Picton Gazette May 19, 2016

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THE PICTON

Gazette

Volume 186, Week 20

THURSDAY

MAY 19, 2016

SAMPLING

Terroir marketplace features local food and beverages

SCORING

Panthers finish regular season with perfect record

Canada’s longest publishing non-daily newspaper, proudly serving Prince Edward County since 1830 Municipality considers organizing its own litter clean-up as councillors bemoan conditions

County poised to partner in regional Trash Bash in 2017 CHAD IBBOTSON STAFF WRITER

COURT CREW The PECI Tennis Panthers won their first Bay of Quinte championship by earning one gold medal, three silver medals and one bronze medal last week. Pictured, from left, are senior competitors Taylor Snider, Sam Ward, Tyler Allison, James Pero, Blaine Swackhammer, Brittany Payne, and Isaac Cairns with coach David Inch before practice this week. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Panthers ace Bay of Quinte tennis competition PECI players earn medals in five categories to secure school’s first overall championship ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER

Natural athleticism and dedication to practice resulted in the net gains the PECI Panthers were looking for as they captured the school’s first Bay of Quinte Confer-

ence tennis title last week. At Loyalist College last Thursday the Panthers claimed medals in each of the five categories they competed in. Sam Ward and Taylor Snider took gold in senior girls’ doubles. James

Pero and Blaine Swackhammer took silver in senior boys doubles, Brittany Payne and Isaac Cairns took silver in senior mixed doubles, and Tyler Allison was second in senior singles. Juniors Chloe MacDonald

and Livvy Rideout claimed bronze in doubles. Coach David Inch said he was really pleased with the improvement of all his athletes this season.

See TENNIS, page 30

It looks like councillors are ready to take out the trash. Last week committee of the whole supported a motion that would see Prince Edward County become a community partner with Quinte Trash Bash. The motion says a county staff member and a community volunteer will represent the County on the organizing committee for Quinte Trash Bash 2017. The motion directs staff to include the municipal funding required to participate in next year's Quinte Trash Bash in the draft 2017 County budget for consideration. A staff report presented to the committee last week estimates a total budget of about $7,500. Additionally, the municipality could be hosting its own trash collection event this year. Committee of the whole included a clause in the motion directing staff to undertake a 2016 trash bash event initiated by the municipality and to provide a cost estimate for the initiative as soon as possible. The intent is to have the municipality announce the event and call

See TRASH, page 12

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for volunteers to undertake the collection on a weekend. The motion will come before council for approval on May 24. This year's Quinte Trash Bash featured 1,500 participants in three communities. A total of eight large dumpsters and 14 recycling carts were collected. Business and school participation drew more than 600 volunteers and 500 bags of collected trash. Councillor Roy Pennell supported the initiative. “If we're talking $7,500 that is dirt cheap to bring a municipality back that depends on all the tourists — it looks like crap out there today,” he said. He said council shouldn't forget the efforts of residents in past trash bashes and the new event should be seen as a rejuvenation. Councillor Steve Ferguson said he too is disappointed with the state of county roadsides and ditches. “There are portions of South Marysburgh, North Marysburgh, and Athol that I've gone through that are just a disgrace,” he said.

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