at 1447 Ham Road.

ANTIQUES & HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS: Frigidaire apt. size chest freezer (new), Danby apt. size fridge, Gibson 24' range, Moffat washer, Salton microwave, Antique mission oak round single pedestal table/3 leaves, set of 6 oak chairs, antique oak sideboard with leaded glass doors & bevelled glass mirror, antique sideboard with framed mirror, handmade corner cupboard with 2 glass doors, flat to the wall cupboard painted white, set of 4 “burning bush” press back chairs, 3 antique gunstock chairs, antique oval parlour chair, several hall tables, antique dome top trunk, 4 old steel bedsteads, small harvest table, 3 drawer dresser/mirror & matching 4 drawer chest, Raymond antique treadle sewing machine, two 3 drawer chests with tilt mirrors, Lazy boy recliner, double bed with matching dresser & chest of drawers, antique press back high chair, small antique doll's rocker with rush bottom seat, large handmade cedar blanket chest, set of 4 matching chairs, Dynex flat screen TV, entertainment unit, plant stands, qty. of glass & china including cups & saucers, corelle, press glass, vases, bowls, bakeware, 2 antique English meat platters, partial sets of dishes, chest of flatware, 3 sets of silver plate tea spoons, serving pieces, sewing basket & sewing notions, a set of 6 Labatt's original NHL team beer bottles, old fire extinguishers, Medalta crock & lid, antique stoneware dash churn, old washboard, old cook books, binoculars, collection of old lighters, 2 old pipes, hat & hat box, enamel & agate ware, set of Indian head book ends, coal oil lamps, small crocks, butter box, several old hooked rugs, handmade quilts, antique coal oil stove, antique wooden tackle box, some tackle and several rods & reels, old suitcase, numerous prints, old wooden orange crates, antique wooden sleigh made by blacksmith in Odessa, antique harness vise, old potato plough, large antique wooden mallet & many more interesting items found around an old farmstead. Most of the furniture in this sale is in original condition. FARM EQUIPMENT: International 454 2wd tractor, International 3PTH sickle bar mower, 3PTH 8 ft. cultivator, set of drag discs, 4 section set of drags/ evener bar, antique walking plough, old steel wheel. 4 inch grain auger, Mastercraft riding mower (needs work), Mastercraft air compressor, tractor pulley, forks & shovels etc.

REAL ESTATE: The real estate sells subject to the approval of the estate. This property will be offered for sale by public auction.

It consists of approximately 140 acres and is in five parcels. The house is situated on the north side of Ham Road with a creek winding through this section. North of the creek the land runs through to McIntyre Road. The two storey hip roof barn and other outbuildings are on the south side of Ham Road and this acreage runs south to Doyle Road. West of this farm is another 54 acre parcel on the north side of Ham Road and north of the creek.

The real estate sells subject to the approval of the estate.

DOUG JARRELL AUCTIONS 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH

AT 10:00 A.M. 15140 LITTLE LAKE ROAD, BRIGHTON, ON AUCTION SALE FOR ESTATE OF KEN RAINES DIRECTIONS: 401 to Hwy 30, Brighton exit. South on Hwy 30 to Little Lake Road, turn right. Follow to sale site, approx 3km. Watch for signs.

Partial list: 580B Case backhoe (in good shape), Ferguson tractor, Honda FourTrax 200 Type II ATV, Ferris zero-turn lawn mower with 54" cut, Grand Prix gas snow blower, GMC 3500 dual wheel with dump box (runs and sells as is). 2000 Dolphin motorhome V10 with 35,000 miles and 2 slide-outs, lots of storage, many extras, ONAN 4000 generator, valid E-test as of Dec 2015 (sells subject to reasonable reserve). Push lawn mower, Rally 12HP riding lawn mower with 36" cut, floor-model drill press, air compressor with 5HP motor, Lincoln 225 welder, 15.5 HP Kohler gas motor, gas torches and tanks with gauges, lawn trailer, snow thrower, battery charger. 2HP portable air compressor, Karcher power washer, Jobmate power washer, gas powered cable winch, gas line trimmer, leaf bower, Shur Shock fencer, table saw, Craftsman radial arm saw, shop vac, gas powered leaf blower, numerous electric hand tools (grinder, sanders, drills, jig saws, planers, Makita chop saw). 3 chain saws, bench grinder, electric cords, many wrenches, hand tools, tool boxes, tool belts, hammers, saws, old wood tool box, hand planes, ladders, 2 chain blocks, numerous shovels and garden tools. 4 peddle bikes, gas cans, Harley Davidson gas tank, fishing rods and tackle.

Household items and furniture, tea wagon, 2 hall tables, 2 end tables, numerous lamps. VHS tapes, 1 stereo, 2 rocking chairs, wall clock, 3 piece bed set, numerous dishes and knickknacks, microwave, small freezer, 2 furrow plows, 2 car dollies.

Assortment of tools, too numerous to list.

Plan to attend this sale - all items well cared for and in excellent condition.

Lunch available.

Terms: Cash or cheque (with id). Owner and auctioneer not responsible for any loss or accident day of sale.

JIM NELSON AUCTIONS Auctioneer - Jim Nelson 613-475-2728 Visit www.jimnelsonauctions.ca for pictures of sale items.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH

Estate Sale Viewing 5:00pm Sale 6:30pm at Koopmans Auction Centre located at 662 County Rd. 12 Picton, 3.5km south west of Bloomfield Ont. Maple table with 6 chairs matching buffet and hutch, hall bench, coffee and occasional tables, 8ft dining table, Antique wash stand, Royal Albert dishes for 8, pinwheel crystal, dining table-8 chairs – buffet and hutch with sideboard, Royal Doulton Kingswood pattern for 8, rocker recliner, deck box, outdoor furniture, cement bird bath, die cast cars, Antique toys tools and collectibles, Horizon treadmill, aluminum ladders, pellet guns, golf clubs, Pride battery operated scooter with new batteries, utility trailer with 200 gallon plastic water tank, small box utility trailer, 11.5hp tow behind bush hog, 6hp 3pt hitch rototiller, Craftsman mig welder, 1200 gas generator, gas powered engines, Ingersoll 6018 hydrostatic drive lawn tractor with loader, Yanmar 1401 3cylinder diesel 4x4 compact tractor, Antique pony tractor, 11.2/10-24 tractor tires, Dynamark 10/28 snow blower.

See website www.koopmansauctionservices.com Always accepting good clean consignment for upcoming sales. We do onsite sales or purchase estates. Canteen Available. Terms: Cash and Debit For your entire auction needs, call Auctioneer: Gerald Koopmans 613-393-1732

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016

AT 10:00 A.M. SHARP AUCTION SALE ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLES, FURNITURE, CHINA/GLASS, LARGE QUANTITY OF BOOKS/RECORDS, GENERATOR, RIDING LAWN TRACTOR ETC. From Kingston #38 Hwy. North Approx. 13 km. From 401, or approx. 3 km. South of Harrowsmith #4153 Sale Site Oval Glass Bow Front China Cabinet; 2 Wall Unit China Cabinets; Wooden Kitchen Table/6 Chairs; Drop Front Writing Desk; Bake Stand; Wooden Smoker; Crystal; Depression Glass; China; China Cups/Saucers; Cutlery; 2 Cases of McDonald Give Aways, Only a Partial Listing. Antique Bread Box (Davidson Bread Smiths Falls); 5 Gal Crock with Spigot Spout; Jug; Antique Picture Frames; Oil Lamps; Doctor Bag; Insulators; Case of Lucky One Pop Bottles; Antique Tools; Small Show Case with Military Arm Badges; Several Older Comic Books; Antique Violin; 2 - Ukeleles; Sewing Basket; Wooden Hand Sleigh; Several Advertising Wooden Boxes; Pat. 1880 Peddle Wheel; Early Wooden Oars; Antique Hay Car; Wooden Pulleys; 2 Cistern Pumps; 5 Filing Cabinets; Gun Cases; Bar Fridge; Stereo System; Walking Sticks/Canes; Much More. NOTE: Quantity of Christmas Wooden Lawn Decorations and Large Quantity of Indoor Decorations (will be extensive); Quantity of Fishing Tackle Boxes; Lures; Rods/Reels; Several New Reels; 2 Power Scooter Lifts; Wheel Chair; Walker; Over 1000 Plus Books From a Library Will Be Sold in 2 Lots; Large Lot of Records 75's, 45's, 33's of all Types; Toro Wheel Horse 212-5 Riding Lawn Tractor; Champion H.D. 9000 Watt Generator (never used); 4 H.P. 11 Gal. Coleman Air Compressor; 100 AMP Mastercraft Arc Welder; Pelican 2 Person Paddle Boat; Craftsman 10" 2.5 H.P. Radial Arm Saw; Bench Sander; Fiberglass Car Top Carrier; Garden Barrel; 2 New Air Deflectors; Large Dog Kennel; Several Bird Houses; Large Quantity of Lawn Ornaments; Quantity Lawn Garden Tools; Several Rain Barrels; Makita Grinder; Drills; Wood Bits; Volt Tester; Floor Jack; Only a Partial Listing.

This is a Large Sale with 90% From Mrs. Barb Rider. Long Time Resident of Harrowsmith. Sold Her Home and Has Had Her Articles in Storage For Awhile. This Harrowsmith Home Was Known For Christmas. Many Box Lots And Larger.

Pictures and listing go to www.daveasniderauctionservice.ca All Verbal Announcements takes precedence over any written matter.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash OR Interac AUCTION MANAGED BY DAVE A. SNIDER, AUCTION SERVICE DAVE & BRAD SNIDER 613-386-3039 Owners/Auctioneers will not be responsible for any accident on or about property day of sale.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH

AT 11:00 A.M. AUCTION SALE FOR QUINTE TRACTOR CLUB VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE TRACTOR AUCTION SALE CONDUCTED AT JUNCTION OF COUNTY ROAD 5 AND FISH LAKE ROAD, R.R.# 2 PICTON PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY 5 miles SOUTH of Belleville on Highway 62 and turn EAST onto County Road 14 for 4 miles to Demorestville and turn SOUTH onto County Road 5 for 1/2 mile OR follow County Road 5 NORTH WEST of Picton for 5 miles.

1945 Case SO gas tractor in excellent condition, 1941 Allis Chalmers B, 1949 Allis Chalmers C, 1950 Allis Chalmers B, 1953 Allis Cha1mers CA, 1965 Allis Chalmers D 15 with front end loader,1949 Minneapolis Moline R, 1949 Minneapolis Moline U, 1940 Ford 9N,1944 Ford 2N with Woods 59 mower attachment, 1949 Ford 8N, 1953 Farmall Super A with loader, mower, cultivator and plow; 1948 Farmall A, 1946 Farmall A, 1942 Farmall A, 1951 Farmall H, 1945 Massey Harris 101 Jr, 1950 Massey Harris 30 with loader, 1953 Massey Harris 33, 1950 Leader, 1965 John Deere 920 with front end loader, 1965 Massey Ferguson 165 diesel, International B414 1970 Zetor 2011 3 cyl diesel with front end loader,1978 Kubota B7100,International Hopper cooled Model LB 1 1/2 hp – 2 1/2 hp engine with GS Bell Co belt driven corn grinder on rolling cart – running condition; McCormick deeding 6 hp hit and miss engine – not running, International 3 hp hit and miss engine – not running, 1 1/2 hp Gray hit and miss – not running, 1 1/2 hp hit and miss- maker unknown, Clinton gas engine with water pump, pump jacks.

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

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Coaching staff hopes lack of most-valuable award will motivate Under-16 players CLIPPERS, from page 20

The girls put together two wins and ended up with a B championship medal.

“The girls should be really proud of that, they worked really hard,” she said.

McKibbon said she and Veronica Barber-Pin were able to build a close friendship with their players, knowing the Clippers could come to them for anything they need — an awesome feeling for a coach.

The Under-14 girls’ coaches award went to Myla DeBoef. McKibbon said she demonstrated great responsibility and leadership with her positive attitude adding enthusiasm and encouragement for her team-

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tears. Other nominees included Mary-Kate Wilton and Gracie Burris.

The team presented its best defensive player award to Sydney Davies.

Barber-Pin said her excellent position and hustle stopped a number of fast breaks and her agility often had her back in position ready to defend. She was often in position to help defence and her ability to pressure made her a huge asset.

Burris and Emma Brady were also nominated.

The most dedicated player this year was Madalynn Snider. McKibbon said she was committed to improving her skill throughout the year and she showed great initiative in asking for instruction and checking up on her own progress.

Snider showed commitment not only to herself but the team. Kia Gibbons and Emily Kraemer were nominees.

Hannah Goad was the most-valuable Under-14 Clipper this season. Barber-Pin said it was a tough d excision, but Goad “constantly goes above and beyond for teammates.” She said

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Brady, left, presents the association’s award for coaches of the year to Caleb Hugh and Claire Davies. Rob and Caitlyn Garden were named volunteers of the year. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Goad put in great effort in all games and practices and has great ball handling skills. She never gives up, whether she’s up 20 points or down. She also showed that she wanted the ball in all situations. Snider and DeBoef also earned nominations.

UNDER-16 BOYS

Garden was the coach for the club’s first Under-16 team with Andrew Wentworth and O’Brien on his staff.

The assignment offered some nice carry over as a majority of the Clippers also played for Garden on the PECI junior team. Together, they saw a

lot of basketball over the winter.

“We played 54 games and had over 80 practices, that would rival a CIS team.

That’s something you guys can take pride in,” Garden said, adding the team spent the year adjusting to a 24second shot clock — a “steep learning curve, but they tackled it with a lot of pride.”

Throughout the year, the Under-16 team continued to improve, going from a team that barely scored 35 points a game early in the season to one that was close to 60 on average at the end.

Garden said St. Lawrence College player Taylor Reddick paid the team a nice compliment.

“He said, ‘I just wish we were that good when we were that age.’ He sees the potential, we see the potential,” he said.

The Under-16 coaches’ award went to Dylan Morrow. O’Brien said he was determined to make excellent use of his court time and play through aches and pain.

Morrow really stepped up in the Hamilton tournament, attacking the lane repeatedly against bigger players. He took the ball to the net fearlessly.

“He has the heart of a seven-footer,” O’Brien said.

Jack MacCool and Wyatt Gilbert were the other nominees.

Trevor Miller earned the top defensive player honours. Wentworth said he has only played for two years, but he went from the bench to a starting role due to his tenacious, physical defence. He was often called on to shut down rivals’ top players. Joe Burley and Braeden Kelly also received nominations.

Garden questioned aloud how to give a mostdedicated award when the team had 100-per-cent attendance at games and practices. The coaches felt, however, that Ben Wells earned the award in his first year of competitive basket-

ball. He put in the work to improve and contribute, was fearless on the court, and always wanted to be involved.

“If I asked if someone wanted to go in, he would have ran on the court and beat anyone up if it meant he was going to get more court time,” Garden said.

Gilbert and MacCool also earned nominations.

Finally, the Under-16 team elected not to choose a most valuable player. Garden explained the decision.

“Despite seeing flashes from some guys in the last tournament, we didn’t feel that anyone had asserted himself over the course of the season,” he said. “We feel that this generation of athlete is expecting awards will be given, we feel awards have to be earned…

We hope you guys accept this as a challenge.”

The club’s vice-president of OBA affairs, Mike Brady, also handed out two new awards the executive introduced this year. Hugh and Davies earned the honours for coaching staff of the year, while Garden and his wife Caitlyn were honoured as volunteers of the year for their tireless efforts building the program.

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Panthers fail to advance to OFSAA track meet MPs supportive of Picton Terminals concept Clarke narrowly misses advancing with sixth-place toss at East Regionals JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER

For the first time in at least a decade, PECI will not be represented at this weekend's Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) track and field championships taking place in Windsor.

None of the seven athletes representing the local secondary at last week's East Regionals Meet in Belleville were able to crack the top four competitors in the various disciplines.

Coach Bob Bell said he was surprised that none of the student athletes were able to break into the top four at the 2016 East Regionals.

“It's been some time since we haven't qualified at least one but it was a matter of consistency and we just didn't have it this year,” Bell said.

Vanessa Willis and Ben Clarke were the best PECI athletes at the two-day event last week.

A first year senior, Willis had a personal best toss in the shot put of 9.37 m to finish eighth overall.

“That's a huge toss for her considering she is throwing against girls that are two and three years older than her and she's throwing the heavier implement (9 kg) after two seasons with the 8 kg put,” Bell said.

Ben Clarke had a 41.1 m effort in the junior boys discus for a sixth-place showing.

“He missed out on fourth by about two metres and we know he can throw that distance but on the whole, the entire time was consistent in the throwing events,” Bell added.

Midget competitors Bruce

Reynolds and Devon Wilton placed outside of the top four but did manage to get some East Regionals experience in their first year of secondary school.

“It was a great experience for them and now they know what it takes to get over the top and into OFSAA. They saw it first hand,” Bell said.

Wilton was 9th in the high jump with a mark of 1.60 m and was 14th in the triple jump with a distance of 10.47 m while Reynolds best throw in javelin was 27.37 m.

In terms of other PECI results, Junior Wyatt Gilbert was 13th in the 400 m dash (1:00.67) and eighth in high jump (1.60 m) Lucas Clarke was 14th in the senior men's long jump (5.38 m) while Tristan Blakely was 12th in the senior javelin event (38.57 m).

Power outages disrupt classes at two local schools

A day after restoring power at PECI , the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board was dealing with a power outage at another Prince Edward County school.

On Wednesday morning, students attending Pinecrest Memorial School in Bloomfield were sent on by bus to Queen Elizabeth in Picton due to a power outage at the elementary school.

Board spokesperson Kerry Donnell confirmed power was off at Pinecrest early this morning prior to children arriving and once it was clear that it could not be restored in a timely fashion, the decision was made to shuttle students to Picton where parents could either pick them up or they could stay and be monitored for the school day.

“It's certainly not our preference to close schools and we can deal with hydro blips here and there and those aren't as big of a concern,” Donnell said.

But when power it out and

is likely to stay out for some time, site systems are nonfunctional including phones and fire alarms.

“At that point it becomes a safety concern and we need to make our best judgment call,” Donnell said, adding in her conversation with technicians onsite at the PECI outage, it was unlikely that power would be restored until much later in the day.

That was indeed the case as crews restored power in the late afternoon Tuesday.

It was a very bizarre coincidence that a pair of local public schools would go dark on sequential days.

As for the PECI outage, Hydro One spokesperson Alicia Sayers told the Gazette the issue was with board- owned equipment that was underground.

“In that case, the customer needed to have a contractor come in and make the repair.

Hydro One remained on site to ensure that power could be

Donations of food, supplies sought PETS, from page 8

“It fits with what they’re trying to do and that’s working with community-based organizations.”

Verner said she’s hoping the visible location and attention from the Awesome pitch party will help to attract more donors with financial means to provide for items on her wish list, which includes sandwich bags, dog food, treats, poop bags, cat litter

food and treats, office supplies, bird and hamster food, collars or leashes, litter boys, pet toys and beds, and nail brushes and trimmers.

For those wishing to donate food, Verner said she’ll take wet and dry foods of all makes — either in new, unopened packages, or opened with best-before dates clearly visible. There are donation drop-offs at several county locations, including Wilki’s Tackle Box on Lake Street.

restored as quickly as possible,” Sayers said.

By noon Wednesday, the board issued a statement that Pinecrest would be open today. Sayers did confirm that Hydro One Crews were onsite at the Bloomfield school and were in the process of determining the cause of the failure. She couldn't confirm that power would be restored in time for classes to resume this morning.

-Jason Parks, Staff

LOBBYING, from page 1

Recently Ben Doornekamp of Picton Terminals appeared before councillors where he outlined a plan to apply to the provincial and federal governments for funding to expand the port's operation.

Doornekamp said $10-million in funding would allow the port to purchase two Liebherr mobile port cranes. The cranes would be capable of unloading vessels within 24-hours, making the port a much more attractive shipping option.

“It was very well received,” Quaiff said.

He said Rudd immediately expressed her full support, commenting on how important a deep-water shipping port could be to eastern Ontario.

“All of the MPs in attendance were on board with it,” Quaiff said. “What really caught their attention was when I made reference to the carbon footprint reduction.”

During Doornekamp's presentation to councillors, he indicated each vessel represents approximately 350,000 kilometres of heavy truck traffic that will not have to travel Ontario highways.

“That's what this government is really interested in, is ways of reducing that carbon footprint,” said Quaiff. “We spoke about the benefits of that.”

Following the presentation Ellis introduced Quaiff to minister Bains. The mayor said the minister is aware of the immense potential of the port.

“What really caught their attention was when I made reference to carbon footprint reduction.”

ROBERT QUAIFF COUNTY MAYOR

“He's behind it and he's asked me to continue working through Neil Ellis' office to bring more information and news and keep in touch, but they're looking at it,” Quaiff said. “It could develop into something nice.”

Quaiff said if Picton Terminals is able to capitalize on that potential, it will be a huge economic boost not only to Prince Edward County, but to the entire region.

“It's going to help every sector here,” he said. “The agricultural sector itself, they can accept fertilizer shipments instead of transporting all that down the road, they could send all their corn and grains at a much cheaper cost.”

He said both importing and exporting through the local port would take heavy truck traffic of the roads and would create spinoff jobs and opportunities.

“We're looking at an impact of probably 40 local jobs I've been told and a spinoff of approximately 5,400 jobs throughout eastern Ontario because of this development,” he said.

While some councillors

and residents have expressed concern about salt runoff the potential for increased marine pollutants, Quaiff said the County has enforced all regulations under municipal control. He said such concerns would be addressed by other bodies like the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. He said dust control would come under the same scrutiny as the cement plant.

“They would have to look at the issue of what materials are being stored there and unloaded there and things of that nature,” said Quaiff.

He said the municipality is standing behind the concept and said it's really nothing new to Picton. Quaiff cited the town's long history as a port.

“It was always a port and it was just underutilized,” he said. “Now we've got an opportunity to support this, as much as we possibly can, to improve the economy of eastern Ontario as a region, not just Prince Edward County.”

He said some will remain hesitant to support increased activity at the port, but compared Picton Terminals to the cement plant in its potential to benefit the community.

“A lot of people back in the early '50s, the notion of starting up the cement plant was scoffed at,” he said. “Look at what it's done for Prince Edward County over the years.”

He said he believes Picton Terminals could eventually contribute benefits of the same magnitude.

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Located in the heart of downtown Picton, enjoy a large studio loft condo surrounded by all amenities. Secure building provides elevator access. $169,000 MLS 558020026 KEVIN GALE, Sales Rep 613-476-1874 H. 613-242-7295 C. kevingale@remax.net

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This residential building lot is just over an acre on a pastoral road in the northern part of Prince Edward County. Only 8 minutes to Hwy 401, and easy access to Belleville and Napanee, what a wonderful place to build a new home. Foster is a well-maintained gravel road and there are a few lovely homes already in the area.

The lot itself is nicely treed and level, and sports a wire fence across the front already.

Overlooking a row of trees, you can have lots of privacy yet still only be 10 minutes to groceries, fuel, restaurants, live entertainment and both Prince Edward Collegiate Institute and Sophiasburgh schools. $26,900 MLS 550420385 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

This is a level lot in the heart of the Village of Milford. With commercial zoning and residential uses available, this lot offers many opportunities. This lot is walking distance to the Millpond, Mt. Tabor Playhouse, dining, and only a few minutes to a garden centre and auto repair shop. This property is priced to sell! $32,000 MLS 550890107 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

This in-town lot is set in the quaint community of Fawcettville, only a short walk to downtown, and near the hospital, Youth Park and fairgrounds. Level, with elevated parking, it`s partially fenced and offers a fair amount of privacy. Municipal services are at the lot and it`s an affordable opportunity to build a new home in a good location. There is a mobile home on the property being sold `as is` with no warranties or representations. Treat as vacant land. $59,000 MLS 550580031 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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 a scope here to create a substantial retirement home or full-time residence & to enjoy the many charms of The County!

This lot has an established well, too! $85,000 MLS 550860394 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

BUILD IN TOWN! Great opportunity to build a new home in Picton, close to all of the amenities of downtown. Walking distance to nearby shops and Macauley Mountain Conservation Area. $85,000 MLS 550680165 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

Beautifully treed 2.98 acre building lot, offering privacy and a great level spot to build - steps to Lake-on-the-Mountain. Minutes to Picton and the Glenora Ferry. Peaceful and quiet Mountain Road. $95,000 MLS 550740176 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

Build your dream home on this 2.86 acre lot on Smokes Point Road - minutes to the 401, County wineries and events, and the conveniences of Trenton. Enjoy the waterviews and sunsets over Weller`s Bay. Recently tested dug well with excellent flow rate - and don`t forget the public boat launch down the road, too! $99,000 MLS 550170165 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Great opportunity to build your dream home with spectacular views! 4.8 picturesque acres close to Picton or Long Point beaches. Ideal for those who appreciate nature, wildlife and great birding! One-of-a-kind ... $119,000 MLS 550800122 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

Prinyers Cove building lot upon which to build your new waterfront home. Steps to the water allow for swimming, fishing, boating, kayaking and canoeing. Level, nicely treed lot in a fantastic location. Set in a rural community with lovely homes on either side and mature trees for privacy. A mooring for your boat is in place. $141,900 MLS 550960332 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Starter home in quiet country setting ideally situated within 10 minutes of Sandbanks Provincial Park. Has two outbuildings suitable for hobbyist or storage. A large yard, wrapped with trees, allows for private enjoyment of the above ground pool with a good lining. This home has wheelchair access and a circular drive too! $144,900 MLS QR21507214 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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. $198,500 MLS QR21506986 Peter Lynch*

Stunning building lot on the protected waters of Prinyers Cove. almost 2 acres of privacy with mature trees and a perfect level learning to start building your dream home. Marina only a minute away. $199,000 MLS QR21506540 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

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Prinyer`s Cove waterfront building lot with mature trees to build your vacy includes meadows and woods. A real getaway property. dream home. Stairs to access water to enjoy all of summer`s water- The west lot, no survey. $174,000 MLS 550830148 Darlene sports. Existing dock with storage shed. $155,000 MLS 550960334 Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis* Peter Lynch* www.chestnutpark.com www.countyteam.com

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Live and work where you love to come and play. This former convenience store which includes all chattels, built-in refridgeration, a kitchen and an abundant source of water has many possibilities. A three bedroom bungalow adjacent to the store provides a comfortable home with walkout. The property is located just minutes from Picton and Sandbanks Provincial Park. This location in Prince Edward County allows for easy access to wineries, beaches, theatre and dining. Situated two hours east of Toronto and three hours west of Montreal. Clean environmental assessment is available. $215,000 MLS 550890104 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

NEAT - SWEET - COMPLETE! Situated in the heart of Belleville this inviting turn-key home is ideal for those seeking an unrivalled indoor-outdoor lifestyle. The uplifting 2 Bedroom / 1 Bathroom abode offers the quintessential layout for growing needs of the family or those looking to pare down without sacrificing design or living space (Did we mention how it screams “House & Home”?!) Main floor greets you to a very comfortable living room adjacent to the welcoming dining area - perfect for entertaining! As you explore beyond, the well equipped central kitchen quickly catches the eye with a pleasant den/office nook and then the bonus of a spacious great room over seeing the vibrant backyard. Outside the home you’ll love retreating under the tree canopy at days end or kicking back with friends and family on the weekends. Too many big-ticket items upgraded to list - This property is a rare find - take advantage before its gone! $229,000 MLS 404850061 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

HIDDEN TREASURE IN PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY! This eye-catching century home with a welcoming floor plan features 3 bedrooms (optional main floor bdrm/office) / 2 bath and hardwood flooring radiant against natural light. Fall in love with the intimate feel and rejuvenated care for the original architecture. Modern upgrades include a propane furnace, on-demand hot water and central air! Spend time in the gardens or pursuing hobbies in the separate workshop. This stunning ‘turn-key’ century home is waiting for you! $235,000 MLS 550070703 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

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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 cottages. Dug-well already in place. Start your County dreams here! $215,000 MLS 550860401 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

In the heart of Picton, walk to a myriad of cultural events, gourmet restaurants, shops, harbour and theatre. Picton`s upcoming condo development, `The Townhomes on King`, offers access to all of this while living in a lovely Art Deco style building. This 710 square foot unit offers one bedroom which is tucked away from the open concept kitchen/dining/living room. The 3-pc bath features a corner shower and a bright window.

A utility room has space for a stacking washer and dryer too! Your purchase includes access to 1100sqft of common room and exercise room in the adjacent condominium building. $221,000 MLS QR161441 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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A bungalow offering one level living in an area that has so much to offer close by.

Open concept living area with propane fireplace, country sized kitchen and 3 spacious bedrooms. Set back from the road for privacy and 4 acres of assorted fruit trees with lots of room for a big garden. Double detached garage and lovely front deck. Enjoy the quiet country setting only 15 minutes to Picton - close to Waupoos, Lake on the Mountain, and many wineries, cider companies, cheese factories etc $225,000 MLS 550870069 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

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Live/work balance! Located enroute to Sandbanks Provincial Park, this established convenience store and gas-bar features gas bars, product display areas, a kitchen and exterior serving windows. Sale includes an adjacent mobile home on a separate lot. Store has anti-theft and fire systems. Such a desirable location - serving campers headed to the beach or park, as well as year-round locals who require gas and grocery items. Get out of the city and into a way of life that allows you to meet people and provides a valuable service to the community. $265,900 MLS 550510437 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Charming 2 bedroom home in a most sought after Picton location, and walking distance to shops, restaurants, theatre and galleries. Generous sized living and dining room with hardwood floors and cozy gas fireplace as well as new accessible kitchen, making it perfect for entertaining! Comfortable family room/sunroom overlooks sizeable backyard with deck and lovely perennial gardens. Detached single garage with additional parking. This home just might be the one you were waiting for. $275,000 MLS 550600134 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

Outstanding value on the edge of Picton! Appealing side split offers gleaming oak hardwood floors, excellent principal rooms, a generous lower level family room, master bedroom with renovated 3-piece ensuite bath, plus three additional bedrooms and two additional full bathrooms. Large outdoor deck overlooking the spacious back yard and charming gazebo for summer dinner parties. Don’t forget the attached double-car garage, too! Great opportunity for a family or a couple. $299,000 MLS 550640093 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Historic 1876 brick Victorian home in the heart of Milford - offering 6+bedrooms in a traditional centre hall plan, lovely double door foyer, craftsman mouldings and some original light fixtures - plus the Milford Emporium (original two-story `Frontier Style` General store) to run your own business! Zoning allows for retail, antique shop, small cafe or restaurant in the emporium plus the residence, which currently operates as a seasonal B&B. Lovely Perennial gardens. Some hard work and imagination will bring this Milford Beauty to life. $307,000 MLS 550890098 Shannon Warr-Hunter**, Ken Arseneault*

In the heart of Picton, walk to a myriad of cultural events, gourmet restaurants, shops, harbour and theatre. Picton`s upcoming condo development `The Townhomes on King`, offers access to all of this while living in a magnificent Art Deco style building.

This 990 sq.ft unit offers two bedrooms which are tucked away from the open concept kitchen/dining/living rooms. The 3-pc bath features a corner shower and a bright window. A utility room has space for a stacking washer and dryer too! Your purchase includes access to a common room and exercise room in the adjacent condominium building. $308,000 MLS QR161444 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

DISCOVER SOLITUDE - An ideal sanctuary from a fast-paced urban lifestyle this property is a rare opportunity to secure pristine waterfront on Prince Edward Bay. A two bedroom cottage offers basic necessities to retreat at days end. This one is a must see - don’t miss out on this opportunity! $319,000 MLS 550910184 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

If Mother Goose were moving, she’d come here! Utterly charming period house, (Circa 1840) on the Millpond in this enchanting hamlet. A large deck off the kitchen/family room lets you watch the swans glide over the pond – if you can see them through the lilacs! Three bedrooms, large mudroom entrance, rolling lot for the aspiring gardener. Fully furnished, too! And you’ll live happily ever after … $279,000 MLS 550820174 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Rare and exciting opportunity! An ideal summer cottage, rental property or development parcel: your choice! Charming 3 bedroom seasonal cottage on a private road shared by 3 other homes. 90 feet of absolutely beautiful South Bay shoreline, incomparable views, and a storybook setting. Two decks, gazebo, and almost all furniture included. See listing agent for excluded furniture. $319,000 MLS 550890231 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Great location, minutes to Picton with over 100 acres and a spacious 2 storey home.

The home has updated electrical and windows. Detached 6 car garage. Bathroom up and down, original staircase, newer kitchen and metal roof. Some land had small trees removed and was ploughed up a few years ago in preparation to grow. Lots of space to play! $324,800 MLS 550850143 Gail Forcht**& Carey Lewandoski*

Pride of ownership is evident in this meticulously maintained 3 bedroom side-split located on a quiet crescent. This house has kept up to date with many upgrades.

Fully finished rec room with cozy gas fireplace and additional 3 piece bath, attached garage, lovely perennial gardens, and private patio with sunscreen. Spacious yard with no homes directly behind and a lovely little parkette across the road. Within easy walking distance to Picton’s shops,restaurants, theatre and galleries, this home is move-in ready and delivers on all levels. $325,000 MLS 550560076 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

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Quaint cottage community on the shores of Adolphus Reach. This charming 2 bedroom plus Bunkie cottage has everything a cottager is looking for. Private concrete boat launch, large attached gazebo and dock to spend the long summer days. Book your appointment today and spend the summer of 2016 at the cottage. $334,900 MLS 550850258 Lori Slik* www.asenseofplace.ca

South facing waterfront home with level waterfront. Maintenance free and has been upgraded in almost every way. Lovely spacious lot on a quiet lane with apple and pear trees. Vaulted ceiling in living room, newer kitchen and enclosed sunroom.

Enjoy this summer on your deck, swimming and boating from the dock. Easy access to Trenton, Belleville and the 401. $349,000 MLS 550110089 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

Brick, home in Wellington, with room for B & B, in law suite or a family that likes space for everyone to be comfortable. Deck off the master bedroom/in law suite on the main level, as well as a generous sized deck off the family room with gas fireplace. Gazebo with a 8 person hot tub. 3 bedrooms up with the main bathroom and a spacious finished rec room with an additional bedroom. The layout of this home offers potential for a home based business with wheel chair accessibility and its own entrance. Many recent upgrades to windows, 40 year shingles and a Blaze King gas stove in the lower level. Double garage is fully insulated and finished. Close to the wineries, restaurants and beaches. $400,000 MLS 550270319 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

A must-see park-like property with Picton Bay in the distance. Bright open-concept main level boasts a cosy wood stove, bamboo and ceramic floors. Spacious master with ensuite bath and lower level features self-contained suite with kitchen, bdrm, office, living/dining room with private entrance. Attached two-bdrm suite on main level completely renovated in rustic pine featuring cosy living room that opens to private patio, kitchen, and 4 piece bath. Main house could easily be opened to one single family 3+ bdrm home. Lovely perennial gardens and circular drive lead to large outbuilding with incredible vaulted ceilings and custom built wooden doors - perfect place for a studio, workshop or whatever your heart desires. Potential galore on this unique property!

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Reinvent yourself here! Five-year old bungalow in one of Prince Edward County's most popular neighbourhoods, ideally sited to take full advantage of its private wooded lot from which you can catch glimpses of West Lake and the marsh. Beautiful master suite, second bedroom and den. Wonderful great room with gas fireplace gives access to full-width deck overlooking the well treed sloping lot. Minutes from Picton or from the beaches of Sandbanks! A rare opportunity! $359,900 MLS 550510699 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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You will get a peaceful, easy feeling when you visit this property! Enjoy the serenity that comes from owning a home where all the work has been done, including a new septic bed in 2015, good well and insulation. Sip coffee in the lightdrenched sunroom while watching deer and other wildlife. The open concept dining and living rooms feature wide trim, oak floors, and lots of windows. There are four bedrooms upstairs, plenty of hydro outlets and access to a 2pc washroom. An attached 3 car garage maintains the character of the home, with hand-hewn beams.

For the tinkerer, there is a large outbuilding with hydro. The coup de grace is the Preston steel truss barn for an open, airy feeling-the opportunities for a home-based business are endless. Mature, perennial gardens and room for a vegetable garden too! Safe, comfortable, private this home is set in a great neighbourhood too. $424,900 MLS 550090093 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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View sunrise and sunset everyday from this solid two bedroom, one bathroom fourseason cottage. The panoramic waterfront escarpment views can be enjoyed both indoors and outdoors all months of the year. And, if you choose to build stairs to the 150 ft of your privately owned waterfront, you will feel like you`ve stepped into another world. Perfect for anyone looking for a year-round cottage or cottage-style home in Prince Edward County and want to be close to the water without the high price tag. Close to area wineries and central routes to all amenities. $335,000 MLS 550380055 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

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Set on 8 acre, this newer home is tucked into a cutaway in the trees. Main floor living with bright, spacious rooms. The massive family room is an excellent place to entertain friends and family, and could easily be converted into additional bedrooms or living areas as it suits you. Radiant in-floor heating, powered by propane, is efficient and warm. Tall ceilings and open concept kitchen/dining/living rooms contribute to the feelings of spaciousness and light. BBQ and relax on the 40 x 16 foot deck, conveniently placed right off the kitchen area. Take a stroll through your own private walking trails. 5 minutes to Picton, 15 minutes to Sandbanks Provincial Park. $349,000 MLS 550880371 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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Outstanding live/work opportunity in the heart of Prince Edward County! 3-bedroom, Guildcrest home (1990) and adjacent convenience store I 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! $399,000 MLS 550670007 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Overlooking Adolphus Reach and across the road from Lake on the Mountain - this is the perfect place to be close to everything, yet in your own private oasis. Stone faced home with large 1.3+ acre fenced lot. This special property offers full wheelchair accessibility - 2 bedrooms, wide doorways, main level bathrooms, laundry, kitchen, office with French doors, Great room with wood burning fireplace,cathedral ceilings, and a spacious deck. This home was very well built.

Elevator to the lower level with large workshop area, utility room and garage bays for boats, equipment, etc - or finish part of the lower level for a rec room or man cave! Great double attached garage on both levels. 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 minutes from the Glenora Ferry. $448,000 MLS 550850395 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

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Nestled in the core of Prince Edward County and within walking distance to all of Picton`s amenities, this exceptional condo unit has all the finishes and features you would ever need with 1,675 square feet of living space. Don’t miss out! $455,000 MLS 558090003 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

This classic two-storey brick home has been grandstanding on Main Street Bloomfield since 1867. The original part of the home features a large living room and adjoining dining room. The kitchen has a walkout to a lovely deck. A family room with separate entrance boasts a lovely natural gas fireplace. The newer main floor master bedroom suite has a full bath and a deck for enjoying a private coffee in the morning. There is an unfinished attic space that would be an amazing child’s playroom! This property backs onto parkland and gives a rural feel while being in the heart of this boutique village. Currently operating as a B&B, many contents are available to enable a turnkey purchase. $465,000 MLS 550490022 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

Great downtown building with fabulous visible retail space plus income from 7 apartments. Off street parking for tenants. Double front windows for merchandising. Busy foot traffic on `The sunny side of the street`. Proven location for a successful retail business (25+ years). Apartments: 6 one-bedroom units, 1-two bedroom unit plus large retail storefront with full lower level. Tenants pay own utilities except water/sewer. Building has new roof and newer propane furnace for retail space. $565,000 MLS 550620004 Shannon Warr-Hunter**, Ken Arseneault*

Beautifully restored Century Home on one of the largest residential city lots in Picton.

Large principal rooms boasting 12 foot tin ceilings, gleaming hardwood in-laid floors, incredible wood detailing and pocket doors. 4 spacious bedrooms and family room/loft, updated kitchen with bamboo & granite. PLUS 1 bedroom suite with private access which can easily be reverted back for additional main floor space. Endless possibilities as a B&B, multi unit income or single family dwelling. $598,000 MLS 550560214 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

This classic “Arts & Crafts” beauty in the heart of Picton’s best neighbourhood has not been available for many years – but this is your opportunity! Gracious centre-hall plan features exquisite wood trim, distinctive stained glass, and generous spaces.

Four bedrooms, library, and unforgettable reception rooms! Updated mechanicals and recent salt water plunge pool. Outstanding outbuildings for vehicles and hobbies! $639,000 MLS 55059009 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Much loved and admired historical Prince Edward County landmark; stately 1870’s ‘Wilbeth Cottage’ as featured in the `Settler`s Dream`. A residence rich in architectural detailing with a magnificent foyer, spacious common rooms, tin ceilings, pocket doors, and incredible millwork. 6 bedrooms, on the second level open up possibilities for a B & B or Spa, or simply enjoy it as your own family getaway. Impressive south facing family room with vaulted ceilings and rustic finishes overlooks a quiet pastoral setting. New heating system, drive shed, and centrally located between Wellington and Bloomfield. An extremely rare offering. More rooms than are listed. $678,000 MLS 550510166 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

This all-season, private retreat is nestled among mature trees and exquisite perennial gardens on the shores of Long Reach. Totally renovated in 2010 by Elliott Sage, this spacious, bright, four-bedroom, custom-designed home takes full advantage of the scenic waterfront, with a railway launch for your motorboat and large dock to provide you and your guests easy access to all the fun waterfront living has to offer. The expansive decks surrounding the home provide ample space to entertain al fresco or to just sit back and enjoy the view. This property offers two full levels of generous living space ideal for your family and for entertaining indoors.

This property provides the easiest access to a quiet, secluded, no-traffic zone as it is located off a main road on a private, well-maintained, all-season lane shared with only six other properties. $690,000 MLS 550430140 Lori Slik*

Set on prestigious Sheba`s Island. Year round home features main floor open concept kitchen, breakfast nook and great room with stone fireplace, bedroom with fireplace, 3pc ensuite, laundry and den. Two spacious bedrooms overlook the great room and enjoy their own 4pc bath. Lower level is a fully contained 1 bedroom apartment with above grade windows, walkout to the rear yard. A 4 season guest cottage is included. Potential for summer rental income $699,000 MLS 550510700 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

This 150 acre farm was a former canning days tomato farm, known for its fantastic soils and proximity to water. Newer blasted well with great water supply. On the property is an 8.3 acre established vineyard, planted in 2001, 2002 and is being leased/farmed by a renowned award winning local winery. This land has excellent moderating influence from nearby water bodies, which protects from frost when threatens further inland. Beautiful large barn in good repair with 200 amp hydro service. The workable cash crop acreage is currently leased to local farmer. Please contact listing agent for complete package of information. Asking $769,000 MLS 550240107 Lori Slik*

Canadiana style Century home that offers room for the family or as a B & B. 23.9 acres with over 600 feet of waterfront on Adolphus Reach. Large hip barn that had one half of the loft converted into a studio. 3 other outbuildings as well as a place to store your tractor and equipment! Gabled verandah and deck at the rear. New kitchen and pellet stove in the family room. 2 centre hall plans with one staircase dated back to circa 1835. $798,000 MLS 550870066 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

Waterfront with sandy shoreline on a calm bay and an impressive Cape Cod style custom built, Geothermal home, set back from the quiet road. This home has a metal roof, wrap around classic veranda as well as a deck across the waterside of the house with sliding doors to access it. Gourmet kitchen with granite countertops and eating Island, open concept dining area and family room with wood burning fireplace and hardwood floors. If you are looking for "the place" your friends and family can gather throughout the year or for supplemental income with a rental, this home is definitely worth the look! $798,500 MLS 550900090 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

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! $896,000 MLS 550590004 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

One of the County`s oldest houses - and certainly one of its most beautiful! The original house circa 1820 has had later additions in the 1850`s and 1870`s - and now it has been updated to accommodate life in 2016! Geothermal heating, updated mechanical systems, exquisite meticulously-chosen finishes. Views over nature-rich Pleasant Bay - ideal for birders and paddlers! Spectacular mature gardens feature separate `rooms`, naturalized areas, and a striking allee of flowering crab trees. Not to be missed! $959,000 MLS 550230315 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

A spectacular private estate property right on Lake Ontario! Three levels of fullyrenovated living space, large outdoor terraces and patios, beautiful spaces and finishes all situated in a grove of mature trees and on sprawling lawns. Lower level could be completely separate living quarters. Perfect for a multi-generational situation! $979,000 MLS 550960410 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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An incredible opportunity to own four unique properties situated on one parcel of land overlooking Picton Bay. This could well serve as a fabulous investment for rental property or simply to own some of the County`s best waterfront. The 155 feet of shoreline allows for boating, fishing and swimming with access to the dock and boat-house. The main house includes an in-law suite, each offering two bedrooms.

Two other residences adorn the property - one with two bedrooms, the other with one. An additional garage/Bunkie completes this offering. These are four-season homes with year-round rental potential. An absolutely rare find! $899,000 550720071 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis*

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Nestled among mature, stately maple trees, privacy abounds in this Prince Edward County property. Custom built home set on 5 1/2 acres with 360ft of waterfront. A 60 ft. dock and deep water will accommodate large boats, perfect for a boat ride to Picton. A retreat only 90 minutes to Toronto limit. $899,000 MLS 550430098 Darlene Eldridge**, Jim Wait*, Mark Davis* www.countyteam.com

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Outstanding live/work opportunity in Prince Edward County! Bustling marina with 31 slips, 8 moorings, clubhouse with 3 bathrooms, store and lounge area. 175` of shoreline in sheltered cove. 6-year old house has operated as a B&B. 4 bedroom suites, wonderful entertaining areas, state-of-the-art mechanicals. Also perfect as a great family retreat! $995,000 MLS QR163298 & QR163300 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

www.samsimone.com

Ken Arseneault Sales Representative

Betty Burns

Office Manager Sales Representative

Mark Davis

Sales Representative

Darlene Eldridge Broker

Spectacular stone executive on more than seven acres minutes from Belleville!

Total privacy plus expansive water views and just enough shoreline for a dock.

Sprawling lawns would be perfect for a pool! 4+1 bedrooms, family room, den, huge principal rooms and recreational spaces. Don’t miss this value! $999,000 MLS 550050101 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Stunning Equestrian Estate Property on 173 acres with 15 acres of paddocks with 3&4 strand braided electric fencing, multiple run-in sheds and 85 X 180 outdoor sand arena. This 10 year old, energy efficient house is surrounded by rolling hills and boasts a great room with vistas of the pond, pastures & forest. Spacious master bedroom with ensuite & walk-in closet. Paved drive, attached triple car garage with the ultimate breezeway to the 2400 sq.ft. modern stable with hydro, 6 removable stalls, tack room and wash bay. Stable is a federally approved quarantine facility. Separate barns for equipment and storage. Meticulously cared for property.

Access to the Heritage Trail close by for many miles of riding. A horse lovers/nature lovers dream. Several severances possible, any of which would easily pay for an indoor arena! This farm is self sufficient for hay. 6,000 small sq bales last year so income there as well as future Xmas trees planted and existing mature hardwoods. $1,350,000 MLS 403370060 Gail Forcht** & Carey Lewandoski*

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Laurie Gruer

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Carey Lewandoski Sales Representative

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Peter Lynch

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Chris Kapches

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Richard Stewart

LLB, LLM, 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*

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Kate Vader

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Jim Wait

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SHARON ARMITAGE, OWNER/BROKER OF RECORD *Member of the Quinte and District Real Estate Board Inc.

LOOKING FOR A SPOT FOR A BUSINESS? Older renovated home on municipal water in Village of Consecon. This property is immaculate inside and totally renovated. Features large country kitchen with woodstove, lots of cupboards and island. Separate living rm, large 3 pc bath, 2 bedrms upstairs and small office area plus bath and loft in second bedrm.

Detached 1 1/2 car garage, workshop attached to garage. 20x20 third building. Large 2+ acre property is great for young entrepreneur for home occupation. Call to view. PIN 5502030357. Asking $184,900 MLS® QR162897

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VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON Build your home on this lot. Mixed subdivision in area of nice homes. Close to schools and parks and beach. Lot is 49.5 ft x 121 ft with all municipal services available. Asking $74,000 MLS® QR21507174

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Easy living. $154,900 MLS® QR21403624

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RENTAL INCOME $18,000+ prebooked summer rental income is yours when you purchase this home, 374 Main St, Picton MLS 550700008

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I CAN’T BELIEVE I HAVEN’T SOLD 3 year old Colorado on 10 acres, 5 minutes to Picton, must be seen. MLS 550880433

THIS HOUSE HAS IT ALL This house is amazing, well designed open concept bungalow minutes to Picton. MLS 550560227

Home of the Week ALL THE RIGHT DETAILS Plan No. SHSW2690

You’ll love the practical amenities inside this eye-catching home. Highlights include the large laundry room/mud area (with space for afreezer), a snack bar in the spacious kitchen, and a handy office near the front of the home.

Upstairs, the master suite includes a private bath-room with a large shower, separate tub, water closet, two sinks, and even a walk-in closet. Kick back and relax in the game room, or use it asa homework room. Two more bedrooms share a full hall bath on the left.

First Floor: 1,259 sq. ft.

Second Floor: 1,163 sq. ft.

Total: 2,422 sq. ft.

Bonus: 314 sq. ft.

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BLOOMFIELD - Spacious 2-storey with 3rd storey loft ready to be finished for even more living space.

5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, main floor laundry, eat-in kitchen, living & dining room. $275,000 MLS QR21507536

PICTON – Triplex with 1, 1 bedroom unit and 2, 2 bedrooms units, all occupied and situated on a large lot. Located on York St., 3 blocks from Downtown.

Call us for more details. $175,000 MLS QR21506396

WATERFRONT COTTAGE – Partly renovated cottage sitting at the water’s edge plus a second building, A frame cottage, needing extensive work or demolish and rebuild a new structure. Wonderful opportunity to own waterfront in Prince Edward County!! $189,000 MLS# 550720121

This incredible custom built home offers 4200 sq ft of finished space for your family and friends! Well positioned on 3.4 acres just 10 minutes to Picton and 20 to Belleville, the Full Package includes the Main 5 Bed House with a continuous collection of expansive multi-level decks and patio space with hot tub leading to the landscaped pool area finished off with an inviting Cabana, Games Room and Pool House. Virtual tour online! $549,000 MLS 550360100

Custom brick bungalow nestled on a lovely 3.5 acre property with 330 ft. on the Bay of Quinte. The land is rolling and with beautiful trees and gorgeous waterfront. Comes with 3 bedrooms, spacious principal rooms, a finished lower level and hardwood floors. Only minutes from the 401 and about 20 minutes from Picton. Virtual tour online! $589,000 MLS 550420300

Superb family home backing onto and surrounded by schools, playgrounds, soccer fields on the edge of town. Close to everything! 3+1 bed, large family and rec rooms, 1.5 car garage, paved double drive, raised bungalow sits on a huge 128 x 129 fully fenced lot. Virtual tour online! $279,000 MLS 550590034

CENTRAL LOCATION - Move in ready! South-facing, spacious home offers over 2,500 sq. ft. Of tastefullyfinished living space on two levels. Commuting distance from Picton, Belleville or Trenton. $299,900 MLS 550360210

NEW LISTING

Tony Scott Sales Rep

613-503-0046

tony@remaxpec.ca

Ron Norton Sales Rep

613-399-5900

ronnorton@bellnet.ca

Your Perfect Year Round Retreat.Simply Stunning Century Home W/ All of The Modern Amenities You Can Imagine, Carefully Renovated & Restored Throughout.Custom Country Eat-In Kitchen, 2 Luxurious Bathrooms. The Very Best South Facing Waterfront Views Of Adolphus Reach W/ Private Dock. Mature Trees & Vegetable Garden. Sunroom, Workshop, Porch & 50Yr Shingles.Parking For The Entire Family. Visit Virtual Tour for More Info. $1,097,000 MLS 451050084

Lot 21 Loyalist Pkwy, East of Wellington $335,000 MLS 550510733

50 Belleville St, WELLINGTON $250,000 MLS 550320074

116 Richardson Rd - WATERVIEW BUILDING LOT $88,000 MLS 550430129

PICTON BAY

Christine Henden Broker

613-922-2251

christinehenden@remax.net

Colleen Green Sales Rep

613-476-6553

colleen.green@sympatico.ca

PRIVATE but not isolated! Not visible from the road on two acres of woods & professionally landscaped grounds, 200 feet of shore, dock & stone seawall. Custom-built for current owners, designed for main floor living with upper and lower levels for family or guests. Stunning views from all rooms. Close to Picton for shopping, restaurants, theatre & churches. Convenient for travel to Kingston via the Glenora Ferry. $985,000 MLS 550720076

Set on a knoll, this solid 3 bedroom home with hardwood flooring, recent roof and upgraded windows throughout. A 2-double door garage makes for a great workshop. All of this, 5 minutes from Picton set on 1 acre corner lot overlooking East Lake. A wonderful setting for a young family or someone needing a large workshop/garage. $215,000 MLS 550820104

Veronica Norton Sales Rep

613-399-5900

4 Maitland St, PICTON $205,000 MLS 550730094

veronicanorton@bellnet.ca

CONSECON LAKE - Perfect weekend retreat on a quiet Lake – great for fishing & canoeing. Cottage features wood floors, skylights, 3 pce. bath, eat-in kitchen, 2 bedrooms & large deck with gazebo.

Spectacular views! 20 mins. to Hwy. 401. $199,900 MLS 550110459

Private waterfront property with 1 bed main cottage, guest cottage with bath, and another cabin ready for renovation. $389,000 MLS 550090263

177 Brewers Rd - WEEKLY RENTAL POTENTIAL! $210,000 MLS 550800066

Beautifully restored century home in Picton with in-law rental apartment. $679,000 MLS 550620103

Cty Rd 7 - BUILDING LOT $89,500 MLS 550870079

NEW LISTING

Marc Ouellette Sales Rep

613-849-8864

marc@remaxquinte.com

Sandy beach, endless water views and privacy are what you will find at this wonderful property with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. With 295 ft. of a fine sand beach you will have plenty of room for family and guests. The water is clean and inviting. Only 15 minutes from Picton. Come see what you`re missing!. $645,000 MLS 550880331

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SHEBA`S ISLAND $242,000 A choice lot at the east end of Sheba`s Island. A beautiful view with a channel to West Lake and the Sandbanks. An architect`s delight.

Among lovely homes. MLS®QR21405733

SALMON POINT - QUINTE ISLE $189,900 Enjoy the beauty of this adult lifestyle in 1000 acre park in a lovely wooded private section of Quinte Isle Campark. A nice walk to Lake Ontario and all the facilities.

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RENTAL INCOME $299,900 In the heart of the County this century home features 3 bedrooms/2 baths in main house & private 1 bedroom apartment. Great highway visibility for home based business. Natural gas heating. MLS®550480157

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EXECUTIVE OFFICES $325,000 Perfect for lawyers, doctors or corporations.

An old school which underwent renovations many years ago make this bulding and location special.

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COMMERCIAL UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY $185,000 Ready to retire to town? Be in the centre of Picton and walk to everything! Immaculate home with bedroom and bath on main level.

MLS®QR21505794

COUNTRY RETREAT $798,000 Canadiana style Century home that offers room for the family or as a B & B. 23.9 acres with over 600 feet of waterfront on Adolphus Reach. Large hip barn. MLS®550870066

2069 County Rd 9 - Bay of Quinte, Napanee $850,000

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COMMERCIAL LOT $185,000 High traffic area between Picton and Bloomfield on north side of highway. Well, septic system, parital foundation on 1.85 acre lot. Environmental assessment has been done. MLS®550490336

50 ACRES

COMMERCIAL VENTURE $139,900 For sale in downtown Picton is a very popular restaurant serving creative home cooked choices.

28 seat restaurant is located in a historic mixed use condo building. MLS®QR160843

50 ACRES 25 Kings Rd Cherry Valley $1,100,000 Elegant 6 BR Estate with full LL walk-out suite just minutes from Sandbanks

Custom Built Solid Stone 3 BR Bungalow with level waterfront just minutes from the 401

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RARE FIND - 13.5 Acres $418,000 Prime Ag on Perch Cove, Bay of Quinte w Custom Guildcrest Home Naturalist’s Paradise & Privacy

HUGE TRIPLE 2 Bay Garage $299,000 PLUS a Great 3 BR Bungalow with attached 2 car garage by Millennium Trail & all Picton’s amenities

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East lake waterfront $549,000 375 ft of shoreline

Almost new 3 bedroom bungalow with salt-water pool on 2 acres, 320 Mitchell's Crossroad, $328,500

NEW LISTING COMMERCIAL CE with RESIDEN

DREAM BUSINESS LOCATION 262 County Rd 8 South Edge of Picton $395,000 - 3BR Brick Bungalow & Commercial Building surrounded by Parkland

Sandra Foreman Geoff Church Sales Representative

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613 403-1466

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Updated open concept 4 bedroom bungalow with sun room on 2.5 acres just minutes from Picton, 48 Mitchell's Crossroad, $309,000

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CLOSE TO AMENITIES Bright and inviting original century home with recent expansion. $339,000 MLS 550630108

BLEND OF OLD AND NEW Spacious tradition home with modern upgrades in downtown Picton. $479,000 MLS 550730010

VERY UNIQUE PROPERTY 2 very large accessory buildings have unlimited potential. $265,000 MLS 511720558

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191 County Road 35, Sophiasburgh

Open Concept, 4 Bdrms, 2 Baths, Attached 2-car garage. Peaceful Spot!

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CENTURY HOME North end of Picton. 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath 2 storey home. $219,500 MLS 550600085

COMMERCIAL LISTING 3 levels of professional office space.

Located in downtown Picton. $795,000 MLS 550630027

287 Main Street Bloomfield

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36 ACRE PARCEL

Located near Waupoos Cider Company, Prinyer’s Large barn, pond, trails & open fields. 700 ft road frontage on Cty Rd 35 & Hwy 49.

Cove & down the road from Waupoos Marina.

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SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Turn-key business based on historical and strictly local County products $45,000 MLS QR163805

286 COUNTY ROAD 1 3 bedroom 1 bath home on spacious lot.

Minutes from amenities in Picton. $180,000 MLS QR21504244

GREAT BUILDING LOT Close to the thriving town of Picton.

Subject to severance of lot. $89,900 MLS QR21507607

GREAT COUNTRY LOCATION Minutes from Picton and from the Sandbanks.

2+ bedroom house on 1.2 acres. $139,000 MLS 550830078

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Near Picton, South Bay

63 Gavey Street Belleville

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ERIN FORESTELL Sales Rep 613-827-4456 NEW ADULT LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY One of a kind bungalow with urban flare.

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RARE OPPORTUNITY Fully serviced, vacant building lot in Picton!

Surrounded by all newer homes. $104,900 MLS 550740209

WATERFRONT PROPERTY Clean, clear swimming and boating at flat shoreline, plus sleeping cabin. $579,000 MLS 550800070

IMMACULATE BUNGALOW Low maintenance 3 bed/2 bath home 30 minutes from Prince Edward County. $329,900 MLS 404320300

27 Lake Street

1936 Salem Road

Vacant Lot East of 2591 Cty Rd 4

1078 Highway 49

STEVE KOZMANUK Sales Rep 613-967-7216

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GARY MORDEN Broker 613-885-2304

Charming Picton home with numerous upgrades & attached garage on a lovely premium lot. $199,900 MLS 550660027

JAKE BERGERON Sales Rep 613-471-0960

JANNA BURFORD Sales Rep 613-919-1041

Century home with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, garage & out buildings on a 2 acre lot. $199,900 MLS QR21506861

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ERIN LACHANCE Sales Rep 613-668-3386

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Enjoy 65+ acres of cleared land and mature bush lot of mixed hardwood & softwood. $119,900 MLS 550480106

BILL RORABECK Broker 613-476-2100

Deceptively spacious & meticulously maintained 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home in great location outside of Picton! $289,000 MLS 550450143

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