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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

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Kiptoo repeats at County Marathon Kenyan battles through back pain to edge out talented newcomer Sunday adam bramburger Staff writer

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rosehall native defies the odds to find her biological family Page 14

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An ailing champion and a talented newcomer added some intrigue to the running of the 11th County Marathon, Sunday, but ultimately experience prevailed at the finish line. Kenyan Gilbert Kiptoo, 31, retained his title as the fastest male competitor in the full marathon, turning in a time of 2:26:00, narrowly defeating 25-yearold newcomer Clay Patterson of Portland, Ontario who crossed the line near the Crystal Palace just 57 seconds after Kiptoo. Patterson was running in his first full marathon and he was impressed with his performance. “I’ve done three halfs and I wanted to try a full, so I trained all summer for it. I just had a go at it,” he said. “This one is a pretty fast course from what I’ve heard and it’s not so big, so I was hoping to get a little bit of money. I wasn’t sure who would show up, but I thought one or two good people would.” Patterson said Kiptoo found his way to the front of the pack of 164 runners within the first two kilometres in Wellington and he never gave up the lead at any point in the race. “He got about 400 metres on me and he just held that. There was maybe a distance of 100 metres at certain points,” Patterson said, adding he didn’t have any illusions of winning the marathon. “He’s quite a bit better than that. I think he’s capable of a lot more. I heard he did another marathon a couple weeks ago and most people can’t do two in a span of two weeks. That shows that I’m not in the same league as that guy, but I’m satisfied with my performance anyway.” Kiptoo acknowledged Patterson’s efforts to a fellow runner, noting “he’s good” and adding the rookie actually changed the way he approached the race. The defending champion said he was planning to run a safe race, but decided that he couldn’t hold back and take a chance against youth. “I had to change my mind and just go for win-

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all alone Despite a lingering back injury, defending County Marathon champion Gilbert Kiptoo led the full marathon race for about the last 40 kilometres as he coasted to the finish line to retain first-place honours Sunday. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

ning the race,” he said. For Kiptoo, who says he comes to Picton each year because he has friends who organize and run in the competition, the race wasn’t his best. He said he was pleased with his efforts because he had to fight through some difficulties to stay ahead and claim first place. “I started this race very poorly,” he said. “I had a bad back pain when we started and that lasted 30 kilometres before the wind was removed. I struggled, but by 30 kilometres I was still inside the course record.”

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Kiptoo acknowledged he actually thought Sunday’s conditions were better than he had experienced in previous years — minus the strong wind off the lake — and he felt he could challenge the course record, which is just a hair over two hours and 23 minutes. He said he thought he might have eased off down the final stretch, however, leaving him just shy of that outcome. Race director Mark Henry said he was excited to see both a challenge for the record and a story like Patterson offered specta-

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tors Sunday morning. “For his first marathon, that was incredible. He was 57 seconds slower than our esteemed veteran, who has been there in the past. “It’s just amazing, there’s somebody who may have only discovered he can run, but he certainly can. We’re thrilled to see somebody do that here and hopefully he’ll come back next year to take a championship on his own,” he said. “We’d love to see them back here going head-to-head.”

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S E C T I O N

The municipality's mayoral candidates had a chance to reach a large number of Ameliasburgh residents Monday night. Not a seat was left in Ameliasburgh Town Hall as moderator Bill Bonter posed questions to mayoral candidates Paul Boyd, Jeff Goddard, and Robert Quaiff. The all candidates meeting was organized by the Ameliasburgh Town Hall Working Group and the Consecon and Area Ratepayers Association (CARA). The first question Bonter asked: How would you keep taxes within the range of cost of living increases without compromising existing services? Quaiff said over his eight years on council there have not been consistent, predictable tax increases. “I'm a firm believer that, based on the senior population in Prince Edward County, we should be basing our tax increased more in line with the consumer price index,” he said. “If we do that we'll do a much better job, but we'll still have to continue to lobby the province and the federal government to get our funding the way that we should.” He said this term of council began with $435,000 in reserves and will finish with $4.3 million. “The fiscal part of it has worked pretty well with this council,” he said. Goddard said there are ways the municipality could cut taxes through reductions in expenses and increased revenues. “I believe the provincial park — Sandbanks — doesn't pay anywhere near the share of what they should pay to keep our roads going,” he said. “(There are) thousands of visitors a year ruining our roads and they give us only this small pittance.”

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Candidates share differing positions on reducing the size of council ELECTION, from page 1

He said policing costs are also very high and council has to work to get that cost reduced. “Keep taxes lower by keeping expenses lower,” he said. Boyd said he doesn't believe the municipality is in good fiscal shape. He said the municipality has $45 million in debt (approximately $30.5 million of which can be attributed to water and wastewater) and policing and other costs are too high. “The spending is out of control. In the last four or eight years, we haven't had anybody down there (at Shire Hall) really willing to look after it,” he said.

The second question from the moderator: We are alarmed by the erosion of power at Shire Hall which is being transferred from council to staff … What are you going to do to regain control? Boyd reeled off a long list of municipal departments and what they cost taxpayers. He said many of them didn't even exist before amalgamation. He pointed this to a reason for lost control. “That's where you need to stop,” he said. Goddard said he envisions the municipality as a big business. He said such businesses hire good people and let them do their jobs. “They're highly trained

and highly paid — you've got to let them do their jobs,” he said. “But they have to be more accountable to what's going on.” Quaiff said he wouldn't point fingers at staff. He said council has to take responsibility for what has taken place. He said a move away from the committeeof-the-whole system may alleviate some of the concern. “I was under the old structure where we used to have the committees. We had a committee that consisted of five members of council and that committees consisted of planning, public works, corporate services and parks and recreation,” he said. “Since we move to committee of the whole, we seem to have lost that connection.”

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One resident raised concerns over a potential reduction in the size of council. Goddard said he would look to reduce council size to six to eight councillors and would bring it up “very soon” in the new term of council if elected.

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“If you have a smaller council, six or eight, each councillor from each ward would have more say,” he said. “It would be a tighter group and they would have more control.” Quaiff said he would look to deal with the issue within the first year of the new term of council. He said his plan would not affect the traditional ward boundaries. “There is a fix, but it will have to come before council

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and then before the public and it will not tear down any historical ward boundaries,” he said. Boyd said council size is low on his list of priorities. He said he would seek any change, but would if council wished to explore it. “It's a long ways down on my scale and there are a lot more important things to deal with than the size of council,” he said.

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Five of six Picton candidates introduce themselves to the electorate at all-candidates’ night Laverne Bailey lone hopeful to not participate in first scheduled meeting Jason Parks

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About 60 interested ratepayers came in out of the rain Monday night at the Prince Edward Community Centre to view the first debate of perspective Picton councillors in a two hour session that might have been short on verbal sparring but long on platform and issue stances. Treat Hull, Ray Hobson, Stephanie Bell, Phil St. Jean and Lenny Epstein were front and centre in a debate moderated by Lynn Pickering and organized by the candidates themselves. It should be noted that fellow Picton candidate Laverne Bailey declined to participate. The size of council, water and sewer rates, the proposed Picton splash pad and alternative energy projects were among the issues discussed during the session but each candidate opened with a three minute introduction in which they discussed their history and their reasons for running. Hobson was born and raised in Picton before going away to attain an Industrial Engineering degree. A former candidate in the 2010 municipal election in South Marysburgh Ward, Hobson said the definition of his professional career as an industrial engineer applies to his reasons for running. “Industrial engineering is the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, mate-

Picton talking Points Picton candidates (from right) Lenny Epstein, Phil St. Jean, Stephanie Bell and Ray Hobson listen to fellow candidate Treat Hull at the first debate of prospective councillors of Ward 1. About 60 people attended the meeting at the Prince Edward Community Centre hall Monday. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

rials, equipment, information and energy in the most cost effective manner,” Hobson said. “ This specific education and my applied experience are very much relevant to analyzing problems facing council and recommending fiscally responsible solutions.” Hobson added that municipal politics is as close to true democracy as society can get and he would encourage informed and effective participation for constituents if elected. During introductions, Bell said she ran because youth have not been served by municipal politics in this area. “I want to represent the people, there are so many in the community that don't have a voice. I want to represent youth,” Bell said. “Young people know more about what's going on in Israel than our own backyard. That's a problem.” In a recently published survey of the makeup of the 2014 candidates, it was determined most were male, between the ages of 45 and 65 and were retired. “I'm not any of those things,” Bell said. “We

don't have a voice on council and we are a big part of what makes the County run. You need us here in order to grow....That's why I'm running.” Phil St. Jean is no stranger to local politics and the former Picton business owner is an advocate of fiscal responsible government, fair representation, local solutions, sup-

porting local businesses, agriculture and tourism and “providing services and amenities our youth and young families need and want.” St. Jean takes issue with the current council and their track record on issues. “There are important decisions that aren't being made and wishes of the majority are being set aside

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decorAted mentors PECI fall sports coaches, from left, Chris Windfeld (soccer), Rob Garden (basketball), and Dusty Tibbs (rugby) wear a coating of whipped cream as they volunteered to have pies thrown in their face to help the student body reach its Terry Fox fundraising targets. The effort raised over $1,900 to combat cancer. (Adam, Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Panthers exceed goals for 2014 Terry Fox Run Teachers are good sports as they help entrepreneurship class encourage student participation AdAm BrAmBurger

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Terry Fox started out on his memorable run across Canada for cancer research before all the current PECI students and some of their teachers were even born. Still, some 34 years after that momentous event, he is still inspiring them to strive to reach and exceed their goals to help the cause. On Friday, a sea of students and

staff streamed down the back field and onto the Millennium Trail to carry on the tradition. In the process, they surpassed their goal of raising $1,500 and had a lot of fun for a great cause. The Grade 11 entrepreneurship class had been planning this year’s event for nearly three weeks and they felt they managed to deliver on everything they set out to do. “We set a goal for our

school and set different individual goals,” said class member Kaci Hill. “We made them achievable. Nobody wants to set a big goal and have nothing to show for it. We met all of our goals, except the one for an individual fundraiser — nobody got $800 alone.” Not only did they meet them, they surpassed them. Classmate Chineeka Cassibo said “I think we doubled our totals from last year,” saying she felt the prizes the class lined up helped. At certain milestones, the student body earned the right to throw pies in the faces of fall sports coaches Chris Windfeld, Rob Garden, and Dusty Tibbs. Drama teacher Matt Sheahan agreed to wear fashions from his costume closet for a week, while guidance head Matt Ronan declared he’d dress up as the male celebrity of the students’ choice. Volleyball coach Adam Palmer also got into

the spirit, inviting the top fundraising class to re-do his hairstyle any way they saw fit. Steve Mee’s homeroom class would have that honour. Finally, the pinnacle prize for an individual student was going out for lunch with principal Darren McFarland in his Ford Mustang. Dutch exchange student Floortje van Oosterhout would win that competition with the help of Picton Rotarians. Besides the fundraisers, the entrepreneurship class pulled out a bunch of stops to make the run a memorable one. They got Pure County Bottled Water to donate cold refreshments for participants and Campbell’s Orchards to give apples. They also had guitar players along the course to serenade participants with song. That said, Hill was quick to suggest that the cause itself was a draw too.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do it to carry on Terry Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a legend and obviously you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want him to die down. We do it to raise money for cancer organizations and show people there is a cure (in sight),â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have these stickers to show who we run for. Terry ran for us and now people get to fill out what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re running for.â&#x20AC;?

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PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY

Looking back in the

Picton Gazette 90 years ago — 1924

n The province’s Agriculture Enquiry Committee was on hand in Picton to talk to local farmers in a meeting held by MPP H.S. Colliver. The committee heard about farmers’ difficulty working with an urban/rural divide and it also heard theories about co-operative growing and selling. Farmers also raised the issue that they’re paying too much in education taxes to be able to maintain profitable operations. Consolidating schools in rural Ontario was one of the solutions proposed. n Temperance advocate Sarah Alice Wright, of London, Ontario spoke before full house at the Regent Theatre where she decried the proposed government control of liquor sales, calling that “evil,” and suggesting that consumption of alcohol must be “killed by law” and “destroyed by righteous indignation.” n W.H. Benson opened a new canning factory in Picton just west of Lake Street. It used a first-of-its-kind automatic steam cooker in its packaging process and was set up to handle tomatoes exclusively.

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It is a landscape we just don’t get to see in the Quinte area, although there is a small granite inlier , a unique Precambrian rock formation completely surrounded by more recognizable limestone, right in Prince Edward County. It just sits there, off Hwy 62, south of Belleville, like it had been lowered into place by a helicopter. I am sure most people who drive past the knob that suddenly appears along Victoria Road for only a few hundred yards, pay little attention to it, or even realize the significance of its presence so far from where it should be. It’s kind of special to Prince Edward County. But at Sheffield, this rock everywhere, although it occupies only about 20 percent of the overall 1,100-acre conservation area. For the hiker though, the trails follow massive structures of granite, some reaching spectacular elevations, for that is what good hiking trails like to do. If you should momentarily lose your way on some of these granite ridges, a thoughtfully placed Inukshuk points the way to the next trail marker. The four-kilometre trail that introduces hikers to the topography and the conservation area’s five lakes - Little Mellon, Devil, Round, Mud, and Haley - is challenging, and once the trail approaches the creek draining Devil Lake, hikers must scale a 30-foot rock face in order to continue

on the trail and the remaining short distance back to the parking lot. Hiking boots, plenty of drinking water, and perhaps a walking stick to serve as a “third point,” are all advisable. The trail has not been maintained by volunteers in many years and, in one spot, a wooden bridge across the creek that drains Devil Lake has not been present for more than a decade. Flow conditions vary from trickle to torrent, depending on the season. Last week, we were forced to wade through about eight inches of water in order to complete the trail. However, any discomfort in doing so is soon forgotten as an offshoot from that trail leads the hiker to a high granite outcrop that offers a panoramic view of Devil Lake below and a phantasmagoria of fall colours. It is here where I always eat my lunch before completing the final 30 minute leg of the hike. Sheffield Conservation Area is about 35 km north of Napanee, and 11 kilometres south of Kaladar. Let me know if you want to join me sometime. We need lots of foot traffic to keep the trail open.

*Based on Environment Canada data, used with permission.

70 years ago — 1944 Hiking the really big rocks of the Frontenac Arch n William A. Bog, a Picton native who rose to become vice-president of the Bank of Montreal was buried at Glenwood Cemetery at age 81. Bog spent his time with the bank in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and New York City, but continued to return home to Picton to visit. n It was reported that Canada’s war expenditures were rising as the Allied forces made a push to victory. British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill estimated the effort could run several months into 1945. As a result, people were asked to give more generously to the seventh Victory Loan campaign. n Some 28 British war brides and their 24 children arrived in Montreal. They were to join their Canadian Army husbands at home. One was headed to Milford.

60 years ago — 1954

n Justice Wilfred Lane dismissed a request from grower Wilfred Marisett for damages from East Lake Canners. Marisett claimed the factory owed him damages for not accepting some of the tomatoes he grew and for low grades for tomatoes. The judge determined Marisett had taken too many plants and had overgrown his acreage, thus he did not feel the factory was obliged to pay damages. n Council heard a complaint that the bridge at the bottom of Town Hill was in poor condition. The clerk was instructed to contact a provincial inspector to appraise it and recommend actions.

20 years ago — 1994

n The Prince Edward County Round Table on Environment and Economy was hoping to use that month’s municipal election to raise awareness for green issues such as a county-wide household hazardous waste program, an effective composting program, and the preservation of conservation lands and wetlands. The committee planned to poll candidates directly on those issues. n Canada’s justice minister Allan Rock was to visit a banquet for the local Liberal riding association in Belleville. Rock was expected to talk about reforms to the Young Offenders Act and gun control.

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Sheffield Conservation Area was always Nipper’s favourite. Nipper was a Sheltie/Terrier we once owned (or, did she own us?) who joined us on most of my interpretive walks. She would clamber up one 30-foot high rock on the trail, then stand at the summit and peer down at me as though to question why it was taking me so long to climb a rock that she had managed with no difficulty. It was an emotional time for me when she died at the age of 15 and no dog has ever enjoyed clambering over rocks like she did. I visit this rugged conservation area south of Kaladar yearly in her memory. But, as I approach 70, the rocks seem much higher, and the trail seems longer. Although only four kilometres in length, it takes a good two hours to complete this hike. I had the pleasure last week of accompanying fellow tour guide leader Phil Norton as we poked along the trail which, by times, vanishes amongst the fields of granite that have made this conservation area so appealing to visitors. Phil runs photography and fitness outings throughout the Bay of Quinte region (http://www.philnorton.net /). It was a treat to spend the day with another tour leader, and talk shop. Sheffield is located on what is popularly known as the Frontenac Arch, a sort of southern arm of the Canadian

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Shield that eventually extends down through Kingston, and into the Adirondacks. It is Plutonic in origin, “rock” hard igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth’s surface. In some areas at Sheffield, it extends in long lunar-like ridges. One of these spectacular ridges can be seen easily from an airplane, and even shows up prominently in a Google Earth image of the area. In other places along the trail, this igneous rock presents itself only as small outcrops nestled in among the grasses and wildflowers. If you canoe around to the far side of Little Mellon Lake (named after an early resident of the area), and into Devil Lake, tall solid granite emerges from the waters and tower 60 feet or so above the water.

For more information on today’s topic, please e-mail tsprague@kos.net or phone 613 848-4549. For more information on nature in the Quinte area, be sure to check out www.naturestuff.net .

Suspicious man spotted on C.M.L. Snider property in Wellington

On Friday at about 5:41 p.m. the Prince Edward OPP were called to C.M.L. Snider School in Wellington to respond to reports of a suspicious man. Police described the man as Caucasian with white hair and a slender build, wearing dress pants and a dress shirt and carrying a metal can. They suggested his age might be about 60. The OPP reminds the public that all visitors to any of the county’s schools are to report to the main office during school hours. No other people should be on school property during

class time. They’re also reminding people to be cognizant of their surroundings and their personal safety at all times. Anyone with information as to the identity of the man in question or his activities around C.M.L. Snider is asked to contact the detachment at 1888-310-1122.

DOMESTIC

A 56-year-old Picton man was arrested and later released following a domestic dispute Sunday evening.

Police were called to a residence in town at about 8 p.m. and upon investigation, they learned of a history of violence dating back to July. They determined a female victim had been assaulted and she was treated at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Police charged the man with assault, sexual assault, uttering threats, and mischief not exceeding $5,000, all contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. The man was released on a promise to appear in Picton

court Nov. 12 and on other conditions.

SPEEDING KILLS

Of the 216 road deaths investigated on OPP-patrolled roads this year, speeding was considered a factor in 51. Distracted driving was a factor in 45, failure to use seatbelts properly was a factor in 38, and impaired driving was a factor in 34 deaths, according to numbers released by the OPP this week. -Staff

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‘This is one of the biggest projects the municipality has seen in a long time... It's been two-and-a-half years, but in terms of municipal timeframes it's not a long time to get to this point.’

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-PrINCE EdWard COuNTy MayOr PETEr MErTENS TalKINg abOuT ThE PrOgrESSION OF ThE COuNTy’S agE-IN-PlaCE CONCEPT aNd ThE IMPOrTaNCE OF ThE NOW-uNdErWay 144-uNIT WEllINgS dEVElOPMENT.

lucky loonies The Picton Kinettes held their annual Loonie Auction Saturday night with a whole host of prizes available for people to bid a ticket and hope that auctioneers Gord Fox and Creighton Carr called their name before a full house at the Picton Elks Hall. Donations for tickets supported community projects. The Kinettes would also stage a live baked goods auction to support the Adopt-A-Child program. Here, club member Jean Thompson shows off the next prize up for bids, while president Kerry Reynolds has another bucket of tickets to be drawn. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Accountability, efficiency, philosphy keep council restructuring in forefront

IN the grand scheme of things council candidates can do if elected that would impact ratepayers, the issue of council size and restructuring sits fairly low on the totem pole. Most people are rightly concerned about the amounts listed on their tax and services bills. This municipality is falling behind on infrastructure repairs and some have tabbed the necessary roadwork alone at close to $500 million. On top of that, there is lingering concern about health — both from the potential of industrial wind turbines and from the state of care that will be delivered now and in the future at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, either in its present form or as a new facility down the road. With all that said, why does the council size issue keep coming up in discussions and debates? The first reason is that it is one of accountability. Nearly 81 per cent of the people who showed up to vote four years ago asked council to begin a consultation process about rejigging the size of council. When they did that, a citizen’s assembly recommended a smaller body be brought into effect and council ultimately didn’t produce any change when acting upon the recommendation given to them. Simply put, people trusted the last council to do a job and listen to public input and they ultimately decided they knew better. A perceived disconnect between Shire Hall and the electorate has been mentioned several times this campaign and the council size issue appears to be a prime example. A second reason is the notion that a restructured council actually may have an impact on the way council does its business. Though it is unlikely there would be many savings in reducing the number of representatives because those remaining would have larger roles and likely command larger stipends, there is a case to be made that there are too many voices at the table trying to have influence. With fewer people in on deliberations, it could be easier to form consensus and it also may give council more time to manage items that are falling to staff with regularity because councillors simply have too much on their plate. On the other side of that argument, however, is an argument that fewer representatives could be bogged down with more calls and complaints from their constituents. Really, that point all boils down to the type of governance structure that would be created as an alternative to the present formation. Third, there appears to be a real philosophical battle brewing between the people who believe their representatives at Shire Hall should act in the interest of their wards primarily, and those who say it is time to move on as a collective county with all of the councillors looking out for the overall good of the municipality, which may not always be compatible with the views of those electors who put them into office. That debate seems to linger beneath the calls for system reform and the insistence of some that traditional ward boundaries not be abandoned and at-large voting not be adopted. Would there be a way of separating historical geographic alignments and political ones? It’s a debate worth having as the county moves forward. For those reasons, the issue of council reform will remain a hot-button topic, even if there are more pressing day-to-day issues at hand. The way candidates stand on that issue and the performance of those elected has the potential to greatly influence the county’s political future.

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Riordon to launch Bold Scientists at Picton library branch

The library is pleased to have author Michael Riordon at the Picton library branch on Thursday, October 16 at 7 p.m. presenting his Prince Edward County book launch for Bold Scientists. Published by Between the Lines, this is an important work that reveals, through interviews with scientists, the muzzling that is preventing truth to emerge. The publisher, in explaining Riordon’s latest book, writes, “As governments and corporations scramble to pull the plug on research that proves that they are poisoning our planet and rush to muzzle the scientists who dare to share their disturbing data, it seems the powerful have declared a war on science. Riordon asks deep questions of bold scientists who defy the status quo including: an Indigenous biologist who integrates traditional knowledge and a trickster’s wit; an engineering professor who exposes the myths and dangers of fracking; a forensic geneticist who traces children stolen by the military in El Salvador; a sociologist who investigates the lure and threat of mass surveillance; a radical psychologist who confronts psychiatry’s dangerous power; and a young marine biologist who risks her career to defend science and democracy.” Riordon’s previously published book, Our Way to Fight – Peace work under siege in Israel-Palestine, also dealt with a significant issue of our time. Through vigorous research and first hand accounts with those directly involved with, and affected by, those issues, Riordon gave us a similarly insightful look into a serious subject. Having now turned his attention to science, his new book asks, “Who controls science and at what cost to the earth and its inhabitants?” and “Can we change?” Thomas Duck, associate professor at the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University, says Bold Scientists is, “A gripping tale of heroic scientists working in the public interest despite powerful opposition. At once, both tremendously hopeful and profoundly disturbing. The world needs more bold authors like Michael Riordon.”

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The book launch at the Picton branch is a free event. Both Bold Scientists – Dispatches from the battle for honest science, and Our Way to Fight – Peace work under siege in Israel-Palestine are available at the library as are other titles by the author including The Unauthorised History of the World and Eating Fire. Other events at the library in the coming week include a “Star Wars Read Day” and the start of a new series of beginner French classes. The library is pleased to have Maurice Obonsawin lead a four-week beginner French class starting on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Recently returned from a month long vacation in France, Maurice will focus on vocabulary useful in travel, but equally useful in every day life. Lastly, there are two events on Saturday, Oct. 18. Star Wars Reads Day is a chance for all Star Wars aficionados to celebrate at the library. This is an international day launched in 2012 by Lucasfilm and its publishing partners. Stop in to any of the six branches to take part in a cosmic craft, show off your Star Wars costumes, and check out one of our many Star Wars titles. At the Wellington branch library on Oct. 18, a lantern making workshop and book sale will be underway. Registration is required for the lantern making workshop by contacting me at crenaud@peclibrary.org For other activities at the library this month, visit our events calendar at www.peclibrary.org.

AND THEY’RE OFF...

At about 9:30 a.m. Saturday a small group of protesters from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory blocked the Skyway Bridge connecting Prince Edward County and Hastings County on Hwy 49. The protest coincided with peaceful vigils across Canada, including one in Tyendinaga (which was moved from the bridge to a nearby lacrosse box) drawing attention to the call for a federal inquiry into missing and

murdered native women. Tyendinaga police and the OPP set up detours and maintained the blockade to prevent confrontations between protesters and other citizens. The blockade came down later that evening and traffic was able to flow freely on the bridge again. Here, two Tyendinaga police officers stand guard on the north side of the bridge late in the afternoon. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Election campaign a chance to make heritage a priority

This year’s municipal elections include the usual themes —roads and municipal services, jobs, taxes, and council size. But it’s time for new solutions to these old problems. This time we need to debate a shared vision for the county, a practical plan to achieve it, and the leadership to ensure it happens. One vision that could be shared is that the county remains a timepiece of rural Ontario safeguarding its special places through a firm community resolve to preserve the past. This vision is about blending development and heritage as twin pillars in our economic strategy – a strategy Kingston has adopted. History is consistently listed as one of the top reasons why people travel. Ancestry.com makes $28 million per month retailing its extensive genealogical database to its 1. 7 million members. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania makes $629 million each year telling the story of three days of Civil War history. This past July, a re-enactment of the infamous Lazier Murder Trial at the Picton court-

house quickly sold out at $125 per person to an audience hungry for history. There is some urgency to exploring this alternative economic initiative as the volunteer organizations maintaining many heritage properties are aging. Most have no money, no staff, and no succession plan. We cannot continue to hope that volunteers remain our only defense to preserve our distinctive heritage. So where do we start? n Let’s develop an inventory of heritage buildings that are endangered, and begin discussions about their future with the groups, which currently maintain them exploring options to adapt these buildings to meet community needs for affordable housing, additional visitor accommodations, conference space, and other commercial uses. n Let’s explore tax breaks and small grant programs to encourage heritage designation and preservation as many other communities have. n Let’s dedicate a percentage of the annual municipal

budget to heritage so we have some cash readily available for matching grants to support heritage projects and to intervene when significant properties are endangered. n Let’s consider the purchase, restoration, designation, and re-sale of significant heritage properties when necessary as a means of preserving heritage while finding a viable way of financing it . n Let’s develop a robust capacity to aggressively apply for grants through an incorporated, non-profit umbrella organization dedicated to represent the interests of the many, small organizations struggling to maintain heritage properties, and to provide professional marketing, fundraising, and other services to them . n Let’s approach our artists and other local suppliers to see what heritage products they could produce to be retailed not only in the tourism season, but online year-round to develop a more stable economy n Let’s work with developers to have them maintain or re-create heritage facades to

their projects to maintain the architectural integrity of the community. n Let’s insist that vacant, neglected spaces be maintained as green spaces until they are developed. And if significant buildings must be torn down after a thorough review of all options, we should insist - if we legally can - that owners make a contribution to a community heritage fund as part of the demolition of their property. n Let’s overlay history into every single community event from local fairs and antique shows to food festivals with a percentage of heritage product sales contributed into our community heritage fund. Heritage isn’t free. It’s come at an enormous cost to the generations before us. And it either matters…. or it doesn’t. This municipal election campaign is an opportunity to transform heritage into a municipal priority, and economic driver for Prince Edward County.

As Prince Edward County residents gear up to the Oct. 27 municipal election, the Canadian Cancer Society wants cancer prevention on the election agenda. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada. This year alone, approximately 73,000 Ontarians will receive a new diagnosis. To help prevent cancer in our community, we need municipal leaders to take action and implement healthy public policies.

During this municipal election, the society is encouraging candidates to show leadership by making cancer prevention a priority. We can achieve this by: n Making our bar and restaurant patios smokefree. n Flavoured tobacco is enticing to youth and a ban could go a long way in helping prevent a new generation of smokers through reducing youth e x p e r i mentation. Council can take a stand by passing a

resolution calling on the province to pass legislation banning flavoured tobacco products. n Educating and informing the public about radon; the second leading cause of lung cancer in Ontario. Information about how to test for it and reduce exposure should be widely available. The council could also call on the provincial government to make radon mitigation measures mandatory.

Cancer should never be off the table. We are calling on all candidates for council to make health a priority by supporting these recommendations. Together, we can make Prince Edward County and Ontario a healthier place to live and raise our families.

Peter Lockyer Picton

Council has role to play in reducing cancer risks locally

Karen White Volunteer past-president and advocacy team member Canadian Cancer Society Hastings, Prince Edward and Brighton office

It’s time to move on from council size to more important issues

Emerson Byford, third from right, of Sophiasburgh and Harm Veenstra, second from right, of C.M.L. Snider were among the top finishers in Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board elementary cross county Tuesday at Sandbanks Provincial Park. Byford placed second in the Grade 5-6 category, Veenstra was eighth overall. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff) The Picton Gazette welcomes letters to the editor of 500 words or less. The letters may be edited for clarity, legal ramifications, length or general taste at the editor’s discretion. We also reserve the right to refuse to publish submitted letters for the same reasons. Letters published do not necessarily reflect the views of the Gazette, its publisher, or staff. Submitted items become property of the Gazette.

A lot of time has been spent discussing the best size of council. The largest former municipality, according to population has three councilors and the smallest has

one. The division per population isn’t perfect but is close enough. It ensures that all areas of the county are represented. Prince Edward has always prided itself on its

rich historic heritage. Why do away with that? Yes, we might save a little in councilor remuneration but it would be very insignificant in the total budget.

Let’s stop wasting time wrangling about council size and get on with more important issues.

It seems that with a little open mind thinking that a win-win situation could develop between the County being in need of parking spaces in Picton and the Picton United Church

needing a new roof. The church has a very large parking lot close to Main Street and the Mary Street parking lot and the town is in need of some extra parking especially in the

summer. Rent space in the parking lot for the summer which will give the church some much needed funds. If this "isn't in the budget" then perhaps business owners could

free up some space by having their employees park at the church. Anyway, worth giving a thought to.

Robert Williams County Rd. 32

Church could help itself by helping Picton address its parking problem

Janet Keogh Black Creek

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Second Lantern festival a spirit builder Celebration of the arts to include parade through Picton Nov. 15

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Organizer Krista Dalby says the Firelight Lantern Festival is all about fun and building community. While Dalby says the festival is “just for fun” she said it also creates a community atmosphere of celebration. “It's a celebration of the arts. It's really community building, it's a really open, non-commercial space for people to get together to use their hands to make something creative,” she says. “A lot of people who wouldn't define themselves as artists can still find their place within that, and can still make something beautiful.” The arts event will see participants gather at Picton's Benson Park before dusk. As the sun sets, the participants light the handmade paper lanterns and parade through town en route to the Crystal Palace. With the festival set for next month — Saturday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. — organizers will be offering a series of twenty community lantern-making workshops throughout this month and early next month. Dalby said last year's workshops brought more than 300 people — most of them adults. “Our workshops are open to anybody, kids and adults,” she said. “You don't need a kid to come to a workshop.” The workshops give participants the chance to craft their own bamboo and paper lantern using this year's theme — air. Materials for the lanterns and instructions are provided. “That theme is sort of a jumping off point if they're thinking about what kind of image they want to make with their lantern, but they

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InspIred IllumInator Aliya Bowman shows off the paper lantern she made during a workshop leading up the first Firelight Lantern Festival last year. The second festival is next month. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

don't have to use that,” Dalby says. “They can make very large lanterns to very small lanterns in any shape you can imagine.” The festival will also feature live music from local musicians D'Ari and Mel, as well as Juno-nominated band The Lemon Bucket Orkestra. “(The Lemon Bucket Orkestra) are really, really incredible. The county is in for a real treat that night,” says Dalby. The event will also feature light installations, shadow puppetry, and music from DJ Ombudsman. The Firelight Lantern Festival is presented by The Department of Illumination — a group of local artists. The workshop dates are as follows... n Oct. 14–17*, Prince Edward Learning Centre (PELC students only); n Oct. 18, 12–3 p.m. at Wellington Library (register

with crenaud @peclibrary.org); n Oct. 19, 1–4 p.m. at Athol Town Hall (register with susanwallis@kos.net); n Oct. 29*, 8 p.m. Comix Jam at Acoustic Grill; n Nov. 1, 12–3 p.m. Milford Library at the town hall (register with crenaud@peclibrary.org); n Nov. 2, drop-in 10-4:30 p.m. Lipson Room at Books & Company; nNov. 3*, 4–7 p.m. at Books & Company (Picton BIA members only); n Nov. 8 12–3 p.m. Picton Library (register with crenaud@peclibrary.org); n Nov. 9, 11, 12, 13, 10–5 p.m. drop-in at the Baxter Arts Centre in Bloomfield; Nov. 10 5:30-8:30 p.m. ROC family workshop for ROC kids and their families. Dates with an * are offered for free. All others cost $10 per lantern or pay what you can.

WHATTAM'S is proud to present.... 'Free Family Movie Day' at the Regent Theatre the last Sunday of each month 2pm. P.U.C. COUNTY FOOD BANK – Donations are appreciated. Drop off at Picton United ChurchCounty Food Bank. LOYALIST HUMANE SOCIETY – Always in need of food, litter, cleaning supplies, paper products as well as kitten food canned & dry. ROTARY CASH CALENDAR WINNERS – Sept 17 Leafa Johnston, 18th Carol Branscombe, 19th Therea Meysing, 22nd Ed Woods, 23rd Dan Chisolm, 24th Brodie Forbes, 25th Linda Jackson, 26th Susan Chadwick, 29th Ron Hotson, 30th Cheryl Anderson. THE HUB CHILD & FAMILY CENTRE – Full time licensed child care spaces are still available for Toddlers & Preschoolers at Massassaga-Rednersville School 1115 Cty Rd 3. For registration & information 476-8142. THE WESTON A PRICE FOUNDATION – Is starting a PEC Chapter. To be listed as a provider of WAPF-style farm products or natural health services, call Karen 393-5320. YOGA CLASSES – Bloomfield Town Hall Wednesdays 5:30pm. Cost $5/class. Sponsored by Bloomfield/Hallowell Rec Committee. Info 3933798. YOGA CLASSES – Amelaisburgh Town Hall Fridays 1pm. Cost $5/class. Sponsored by Ameliasburgh Rec Committee. Info 393-3798. ZUMBA CLASSES – Begin Oct 1 – Dec 10 Ameliasburgh Town Hall 7:30-8:30pm. Cost $8 weekly. KNIT & CHAT – Drop in Milford Br Library every Tuesday 10am-12noon. KNITTING CLASSES – Begin Oct 2 – Dec 11 Ameliasburgh Town Hall 2-4pm. Cost $5 weekly. TOPS #4918 – Take off Pounds Sensibly meets every Wed at the Anglican Church Hall Picton. Weigh in 5:45 & meeting 7pm. Info Gena 3993461. PEC PIPES & DRUMS – Practice every Thurs at Picton Town Hall 5:30-8:30pm. Free lessons. No experience necessary. GILEAD FELLOWSHIP – Need prayer or a quiet place? Every Monday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. THE MAKERS HAND – Festival of Fine Craft Oct 31-Nov 2 Picton Fairgrounds Community Centre. Admission $6 covers all three days. www.themakershand.com. OCTOBER 9 – SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP – Drop in, all welcome. Every other Thursday 5:30pm Picton Br Library. OCTOBER 9 – CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH MEMORY LOSS – Presented by the PEC Alzheimer Society 7pm at 90 King St. Picton. Contact Barry or Linda 476-2085. OCTOBER 10 – WELLINGTON LEGION – Friday Night Dinner features a Quarter Chicken Dinner, Soup, Veg, Potatoes, Dessert, Coffee/Tea $14.95. OCTOBER 11 – STAR WARS READS DAY – All branches of the library 10am-3pm. Come in Star Wars costume, make a themed craft & check out Star Wars books. OCTOBER 11 – GOURD CRAFTING WORKSHOP – Black Walnut Gardens with gourd crafting specialist 1-4pm. Materials & Tools provided. $20/person. Craft with gourds, pods & more. OCTOBER 11 – WHITE CHAPEL HARVEST DINNER – Fund raiser for roof, 4-6pm. Traditional harvest stew, baked bread, dessert & mulled cider. Entertainment & prize for best period costume. Tickets $13 or 2/$25 in advance, $15 at gate. Tickets & info contact Picton United Church 476-6050 or Roy 476-7532. OCTOBER 12 – QUINTE DRAFT HORSE ASSOCIATION – Fall Heritage Day 28th Anniversary 11am-3:30pm Cty Rd 8 to junction & Cty Rd 17 to Larry & Sue Everall’s Farm #390. $2. Under 12 free. Rain date Oct 13. OCTOBER 14 – AL-ANON(adults) and ALATEEN (for teens) 8 pm at Gilead Fellowship, for persons affected by someone’s drinking. (1-866951-3711) OCTOBER 15 – SOUP & SANDWICH LUNCHEON – Picton United Church 11:30am1pm. Home-made soup & sandwiches, cookies & beverage $7.50/person. Take-out available 4766050. Proceeds to church outreach programs.

OCTOBER 15 – MILFORD SENIORS LUNCHEON SOCIAL – Roast Turkey Dinner 12 noon. $10/person. 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. Meals can be delivered to housebound seniors who live near Milford. If you would like a take-out meal advise when registering. OCTOBER 15 – QEMA’S FINAL MUSIC NIGHT – Of the season with “Terry Spilchen & Friends” at Wellington Town Hall 7pm. Free admission. Refreshments. Wheelchair Accessible. Donation gratefully accepted for projects at Quinte Educational Museum & Archives & the Victoria Schoolhouse in Ameliasbugh. OCTOBER 16 – AL-ANON - Meets 10:30am Gilead Fellowship Church for adults affected by someone’s drinking. OCTOBER 16 – BEGINNER FRENCH – New 4 week session begins 2pm. Free. Picton Br Library. OCTOBER 16 – FOOD GRAINS HARVEST DINNER – South Bay United Church 5-7pm. Adults $15, children under 12 $8. Take-out available. Bake Sale. Tickets available at the door.2029 County Rd 13. OCTOBER 16 – BOOK LAUNCH FOR BOLD SCIENTISTS – By Michael Riordon 7pm Picton Br Library. OCTOBER 16 – ATHOL ALL CANDIDATES MEETING – Meet your candidates, hear their platform, Q + A. Athol Town Hall 7:15-9pm, 1685 Cty Rd 10, Cherry Valley. Details 289-927-6893 or atholreccentre.com. OCTOBER 17 – DEADLINE FOR DiscARTed ART SUBMISSIONS – Create art from discarded books. Fundraiser, contact Christine for details 476-5962. OCTOBER 17 – HARVEST PIE & ICE CREAM SOCIAL – Ameliasburgh Masonic Hall 7pm. Euchre 7:30pm. Tickets $7. Sponsored by Quinte Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Info Audrey 969-8208. OCTOBER 18 – QEMA’S TREATS TREASURES & CRAFTS – Bloomfield Town Hall 9:30am-4:30pm. Knitted hats & scarves, jewellery, tutus, kitchen cloths & towels, runners, placemats, baby blankets & sweater sets, pottery & baking. Lunch available. OCTOBER 18 – MAC BASICS – Free Computer Workshop. Register with Amanda 476-5962. OCTOBER 18 – CHICKEN & BISCUIT LUNCH – Wellington United Church, lower hall 11am after the Pumpkinfest Parade. Adults $10(48yrs $4)(3 & under free). OCTOBER 18 - LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP – Wellington Br Library 12 noon3pm. $10/lantern. Registration: Christine 4765962. OCTOBER 18 – BOOK SALE – Wellington Library as part of Pumpkinfest. OCTOBER 18 – CONSECON UNITED CHURCH FUNDRAISER – Dinner 5pm features Ham & Scalloped Potato with Baked Beans & Apple Crisp. $12. All welcome. OCTOBER 19 – 2014 TRIVIA CHALLENGE – Hosted by Picton United Church at 1pm with all proceeds going to support Hospice PE. Advanced registration is required. Entry fee $100/4person team. To register call Phyllis 476-7203 or Joyce 476-3703 on line hospiceprinceedward.ca/triviachallenge-2014.php. OCTOBER 20 – BLOOD DONOR CLINIC – PE Community Centre, Main Hall 375 Main St Picton 2-8pm. Book your appt online www.blood.ca or 1-888-236-6283. OCTOBER 21 – SALVATION ARMY JOY MINISTRIES LUNCHEON – 12 noon full Turkey Dinner. $7. Call 476-3159 to reserve. OCTOBER 22 – DISH & DONATION SUPPER – Glenora United Church 6:30pm. All welcome. OCTOBER 25 – ANNUAL FALL SMORGASBORD & SILENT AUCTION – Bloomfield United Church 4:30-7:30pm. Adults $13/Children $6. All welcome. Info 393-3172. OCTOBER 25 – FRIENDS OF CHRIST CHURCH CEMETERY HILLIER – Invite you to join them for “Chili In The Barn” at 783 Wilson Rd. Serving from 4-6pm. Adults $8 / Children 611yrs $4. Info 962-9418. OCTOBER 25 – COUNTRY CHURCH PLAYERS – Present “Musical Memories” at Albury Church, 2681 Rednersville Rd. Fun & lively mix of music, comedy & dance representative of four decades-the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s. Show time 7:30pm. Admission $10 adults/$5 children. Net proceeds to the Wellington Food Bank. Those who wish may be bring a non-perishable food item. OCTOBER 26 – CARRYING PLACE UNITED CHURCH – Anniversary Celebration followed by a pot-luck lunch. 10am. All welcome.

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

S ervices ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

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

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

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

Thanksgiving Sunday

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

10:30am Morning Worship

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Need Prayer or a quiet Place? Every Monday 2-4pm & 7-9pm

613-393-2160

EMMANUEL Baptist Church

Sundays.

Morning Services. 9am & 11am (full children’s programs). Evening Bible Study. 7pm.

Wednesdays. Mid-week Study. 6:30-Dinner. 7:00-Small Group Study. Emmanuel Kids. 6:30-Dinner. 7:00-Children’s Program. Fusion (Grades 6-8). 6:30-Dinner. 7:00-Program starts.

Thursdays. Surge Student Ministries (High School). Rides To Church. If you would like to come to church, ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ĐĂůů :ĞĂŶ Ăƚ ϲϭϯͲϯϵϵͲϯϮϱϴ͘

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All Children welcome at Sunday School John 1:1-12 “But to all who received him, who believed in his name, He gave power to become the children of God…”

Gilead Fellowship

2 Downes Ave. Picton 613-476-2622 Worship at the Church of Your Choice

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MESSAGE: “United in Christ” Women's Ministry Breakfast Oct. 18th@ 9:30 am; enjoy a time of fellowship

ALPHA COURSE - Wednesdays @ 7:30 - Opportunity to explore the Christian Faith in a relaxed manner over 10 weeks - Contact Rev. Kirby Breithaupt C-613-403-4742 or H-613-476-2020 princeedward.north@kos.net friendshipunitedchurch.org

EVERYONE WELCOME COME VISIT WITH US!

12 Chapel St. 613-476-6050 Minister: Rev. Phil Hobbs Organist & Choir Director: Mr. Ronald Laidlaw

Harvest Home

Celebrating Worldwide Communion and Thanksgiving

Sunday Worship 10:30am

Sermon: “ With Open Hearts and Open Hands”

Serving the Community for 220 years

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

Music by Tom Dietzel & Wellington Lambert Photo Exhibit by County Outings Group (www.countyoutings.com) Exhibit extended until October 19 Visit the show: Thurs 10-2, Sat 10-2, Sun 12:30-2:30

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 5:00pm

Sunday Masses 8:30am and 10:00am

When life seems too chaotic, what better place for you to find peace & friendship? We’re looking forward to seeing you here.

Sunday, 9:00am & 10:30am Wednesday, 10:00am Right around the corner in your neighbourhood. 335 Main St., Picton

(Across from Shire Hall)

Sunday Worship

9:30am South Bay

11:00 - Cherry Valley

Rev. Aruna Alexander leading worship

Oct 19 - Janelle Shaw

Wellington Pentecostal Church

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

Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

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

EVERYONE WELCOME COME VISIT WITH US!

Preparing your garden for upcoming winter

This past spring, when I looked at some of the winter damage in my garden and heard stories from other gardeners, I started to think about what could have been done differently the previous fall that might have helped to reduce it. This year, both the Farmers’ Almanac and the Weather Network are talking about another cold winter though perhaps not as severe as last year’s. If your prep work last fall was successful and none of your plants died or struggled for a month or so before preforming again, this column is probably not for you. Hard as it may be, any weeding you do now will pay dividends in the spring as it will reduce the competition for newly emerging plants. Mulch normally using your own compost, if available. All perennials, be they flowers, fruit, herbs or vegetables do best with regular watering at least until the ground is thoroughly frozen. If you cannot water everything, focus on those plants or plant types that were in the worst shape last spring. Annuals, whether vegetables or flowers, should be dug up and removed. They should be composted only if there were no pests or diseases over the summer. Compost can be dug into the bed once cleared and can include healthy garden debris, leaves and well-aged manure. Perennials can wait for a killing frost. All plants can be cut down and removed, but if you have plants with seed heads that attract birds you may wish to leave them in place. Similarily, ornamental grasses or other plants that provide structural interest can also be left. Many shrub roses, as well as some of the miniatures, florabundas and polyanthus do not require extra protection during the winter. Other roses do require more, so pay attention to those roses that are new to your garden or that barely survived last spring. Even removing spent roses is not recommended as it encourages the bush to continue to produce new blooms. Once the leaves have died back they can be removed along with the leaves and other garden debris. If they are three plus feet tall cut them back to half the height and tie the canes together. Mulch around the base with a mixture of compost and manure. Trees and shrubs are particularly in need of watering in the fall if there is a shortage of rain. Watering is not required later except in very dry winters in areas where the soil has not frozen hard. Do not either fertilize or prune in the fall as that encourages growth at this time. Remove only dead or badly damaged wood. Take a look at those deciduous trees and shrubs that suffered sun scald last winter. In November, after freeze up, the trunks of these trees and shrubs can be wrapped up to the beginning of the branches using a tree wrap made for this purpose. Small shrubs can be wrapped totally once the leaves have fallen. It can be a daunting task if you are short of time and have a lot of shrubs. Sun scald for evergreen trees and shrubs is evidenced by browning of needles in the spring. Since this sun scald is

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SANDRA GORANSON caused by the reflection of the sun on the snow, it does not fortunately extend to the higher sections on tall trees but rather those areas beginning low down and extending for a few feet above last year’s snow level. Again small evergreens can be wrapped totally. A group of evergreens can be protected as well by a barrier on the exposed south and west sides. There were articles last spring on sun scald on deciduous and evergreen trees and these will be posted on the Master Gardeners’ web site. Some raspberries did not do well last spring including mine and it took awhile before they recovered. Treatment in the fall is different for raspberries depending on whether they produce fruit in the summer, in which case remove old canes in the fall. If they only begin producing in mid August or later and continue on into September and even October, the canes are expected to fare best if they are cut back to just above ground level once they have received a killing frost. Preparation for the heavy freeze up can begin now by gathering leaves, straw and evergreen boughs and even corn stalks, which should be heaped around the more delicate trees, shrubs, roses and other perennials once the ground is heavily frozen. The biggest threat to your plants is a constant freezing and thawing of soils and not the cold per se. This last deeper mulch thickly applied is to keep the soil from thawing until spring. What is applied should be light in weight so it does not pack down and suffocate the roots. If the list of task appears daunting, focus on what is most important to you about your garden. Keep in mind that most of the watering tasks refered to are currently being handled by the rain we are receiving and the longer term predictions indicate we will have more of the same. If you want a garden that is easier to maintain, let winter remove the more delicate plants. The important factor is you the gardener and how much time and energy you have to maintain your particular garden. While this is the last article of the gardening year PEC Master Gardeners plan to continue through the winter with an article each month from November through March. Visit our web site at www.pecmastergardeners.co m. You can ask gardening questions by leaving a comment and we will get back to you with an answer.

The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

Boultbee had life-changing year abroad on exchange in Nesbyen, Norway Picton Rotarians learn about their sponsored student AdAm BrAmBurger Staff writer

Though it was an unusually mild winter in Nesbyen, Norway last year, Miranda Boultbee says she found herself immersed in a culture heavily influenced by ski and snow. When one digs deeper into the 18-year-old PECI product’s year abroad with the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, however, some real life-changing things happened. “I learned a lot while I was there and not only the language,” Boultbee told Picton Rotarians last week. “I learned how to trust myself and other people and open up a little more. I also learned about a whole new culture and a new way of life… The most important thing I learned was how to be patient and relax. I like to know what is going on 24/7 and they go with the flow very easily. I learned to relax and enjoy myself a little bit more.” Boultbee said she will never be the same person again as the person who flew out to Heathrow Airport in London last year, looking for a new adventure. Then, Boultbee had chosen Norway because she enjoyed some characters in Lord of the Rings who were based on

PAtriotic PAnts Miranda Boultbee shows off a pair of overalls that students would wear during Russ, a celebration for Norwegian graduating students to partake in before they leave school. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

Norwegian mythology and because she simply didn’t think she would enjoy the heat — often a prerequisite for exchange students requesting to go to warmer climes in continental Europe or Southern America. During her presentation last Tuesday, Boultbee spoke of Nesbyen, a small town of about 3,000 people in Buskerud County, about two hours northeast of Oslo on the Hallingdalselve River. She described the area as similar to Prince Edward County, except for its famed alpine ski centre. Otherwise, farming and tourism were two of the major draws to the

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area. Boultbee spent some time when she arrived in Norway on two special courses for exchange students. One was a week-long language course in Oslo, which was a chance to meet with all of the other students visiting the country. Another was a week-long winter camp, which encouraged the exchange students to learn about being outdoors and being active — a huge part of the culture. Boultbee said that camp ended in misfortune for a visiting Aussie who tore a ligament in his shoulder and dislocated it while attempting to

learn how to ski. To put it into perspective the Norwegian’s love for skiing, Boultbee said a large ski festival she attended was among the biggest celebrations she took part in while in the Scandinavian country, other than May 17, the day that Norway’s constitution was signed. That day, itself, was an experience. “They parade through the streets in traditional costumes and drink a lot, with flags,” she said. “It was a giant celebration.” Boultbee said different regions in Norway have different traditional costumes. Other cultural highs included discovering different stringed instruments at a music festival and trying a traditional game of kicking a hat off a stick — she said she attempted it and fell flat on her face. She indicated students had two major breaks in the winter, Christmas and a winter holiday, and one in fall. The summer starts in June and ends in mid-August. The Feast of St. Lucia in December was also a popular day, though Boultbee said she was Italian and never really had any connection to Norway. “I think it was just an excuse to bake cake. That’s my theory,” she said. Easter was also a big holiday in Norway and Boultbee said people did one of two things, go to church, or more likely, ski. She did the latter, entering a cross country race. Boultbee said otherwise

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Picton Legion invites you to join our 6th Annual

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on breaks or weekends, many Norwegians would go to their cabins to get away and relax with family. In her school, which would be considered a college rather than a high school, Boultbee studied theatre in perspective (mainly history and theory), math, history, social studies, Norwegian literature, a special language class for exchange students, French, and exactly two hours of gym a week. Students also had an opportunity to take part in different “lines” like sports, media, arts, drama, music, or dance. Boultbee took the theatre line and that group did five or six productions during the year. One last custom Boultbee

explained was something called Russefeiring, or Russ, for short. Essentially, graduating students wear bright overalls from Easter to May 17 and they spend time partying, travelling, and generally creating mischief. One of Boultbee’s close friends sent her home with a pair of red overalls that she gladly modelled for the Rotarians. Boultbee closed with a word of appreciation both for her home Rotary Club in Picton and her hosts in Nesbyen for giving her an opportunity that won’t soon be forgotten. “I will never be the same person again,” she said. “Once you’re an exchange student, that doesn’t change. You will always be an exchange student.”

We are pleased to announce the following winners of the early Bird Portion of our 2014/15 Membership Drive

J Portabella Gift Certificate Ms. Josie Farrar, Picton J HD Prize Pack Ms. Cheryl Anderson, Picton J Movie Prize Pack Ms. Rita Dugas, Cherry Valley

Become a member today! Online: www.TheRegentTheatre.org Phone: 613-376-8416 Ext. 28 Mail or in person: 224 Main Street, Picton, ON K0K 2T0

Quinte Draft Horse Association

Monday, November 10th, 2014 7:00pm until 7:00am at the Picton Cenotaph Candles are available at the Legion until November 8th - call for details 613-476-3648 cherie90@live.com Candles are $5.00

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CANDIDATES MEETING Wednesday, October 15 7-9pm Prince Edward Community Centre Banquet Hall, Picton

COME MEET THE THREE MAYORAL CANDIDATES All councillors and councillor candidates are invited to meet and greet before and after the debate.

Please join us! Brought to you by the Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture and the Prince Edward Chamber of Tourism & Commerce

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY FALL HERITAGE DAY Sunday, October 12th, 2014 11am (Rain day Monday, October 13th)

Everyone Welcome

Come and See

Field work with horses Antique tractors working Quinte Flywheel display, Horse drawn equipment display FREE Wagon Rides Refreshments available, Homemade Pies Admission: $2.00 at the gate For additional information, contact: Peter MacDougall 613-399-3439 Owen Harder 613-395-1855 Larry Everall 613-476-2997 **Teamsters Welcome** Watch for Signs

The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

Candidates share positions on hospital’s role in health services delivery Boyd, Goddard look at de-amalgamation, Quaiff says its not likely AdAm BrAmBurger Staff writer

The future of Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) in the municipality’s health services delivery became a talking point for mayoral candidates at Tuesday’s Picton Rotary luncheon. While Paul Boyd, Jeff Goddard, and Robert Quaiff had an opportunity to outline their platforms and talk about council size, industrial wind turbines, and policing,

it was the final question of the all-candidates’ meeting that brought about the biggest polarity in viewpoints between the three hopefuls. Boyd lamented the effect amalgamation into the Quinte Healthcare Corporation (QHC) had on the hospital’s services. “We’re getting less and less in the county with amalgamation, we didn’t do well in that program. You can’t have babies in the county,” he said.

Lake on the Mountain Resort

Open Thanksgiving Weekend For reservations call 613•476•1321

County Road 7 adjacent to Lake on the Mountain Provincial Park The Chretien family and staff would like to thank all of their customers for another great season. We look forward to seeing you when we reopen next Spring.

The Inn – Closed Monday, October 20th The Miller House Café – Closed Monday, October 27th

Sandbanks Public Notice for a Category B Project Evaluation Campground Development: Sandbanks Provincial Park Ontario Parks, (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry - MNRF), invites public comment on its proposal to undertake the development of a new Recreational Vehicle (RV) campground at Sandbanks Provincial Park. The park is located in Prince Edward County, approximately 15 kilometres southwest of Picton, Ontario. The campground will be approximately 15 hectares in area, sited on the west side of the park, across from the Dunes Beach day use area on West Lake. It would accommodate 75 RV sites with an associated comfort station, vault toilets, a new gate/office, internal roads, parking lots, trailer sanitation station and connector pedestrian/bike trails. The park is at capacity for overnight camping during peak season and this campground will provide additional opportunities for which the demand is high. The project includes species at risk habitat creation. This development is enabled in the 1993 Management Plan which was developed through public involvement. The work is proposed to begin during the fall of 2015. Moderate environmental effects are anticipated. The proposal is being evaluated as a Category B project under the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves. A Notice of Completion will be sent to those who submit comments or request further notice when the project evaluation is finished. MNRF may proceed to implement the project without issuing a further general notice. Comments must be received by the office noted below within the 30-day comment period, which expires on November 10, 2014. For more information on the project, to submit comments or to request further notice, please contact: Kendra Couling, Park Planner 300 Water Street, 3rd Floor North Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5 tel: 705-755-5705 e-mail: kendra.couling@ontario.ca Comments and personal information regarding this project are collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act and the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act to assist in making decisions. Comments and opinions which do not constitute personal information as defined by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, will be shared among MNRF and others as appropriate and may be included in study documentation that is made available for public review. Personal information will remain confidential unless prior consent to disclose is obtained. This information may be used by the MNRF to seek public input on other resource management surveys and projects. For more information about this project, please contact the individual noted above.

Boyd took aim at Quinte Heathcare Corporation president and chief executive officer Mary Clare Egberts’ salary, which he stated was $350,000. “That would buy a few beds hopefully,” he said. Goddard also jumped on the notion that being tied in with Belleville, Quinte West, and Bancroft isn’t helping local service delivery. “I would look to see if maybe we could be independent. Napanee hospital seems to do very well on its own,” he said. “We should try to keep our hospital as strong as possible and maybe look at the idea of not being kicked around by QHC.” Quaiff, however, looked at the situation differently, noting he had met with Egberts and a prominent Picton physician for an hour each. He said Egberts kept telling him that of the 18,000 visits PECMH receives each year, 60 per cent are for minor incidents and about 1,000 people have stayed in the hospital 5.1 days instead of the average of 3.8 days like patients at the hospital’s other sites. While Quaiff said

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those statistics failed to address the county’s senior population, there are things that could be done to ease the pressure on the hospital. “We need to have fullservice physiotherapy,” he said. “A lot of times patients are waiting in hospital beds to receive clearance to go home.” The North Marysburgh councillor said he didn’t believe an independent PECMH was realistic. “As far as de-amalgamating, I have not, in ally my years on council or involved with the provincial or federal levels of government, ever seen a gov-

ernment willing to reverse a plan they implemented. You’re barking up the wrong tree. What you need to do is conduct yourself in a professional manner and sit at the table as a willing participant.” Quaiff also said he believes there is buy-in locally for a new hospital facility, but believes the municipality should take the lead and make a financial commitment to ensure that becomes a reality. During his response, Goddard also advocated for an extension of the effective services the family health team provides.

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RETHINKING ART HISTORY – Deborah Root

African Art in Europe; October 7, 7pm Orientalist Dreams (and Nightmares) ; October 14, 7pm Ancient Mexico and the Arts of the Empire ; November 11, 7pm The Northwest Coast of Canada; November 25, 7pm To register contact; info@bloomfieldcentreforcreativity.org

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They said it couldn't be done in a matter of days, that is, if it even could be done. Jenica Hammett,who grew up in Rosehall, managed to do the unthinkable in less than an hour. On the last weekend in September, Hammett arrived in Babadag, Romania in search of her biological family who gave her up for adoption at four months some 23 years ago in the wake of a revolution that saw dictator Nicolae Ceausescu executed and 42 years of Communist rule ended. She had been the sixth child born to a couple of Gypsies who had very little. Food was scarce and she spent most of her time crying. Lovingly, her mother

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decided it would be best to give her up. Around that time, her adoptive mom Reeva Hammett knew that she wanted a child and she had been following the political situation in the eastern European country. When an advisor told her she had another family looking to travel there to adopt, she decided she'd go along. As chance would have it, the other couple decided they'd prefer a blond child and found one in a cousin of Jenica's. That paved the way for her to meet Jenica's biological mother â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one she described as a good woman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and arrange for her family to come together. Earlier this year, Reeva decided she wanted to give something back for that precious gift as she raised funds and travelled back to Romania with her sister Roberta to take part in a 12-day Habitat For Humanity build to create a green straw-bale construction community centre. Knowing she'd be in the area, she asked her daughter if she'd like to see where she came from. Initially, Jenica said she wasn't too interested in that opportunity. "Honestly, for the longest time I had no interest in meeting them," she said. "I have family here and I'm so grateful to have been adopted and to have the life I have. I didn't feel the yearning to meet any of them." Time passed and eventually Jenica came around to the idea that she could see some new places, possibly learn the Romanian lan-

guage, and maybe find out about her own past. "I really had no expectations," she said. Reeva said she had planned to find Jenica's mother herself and asks through an interpreter if she'd welcome a reunion, then she would go back to her daughter and see if she was willing to see it through. It turned out there wouldn't be time to see that plan through. Jenica met Reeva in the capital Bucharest and they set out on their journey. Through Internet conversations, they had met a pastor from Constanta, a city of about 280,000 on the coast of the Black Sea about an hour's drive from Babadag. That pastor, Traian Pascalau, said he didn't often go to that region, but knew a couple, Valentin and Alina Pavlov, who had a church in Babadag and routinely ministered to the Gypsy community. The Pavlovs agreed to drive the Hammetts into the small village about 10 minutes away and they all entered one home, bringing groceries and diapers for the family with them. Jenica remembered the conversation there, where she told the family her father's family name. "The mother in the home says 'We know an Arnautu here in our village,'" she recalled. At that time, another woman who overheard the conversation spoke up. It turned out, she was Jenica's aunt and the woman who gave away that blond baby to the couple that had travelled with Reena. Before long, Jenica had

learned that her father was killed while in prison, but her mother did not live far from there. Her uncle fired up his car and within five minutes, they travelled down a hill to a community where the houses were closer together. Jenica almost couldn't believe the twists of fate that brought her to that point. "It was so easy," she said. "We were saying it was like somebody was giving us every path and leading us there. It didn't take more than 45 minutes from setting out.." There, Jenica was introduced to her younger brother and her sister-in-law. She was told her mother, Rubie, was busy at work as the brother ran off to find her. Jenica says he told her that her daughter was there and originally, she rebuffed him, thinking it was another daughter who had married and was living in a city in Romania. He insisted, telling her it was a girl from Canada despite the fact she had never told the rest of the family about her daughter. Rubie had thought for years her daughter was dead and she didn't believe it. She had to see for herself. "She said she ran so fast that she couldn't see the road," Jenica recalled. It didn't take long for them to embrace or for Jenica to learn that she had six brothers, three sisters, and 10 nieces in her family. Reeva also took time to apologize for not staying in contact with Rubie, giving her comfort after years of agony that she made the wrong decision to give her daughter away.

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Jenica said she felt overwhelmed and blessed. "They had so much love and hugs and smiles for me. They made us all feel so welcome." For a couple of hours, the family spent time together while reunited. Valentin Pavlov happily and patiently played the role of translator despite the fact the colony of Gypsies spoke a mix of Romanian, Turkish, and Gypsy languages, while he only had Romanian and English at his disposal. Jenica looked around and she noticed her family was surrounded by harsh poverty. Their own home was a two-bedroom building that provided accommodation for 25. They also had little knowledge about the outside world around them, or about that land Canada on the other side of the world. The next day, the Pavlovs and Hammetts invited the family to church. Although the majority of them were Muslims and many did not attend regular religious services, they came out and were very respectful. Jenica, a talented singer, dancer, and actress back at home, sang during the service and she learned her brothers were also capable singers. She also discovered that they said some very nice things about her and her quest to find her roots. "My little brother Samir thanked my aunt Bobbi and my mom for adopting me and giving me the opportunities I've had in life. He also said he was so happy we came back," she recalled.

A few hours passed over a meal of pizza and pop. Before Jenica was set to leave, however, Rubie rushed into the marketplace, where she was known to many of the vendors as a woman of integrity.

‘GYPSY PRINCESS’

She bought a traditional Gypsy skirt and dress. Later, when the Hammett family was about to say their goodbyes to the extended family, she dressed Jenica in it as they fawned over her hair and accessories to make sure she looked just right in her appearance. "It felt so natural," she said. "I didn't feel like I was in a costume. It was just beautiful." Some of the clothing wouldn't be patterns that North Americans would consider matching, but that suited Jenica, who noted she sometimes gets made fun of by friends at home for her odd combinations. Perhaps, that was her roots showing. "I can see now I come by it naturally," she said. Reeva, who always raised her daughter to be mindful and proud of her Romanian and Gypsy heritage thought her daughter looked stunning. She told the women gathered there that day that she's always called Jenica her Gypsy princess — and in that moment, looking her over, they all saw why. Upon saying her goodbyes, Jenica said she promised she'd one day return to adopt a child herself, and she thinks that her visit likely convinced others that sending a child away might not be a bad thing.

"I think they see me as a bit of a success story. I can help give them hope and a voice. I can tell people about the way they live. I think I've given them some respect for a place called Canada.” She also plans to send aid to help the village prosper. When she arrived, Jenica noticed the Babadag area could be a real gold mine economically as it has lush fields to farm and attractive lands, but at the moment it is stagnant. Women work hard and marry young. A few of her nieces are in school, however, and she thinks times might be changing.

"They're breaking the cycle. Gypsies don't usually do that," she said. She hopes, however, that education and prosperity won't change her family's way of life — one that she says has changed her for the better, even after just two days of immersion in it. "They have literally nothing, yet they're among the happiest people I know," she said. "They taught me so much about material possessions. We don't really need them. All you need is love, food, and shelter and you can be happy. We're so fortunate in a lot of ways (to have

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Don’t let these dreary fall days get you down. You can still get some exercise at Community Care’s walking program. You’ll find this to be a safe, supervised, and inexpensive exercise program that promotes healthy living. Participants can include seniors, rehabilitation patients, shift workers and others interested in the physical benefits and social contacts. Individuals are eligible to join the program if they feel they would benefit from the exercise of walking and have discussed their participation in the program with their primary care practitioner.

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Seniors are invited to enjoy a good meal in Milford on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at noon. Wheel House and Occasions Catering is preparing homemade soup, roast turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberries, mashed potatoes, yellow beans, coleslaw, bread and butter, and fruit pie, with coffee & tea for $10 per person. Reserve your place by the Tuesday prior at noon by calling 613-476-7493. If you can’t come to the hall for this meal it can be delivered to housebound seniors who live near Milford.

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A 55-Alive safe driving course will be held on Thursday, Oct. 30 in Picton sponsored by Community Care. This is a six-hour driver retraining program developed by the Canada Safety Council and designed specifically to help older drivers improve their driving skills. The cost is $30 per person and includes workbook, refreshments and a light lunch. Call 613-476-7493 for more information or to register. Space is limited.

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Discover the ways to fireproof a home

MCC - A house fire can engulf and destroy a home in a matter of minutes. Even with the fastacting response of firefighters, a home that has caught fire may be irreparably damaged by flames, soot and water. Fire is no laughing matter, and it behooves homeowners to take precautions to fireproof their homes as much as possible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that although death and injuries caused by residential fires have

declined gradually during the past several decades, fire-related deaths continue to pose a significant health hazard. In 2010, it is estimated that someone died in a fire every 169 minutes in the United States alone. A person was injured by fire every 30 minutes, according to the National Fire Protection Association, Fire Analysis and Research Division. The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs estimates an average of 375 people die every year from fires

in Canada, mostly from smoke inhalation. Most fires are largely preventable. The following are a few fireproofing measures for safety-conscious homeowners. • Install smoke detectors and check the batteries regularly. Smoke inhalation causes many fire-related deaths. A smoke detector should be installed outside of every bedroom and on every level of the house. Don't install a smoke detector near a window, door or forced-air register, where drafts could interfere with the detector's operation. Be sure to routinely check that every smoke detector is working properly. • Have a fire extinguisher in an easily accessible location. Ideally, there should be a fire extinguisher in every room of the home, but at the least keep one wherever fire is used regularly, such as a kitchen or by a fireplace. Ensure the fire extinguisher is charged and that you understand how to operate it. • Remove combustible materials from around the house. Do not allow old clothing, rags, newspapers, or cardboard boxes to accumulate around the house. Discard newspapers and magazines as quickly as possible and be careful to avoid storing anything too close to heaters, furnaces or electrical equipment. • Adhere to the recommended wattage in lamps and lighting fixtures. Do not exceed the rec-

ommended bulb wattage for lights around the house. There may be overheating or shorting that can lead to fire. • Look for fireproof interior decor items. Nowadays, carpeting and furniture can be coated with fireproof chemicals. The added investment may be worth it in the long run. • Do not leave candles unattended. Many people like the look and aroma that candles provide. Candles also provide emergency illumination in the event of a power outage. Candles can be easily knocked over and start a fire. In fact, candles are one of the top causes of house fires. Never leave a candle unattended, even for a short amount of time. And certainly never go to sleep without extinguishing a candle. • Keep the chimney clean. Inspect the chimney flue regularly and have it cleaned to prevent an abundance of residual burnt material from accumulating. This creosote can catch fire itself. • Use a fire-resistant roofing material. A roof should be made from metal, clay or asphalt tiles. Trim any overhanging branches or vegetation to reduce the amount of combustible material nearby. • Have a fire-safe wall behind wood heaters. A brick wall or another fireproof material should be used on any walls that house a wood- or gas-burning

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How to prevent eye injuries

As of October 3rd, 2014, my naturopathic practice in Prince Edward County is closed. I am relocating to Nova Scotia and can be reached at The East River Wellness Centre 851A Summer St New Glasgow, NS. 902-695-5471. drmaureennd@gmail.com Unless otherwise arranged, all patient files will be taken over by Dr. Daralynn Bates LaSenda Naturopathic Clinic 46 Dundas St E Napanee. 613-308-9077.

MCG - Sight is something many people take for granted. Powerful organs, the eyes absorb imagery and the brain converts that information into data the body uses to maneuver through the world. Millions of eye injuries that impair vision occur each year. Prevention is a person’s best defense again eye injury. Here are some methods to reduce your risk of suffering eye trauma. • Provide lights and handrails to improve safety on walkways and stairs, as well as to make surroundings more visible.

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Harvest brings the community together

Well the cold wet weather did not dampen the spirits of the many people I saw at several wineries I visited this past weekend! Although wet and a bit chilly harvest was well underway at many local wineries. I enjoy the spring when the buds first form on the vines but there is something magical when the grapes are fully formed and then picked to be processed into wine. My first harvest was several years ago at Norm Hardie Winery where people came from all over to pick grapes during the day and then he wined and dined them with his wine and a large pig that was roasted on a spit. That event really opened my eyes. My day started this past weekend at Sandbanks where I saw over 100 people out in the vineyard picking grapes. I found owner and winemaker Catherine Langlois supervising out in the vineyard and she explained that people were going to pick for another couple hours and then she was going to thank them with a big buffet style meal, wine and live entertainment. She was promising a big party! My next stop was at one of the county’s newest wineries, Traynor Family Vineyard. By the time I got there the picking was finished (they started very early!) and people were just finishing a catered meal. Many of the pickers were friends and family from out of the area and owners Mike and Rebecca Traynor wanted to show them more of the county so they had rented a bus and were taking everyone on a tour of several more winer-

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JOE HACHE ies to show them more of the county. They feel passionate about working with others and supporting within the community and hope to build long lasting relationships with others in the county. Broken Stone Winery was my third stop of the day and as soon as I walked into the winery I could smell the chili that was cooking for the pickers. Tim and Micheline Kuepfer opened their winery just last year and had a field of friends and family out working this year for their harvest. And I'm sure that chilli warmed them up later when they were done! My final stop of the day was TerraCello Winery and again the vineyard was being worked on by family and friends of owners Tony and Daniella Auciello. I met a very interesting person here that kind of shows what harvest is all about. Mirella Laboni lives and works in Toronto and first came here two years ago to a harvest at Norm Hardie Winery. She has been back to the county several times since and

stopped at TerraCello for the first time earlier this summer. Being Italian she immediately felt at home in this Italian inspired winery and struck up a friendship with Tony and Daniella. Mirella actually took the train from Toronto after work on Friday and stayed at a friends house that night so she could help with the harvest at her new friends winery. After picking all day she then enjoyed wine and wood fired pizza before taking the train back to Toronto Saturday evening. Mirella is planning on coming back to the county again this coming weekend as she wants to pick grapes at Norm Hardies early in the day and then participate in TerraCello's first annual grape stomping contest in the afternoon. She feels a real sense of community here in the county and says that whenever she brings anyone here with her they have that same feeling. Her dream is to someday live here (and

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that is one thing I hear a lot from people visiting!). As mentioned there will be more public harvest events this coming weekend. To fully appreciate what happens behind the scenes you really should plan on going out and participating. Yes, it is "work" but the rewards afterwards are well worth it. Getting to taste some of last years harvest coupled with some fantastic food just makes it all worthwhile and you will experience some of the sense of community that visitors tell me that they feel when they make the trek to the county. Check out my website to see what events are happening on the weekend and maybe I'll see you while I'm out sippin in the county. -Joe Hache maintains an independent guide to local wineries at www.princeedwardcountywineries.com. Join him in the Gazette for a tour of county wineries.

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After struggling to score early this year, Wellington notches 12 goals against Lindsay

Resurgent Dukes take four of six weekend points Jason Parks

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There is some life in the red, blue, yellow and white after all. After one of their worst starts to a season since the turn of the century, the Wellington Dukes put on their work boots, donned their hardhats and turned in a very impressive weekend, taking four of a possible six points. In order, Wellington (46-0) bested the Trenton Golden Hawks 5-2 Friday evening and the Lindsay Muskies 12-0 Sunday before being shaded by the Cobourg Cougars in a 1-0 affair Monday night. While the swagger might not be there, the confidence of turning in a full effort three times in succession would indicate the club has turned the page on a bleak September and is ready to charge head long into October full of vim and vigour. Amazingly, the club started off Friday with shocking news, announcing that captain Erick Delaurentis had been dealt to the Hamilton Red Wings. For a team having trouble finding the back of the net, trading last season's leading scorer was a curious move but one that Dukes coach and general

manager Marty Abrams felt was necessary. “(Delaurentis) has been here three and half years and captain for two years, so he's been a big part of the organization,” Abrams told the Gazette. “We you looked at the first couple of weeks and he probably needed a change. It was a difficult decision.” According to terms of the deal, Delaurentis can opt to come back to Wellington to round out his junior career with the club that he started it with prior to the Jan. 10 cutdown day. If not, the future considerations the centreman was dealt for could include a 16year-old card for next season and with a top-notch minor midget team playing in Quinte this season, the move could pave the way for a bevy of local prospects on next year's team. “That's a really great team in Quinte this season,” Abrams offered. But the origin of the deal didn't formulate the day of the trade. “It wasn't sprung on him. We talked about it for a couple of days, he had the final say if he wanted to go, and I can tell you it was tough for him,” Abrams said.

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Big Mac attack Wellington Duke Griffin McCarty embraces linemate Chase St. Aubin after McCarty scores his first OJHL goal Sunday night in a 12-0 whitewash of visiting Lindsay. (Jason Parks/Gazette staff)

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sPrawling Napanee Raiders goaltender Tom Mikuljan covers the bottom of the net as Picton Pirates captain Brian Bunnett tracks the puck with defender Adam Bennett on his heels. Bunnett talied a goal in the contest to help the Pirates to a 5–3 win over the raiders. Picton faces Port Hope tonight at 7:30 p.m. on home ice. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

Pirates searching for consistency early on Picton beats Napanee, then falls to Amherstview adaM BraMBurger

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If the first five games are any indication, it will be more difficult to rack up points in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League this season. Port Hope and Napanee have both come out strong to start the season. As of Wednesday the Panthers have collected four wins and nine points in five games, and the Raiders have taken three victories and seven points out of their first six contests. The Picton Pirates split games again this week, taking a 5–3 win over Napanee last Thursday before falling 3–1 to Amherstview on Sunday evening. The Pirates have collected five points in as many contests, just one point behind third-place Amherstview. Picton coach and general manager Ryan Woodward said the biggest challenge for his team at this point in the season is consistency. “The challenge right now is getting a consistent effort over 60 minutes, coming to the rink ready to play and putting your best foot forward every single night,” said Woodward. “We've been dressing a young lineup and that can't be an excuse.” He said the team's young players are getting a great opportunity to show their skill sets and the club expects them to perform at their highest ability every night. “We've been happy with areas of our game and there are obviously a lot of areas that need to improve,” said

Firing Pirates forward Nolan Van Vlack fires the puck on net with defenders Will Peirson and Nicolas Schuler in pursuit. Goaltender Tomo Mikuljan made the save, one of his 27 on 31 shots in the contest. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

Woodward. Both teams came out determined on Thursday, but played to a scoreless draw after 20 minutes. That changed quickly in the middle frame when Phil Smith banged in a powerplay goal at the 29 second mark. Devin McCann and Chris Jones had the assists. Less than three minutes later Brian Bunnett tallied to make it 2–0 with Aidan Girduckis and Jones picking up the helpers. Kyle Murphy narrowed the Napanee gap to one with a response at 8:43, but Smith quickly answered with another power-play marker to bring the score to 3–1. Shaw Boomhower and Miles Levtov had the assists. However, Mitch Pearce was able to again bring the Raiders within a goal with the clock ticking down in the second. At 4:42 of the final frame Jones scored to restore the two-goal lead, but the backand-forth play continued. Jordon Cannons scored on the power play with less

than five minutes remaining to give the Raiders a chance to tie things up, but Napanee ran out of time. Smith scored an emptynetter to complete the hat trick with one second on the clock, sealing the Picton win. “We didn't have any passengers. Everybody came ready to play and everybody did their part to help earn that win,” said Woodward. “When everybody is on the same page and everybody is working, good things will happen. That's just something we need to continue to focus on.” Picton travelled to Amherstview to take on the Jets Sunday night, but weren't able to gain much traction. Zach Masterson scored midway through the first on the power play to give the Jets a 1–0 lead. Cassidy Bruni doubled it at 14:16. The shots were nearly even, but the Pirates went into the break down by a pair. While both team got their chances in the second, neither was able to get on

the board. As the scoreless second gave way to the opening of the third, the Pirates seemed to pick up. However, it was Amherstview's Josh Kurish scoring a power-play goal at 14:16 of the third to make it 3–0. The Pirates were finally able to get on the board when Nolan Van Vlack scored at 18:58, but there would be no comeback. “A lot of our chances were from the outside. It's a big ice surface, it's a hard rink to get in the inside so you can get second-chance opportunities,” said Woodward. “We were a little flat. At times I didn't think our legs were beneath us, but part of that could have been a small bench.” Woodward said the club has plenty of roster space and will continue to look to add talent and depth as the season progresses. “Guys just need to continue to do the job and come to the rink ready to play.” Affiliate players Girduckis and Boomhower have continued to play well and put up points. Woodward said he couldn't be happier with their play to this point. “Those guys are important to us,” he said. He said Quinte Red Devils coaching staff Todd Reid, Ben Hagerman, and Chris Brown are doing a great job developing young players at the AAA level, and those players have an opportunity to show what they can do when called up. Picton has three games this week. The club faces Port Hope tonight at home, before heading to Campbellford Saturday, then to Napanee Tuesday. Each game is at 7:30 p.m.

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Brighton resident Patten was top female finisher running to fifth-place overall Looking forward to future years, Henry said there are a few things heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excited about. One is a new sponsorship program, which would allow supporters to purchase decals that would go right on the

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While Patterson was one of many runners to qualify for the Boston Marathon, he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see himself going there immediately, stating that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough, hilly course and a big commitment. He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d look to get more experience under his belt and maybe give that a try in five or six years. Ottawa natives Patrick Kelly and Kyle Den Bak crossed the finish line before Brightonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Becky Patten would close out the top five and take the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship with a time of 2:57:56. Her next closest competitor was Pascale Berthiaume from Montreal, who turned in a time of 3:12:52. Janet Adams was the third-place woman, running in 3:26:36. Henry said he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t familiar with Patten as a runner, but said she turned in a great time that will motivate others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a very fast time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do seem to attract a few people who are a good inspiration for the rest of us.â&#x20AC;? No Prince Edward County residents ran the full marathon. In the half marathon, which attracted 488 participants, Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lucas Wilson placed first with a time of 1:22:27. Kingstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gregory Lemoine was second at 1:25:32 and Scott Wilkes was third at 1:27:12. The top female competitor was Casey Walsh, of Peterborough, who finished 14th among all runners in 1:32:33. Sheri Penner, of St. Catharines was second with a time of 1:37:45, good for 26th over all, one space ahead of Susanne Darling, also of Peterborough, at 1:38:02. Mark MacCharles was the fastest county runner in the half marathon, finishing in 1:31:51, good for 12th overall. Among the local women, Nancie Gibson of Carrying Place finished 34th overall with a time of 1:39:04, while Pictonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ashley Lynn White came in with a time of 1:40:34. The Kids of Steel team out of Selwyn, Ontario won the team challenge with a full-marathon time of 3:03:05. The top all-female team was Napaneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bootcamp Beasts, running in a time of 3:07:54. The top male team was The Running Whiners from

strong finish Brightonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Becky Patten took the honours as the top female runner in the 11th County Marathon Sunday, finishing just over a half-hour off the pace of champion Gilbert Kiptoo. (Adam Bramburger/Gazette staff)

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So was the trade a catalyst to Wellington going into Trenton Friday night and facing the number-one ranked Golden Hawks and dropping the hosts 5-2? Not according to the coach. “I think you are going there and playing the number one ranked team, that's motivation alone,” Abrams said. “I don't think the trade had anything to do with the outcome, we were very motivated, had a good work ethic and we had that for the past few games.” Wellington was down 10 after one but scored a pair in the second to take a lead they would never relinquish. Josh Supryka scored a power-play marker at 14:51 to tie the game and then Nick Devito got his first of the weekend, slipping it past Hawks goalie Riley Brown with just 35 seconds left in the frame. The Dukes didn't relent in the third as Abbott Girduckis scored at 2:19, picking up his second point of the game. Trenton would crawl back to within one but the hard working visitors were rewarded while killing a penalty part-way through the period as Girduckis notched a short handed goal. In the late going, Justin Bean picked up an assist on a Joe McKeown empty netter that made the final 5-2. It was fitting that Bean, returning to the Wellington lineup after a stay with the Belleville Bulls, got a helper after being a go-to defensive solution for the entire game. “It's great to have a guy familiar with the organization return to us,” Abrams said. “He's come in with the right attitude, he wants to go back to the OHL but he also wants to be back with us and help us while he's here.” On Sunday, Wellington was more than equal to the

task of hosting the Lindsay Muskies and blanked them 12-0 at the Essroc Centre. Taylor Welsh got his second consecutive start after posting a win in Trenton and he had the shutout Sunday. In spite of the lopsided score, Welsh was key in the second for the Dukes as the club was tasked with killing off an almost full two-minute five-on-three man disadvantage early. With the game still in question, Welsh made some big saves during the penalty kill that had the dejected Fish forwards shaking their heads. Wellington was able to open the flood gates late and Devito and Dylan Mascarin combined to score some beautiful goals. Also getting in on the act were Griffin McCarty and Jeff Christensen who both scored their first OJHL goals. McKeown (two), Ben Sokay, Chase St. Aubin, Luc Brown and Girduckis also tallied as the team was flying high all night long. “You talk about confidence, well, you have to have success first and we got success on Friday and the confidence rolled into Sunday night's game. Unfortunately, Wellington couldn't save a goal or two for the next night was they were edged by Cobourg. “We all want to win but it was a heck of game from start to finish, I was really pleased with the work ethic,” Abrams said. “The players all laid it on the line and played well.” Welsh made 39 saves, his only blemish coming in the early part of the first when he was beaten by a Mitchell Gibson volley. Wellington had 30 shots of their own but couldn't solve Stefano Durante. The Dukes host St. Michael's Friday night before travelling to Burlington to take on the Cougars on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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Oct. 9 & 16 - Growing Your Farm Profits – Workshop Brighton, 10am – 3pm. Start the business planning process by attending this Free two-day interactive workshop. You will: Assess business management practices. Determine priorities and key goals. Learn about cost-share funding opportunities. For more information and to register visit www.ontariosoilcrop.org Oct. 16 - 100 Mile Agriculture, sponsored by LAFA, 7pm at Napanee Lions Hall. Geri Kamenz, Chair of the Farm Products Marketing Commission, will be speakingon The Importance of Agriculture to the Local Economy. Guests will be treated to a spread of fresh produce, local cheese and apples, homemade tarts, dips, muffins and treats – all made with ingredients from L&A County! Live and Silent Auctions items include $500.00 of local beef, local cheeses, barbed wire art, artwork, jewelry, woodwork and more! For tickets ($25) contact Diane at Napanee District Community Foundation 613-354-7333 or email info@ndcf.ca Nov. 13 - Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Monthly Director Meeting, 7:30-10pm, OPP Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton. All Welcome! Contact Patti Stacey at 613476-3842 or email princeedwardfarmers@gmail.com Nov. 24-25 - Local Food Featured in Eastern Ontario - The conference will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, Kingston, ON. The conference brings together leaders involved in all aspects of a local food system. This event gives you the opportunity to: • Get a "bird's eye view" of what's happening in local food throughout eastern Ontario; • Make key connections with businesses and organizations that can support your work; • Attend sessions that address current challenges in Eastern Ontario's local food sector; and • Enjoy and

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

Candidates discuss ways to make water and sewer services more reasonable in Picton DEBATE, from page 3

It will only help us while we work to tackle our greatest challenges,” stated Epstein. Epstein said his platform provides a plan and ideas to foster open government and support meaningful citizen input;provide opportunities for youth and families; grow year round jobs by supporting out culture of entrepreneurship; provide solutions for our roads and utilities' infrastructure deficit and save our hospital and grow our community’s healthcare potential. In knocking on about 1,000 doors so far, Hull has found the number concern of residents if the size of

County council and the candidate has been pressed for his stance on the current make up. In his opening remarks, the former Green Party candidate wasted little time in cutting to a core issue. “The current council has just plain dropped ball in my opinion, the failure of the current council to act just flies in the face of the result of the (2010) referendum,” Hull said. I strongly believe it's time to act and reduce the size of council and respect the referendum. In saying that, it's also important to preserve the wards. In many ways, the wards are the centre of community life and people iden-

The Picton United Church County Food Bank (P.U.C.C.F.B.) continues as a strong presence in the community and throughout Prince Edward County under the umbrella of the Picton United Church. The food bank continues to operate with the generously donated time and experience of long term and new volunteers. To date we have served 2,979 individuals in 2014. These higher numbers are a result of increases in living costs and, too often, the loss or decrease in earnings. Sincere thanks to all for your continued support of the P.U.C.C.F.B. through donations of food and monetary support. Thank you for sharing! The P.U.C.C. Food Bank

tify with their ward as opposed to Shire Hall.” Hull said another key issue has been economic development and it's his view that council has been split for the last eight years on which direction to go. Hull said local economic development should focus on strengths of the county and that's not attracting factories. “We should be looking at tourists and tourism, seniors and entrepreneurs to relocate their businesses here. We should also be nurturing and supporting existing businesses,” Hull said. The first prepared question of the evening had to do with council size as well as consultant use and Bell was straight forward in her response while advising she was in favour of a smaller council. “How come we are wasting time still talking about this questions? I thought the citizen's assembly made the recommendation after the referendum,” Bell said. St. Jean was part of that citizen's assembly and he took umbrage with the manner in which council dismissed the group's findings and recommendation. “I could not believe my ears,” St Jean said of how council dismissed the citizen's assembly findings. St. Jean added it was ridiculous that “we hire consultants to answer questions that we should know the answer to.” Hull said it was important not dismiss the use of consultants in the appropriate manner especially when it comes to one in a lifetime

like decisions. “There's value in bringing in the right highly specialized person but right now, consultants are used excessively. Picton ratepayer Bob Ferguson wanted to know each candidates’ position on town water and sewer rates which have him paying $270 per bill. Epstein said he has heard a lot about the water and sewer rates being unaffordable for end users and pointed out that there would be no help coming immediately from the province with regards to this necessary infrastructure. “We could start a conversation about a hospitality rate of 1 to 1.5 per cent per room to help offset those water and sewer costs, but we are, like other municipalities all over the province, in a tough spot. Right now, all we can do is advocate at the federal and provincial level,” Epstein said. Hull took strong exception to levy or tax “on our local businesses even if we had the power to do so even though we do not.” “Very few county business make enough to sustain a specialized tax increase,” Hull said. “Ontario is in a serious deficit situation and we know there will not be more money forthcoming from the province. In the end, we have to pay the bills.” Changing the billing to a flat rate per household on sewer and paying a higher per gallon rate on water might adjust the bills for some “but some would gain, some would lose.” St. Jean said one over-

looked way of making the service more reasonable was to add to the number of users through development. “Bottom line, we need more customers on the system. The current customer base is too small,” he said. Given the talk of water costs, one resident wondered how a splash pad adjacent to the Picton Skatepark made sense. “We need to have opportunities for young families here. Period,” Epstein said, adding that when group of citizens get together and raise money through fundraising and grants to offset the costs, it's a good thing. “The cost to municipality is not particular high...We have to enable citizens to create the community they want to see,” he said. Hull added that given the dire financial position of the Provincial government and given the limits on our local tax dollars, “proposals like this one are models of things to come.” “If we want new services, this is how it will have to be generated and this looks like a good partnership between the community and the municipality,” Hobson said. If there was a dissenting voice around the table Monday it was Bell who said she originally thought the initiative was a good one. “The longer I thought about it I wondered how I could support something like this when our water bills are already too high and we already have Sandbanks 25 minutes away. What about investing into a transit system that would take local people to the park at a reasonable cost?” Bell

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wondered. St. Jean, who has been involved in the splash pad group, explained the cost to the municipality in terms of operation was expected to be between $15-27,000 annually but the installation of the facility would be covered through fundraising and grants. “A huge number of people support this in the community and this will be a park enhancement,” St Jean explained. “There are options to recoup the operational costs through the sale of water toys, a food truck, etc. And at the end of the day, this brings people to the community.” In terms of alternative energy, none of the candidates said they were in favour of industrial wind turbines. But what about solar farms that have popped up in various areas of the municipality? Hobson said he wasn't in favour of these initiatives either. “I don't support any energy type that has to be subsidized at the level we are subsidizing means they are not economically suitable or sustainable. I can't see in 20 years how these panels are going to be anything but junk. Already some of these smaller projects are deteriorating. If these things are going to come, we should have a plan b on how to get some guarantee on how to deal with them at the end of their life,” Hobson said. Bell came at the subject from a different point of view. She said she was opposed to the panels because the minerals used in their production come from Central and South America where the people are exploited in the name of alternative energy. Those people suffer for our need for energy here. I know that might not be a popular opinion , but I'm saying it anyway,” Bell said, adding she did admire the initiative locally where companies were putting up barns for farm use and installing panels on those structures. These candidates will gather again Thursday, Oct. 16 at Books & Company when the Picton Business Improvement Association hosts a Ward 1 and mayoral debate starting at 7 p.m.

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74 MAIN Street, Picton. This attractive store front unit has great visibility and features a wooden deck along the main street, bathroom, hardwood floors and more. Best use office or retail roughly 385sq.ft. Included in this great unit is heat, water, a/c, snow clearing. Asking $850 monthly plus hydro. Contact Jeff Maw, Sales rep. EXIT Realty Group, Brokerage. Cell 613-849-8933 or office 613-966-9400. Email: jmaw@exitrealtygroup.ca

FOR RENT

1 BEDROOM apartments for rent in different buildings starting at $540 & $600 monthly. 613-476-9009. 1 BEDROOM condo at the Edward Building, all inclusive, hydro extra. Call 613-393-5850. 1 BEDROOM Harbour Front apartment in quiet upscale seniors building Picton. Harbour view private entrance and parking 613476-7980 1 BEDROOM includes heat and cable TV, fridge-stove, clean, downtown 2nd floor of quiet professional building $700 613-476-7980. 1 BEDROOM upstairs apartment, just outside of town, fairly spacious $675 mo. includes heat/hydro/satellite, first/last/references required 613-476-5881 or 613-813-5401. 2 BEDROOM 2 bath, brand new modular home, adult community, town water, deck, open concept, grass cut, snowplowing included, $995 plus utilities (gas heat). 613885-1307. 2 BEDROOM apartment available October, $1100 plus hydro. Clean, updated, large. Non-smoking. Contact Brian, 613-614-1098 2 BEDROOM apartment on Picton Main Street. Available immediately. $650/month plus hydro. No smoking. 613-920-1017 2 BEDROOM brand new apartment, Picton, includes a deck, front lawn, open concept, grass cut, snow plowing, and parking. $1100.00 monthly includes heat, hydro, and water. 613-813-0574 BEAUTIFUL 2 bedroom cottage in Bloomfield available for short-term rental, weekly or weekends. Fully furnished, wireless internet, satellite TVs, beautiful property. Please contact 613-848-5771

FEATURED HOMES FOR RENT

Macaulay Village Houses: 3 bed house, $895/month plus util. NEW CONSTRUCTION! Macaulay Village: 2 bed bungalow, $1050/month plus util. Retail Space for Lease: 124 Main St, small retail space $700/month utility included. Apply at our Office:

141 Main St, Picton

Please Call: 613-476-3275 First & Last & References

FURNISHED WINTER OR short term apartments in Picton 613476-7701. ONE BEDROOM apartment with balcony in beautiful Gilbert and Lighthall Building, includes, appliances, fireplace, hardwood floor, separate, shower and tub and so much more. Available immediately. $950 per month plus hydro. Call 613-922-8555. SECURE INDOOR storage in Cherry Valley. RV’s, Trailers, Cars and Boats or other, 14’ high access door. Outdoor storage also available. Supervised access and by appointment only. Owner living on property. 613 503 1819 SHORT TERM accommodations. 1 & 2 bedroom units fully furnished. Include utilities, cable and internet. $800-$1000 monthly. 613391-1441. www.thefenix.ca

FOR RENT

NEED SPACE? From Boxes to Boats Low Cost Storage in Wellington Indoor/outdoor storage for boats and RV’s of all shapes and sizes. Monthly & Seasonal Rates

613.399.3393

www.hicksfuneralhome.ca

Providing professional service with care, dignity and personal attention to all details surrounding the loss of a loved one. 2 Centre Street, Picton Robert C. Osborne 476-5571 Funeral Director NOTE: Report errors immediately. The Picton Gazette will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of an advertisement. CLASSIFIED DEADLINES: Tuesday at 12 noon

FOR RENT

A E M PLES H T Retirement Home

Come stay with us and enjoy the good life. Do away with high cost of keeping a house. Excellent meals, housekeeping and laundry included. A lovely suite with sun room awaits you at The Maples. Must be independent and enjoy social activity.

themaplesretirementhome@gmail.com

613-476-4340

OPPORTUNITY We have 3 well appointed and furnished aprtments in our ‘historical’ home to rent for the winter months. Located close to everything in downtown Picton. In summer these are vacation rental units known as the Suites on West Mary. If you are looking for a clean, comfortable, stress-free place for the winter, at a reasonable rent, it’s here. Call 613-476-0276 WINTER RENTAL

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

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

BAILEY’S RECYCLABLES

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

FREE Pickup

613-476-1621

HOUSEKEEPING, Caregiving, cooking, laundry. I can make it easier for you to stay in your own home. Give me a call at 613-393-1357. SHEILA BRUSHEY Catering. Buffet lunches, dinners and banquets. Sandwich trays, d’oeuvres, homemade dessert trays and more. 613393-5021.

HELP WANTED

LIVE-IN SUPERINTENDENT wanted for 36-plex apartment building in Picton. Suitable for couple. Police check required. 613962-6710 LOOKING FOR someone for housecleaning, part time, afternoon or evenings,$15/hrs. Apply to Advertiser Box 222 c/o The Picton Gazette 267 Main St. Picton K0K 2T0.

BUSINESS SERVICES

RODGER ANDERSON

EXCAVATING

Historical coach house in downtown Picton, beautifully furnished with period pieces. Two bedrooms, full bath, dining and living rooms. One-car garage. Short walk to Main Street and all amenities. Fenced back yard. $1250/month, water and wireless internet included, hydro extra. Available November 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015. No smoking. For enquiries: 613-909-0033

WANTED

MINT AND used postage stamps, covers, post cards, coins and paper money. Call Bob, 613-967-2118

WANTED STANDING Timber, hard and soft wood. Also looking for field boulders 613-968-5182.

WANTED TO BUY WILL Buy Scrap

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

CALL CHAPPY’S

613-476-2994 or 613-242-0117

OLDER STYLE VCR recorder with aerial hookup on back. Phone 613399-5744.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

INDOOR/OUTDOOR MASONRY. Small jobs, concrete floors, repair work, fireplace/woodstove backing, pointing, basement, repair work, professional masonry and brick cleaning, repair brick & block work. Small deck and small deck repairs. Call George 613-393-2144 or 343-263-0027.

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

FREE ESTIMATES

RR2 PICTON

476-6717

John Harrison's Mini Flatbed Service Cars, small tractors, small trucks up to 10,000lbs Will buy for scrap or pick-up & delivery up to 150kms 613-476-7023 613-438-7532

BLACK RIVER TREE SERVICE

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

Glenn Guernsey

476-3757

COMING EVENT

PICTON DUPLICATE Bridge Club welcomes new members to duplicate bridge. PLACE: above Picton firehall, elevator available. TIME: every Monday 12:30 start, arrive 12:15. FEE $3. Bring own partner or call Donalda 613-393-3174 for partner or more information.

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COMING EVENTS

Bloomfield United Church

Annual Fall Smorgabord and Silent Auction

Saturday October 25/14 4:30pm to 7:00pm Adults $13.00 - 2 for $25.00 Children $6.00 Everyone welcome. For information please call 613-393-3172

Bloomfield United Church UCW are hosting

“Browse and Brunch” Saturday, November 15 11am - 1pm Lunch Deal – $7.00

Homemade soup, sandwich, dessert and beverage. Crafts, baking, pies, aprons and treasures will be for sale.

See you there!

LOST

BLACK CAT in vacinity of Glenora Marina and Lake on the Mountain Rd. Reward. 613-476-7509.

CARD OF THANKS

CARDS OF THANKS

It is Thanksgiving and I have many things to be thankful for, especially those who have supported me during my illness. Tracey Sheady, for the bracelet fundraiser and to all who purchased, Gena, Peggy, Frances and Kimberly for hosting the benefit dance, and to everyone for coming, and appreciation for the businesses who donated for the silent auction. Also The Kinettes, the Hope Centre, the Elks, and many individuals, too numerous to list. I am overwhelmed by the support from the community. As I continue to fight this illness, I feel blessed for the thoughts, prayers and messages I have received. Thank you Everyone. Live, Laugh, Love...... Amy Cooper Jim, Tracey, Tony and families would like to thank everyone for their kind words during a very difficult and sad time. All your cards, emails and personal phone calls were greatly appreciated and truly cherished. Jan would have been thrilled. We would like to say a very special thanks to Heather, Lisa and May for sitting with Mom all those nights Tony and I couldn’t while Dad worked Bingo or went to the races. To all the PSW nurses that became a part of Jan’s life most recently; you meant a great deal to her. Many special friendships and bonds were made. She will be sadly missed but still very much, strongly loved. Forever you are in our hearts. The Broad family. We wish to express our thanks to all our relatives and friends that attended our 50th Anniversary Party. We feel truly fortunate to live in a community with so many wonderful friends. Also our thanks to the ladies that organized and planned this event plus the MC great job! For all who sent cards and best wishes we thank you. Archie & Fran Kerr.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

MEMORIAMS

DEMILLE, Walter. In loving memory of a dear husband, father and poppy, who passed away October 10, 2000. Loving memories we will never forget, Sadly missed along life’s way With silent thought and deep regret, We think of you every day, No longer in our life to share, But in our hearts he’s always there. Bonnie, Rick, Jean, Charlotte and families. EVERALL, In loving memory of a dear Mom and Grandmother, Elizabeth “Liz” Everall, who passed away October 12, 2005. I glanced into the mirror Never dreaming that I’d see A face, one so familiar, Yet you were looking back at me. I saw your loving smile, so warm That crinkle round your eyes, I heard your gentle laughter Your often soothing sighs. While reading stories to my children I heard your voice in mine, I pause and think of years gone by, Another place and time. You nurtured me and watched me grow, Held me when I cried And though I often stumbled, You were always by my side. You shared the love of God with me Taught me how to pray And often when unsure You helped me find my way, I’m often told I’m just like you A compliment I treasure For within my heart I know we have a love beyond all measure Love you and miss you Mom, Love Karen and family.

MEMORIAMS

CARD OF THANKS

The family of Megan Elizabeth Woods express our heartfelt gratitude to all extended family, friends near and far, acquaintances and colleagues for their support and condolences in the loss of our dearly loved daughter (Ray & Elaine Woods), sister (Helen & Sidney), mother (Rachal & Jesse) and mama (Bebe & Benny). Thank you to the amazing KGH specialists and staff of the Dialysis and Cardiac units, and to Dr. McClure & the Cardiac Surgery team for their belief in Megan’s will to live and for doing everything in their earthly power to keep her with us long enough to say goodbye. Thank you to the doctors and dedicated nurses of Picton Memorial Hospital for their ongoing diligence in Megan’s care for over 30 years. Thank you to friend and Megan’s first physician, Dr. Les Summers, for his quick diagnosis, care and guidance in the early years, with nurse Rhia Lounsberry. Our family was blessed with so many special people who helped us through the first few weeks, namely Megan’s best friend and soul sister, Janine Huff (there are no words), close friend and former colleague Sherry Bronson and Danyne Kerr, who was there through it all. To Mike Humphrey and Whattam Funeral Home, you went above and beyond and we appreciate your sensitive care and compassion. To all the many people who have donated and continue to donate in Megan’s name to the Canadian Diabetes Association, we thank you profoundly for this honour. She was only 47 when her time came, her suffering now at an end. She fought the odds for so long and lived for her children and family. The toughest and bravest of us all, Megan will live on as an example of determination, courage and faith, forever in our hearts and minds. ‘Beautiful memories silently kept of one that we loved and will never forget.’ Rest in peace, dear Megan.

Harry Lambert

EVERALL For Liz, who left us October 12, 2005. Always loved, never forgotten; Sorely missed by all. Alan, Karen, Lisa and families

June 30, 1933 – October 9, 2011 In loving memory Gone but not forgotten We sat beside your bedside, Our hearts were crushed and sore; We did our best to the end, T'ill we could do no more In tears we watched you sinking. We watched you fade away; And though our hearts Were breaking. We knew you could not stay. You left behind some Aching hearts. That loved you most sincere; We never shall and never will Forget you, husband, father, grandfather dear. Love you forever, Mary, Harold, Carol, Anne Marie, Russell, Jordan, Trevor, Dylan.

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In loving memory of a dear son and brother “Tony” Anthony Arthur, who passed away suddenly October 19, 1973. Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn’s rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there, I did not die. Lovingly remembered by his family.

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DEATHS

COYLE-ARCHER, Janis Dale

April 20, 1956 – September 30, 2014 It is with deep regret that the family of Janis Dale CoyleArcher, beloved wife of H. David Archer of Strathmore, announces her passing on the 30th of September at the age of 58 years after a courageous struggle with cancer. Born on April 20th, 1956, in Picton, Ontario, Janis was a devoted mother, stepmother, grandmother, wife and friend to all those who loved her. Throughout her life, Janis gathered close friends from Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Alberta where she eventually settled near Strathmore with her husband Dave. They were married in Victoria, B.C. on March 17, 2012. A life-long dedicated worker, she enjoyed her most recent employment with WestJet and became an avid traveler. She often journeyed to Halifax, Toronto, and Vancouver to keep contact with the family and friends that she held dear. She and Dave explored their favourite destinations, including Victoria, B.C. and the UK. She will be deeply missed by her husband Dave; daughters Paula Nickerson (Mike) and Michelle Chase-Samuels (Otto); stepdaughter Stephanie (Nathan); grandchildren Holly, Jacey, Calvin, Christian, and Noah; sisters Melanie Moran (Steve) and Patty Welbank; and niece and nephews Chrystal, Adam, Kyle, and Brandon. She is loved by scores of friends and family. A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, October 6, 2014 at Wheatland Funeral Chapel (Strathmore, AB), at 10:00 a.m. followed by reception for friends and family at Strathmore Alliance Church. Interment to be held at Taber Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family is extremely grateful to the Tom Baker Cancer Center, Dr. Rahim Damji of the Crystal Ridge Family Medical Clinic, Kelly and care providers from Bayshore Home Care, Agape Hospice, and the many people who helped in providing comfort to Janis. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society (#200, 325 Manning Rd., N.E., Calgary, AB, T2E 2P5) or the The Gideons International in Canada (P.O. Box 3619, Guelph, ON, N1H 7A2). To send condolences, please visit Janis’ obituary at www.wheatlandfuneralhome.ca.

JANKOWSKI, Brighton Stanley

At West Lake Terrace on Monday October 6th, 2014. Brighton Jankowski, formerly of Toronto and Estevan, Saskatchewan, at the age of 97. Beloved husband of the late Rita. Dear father of Lana and her husband Chris Holder of Picton. Sadly missed by his grandson Mark and great grandfather of Hannah. Brighton was certainly a “Jack of all trades” kind of man, he was hardworking and devoted to his family. Brighton’s life will be celebrated at a later date. Cremation has taken place. If desired, memorial donations to the West Lake Terrace Residents Council would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to the Whattam Funeral Home, 33 Main St., Picton, ON K0K 2T0 www.whattamfuneralhome.com

Rest in Peace

DEATHS

BEDELL, Bruce William (Town Crier) OYEZ! OYEZ! OYEZ!

The puck stops here. The statement defined the man. We celebrate the life of Dave Howse who passed away on Saturday, September 27, a few weeks shy of his 80th birthday. Loving husband, friend and confidant to Beatrice (nee. Dabbs) for 57 years. Mentor, coach and dearly loved dad to Dave, Steve & Carolyn. Fun, caring and proud grampa to Alanna, Cassandra, Sara, Erik, Spencer, Zach, Cameron, and Greg. Loving father-in-law to Lori, Jennifer and Troy. Dave was a no-nonsense guy who believed hard work and dedication will get it done. A man that would answer the call of any friend, employee or teammate. A great sense of humour and a desire to find some fun in every day. His sporting passions were golf, baseball and hockey and whether he was playing or coaching his philosophy was the same: practice with purpose, play hard and have fun – the wins will take care of themselves. Dave enjoyed and was dedicated to his career at Bell Canada, starting as a Lineman and retiring as Construction District Manager after 34 years. Late in life enthusiasms for Dave were carving and acting as theatre Stage Manager - both enjoyed with many friends in Guelph’s Village by the Arboretum where Bea and Dave lived for 13 years. Dave’s parents Roberts and Mary Louise, big brothers Frank (Sophia), Percy (Edna) and George (Anne) and his Parentsin-Law Edward and Alice Dabbs have predeceased him. There are too many cousins, second cousins, nieces nephews and assorted extended family members to mention, who will remember him fondly. Dave was a dear Brother-in-law to Edna (Brian Nugent). Dave’s life will be celebrated with friends and family on Tuesday, October 14 from 1- 3pm in Guelph at Cutton Fields Golf Club, 190 College E. In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a donation to finding a cure for cancer, pick the cause that touches your heart or donate to Hospice Prince Edward, 40 Downes Ave., Picton, ON K0K2K0

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Bruce Bedell announces his passing after a long battle with cancer, at the Belleville General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014, at the age of 78. Son of the late Franklin and Vera Bedell. Beloved husband for 52 years of Catherine Anne (nee Patterson). Dear father of Francis Bedell (Prescilla) of Kingston, Alex Flett (Ron) of Hamilton, Bruce G. Bedell (Maybelle) of Kingston, and Denise Bedell (Ronald Fink) of Brooklyn, N.Y. Loved by his grandchildren, Jan (Ron Cyr), Warren, Kim, Mackenzie, Hawley, Eveline, and by his great-grandchildren, Francesca and Jared. Predeceased by his sister Evelyn Wood and brothers Glenn and Lyle Bedell. Survived by his niece Graysanne, greatniece Emma, and by his many extended family members. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Bruce’s life at the Belleville Masonic Hall, 132 Foster Ave., on Saturday, October 18th, 2014. from 11:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. Donations to Canadian Cancer Society. The family wishes to extend special thanks to the V.O.N. (Kim Beaugrand), the doctors and staff of Quinte 6, and to C.C.A.C. (Quinte Cremation and Burial Services Ltd. 613-962-7900). Bruce was a caring and dedicated husband and father. He was an admired and respected educator with a passion for history, dramatic arts and the outdoors. He was a poet, playwright, actor and sculptor and parlayed these skills into a second career as Town Crier and actor of his own historical vignettes. Bruce was an intellectual with an independent spirit, who always encouraged his children to find their own paths. His consideration and kindness were an example to all. His favourite quote – “A Country wiithout History is a Country without a Soul”.

TERPSTRA, Daniel John

HOWSE, David E.

Daniel passed away suddenly at the Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, on Thursday October 2, 2014, at the age of 20. Beloved son of Ed Terpstra and his wife Dorothy and the late Brenda Demoor. Much loved brother of Calvin of Ottawa and Christine of Bloomfield, stepbrother of Travis of Peterborough and Frasier and Lenoa, both of Bloomfield. Special uncle of Trinity and grandson of Margaret Hill of Bloomfield. Daniel will be missed and remembered by his many cousins, aunts and uncles. Daniel is resting at the Whattam Funeral Home, 33 Main Street, Picton, Ontario. Funeral Service in Picton United Church on Thursday, October 9 at 11am. Pastor Gregg Lawson to officiate. Cremation and Interment in Quaker Cemetery. Memorial donations to Muscular Dystrophy Canada (Duchenne) would be ap-preciated by Daniel's family. (cheques only, please). The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 9pm and Thursday from 10am. www.whattamfuneralhome.com

Suddenly at her home on Friday October 3rd, 2014, Connie Rabbie of Northport, at the age of 77. Beloved wife of the late Bud. Dear mother of Mark and his wife Muriel of Northport and Debbie and her husband Tim of R.R.#4, Picton. Dear sister of Sandra McKenna of Picton. Sadly missed by her grandchildren Matt, Brad and Justin. Mrs. Rabbie rested at the Whattam Funeral Home, 33 Main St., Picton. Funeral Service was held in the Chapel on Monday October 6th, 2014, at 2 p.m. The Reverend Kirby Breithaupt officiated. Interment Cherry Valley Cemetery. If desired, donations to Friendship United Church would be appreciated by the family. (Cheques only, please). The family received friends on Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 pm. and Monday from 1 pm. until service time. www.whattamfuneralhome.com

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DEATH

McCORMACK, Bryan Lee

Peacefully, surrounded by the love of family at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital on Thursday October 2nd, 2014. Bryan McCormack, of Picton, at the age of 68. Beloved husband of Linda, father of Tim and his wife Cheryl of Picton and Michelle and her husband Troy Nelson of Rednersville and Poppy of Jordan, Jessica, Pierce, Keyara, Jessica and Jodie. Loved son of Violet “Skip” McCormack and the late Al McCormack. Dear brother of Jim and his wife Gail of Ameliasburgh and Ken and his wife Helen of Georgetown and brother-in-law of Terry and Louise McIntosh. Remembered by his many nieces and nephews and missed by his pug Rico. Mr. McCormack rested at the Whattam Funeral Home, 33 Main Street, Picton, Ontario. Memorial Service was held in the Chapel on Wednesday October 8th at 2:00 p.m. Interment Cherry Valley Cemetery. If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Family received friends on Wednesday from 1 p.m. until service time. www.whattamfuneralhome.com

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GUERNSEY, Dorothy Jessie Marguerita MacLean Guernsey entered into eternal peace on September 4, 2014 at West Lake Terrace, Surrounded by her family in her 85th year. Dorothy was the eldest daughter of the late John and Reta MacLean, born on June 6, 1930 at Niagara Falls, Ontario. She lived in nine different towns, as her father was OPP before attending and graduating from Northern Vocational Secondary School, Toronto. Most summers were spent on her grandparents farm outside of Durham, Ontario. After graduating the family moved to Bloomfield and Dorothy resided at Paul Street, Picton. She worked for Judge Lane and the County Court office for many years. Within this time she married the late Ernest Guernsey, her beloved husband of 46 years. They resided at County Road 32, Picton, on their hobby farm for 63 years, working the farm with vegetable gardens and their goats, cows, horses, etc. She also worked for many years for Dr. K. McQueen.Dorothy’s favourite pastime was her family, her beautiful flower gardens, quilting, music and walking her dogs. She loved Sunday family visits, whether playing Euchre, Scrabble or just going for walks with her family. Dorothy was a member of Bloomfield United Church (being involved in all aspects), the Bloomfield Women’s Institute, Rebekah Lodge and canvassed for different charities. She leaves her loving memories to be cherished by her four children; Richard (Odille), Steven (Lillian), daughter’s Brenda and Betty. Grandchildren Melissa (Andrew) Spencer, Andrea (Victor), Ian, Rebecca Cassells, Daniel Cassells (Krysta), Mark, Laura, Cassie Graham. Great grandchildren Kaitlyn & Isaac Spencer, Dominik & Ava Cassells, Jack & Evan Graham. Her sister Norma (Malcolm) MacDonald and family and her brother, the late Hugh MacLean and family. The funeral was held at Bloomfield United Church, with Maureen Ellison (DLM) officiating on September 9th, 2014. Internment took place at Bloomfield Hicksite Cemetery, followed by reception at Bloomfield United Church by the UCW. The family wants to express our sincere gratitude for all the cards, flowers, plants, food and donations given on behalf of Dorothy. Special thanks to the VON Adult Day Program especially “Louise” and the Smile Program, the Bloomfield United Church, Maureen Ellison for the wonderful service, Debbie Cleave for the beautiful solo, Margaret Foster and all the UCW ladies for the lovely lunch. Our long standing neighbours Helen and Bob Williams. To Dr. Beach and all of the wonderful staff of West Lake Terrace and Whattam Funeral Home for all there care and concern. We will always be grateful for all that you have done. Sincerely, The Guernsey Family.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

GARAGE / YARD / MARKET / BARN SALES

Milford Market

CLOSING WEEKEND Saturday 9am - 2pm

To reserve a table call 613-476-0241 There’s something for everyone!

Come see the many different vendors and stay for a BBQ! Happy Thanksgiving! See you next year!

PAT'S PLAYHOUSE Old fashioned jams, chutneys & relishes handknits, quilts, etc. Rose of Sharon and burning bush shrubs

Open everyday 9am-6pm 113 Morrison Pt. Rd. 613-476-6929

GARAGE SALE

113 Davis Rd. (off Cty Rd 5) Sat. Oct. 11 8:30am

Hand tools, books, VHS movies, cds, cassettes, used cement blocks, lots of misc. items.

BARN SALE

GARAGE SALE

Monday, Oct 13 10 Jane St., Picton 9am-3pm

Vintage & antique collectibles, children’s toys, potted herbs, assorted clothing.

(MacCool’s Re-Use)

1149 Cty. Rd. 12 West Lake Rd. Fri. Oct. 10 Sat. Oct. 11 Sun. Oct. 12 Mon. Oct. 13 10am-5pm

The County of Prince Edward is an island community on the shores of Lake Ontario with a proud United Empire Loyalist heritage. Boasting beautiful beaches and a unique rural landscape, the County offers serene country living. Our strong agricultural roots, thriving tourism attractions, renowned regional cuisine, and growing wine industry combine to offer a unique and unmatched quality of life.

Our Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the full-time contract position of Driver – Roads for a minimum of 4 months to a maximum of 6 months for the period of mid-November to mid-April. Reporting to the Area Roads Supervisor, the primary duties of this position will be to provide the safe operation of roads winter control equipment and the maintenance of County roads, sidewalks and bridges. • Minimum Grade 12 diploma or equivalent • Proof of valid Class “DZ” Driver’s licence • Previous experience in the operation of winter snow removal equipment • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team • Proven communication and customer service skills • Knowledge and training under the Occupational Health & Safety Act • Excellent physical condition • Proof of a satisfactory Driver’s abstract

GARAGE SALE

Tools, household goods, furniture, antiques, power tools

THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE EDWARD JOB OPPORTUNITY ENGINEERING, DEVELOPMENT & WORKS CONTRACT - FULL-TIME DRIVER-ROADS (10 VACANCIES)

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

30% OFF Furniture 50% OFF Everything Else

3147 Cty Rd 8 Waupoos Sat. Oct. 11 8am - 12 noon

HELP WANTED

The current salary for this position is $20.24 per hour, plus 10% in lieu of benefits and 4% in lieu of vacation as per Band 5 of CUPE Local 2275’s collective agreement. Please submit your application prior to 9:00 am on October 14, 2014 to careers@pecounty.on.ca.

NICK NOW

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer and support applicants with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.

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

The Picton Gazette staff wish eve ryone an enjoyable Thanksgiving We ekend!

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

AUCTIONS AT 9:30 A.m. FALL mAChinERY COnSiGnmEnT AUCTiOn AT DOUG JARRELL SALES AREnA, BELLEViLLE Massey Ferguson 35 tractor/loader, NH 488 9Ft. haybine, Gehl 1090 mower-conditioner, M&W rotary rake, JD side delivery rake, NH 770 harvester/ 2 row narrow corn head, 2 wagon funning gears, IH 5 furrow semi-mount plough, MF 3 PTH 3F plough, IH 12’ vibrashank cultivator, AC 10 ft. set of discs, 7 ft. rotary mower, Hardi field sprayer, JD grinder mixer, NH 24’ hay & grain elevator on undercarriage/motor, Allied 36 ft. elevator on undercarriage/ 3 hp motor, Case 24 ft. pipe frame elevator/motor, Ferguson 3 PTH 8 ft. cultivator, George White 3 pth field sprayer, 3 pth hydraulic wood splitter, Bushhog 285 3 pth rotary mower, Heavy duty utility trailer, Hegadorn model 225 manure spreader with top beater & end gate, antique steel wheel potato digger, horse drawn potato hiller, 3 pth broadcaster, 3 pth steel carry-all, 3 pth 5 ft. scraper blade, utility trailer, calf creep feeder, 2 round bale feeders, John Deere spreader, Coates tire changer, 34’ x 12” culvert, phase converter will convert from single to 3 phase capable of running a 7H.P. motor, 3 golf carts, 3 western saddles, 3 English saddles, saddle pads, blankets, halters etc., saddle stands, qty of assorted farm related tools & smalls. AUTO - 1995 Ford F150 short box truck with 4.9 LT 6 cylinder engine 220735 kms. (Selling as is). See my web site for detailed list & photos. List subject to additions and/or deletions CONSIGNMENTS BEING ACCEPTED FOR THIS SALE. AUCTiOnEERS: DOUG JARRELL & BEn TREVERTOn 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com Terms: Cash, Debit, Visa, mC, Cheque/iD

mOnDAY, OCTOBER 13Th

AT 10:30 Am AUCTiOn SALE - GARY AnD COnniE SCOTT 568 ROSEBUSh ROAD, R.R.#3 FRAnKFORD, OnT. 4 miles nORTh of Frankford on highway 33 and turn nORThWEST onto Rosebush Road for 2 miles. Collection of antique and vintage coffee grinders including 1873 Enterprise Philadelphia No 16 floor model coffee grinder with 31” wheel and stencil-excellent; National Specialty Mfg Co Philadelphia coffee grinder with 32″ wheel, Enterprise PA table top coffee grinder, CS Bell Co Hillsboro O USA Model #2 coffee grinder, 1800′s coffee grinder, Run Easy counter top coffee grinder, several table top coffee grinders, wall mount coffee grinders, Arcade Crystal Universal 014 coffee mill, SiGnAGEseveral vintage Coca Cola tin signs and push bars in various sizes, Pepsi Cola tin signage, TOOLS- BB 25-1 metal lathe with tooling, vintage Snap On tool box, machinist tools, Snap On hand tools, Mastercraft stacking tool chest, Stihl 034 chainsaw, power lawn mower, John Deere 110 riding lawn mower, hand tools, power tools,3 Peter Wright anvils 1-0-17,1-1-14,1-0-0; antique wheel barrow handle scales, barn lamps, oil lamps, rail lamps, antique hanging light fixture, antique walnut sideboard, wicker table and chairs, wooden wagon wheels, kitchenware’s, granite ware, cast iron cooler, antique rocker, sleigh bells, 2 furrow horse drawn plow, single furrow walking plow, horse drawn cultivator, numerous other articles. TERmS: CASh OR ChEQUE OWnER & AUCTiOnEER nOT RESPOnSiBLE FOR ACCiDEnT OR inJURY DAY OF SALE SULLiVAn AUCTiOnEERS Plainfield 613-477-2082 www. sullivanauctions.com for photos

mOnDAY, OCTOBER 13Th

AT 9:30 A.m. On SiTE AUCTiOn SALE FOR JERRY SALmOnD, CLOYnE, OnT. Directions: Approx. 6 kms. north of northbrook on hwy 41 turn onto north Frontenac Road 506 and follow to first home on right (# 1050). Inglis washer (like new), Oak dining table/3 leaves, 6 chairs & china hutch, oval kitchen table/leaf & 6 chairs, 2 antique oak dressers/ beveled glass tilt mirrors, antique oak washstand, round drop leaf table, assorted chairs, dome top trunk, old carpenter’s boxes, poster bedstead, wardrobe, walnut high boy & matching dresser/mirror, old school desk, Large qty. of antique smalls including old tin toys, large number of old tins, Canada Dry picnic cooler, Pepsi & 7up boxes, old licence plates, old bottles, wooden barrel, milk can, old wringer, comics, oil cans, old lanterns, child’s wagon, cast iron door stop, fry pans, old coke signs, free standing hockey & foozball games, child’s sled, enamel ware, silver plate, cross cut saw, wooden pulleys, aquarium, 18’ x 20’ new carport, John Deere LX176 14 h.p. 38 inch cut riding lawnmower, Northtrail garden dump cart, snowmobile sled, Yamaha 350 “Moto4” 2wd 4 wheeler, Polaris scrambler 90cc 2wheel drive 4 wheeler, aluminum 17 ’ canoe, Coleman 5000 watt generator, United Power 1300 watt generator, Fisher wood stove, qty. used steel sheeting, 4 rolls of chain link fencing, small qty. of lumber. Skilsaw 10” table saw, Trademaster mitre saw on stand, Makita, Ryobi, Ridgid, Milwaukee & Craftsman cordless tools, 2 framing nailers, wrenches, hand power tools, workmates & numerous other shop related tools. This is a nice clean sale with a large assortment of small antique pieces & collectibles. Motorized pieces will sell at 12 noon. See my web site for detailed list & photos. AUCTiOnEERS: DOUG JARRELL & BEn TREVERTOn 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com Terms: Cash & Cheque only/iD - Lunch available Owner and/or auctioneers not responsible in case of accident

WEDnESDAY, OCTOBER 15Th

AT 10:00 Am AUCTiOn SALE – JUnE TROY 40 miLL STREET, STiRLinG, OnT. Antique and vintage costume jewelry, vintage ladies and ladies clothing clothing, signed oil on board 12” x 16” artwork, Victorian silver plate tea set, Art Deco light fixtures, iron ware, treen ware, stoneware, kitchenware’s, Royalty collectibles, linens, quilts, transfer ware, Staffordshire pieces, flo blue, Sprigware, wooden planes, buggy seat, chest of drawers, wicker pieces, vintage prints and pictures, tin ware, vintage door hardware, glass ware’s , china pieces, numerous other articles. Sale sold indoors TERmS: CASh OR ChEQUE OWnER & AUCTiOnEER nOT RESPOnSiBLE FOR ACCiDEnT OR inJURY DAY OF SALE SULLiVAn AUCTiOnEERS Plainfield 613-477-2082 www. sullivanauctions.com for photos

WEDnESDAY, OCTOBER 15Th

AT 5:00 P.m. AUCTiOn SALE DOUG JARRELL SALES AREnA, BELLEViLLE Dining table/2 leaves, 4 chairs & hutch, maple table/4 chairs, chesterfield & chair, leather recliner, loveseat, pine bedroom suite bed, high boy, dresser/mirror & night table, coffee & end tables, large qty. of glass & china, collectibles, a 6 place setting of “Northumbria” sterling silver flatware plus cake & butter knives, pickle & meat forks, sugar & sauce spoons & 3 serving spoons (41 pces total) in chest, 8 place setting of “Clarice Cliff dishes, linens & bedding, a large qty. of brand new inventory much of it never opened. See my web site for detailed list & photos. AUCTiOnEERS: DOUG JARRELL & BEn TREVERTOn 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com

FRiDAY, OCTOBER 17Th

AT 10:30 Am AUCTiOn SALE - CAThERinE AiTKEn 24 SOUTh mAhOnEY STREET, mARmORA, OnT. 3 blocks EAST of traffic lights in marmora on highway #7 and turn SOUTh onto South mahoney Street. (vicinity of Drummond Building Supply) Antique oak 3 level barristers bookcase with leaded glass front, antique burled walnut finish 3 door glass front bookcase with claw feet, antique English oak gentlemen’s writing desk with ornate front, 3 antique English dining chairs with Jacobean twist and original leather seats, antique walnut washstand, antique English oak hall table with single drawer, round pine dining table with, 6 dining chairs, breakfront china cabinet, 3 walnut bookshelves, antique mantle clock, antique OG clock, 3 piece vintage wicker set, antique coffee table, mahogany straight chair, walnut bedroom furniture, pine blanket box, antique oak drop leaf gate leg table,collection of Beswick horses various sizes, pearl handle flatware, silver late serving pieces, silver plate tea service, Royal Doulton ‘Royal Gold’ dinnerware, West Germany dinnerware pieces, Royal Doulton character jug, Bartlett prints, decorator prints, crystal stemware,everyday dishes, Meade telescope, garden tools, Trade Master 10″ mitresaw, manual reel type lawn mower, electric lawn mower, numerous other articles. TERmS: CASh OR ChEQUE OWnER & AUCTiOnEER nOT RESPOnSiBLE FOR ACCiDEnT OR inJURY DAY OF SALE SULLiVAn AUCTiOnEERS Plainfield 613-477-2082 www. sullivanauctions.com for photos

FRiDAY, OCTOBER 17Th

Consignment Sale 6:30pm Viewing 5:00pm 662 Cty. Rd. # 12. 3.5 kms south west of Bloomfield at Koopmans Auction Centre. Upright industrial cooler, Easy lift reclining chair, Accuciser V988+, Kenmore self cleaning stove, dehumidifier, cast iron Quebec heater, meat slicer, Rockwell Beaver tablesaw, cast iron bench, Antique fern stand, Antique bed frames, Antique vanity and dressers, Antique secretary table, Antique Bridge Megger test set, Antique carpenters box and tools, stone crocks, Gas BBQ, crib and high chair, wooden sleighs, futon bed, couch, oak dining set with 6 high back chairs & matching buffet & hutch, 2 door buffet, pine china cabinet, collector toys, hand and power tools, sump pump like new, wooden outdoor furniture. See website www.koopmansauctionservices.com for information. Always accepting good clean consignment for upcoming sales. We also conduct Estates, Farm and Commercial sales on site. Canteen Available, Terms: Cash and Debit For your entire auction needs, call Auctioneer: Gerald Koopmans 613-393-1732

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18Th

AT 9:30 A.m. On SiTE AUCTiOn SALE FOR DiXOn FARmS ADAm & DAniELLE DiXOn, GAnAnOQUE, OnT. DiRECTiOnS: FROm hwy 401 take exit 648 and head north on #2. Turn left on hiscocks Rd & follow over rail tracks & around bend to the right & Follow straight to 104 haig Rd. (Watch for signs). ShEEP: Approx. 150 sheep consisting of Rideau x Romanov ewes & Texel x Suffolk sired lambs. 2 Texel x Suffolk rams, a North Country Cheviot ram & a Romanov ram also sell. This is a flock of well grown, healthy ewes & lambs. Lambs will sell separate from ewes. LiVESTOCK EQUiPmEnT: Marweld crowding tub, tilt table, head gate, 10 Ton steel hopper bottom feed bin, Hurst 18’X4” grain auger/motor, qty of gates, lambing pens, water troughs, Gallagher M150 fencer, sheep net fencing, Shearmaster shears by Oster, page wire fencing, chicken feeders. Also selling are 50 bales of high moisture wrapped hay & 3500 square bales of hay. FARm mAChinERY & TOOLS: Cockshutt 1365 2wd tractor with one set of remotes, rear tires are 16.9x30 (new rear tires). Cockshutt 550 2wd tractor with Freeman loader. NH 478 Haybine (new knives & guards), Deutz KS 85 rotary rake, NH 276 baler with thrower, 20’ thrower wagon with mesh floor, 18’ thrower wagon, Little Giant 40’ hay & grain elevator with 5 HP electric motor, NH single axle manure spreader, 3pth post hole auger with 12” auger, CNH 3pth scraper blade (new), 3pth 6’ snow blower, 3pth 2 furrow plow, 3pth bale spear, Husky air compressor, gas pressure washer, Champion 6250 Generator (like new), Lincoln AC 225 arc welder, Ext cord for welder and welding supplies, Poulan 12.5HP 38”cut riding mower, garden trailer, Stihl straight shaft weedeater, Yardmachine tiller, Poulan Pro 35cc chain saw, utility trailer, 30’ Alum Ladder, Mastercraft tool chest, pneumatic tools, 6” grinder, Miter saw, paint sprayer, Ridgid power tools, work benches & other assorted hand & power tools. hOUSEhOLD SELLinG AT 9:30A.m. 3 chest freezers, 3 double beds, antique chest, night tables, glider rocker, hall table, parlour chair, spinning wheel, TV & stand, German cuckoo clock, computer, desk & chair, kitchen smalls & more. Sale order: Household effects, tools, machinery then sheep. Auctioneer’s note: This is a large & interesting farm sale. See website for pictures. AUCTiOnEERS: DOUG JARRELL & BEn TREVERTOn 613-969-1033 www.dougjarrellauctions.com Terms: Cash, Debit, Visa, mC, or Cheque/iD Owner or auctioneers not responsible in case of accident.

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

Ameliasburgh candidates try to impress potential voters in meeting at Town Hall Chad Ibbotson

Staff writer

Residents packed Ameliasburgh Town Hall on Monday evening for a chance to listen and speak to those running to represent the ward this fall. It was standing room only Monday night. The all candidates meeting was organized by the Ameliasburgh Town Hall Working Group and the Consecon and Area Ratepayers Association (CARA). Each of the six candidates — incumbents Dianne O'Brien, Janice Maynard, and Nick Nowitski, along with Tim Fellows, Roy Pennell, and Rachael Tracey — were given an opportunity to answer several question developed by organizers and put forth by moderator Bill Bonter. The first question asked by Bonter was how each of the candidates would ensure taxes are kept within the range of cost of living increases without compromising existing services. Tracey said taxes should be in line with cost of living increases. She said the municipality should scale back if possible and explore areas where profits can be maximized. Pennell said dealing with the municipality's finances will take a lot of work, negotiation, and collaboration on the part of councillors. He said every year councillors look to limit yearly tax

increases. He said he'd look to have reductions each year instead. “Outside of the roads, they should be able to say let's look at a reduction of two per cent — start your year out that way,” he said. O'Brien said the municipality needs to look “closer to home” to provide services for more affordable prices. “We could use homegrown consultants, for instance, and reduce the consultant costs,” she said. Nowitski said the municipality has come a long way in the last four years. He said the municipality has costs that change year to year, which makes it difficult to prevent increases. “Budgets are the hardest thing we do in a year. When you sit there for five days going through budgets page by page by page, it's really difficult,” he said. Maynard said there are

certain expectations for roads and other services, but municipal budgets are made more difficult by costs over which councillors have no control. “My plan is to try my very best to first look at our capital expenditures — because that will get us through the long term — try to maintain services as we have them, but certainly not add any new services,” she said. She said spending on outside agencies that aren't mandatory should be curtailed. Fellows said the issue is “a money game.” He said brining more tax revenue generating homes and businesses can ensure lower tax increases. “Get some more real estate, get more factories and businesses happening to bring income and

wealth,” he said. “If you get more houses paying taxes you'll have less taxes.” The second question posited to the candidates asked how candidates would

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

Ground broken for 144-unit seniors’ complex as County’s age-in-place model moves forward Chad Ibbotson

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The first component of the municipality's age-in-place

concept could be in place within the next 18 months. Officials gathered outside of H.J. McFarland Home on

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Tuesday afternoon to break ground on the new Nautical Lands Group development — now titled Wellings of Picton. The 144-unit seniors' development will be constructed in two phases with the first 88 units being built over the next 18 months. The project is slated to open in 2016. The four-storey building will feature condominiumstyle apartments with full kitchens, an indoor garden area within a four-storey atrium, a community centre, 24/7 on-line nursing support for all residents from St. Elizabeth Health Care's @yourside service, and optional extras such as meal delivery from Marquise. A second stage of 56 units will follow. The age-in-place concept — which the County adopted two years ago — revolves

breakIng ground Mayor Peter Mertens

speaks during a sod turning ceremony for the new Wellings of Picton development. The project supports the County’s age-in-place concept. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

around a seniors community that allows active living and community integration while allowing a gradual transition through increasing levels of assisted living on the same site.

Nautical Lands Group became the first developer selected by the municipality to purchase land adjacent to McFarland Home to initiate the concept. Nautical Lands Group president and chief

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executive officer Kirk Hoppner said the municipality and community had a lot of input into the design. “When we first came to the community it was made very short to us, and mayor (Peter) Mertens made it very clear to us that they really wanted a quality project for the age-in-place community,” said Hoppner. “More than anything they wanted it to be very affordable.” With that in mind, Hoppner said the cost to seniors would be substantially less at Wellings of Picton than it would be in similar developments in the area. “We feel we're able to bring this development to Picton and Prince Edward County at just about a 35-40 per cent discount from what other seniors' communities in this area are doing.” He said he feels the Wellings development and the age-in-place concept will become more and more common across the country in the future. Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Todd Smith concurred. He said nearly every community in the riding seems to have an aging population and there isn't a lot of provincial funding to build new long-term care facilities. “This aging at home strategy, we've seen the Hospital@Home strategy that was rolled out about six months ago — these types of projects are very important to the future of Ontario going forward,” Smith said. He said assisted living will be the future of health care in Ontario and the model is something a lot of communities should be interested in. He said with hospital care becoming more and more expensive, projects like age-in-place could save the province a lot of money. Mayor Peter Mertens said it was an exciting day for both Nautical Lands Group and for Prince Edward County. He said the project is just two-and-a-half years in the making.

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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

Mayor says facility ‘integral part of County’s vision

WELLINGS, from page 30

DEbAting Ward 4 candidates had a lively debate on Monday. Pictured from left, Tim Fellows, moderator Bill Bonter, Janice Maynard, Nick Nowitski, Dianne O’Brien, Roy Pennell and Rachael Tracey. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

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Maynard said she went to Shire Hall with the understanding that staff looks after day-to-day municipal operations and council sets policy. “That's certainly, from my perspective, not what's happened,” she said. “… What to do about it? Get the votes and try to convince my fellow councillors to take that control back and stop being over-controlled by our senior staff.” Nowitski said the amount of control from senior staff starts at the top. “As far as we can see it's at the head. The head is controlling everything, he's got an ironclad contract, we've tried to break the contract and we were threatened with being sued,” said Nowitski. “We have no choice right now but to go along with what we're doing until we can come up with a better alternative for someone who's running the entire show at Shire Hall. We need better staff at the head.” O'Brien said there has to be better communication between council and staff. She said council does have to regain control. “I do think it's something I, if I'm elected, and new council need to address,” she said. “Communication is the best way to start.” Pennell said the municipality has good staff and it's important for council to avoid micromanaging. He said, however, staff should be managed. “Councillors should have some input into what's going on and how things work,” he said. “We've got to start working together, sometimes agree to disagree.” Tracey said she would look to be a voice for residents and council is a true reflection of what the county thinks. With that in mind, she said the community has to get more involved with what's happening at Shire Hall. “That will help us get our control back,” she said. The size of council issue cropped up shortly after Bonter opened the meeting to questions from the floor. Pennell said there has

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been a lot said about the size of council vote on the last election ballot, but he said he never heard whether the reduction would save the municipality any money. O'Brien said she's “so opposed” to reducing the size of council. “Rural communities would lose their voice,” she said. Maynard said the problem with reducing council size is ward boundaries would have to change. She said she's not sure why people would want less representation. “More voices at the table make for a better, more rounded decision,” she said. Nowitski, Fellows, and Tracey didn't comment on the question.

“This is one of the biggest projects the municipality has seen in a long time,” he said. “In June 2012 we hosted a meeting of stakeholders where we introduced our age-in-place concept, but also our vision for the McFarland lands. It's been two-and-a-half years, but in

terms of municipal timeframes it's not a long time to get to this point.” He said council and the municipality wanted to have a residence the community could be proud of and one that residents would be proud to live in. “This is an integral part of that vision,” said Mertens.

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COUNTRY SETTING Family Home, Studio, Work Shop, B & B Potential. Whatever you would like. This house will fit the bill. Asking $284,700 MLS 2142675 Call CAROL BROUGH, Sales Rep 613-476-2100 or carolbroughc21@hotmail.com

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NEW LISTING

Enjoy a panoramic Big Island marshland view from the rear deck of this country bungalow on 5 acres. Main floor features open living concept with hardwood floors, oak kitchen and walkout to deck. The basement boasts a large family room with hardwood flooring and wood stove. Walkout from basement as well. $239,900 MLS QR21406541 KEVIN GALE, Sales Rep cell 613-476-1874 H. 613-242-7295 C. kevingale@remax.net

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D L O S

Newly severed lot in the village of Wellington. Waterfront on West Lake, municipal water & sewer hookup to lot line. Shared driveway with the western lot & driving access to water’s edge to launch your boat. Views of the sand dunes & boating access to the Sandbanks Provincial Park. $199,000 MLS 2142114 Call LORI SLIK, Sales Rep 613-471-1708 www.chestnutpark.com

THIS ONE IS READY TO GO County Rd #1. Lg bungalow set in the trees close to Trenton & Picton. View of Lake Consecon. 3 bedrms, den, kitchen, living rm, dining rm & great room. Lower level family rm, walkout to patio area, workshop, unspoiled area that could be used for home occupation, etc. Detached 2 car garage, driveway paved, extensive landscaping completed. A must see. Asking $289,900 MLS® 2136635 GEORGE REID, Broker 613-399-2134 quinteisle.com

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LAKEBREEZE CRT WELLINGTON 3 plus bedrm home, nice size lot, walkable to all amenities. Close to beaches, parks, schools. Lg bright living rm, fieldstone gas fireplace. Great kitchen, bright eating area looking over millennium trail. 3 baths, lg family rm, fireplace. On demand water system, air conditioning. Single car garage, entrance to finished basement. Call to view. Asking $289,000 MLS® 2142989 SHARON ARMITAGE, Broker of Record 613-399-2134 quinteisle.com

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A beautiful home in a resort. Take advantage of all the amenities of this fabulous lifestyle. Huge in-ground pool, water splash park, swimming and walking the sandy beach of Lake Ontario. Launch your boat in the lagoon, enjoy evenings of entertainment at the Rec Centre. This nicely decorated spacious 2 bedroom bungalow sits on a large private landscaped lot featuring multi-level decking, sunroom, patio with firepit, hardwood floors and much more. Live the Dream! $174,900 MLS QR21405243

Call MARK GARDINER, Sales Rep Office: 613-476-2700 Cell:613-391-5588 mbgardiner@yahoo.com

MILFORD Want a new home for christmas? Then come and view this home situated in the Village of Milford, quick possession is possible for the new owner. Very attractive brick & vinyl home offering three bedrooms, 4-pce bath, spacious living, dining room with sliding doors to a deck and kitchen with a centre island and lots of cupboards & counter space plus a laundry room on the main floor. The lower level has been drywalled & sectioned into rooms – just needs flooring. Give us a call for more info. $209,000 MLS QR21406617

CHRISTINE & COLIN HENDEN, Broker & Sales Rep Tel: 613-922-2251 www.christinehenden.com colinhenden@remax.net

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A unique country property, minutes away from Picton on a quiet rural road in the area of wineries. This 100+ year old home still has many original characteristics including original baseboard, trim and doors and a gorgeous tin ceiling in the parlour. This home has great space with a den w/ woodstove, parlour/dining/living area, office and bedroom on the main floor plus a large custom country kitchen, new 2 years ago that keeps with the original character of the home. Plus a large `summer kitchen` which currently houses the laundry, has unlimited possibilities. Second floor could be three bedrooms or two with a large master w/ original wide pine floors re-finished, and an open loft/landing for a second living area or play room. Plus 2 good sized barns and ANOTHER HOUSE! The second home is a quaint 1200 sq.ft. modular/bungalow with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and its own septic. $239,000 MLS QR21406463

Call MARY JANE MILLS, Broker 613-476-5900 mills2@sympatico.ca QUINTE LTD., BROKERAGE www.maryjanemills.com 613-476-5900

NEW PRICE

SUN, OCT 12 1-3 PM

53 PAUL STREET, PICTON So many folks want to live in town, in a bungalow with a beautiful backyard, and enjoy the comforts of a solid family home. Could this be you?? See you Sunday! $237,000 MLS QR21403791

uinte Isle®

Stately Century home, triple brick, fabulous original faux grained finished wide baseboards, built ins, door & trim. Upgraded with care & attention to maintain its period integrity. Lg country sized kitchen, built-in pantry. 2-3 piece baths, spacious master bedroom with 2 piece ensuite. Back staircase to a suite. Ideal for a B&B. $335,000 MLS 2141840 Call GAIL FORCHT, Broker or SHANNON WARR-HUNTER, Sales Rep Office: 613-471-1708 Cell: 613-961-9587 www.homeinthecounty.com

D L O S Rental Property (Duplex) in the heart of Picton, quiet one way street. Consists of 2 units that have been updated in the past 5 years, both featuring 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, open concept main floor layout plus lots of parking. All appliances are included. This income generating property is a rare find. A must see! $219,000 MLS 2143075

Call ROB PLOMER, Sales Rep or KATE VADER, Sales Rep 613-471-1708 www.robandkate.com

SPACIOUS PROPERTY IDEAL FOR ARTISAN OR CRAFTSMAN Custom 2 bdrm home, unfinished basement. Attached garage plus 2 large outbuildings. $299,500 MLS QR21405101 To view call Tracey Dickson or Hugh Jackson HUGH JACKSON, Broker 613-476-5026 TRACEY DICKSON, Sales Rep 613-403-7690

LANTHORN REAL ESTATE LTD., BROKERAGE* *INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

WATERFRONT

D L O S

WWW.THECOUNTYFAMILYTEAM.COM Fully brick 3 bedroom bungalow with large lot overlooking popular Weller`s Bay. Terrific County location close to Trenton and the 401. Enjoy a newly renovated bathroom, spacious living room and dining room, cozy covered porch, large rear deck, separate entrance to basement and single detached garage. On municipal water & beautiful waterfront with a partial sand beach. $349,000 MLS QR21404611

Call JASON, KEVIN, SANDY or TAMARA YOUNG, Sales Reps 613-476-2100 or thefamilyteam@gmail.com

LANTHORN REAL ESTATE LTD., BROKERAGE* *INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

LUXURY LIFESTYLE $5,000,000 Glorious stone mansion located in Belleville on the water features 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, spa, billiard room, library, chef's kitchen and butler's pantry. Lavish 5 acre professionally landscaped property has salt water pool, tennis court and its own private island. Please call me for the opportunity to view. MLS® QR21406417 Call ELIZABETH CROMBIE, Sales Representative 613-476-2700 or toll free 1-877-476-0096 www.pictonhomes.com

JUST LISTED

Newly renovated bungalow on prestigious Glenora Road. Modern design throughout. All new flooring travetine and high grade laminate. New fixtures. Appliances included. Open concept kitchen & living room. Large walk-in closets. Beautiful backyard. Quick possession! Large 30+ foot deck in front. New 23 x 12 deck in back. 31 x 8 patio. Attached one car garage. New board & batten vinyl siding. $279,000 MLS QR21406484

HERB PLIWISCHKIES, Sales Rep

cell 613-921-7441 613-476-5399

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Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

Marc Ouellette* Colleen Green*

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

Marc Ouellette* Colleen Green*

WELLINGTON – Business & building for sale! Thriving, fully equipped, Café/Bistro opened year round for breakfast and lunch. Potential for serving dinners daily or special-occasions themed evenings! The building also houses a rented commercial space & two-bedroom apartment. $799,000 MLS QR21405956

BLOOMFIELD - Ideal downtown location for commercial/ retail enterprise! Living quarters on upper level, off-street parking. Presently an Artisan Bakery & Café. $450,000 MLS 2142865

Veronica Norton*

Sheba's Island waterfront. Impeccable move in condition, desirable location. $535,000

Beautiful century home with character & original features. All the upgrades you expect. Refinished pine floors, tin ceilings, original staircase, updated kitchen & bathrooms. Lg principal rooms & gourmet kitchen make this the quintessential County get-away for your family gatherings & weekend entertaining. Situated above Smith`s Creek the 3 bay coach house with 5 lower level stalls was part of one of the original mills in the area. $439,000 MLS 2143279

Ron Norton*

Century home offers 9ft ceilings, gorgeous hardwood floors & trim and tin ceilings in family room. 4 bdrms & 2 full baths plus loads of living space. Also includes 1 bdrm apt/suite. Within walking distance to all amenities. $299,000 MLS QR21405553

Queen Anne style home sitting majestically on Main street Wellington. Offers 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, dining room with original built-in hutch, wrap around veranda and many beautiful original features. Walk to all amenities in the village. $299,000 MLS QR21405366

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251 CLOSE TO PICTON – 3 acres with mature landscaping plus a charming century home with spacious rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, old-fashioned porch & attached garage. New gas furnace. Priced to sell at $268,000 MLS 2142935

PICTON – Lovely, spacious 3 bedroom bungalow with full, finished basement. Detached two-bay garage. $275,000 MLS QR21404980

Veronica Norton* Maintenance free brick bungalow with an extra large attached garage/workshop sits on 49+ acres of hardwood and softwood bush. Centrally located 10 mins to Wellington and Picton and 20 mins to Belleville. $250,000 2140601

Ted Surridge*

2 bedroom, 2 bath 6 year old home, `Portland Model`. Located in Wellington on the Lake. Eat-in kitchen, den, and patio doors off the Great Room to a lovely 12x20 pressure treated deck, leading to a well manicured lawn. Land lease monthly fee is $349.63 and the common fee is $153.52, which allows you the amenities of the Rec Centre and pool...Walking distance to golf course, doctors and dentist office. $189,000 QR21406047

Ted Surridge*

1 1/2 storey 3 bed, 1 bath home located on the outskirts of Bloomfield on municipal services, with a large lot backing onto an open field. A lovely and bright sun porch/den facing south. Updated hydro, shingles, insulation, laminate flooring, and new windows in kitchen and bedrooms. The interior of this home has been extensively renovated. $164,900 QR 21404757

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

PICTON – Estate Sale - Situated close to the Harbour and within walking distance to downtown. Very spacious home featuring a huge deck and garage with room with many vehicles and other ‘toys’. Appliances and some furniture available. $239,000 MLS QR21405160

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

COUNTRY RETREAT – 40 acres with two houses (needing TLC), over 900 feet of road frontage on Babylon Road in South Marysburgh. $189,000 MLS QR21405231

Marc Ouellette* Colleen Green* CTY. RD. 15 Wonderful building lot with waterfront access $39,000 MLS QR21405980

HOMEFINDER 1 Lake Street, 304 Main Street, PICTON, ON WELLINGTON,ON 613.476.5900 613.399.5900 or Toll Free 1.855.330.5900 Toll Free 1.888.217.0166 *Sales Representative **Broker

Marc Ouellette* Colleen Green*

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

5.8 acre waterfront property, quiet and private. Comfortable 2026 sq.ft. home, steel roof, fibre glass windows, industrial style finishes. Gourmet style kitchen, open to dining and living room areas. Large master bedroom. Built-in Murphy beds in the enclosed porch and 2nd bedroom. Detached 3 bay garage with a loft. $479,000 MLS QR21406117

PICTON – Circa 1890 – Completely rebuilt from walls in, updating wiring, plumbing, insulation, drywall, etc. but keeping original characteristics. Large lot with two-car garage. Always wanted a century old home but afraid of the work? Then ask us about this gracious home. $475,000 MLS 2140115

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251 CENTRAL LOCATION - County Road 1 on 2.2 acres surrounded by farmland, 3,500 square foot commercial building. Phase 2 Environmental Assessment completed. $329,000 MLS 2136995

MORRISON POINT RD. – 2.75 acres. (approx.) Charming century home in picturesque setting includes a spacious workroom with outside entrance – ideal for Artist/Hobbiest! Also includes a huge detached garage/workshop building. $389,000 MLS QR21406216

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

BLOOMFIELD – Presently set up for vacation rentals this large home is in an ideal location – next door to the Library, easy walk to restaurants, shops, churches even Pinecrest Public School and a short drive to Sandbanks. $289,000 MLS# QR21405012

Ron Norton*

A great family home on a quiet west end street. Large family room, eat in kitchen with separate dining room, 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath. Deck overlooks backyard with beauty red maples offering quiet enjoyment. New roof 2014. $265,000 QR21403783

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251 LYONS ROAD – A rare find! Five acres of wooded land with 300 ft. of shoreline and road frontage. Escarpment setting provides a spectacular view across the Bay. Buy and build now or use as a weekend retreat with your RV. $235,000 MLS 2131166

Ron Norton*

This is a great place to start or to slow down! A great place for a handyman. Beautiful location on the sought after Wilson Road with just over 4 Acres. Large living room and dining room with a cozy woodstove that is wide open to the large country kitchen. Renovations started on combining 2 bedrooms into a large master on the 2nd floor so bring your ideas and visions! New furnace and new electric water heater in 2013. This is a great family home that requires some love. $189,000 MLS QR21405545

Marc Ouellette* Colleen Green*

SOLD

A wonderful fully renovated cozy and comfortable 3 bedroom, 3 bath home on a very quiet street within walking distance of all amenities Picton has to offer. A deck and gazebo make it a perfect place to relax. A two car garage and lovely garden complete the package. There are numerous features to appreciate in this home. $275,000 MLS QR21405372

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

BLACK RIVER AREA – Park-like setting on one acre. Open concept living/ dining/ kitchen, 3 bed, 1 bath & full basement. $259,900 MLS QR21403755

Veronica Norton*

1500 sq ft Log Home on the edge of the village of Consecon. Just a 5 min walk to convenience store with LCBO outlet, restaurants & Weller`s Bay. 200 amp hydro service with 100 amp sub panel for attached 2 car garage. 25 mins to Trenton and 401. $200,000 MLS 2142856

Colin Henden* Christine Henden** 613-922-2251

CHERRY VALLEY – Beautiful, single-storey living with finished basement for additional living space if needed. Easy to manage lot. $169,000 MLS 2142221

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1 L a ke S t r e e t P i c t o n , O N 6 1 3 . 47 6 . 5 9 0 0 304 Main Street We l l i n g t o n , O N 613.399. 5900 Q U I N T E LT D . B R O K E R A G E A heartfelt THANK YOU to our many clients, friends, and family for helping us staff our RE/MAX PEC Marathon Water Stations, again this year!

Herb Pliwischkies, Kathy, Lauren, Kristen, Kara & Shirley Allan on the curb at 32 km

We really enjoy supporting the community with our on-going sponsorship of this event and others, and are so thankful that you come out year after year to help us out.

Thanks to Colin Henden's 38 km crew of the Cafarelli & Ens families

A special THANK YOU to our nonRE/MAX Team Captains and friends Rhonda Roblin, Lisa Heffernan, Kathy Terpstra, Cei Champagne, and Nancy & Gary Park. Each year runners tell us how thankful they are for our support, enthusiasm and job well done. Congratulations! Thanks again and see you next year!

Cheryl Griese @ 12 km w/ Gabby & Catherine

Debbie McKinney's selfie with the winner!

Mary Jane Mills' 40 km Team of Emily, Breanne, Jenn, Josh & Lee behind the camera

Marc Ouellette and his 34 km water station team!

Kathy Terpstra's 22km Team of Morgan, Abby & Celina

The Susan Scott/Lloyd Team worked hard at 8 km

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Cei Champagne's 28 km team of Emily, Jenna, Colleen & Hannah - chillin'

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Ron Norton

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Kevin Gale

Sales Rep.

Herb Pliwischkies Sales Rep.

Colin Henden

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Veronica Norton

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Ted Surridge

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Tony Scott

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Deb McKinney Sales Rep.

Colleen Green

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Darlene Eldridge Broker

Marc Ouellette

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Kristen Rutgers

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Mark Davis

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PICTON ESTATE

97 BRIDGE STREET, PICTON

The Claramount Inn and Spa is often described as the Crown Jewel of Picton Harbour. The Inn has 10 exquisite suites, Indoor Salt Water Pool Complete Spa facilities and a Licenced Dining Room with seating for 32 Guests. Claramount is situated on 6 spectacular acres along with over 1100 feet of developed shoreline. 16 Private boat slips with room for more! Adjacent lands also available.

Call Herb Pliwischkies @613-921-7441 Confidentiality Assured.

Wow! This property is spectacular. Call Herb for the feature sheet outlining all the bells and whistles this property has to offer Over 4800 sq. ft. of beautifully maintained living space. Designer Kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Radiant heating, 2 fireplaces, 750 sq. ft. Master bedroom Full granny suite with separate entrances and full service kitchen, Professionally landscaped, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths in main house. Bathrooms in outbuildings. Inground sprinkler system. Huge sunroom. Over 6000 sq. ft. of insulated and heated garage space. Very unique! Very scenic! Replacement cost over $1.000.000. A must see! $595,000 MLS 2142447

GREAT COUNTY LISTINGS

SUMMER RENTAL A must see! Exceptional quality and design throughout. Well located home ideal summer rental. Very modern kitchen. 2 bdrm, 2 baths, well landscaped. Storage shed and partially fenced yard. Easy to show! Beautiful flooring throughout! $229,000 MLS QR21403847

SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT Well maintained year round residence on Prince Edward Bay Same owners for 28 years. 187` shoreline with excellent swimming and fishing! An additional 65` shared shoreline with 2 neighbours. Very private in an area of exceptional homes. Good value here!!! $389,000 MLS 2143489

TOTALLY RENOVATED INTERIOR Almost new, completely remodeled 2 story home. Granite kitchen, floors redone, gas fireplace, new furnace and central air, some new windows. Double lot, beautifully landscaped, double garage. Perfect location for home based business. $253,000 MLS QR21405323

NEW PRICE

JUST LISTED

WELLINGTON WATERVIEW Magnificent Curb Appeal! A majestic stone home, situated on a double lot with full municipal services. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Spacious 10` ceilings, fully finished lower level. Intricate crown mouldings, marble and hardwood floors throughout Granite Counters in Kitchen and Bathrooms. Perfect for an upscale bed and breakfast. Panoramic water view of Lake Ontario. Large parkland space between house and waterfront. Priced to sell!!! $499,000 MLS QR21406102

KING STREET PICTON 4 bedroom century home on King Street. Large rooms and a rec room for the kids! Perfect starter home. Gas fireplace. Furnace. 200 amp service. Premier location in the heart of Picton. $199,900 MLS 2143068

GLENORA ROAD Newly renovated bungalow on prestigious Glenora Road. Modern design throughout. All new flooring travetine and high grade laminate. New fixtures. Appliances included. Open concept kitchen & living room. Large walk-in closets. Beautiful backyard. Quick possession! Large 30+ foot deck in front. New 23 x 12 deck in back. 31 x 8 patio. Attached one car garage. New board & batten vinyl siding. $279,000 MLS QR21406484

BLOOMFIELD BUNGALOW Nice brick bungalow in the Village of Bloomfield. Big double lot, fenced, extensive renovations in the past 2 years includes new septic, furnace, siding, paint, alarm system & some windows. Attached garage, deck, workshop. $249,000 MLS QR21405017

EAST LAKE HOUSE AND COTTAGE Terrific waterfront house with cottage. Located on East Lake minutes from the park entrance. Open concept newly renovated kitchen. New metal roof. Triple car garage. Double waterfront lot with excellent rental possibilities. $299,000 MLS QR21404677

PICTON CONDO/ LICENCED RESTAURANT Turnkey Established Eatery centrally located in Picton. Own your own condo unit. Very affordable fixed costs make this an attractive venture. Licenced outdoor patio. $139,000 MLS QR21404961

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ReMax Quinte Limited Brokerage

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Independently Owned & Operated

JIM WAIT, Sales Rep DARLENE ELDRIDGE, Broker MARK DAVIS, Sales Rep 613-922-7722 613-848-6433 613-503-0774

EXCELLENT FIRST BUY

NEW

WATERFRONT HOME

3 generous bedrooms Eat-in kitchen/dining Spacious living room 2 washrooms Attached garage Deep lot

MLS QR21406399 $199,000

CLOSE TO AMENITIES

Minutes from Picton Three bedroom home Fantastic well Above-ground pool Wood stove Detached double garage Set on 2.4 acres

Two levels fully renovated Bright, spacious rooms 36x30ft deck Detached double garage Perfect waterfront 15 mins to Sandbanks

MLS 2142635 $298,500

WONDERFUL LOCATION

MLS QR21406065 $219,000

PICTON STARTER HOME

Amazing community Three bedrooms Office/Hobby room Hardwood flooring Double garage Workshop Gorgeous yard

MLS QR21406014 $279,000

NEW PRICE

CHARMING CHARMING

In-Town and Handy Carries better than rent 4 bedrooms, 2 baths Room for a family Detached oversize garage High ceilings on lower level

Renovated and lovely 4 Bedrooms Sun drenched dining area Pine plank flooring Mature yard and trees Fabulous 3-storey barn

MLS QR21405423 $139,000

MLS 2143031 $344,900

279 McKinley Crossroad ~ $399,000 MLS QR21403892 TONY SCOTT 613-503-0046

Quinte Limited Brokerage

ORIGINAL MCKINLEY FARMHOUSE

114 County Road 10

This and other commercial opportunities throughout the County. Call Tony for details!

TWO BUILDING LOTS

Just outside of Picton. Ready to go with wells. $89,000 each. Call Tony!

1473 County Road 15

606 CROWES ROAD NEW PRICE

$299,000 MLS 2142891

Severance possibilities or move in &â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;enjoy the space!

NEW PRICE

$189,000 MLS QR21405909

742 County Road 5

$699,000 MLS QR21404452

34 Mary Street

$179,000 MLS 2142314

D L O S 43 Folkard Lane

$449,000 MLS QR21403979

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PRIVATE FOR SALE $289,000 39 HILL STREET, PICTON PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY

*Member of the Quinte and District Real Estate Board Inc.

CONSECON LAKE BUNGALOW Sit in your Florida room & watch the boats go by or put your own boat in at your dock & go fishing. Great for swimming, fishing & just playing. 2 nice size bedrms, open concept living rm, dining rm & kitchen. Main floor laundry, Florida room, lg deck to bbq on, attached 1 1/2 car garage. Full unspoiled basement, outside entrance. New furnace. Paved drive, extra lg lot, close to Trenton. Asking $399,000 MLS QR21405436

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Cheryl Griese, Broker

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Quinte Ltd., Brokerage

Each office is independently owned and operated

DIR:

613-921-1311 613-393-5900

www.pec-realestate.com c.griese@hotmail.ca

Feature

Plan No. SHSW00050

A triangular deck off the living areas of this vacation home provides the perfect spot for barbecues and relaxation by the lake. Inside,host casual meals around the kitchen’s unique island or in the open dining space. Later, get cozy in front of the fireplace before head-ing upstairs to the luxurious bedroom suite. Here, double French doors welcome you to your private retreat, which is complete with a large bedroom, walkin closet, and a full bath with a corner shower and separate tub. First Floor: 728 sq. ft. Second Floor: 420 sq. ft.

CANNIFTON RD., THURLOW 2 bedrm condo backing onto Moira River, private & pretty. Brick building, patio area, electric awning. Lg bright living rm, eat in kitchen, utility room. Energy efficient radiant heating, hardwood in living rm, hall & master bedrm. Close to all amenities. Asking $162,900 MLS® QR21403624

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STIRLING Completely restored century home backing onto parkland walkable to all shops & amenities. 3 bedrms, one 4 pc & one 2 pc bath. Lg modern kitchen, lots of cupboards & built-ins. Separate living rm, dining rm, 4 season sunroom. Garden doors to lg deck. Asking $269,000 MLS® QR21406403

PICTON 2 bedrm bungalow on nicely landscaped, fenced lot, greenspace running behind. Immaculate home, nothing to do. Upgraded electric, plumbing, asphalt shingles. Lg open concept liv rm, dining & kitchen, hrdwd flrs, ceramic flrs, newer cupboards, garden doors to lg deck to enjoy morning coffee. Gas fireplace, lg 4 pc bath. Lg shed wired for 220 amp for a nice workshop. Garden area for vegetables. Perfect retirement home or young couple. $159,000 MLS® QR21405245

SMALL BUT PERFECT For someone who does not want to live in apt. Needs some redecorating. Approx 800 sq ft being 2 bedrms, open concept dining rm, living rm, kitchen. Carport, steel roof, alum sided, new oil furnace and tank. Paved drive, small yard. Asking $114,500 MLS® QR21404649

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2 BEDRM CONDO Village of Wellington. Totally con, SOLD SOLDair LD,furnace, SOown tained, conditioning, hot water tank, meters. Close to all amenities, very reasonable to maintain, costs for utilities very low. Lg open concept living rm, dining area, bright kitchen, lots of cupboards. Master bedrm, lg walkin closet. Condo fees include water, sewer, snow shoveling, including walks, grass cutting. Asking $149,900 MLS® 21443198

LOOKING FOR PEACEFUL & PRETTY? This is it, close to Soup Harbour. 2 acres, deeded access to Lake Ontario. Drilled well, driveway entrance is in. Ready to build your new home. Asking $69,900 MLS® 2125759

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS 1.3 acre parcel lends itself to some serious development. All pieces are in core area of town. 8500 sq ft solid building with Main St access, 3000 sq ft building featuring 1700 commercial & 3 bedrm completely renovated apt with Wharf St. access, separate lot backs onto Niles St. Asking $879,000 MLS® 2135475

ASHGILL GARDENS Village of Wellington, Niles St. Great lot in area of nice homes. Mature trees, close to all amenities. Walk to beach & schools. Municipal services available. Asking $70,000 MLS® 2143581

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GREAT LOCATION FOR WINERY 40 acres, older stucco home, attached 2 car garage, detached 2 car garage, 1 car garage. Same owner for 47 yrs. Lg country kitchen, lots of cupboards, hardwood floors, bright living rm, family rm, woodstove, sunrm, 3 bedrms, 4 pc on second level. Oil heat. Lots of character & charm. Deck on back of home overlooking property. Asking $309,000 MLS QR21403700

EXECUTIVE HOME Lg lot, upscale subdivision in Village of Wellington. Open concept family rm/ kitchen/ eating, separate living rm/ dining rm. Main floor master bedrm, ensuite, walkin closet. 2 pc bath, laundry on main floor, inside entrance to 2 car garage. 2nd level has 2 bedrms, 4 pc bath. Unspoiled basement, rough in for bath. Call on this one. Asking $389,900 MLS® 2131558

GLENORA ROAD Close to Picton, municipal water at lot line. View of Picton Bay. Mature trees at back of 100’ x 200’ lot. This is the spot for your new home. Asking $114,500 MLS® 2133769

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OLDER RENOVATED HOME Municipal water, village of Consecon. Immaculate inside, totally renovated. Lg country kitchen, woodstove, lots of cupboards, island. Separate living room, lg 3 pc bath, 2 bedrms upstairs, small office area & loft in second bedrm. Detached 1 1/2 car garage, outbuilding could be used as workshop or small bunkie, 20x20 3rd building. Lg 2+ acre property, great for young entrepreneur for home occupation. Call to view. Asking $199,900 MLS® QR21404242

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REDNERSVILLE ROAD WATERFRONT PROPERTY $849,000 Deceptively spacious & beautiful 2+2 bedroom backsplit with 3 baths & 2 fireplaces. Updated eat-in kitchen with centre island, laundry room with extra storage space, finished lower level with walk out to beautiful gardens and waterfront. Swim, fish and sail from the dock. Sea wall and boat launch too! MLS®2141870

$1,000,000 This stunning waterfront home was custom built to offer picturesque views of Bay of Quinte and amazing sunsets. Ideally located 10 minutes to Belleville this property boasts 225 feet of water frontage and 2.66 acres with gorgeous conservatory overlooking a seasonal waterfall. Features vaulted ceiling in great room with stone fireplace, in-floor heating, Brazilian cherry wood floors, master bedroom on main floor with ensuite and dressing room. Luxury at its finest! MLS®2142344

EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT

$1,165,000 A custom built home designed for a traditional look on professionally landscaped property of 1.1 acres on Picton Bay. The interior is of top quality and has been designed to meet every need. The home has central air, natural gas heating, municipal water /sewer, private elevator and attached 3 car garage. MLS®2135295

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$469,000 Delightful and dramatic Georgian Regency home is located on the shore of South Bay. Open concept living, dining and kitchen spaces, generous bedrooms and calming waterviews - perfect for entertaining family and friends. Custom designed kitchen equipped with gas range, stainless appliances, chef's sink and Carrara marble topped island. This custom built home is designed for those who appreciate the fine art of living. MLS®QR21405897

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BEAUTIFUL WATERVIEWS

$599,000 Picturesque bungalow overlooking Smith's Bay, Waupoos Island and Prince Edward Bay on 3.13 acres. Steps to the waterfront. 2 bedroom, 3 bath home has a large attached garage and large rear deck for entertaining. Lower level has family room, laundry, den and 4 pc bath. MLS®2132898

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$680,000 At the end of a country lane custom built 4+2 bedroom raised ranch with angel stone exterior overlooks the tranquil waters of West Lake. In the sheltered bay is a private dock with paddle boat. Built in 1977 there is approximately 2,500 square feet of living space on main level plus 22'x20' attached garage. On the lower level there are 2 workshop rooms, furnace room, cold cellar and self contained apartment. Also included on the 1.2 acres is a screened covered porch overlooking the lake with 2 attached pergola decks, detached garage and 2 sheds. Enjoy spectacular sunsets with panoramic views of the lake to watch the swans, great blue herons, kingfishers, osprey and ducks. A wonderful family home! MLS®QR21405171

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A PLACE TO UNWIND

$599,000 This home combines beauty and comfort and a place to relax. Custom 2 bedroom home is located on wide lake front with picture windows to take advantage of the expansive views. Elegant two levels with over 2,600 sq ft of living space with high quality finishes such as quartz counter tops, luxurious bathrooms and hardwood floors. Perfect place to unwind on the shoreline patio on 100 feet of Lake Ontario. MLS ®2126055

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PICTON WATERFRONT BUILDING LOT

$389,000 Build your dream home on this waterfront lot with municipal service located on the Picton Bay Harbour. Prince Edward Landing Development Ltd. will offer guidance for developing the perfect design or assist you with existing building plans. Architectural guidelines will preserve your investment in the future. Call today for an appointment to walk the property. MLS®QR21404365

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MILL STREET, BLOOMFIELD

$575,000 On lovely side street exceptional Century home which has been extensively renovated and restored providing all modern conveniences while retaining its fine character. Architectural details include unique inlaid custom flooring, high ceilings, large windows, fireplace in dining room and classic Victorian stairway. Other features include 2 separate gas fireplaces, walk out balcony and ensuite off master bedroom and granite counter tops in modern kitchen. Professionally landscaped gardens and separate carriage house. MLS ®2136872

SPENCER STREET, PICTON

$399,000 This gracious century home is located on a large corner lot overlooking Picton harbour for wonderful waterviews. Lots of character and charm with large principal rooms flooded with light. All original windows on main floor. Pleasing architectural details throughout. Lovely gazebo attached to verandah for watching the world go by! MLS®2143077

NORTH SHORE OF HAY BAY

$475,000 Delightful 4 bedroom home with 150 feet of waterfront. A beautiful sunroom makes life easy to enjoy on the main floor; a walkout and patio from the lower level completes the picture. Boat house garage and dock at the water. Quiet, lots of birds, very natural setting. MLS®QR21404202

GOOD BONES

$349,000 Exceptional all brick 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with shop/garage. 2.5 storey with a walk up third floor attic. Sunny front porch, formal living and dining room with cozy fireplace in family room. Hardwood floors downstairs. MLS®2142887

OLD WORLD CHARM

$459,000 Great family home has been renovated and updated to bring back all the charm and old world appeal. With almost 2,400 sq ft of living space this 5 bedroom, 2 bath home has an inground pool and private deck at the back. Fenced yard and separate 3 storey carriage house. MLS® 2133812

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CENTRE STREET VICTORIAN

$324,000 Updated charming Victorian home has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and original character has been maintained. Features 2 staircases, cozy family room with fireplace, formal living and dining room with 2 car detached garage on large lot. MLS®QR21405720

STOP THE CAR!

$367,500 Delightful stone and vinyl bungalow situated on a lovely lot with mature trees. Close to Trenton, CFB Trenton, Murray Canal, Trent-Severn Waterway, North Beach Provincial Park and wineries. Home features main level laundry/bath, central vac, finished lower level family room and a charming 3 season sunroom which overlooks the garden. Immaculate and well maintained property. MLS®QR21404581

$499,000 This sleek townhouse is luxury living at its finest. Open concept custom designed with hardwood floors and high end appliances. The living room area has a covered balcony with sunny southern exposure and a gas fireplace for cozy evenings. Personal elevator travels to all levels. High efficiency building with solar supplemented hot water and in-floor heating. Furniture, appliances and all window coverings included. Immediate occupancy. MLS® 2106310

ARTIST STUDIO

$275,000 Historic commercial shop on Main Street, Bloomfield. Excellent retail location in centre of artisan village. Zoning CL-4 which allows a number of possibilities. Stuccoed over triple brick construction. Renovated upper self contained unit includes new bathroom, granite counters in kitchen, new carpeting and includes stainless steel appliances. Private back yard. MLS®2141636/646

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Located above the Prince Edward Yacht SAT. OCT. 11 • 10am-12 Club, this quaint 1 bedroom 4-season cottage has spectacular views of Picton Harbour. Many possibilities await this incredible location. Earn income as a weekly summer rental. Good for a nautically themed home based business. Renovate with a 2nd floor addition. $224,500 MLS QR21405351 Incredible opportunity to own 300 feet of waterfront in Prince Edward County. Nestled among farm fields and charming homes on a quiet road near the tip of Point Pleasant. Build your dream house on the knoll with panoramic views of Adolphus Reach at the mouth of Prinyers Cove. Pebble beach is tucked in among mature trees offering the utmost in privacy, and the waters are perfect for boating, swimming and fishing. Close to vineyards, orchards, galleries and two marinas. $134,900 MLS QR21406325

GREAT LOCATION FOR A BUSINESS! Between Belleville and Picton, close to the Sandbanks, vineyards and distillery. 4 bedroom, 2 bath home sits in a rural pasture setting overlooking rolling fields. Features include: 32 x 26 outbuilding, hardwood and granite flooring, open concept kitchen, dining and living area, master bedroom with sitting room, large cozy family room with a wood stove. Natural Gas at lot line. $249,000. MLS QR21405728

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Conveniently located within minutes to the 401 and the boat launch, this home sits on a large country lot surrounded by lush gardens and mature trees, as well as a private deck, gazebo and patio. The huge garden with special rich soil now used for growing prize winning giant vegetables could be used for market gardening and the out-buildings for animals. The interior boasts recent renovations including gleaming hardwood floors, a big country kitchen, a main floor laundry, walk-in closet, and 2 stoves (wood & propane). A truly remarkable opportunity! $339,900 MLS QR21404129

154 WELLINGTON MAIN STREET

Located in the heart of Wellington, this 5 bdrm home offers generous living spaces and some nice details found only in a century home. From the carved front door to the tin ceilings, pocket doors, ornate staircase, high ceilings and wood mouldings, this home offers the character and charm of a by-gone era. The next owners will have the opportunity to update the kitchen and second floor. Two storey workshop. Boat launch across the road. $249,900 MLS QR21406529

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5.2 ac lot on County Road 8 which connects Picton to Cressy. Rolling terrain, mature trees, opportunity to create your own home on a site of your choice, beautiful vistas all around. Among some of Prince Edward County’s most significant properties. Established well, hydro access. $85,000 MLS 2142768 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.samsimone.com

Great opportunity with spectacular views! Build your dream home here among substantial County homes. 4.8 picturesque acres close to Picton or to Long Point beaches. Ideal for those who appreciate nature, wildlife and great birding! One-of-a-kind… $139,000 MLS 2141952 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

Level South Bay waterfront perfect for swimming and an amazing cove to kayak, canoe and explore the bluffs just around the corner. Three-season family trailer on the property is a fantastic retreat from the daily grind. Propane and solar setup and a pump for drawing water from the lake. Includes a deck, BBQ and a dock. Ready for you and the family for summer! $139,000 MLS 2142587 Gail Forcht**

2 bedroom home, quiet street. Upgraded wiring, plumbing & drywall 2014. High-efficiency natural gas furnace, newer windows, updated main bath, jet tub. Large country kitchen, dining room & living room, high ceilings, original tall baseboards. Fantastic in-town living, private yard, 2nd driveway! Charming starter home, 9x18` covered front verandah, board & batten storage shed, garden pond, perennials! $188,800 MLS QR21404913 Gail Forcht**

Excellent opportunity on the edge of Picton! The property features over 1.9 acres of privacy with a 2 storey dwelling and detached garage. Comfortable interior offers 3 bdrm / 3 bath and open concept dining-living room. Don’t miss out on this one! $249,000 MLS QR21406424 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader* www.robandkate.com

Wonderful opportunity to build your dream home! 7.4 acres waterfront lot on the escarpment overlooking Adolphus Reach! Conveniently located just minutes to Picton, Lake on the Mountain, wineries, and the Glenora Ferry. Enjoy the may charms of the County! $265,000 MLS QR21405274 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.lauriegruer.com

Delightful, updgraded Prinyer`s Cove home right on the water! New furnace, new hardwood floors, main floor laundry and wonderful views! Ideal full-time home or weekend retreat, or revenue-producing rental property. Excellent condition, great neighbours and beautiful views over the Cove! Hurry for this one! $269,000 QR21404682 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

NEW ROOF IS ON! Updated ranch-style bungalow, walk to town, private location in Picton. All new flooring on main level, paint, electrical updates, high performance baseboard heaters! Energy efficient home, central air. Updated main bathroom. 3.5 acres, paved drive, lots of parking, attached garage, detached workshop/carriage house with loft. Walk out lower level, 3 pce bath. Back deck overlooking green space, trees, lots of a space for a veggie garden. $298,000 MLS QR21405518 Gail Forcht**

Brick bungalow in a beautiful country setting on the edge of Bloomfield. Gracious, bright living spaces, 3/4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, perfect for a family or a couple looking to scale down. Outdoor spaces include a large front deck, sheltered rear patio,, large backyard with mature trees and expanses of green space perfect for dining al fresco and grilling! This is the perfect spot. Full finished basement. $299,000 MLS QR21406049 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Spectacular hobby farm opportunity! 3 bedroom house, great room addition and den. Terrific barn with second-floor apartment. 9.8 acres! Pool! Double garage! Geothermal heating! This is an outstanding value for those seeking a small farm, an ecologically responsible lifestyle - and a great home close to Picton services and schools. $299,000 MLSQR21404930 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Impeccably located 4-bedroom home steps from the lake, shops, cafes & schools. Great condition! Huge addition provides lg family room, powder room, den/office with direct access from outside. Sun-porch for summer afternoons. Master suite plus 3 more bedrooms. Designer`s own home. $299,000 MLS 2141819 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.samsimone.com

Beautiful waterfront building lot with a nice gentle roll in the land towards the water offering spectacular views and privacy. Pebbly beachfront and pristine water for swimming. Located in an area of fine homes. $299,000 MLS QR21403720 Gail Forcht**

1.3 ac waterfront lot, quiet road, surrounded by prestigious executive homes. On Bay of Quinte, a boaters paradise, deep water. Gateway to Lake Ontario. Dug well and septic. Boat house in need of repair. No other lots in this area available for sale. Build your dream home in one of the most sought after areas in Prince Edward County. Exclusive $325,000 MLS 2142275 Lori Slik* www.asenseofplace.ca

Rustic and romantic log home on 5 wooded acres: just picture yourself here this winter! Huge stone fireplace, pine floors, walk-outs to decks, and a full-width screened porch. 3 excellent bedrooms plus a large family kitchen, immense potential in the high lower level. Direct access to double garage. This is a beautifully-built one-owner home! $349,000 MLS QR21405708 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Beautifully-built 1990 bungalow on 7 picturesque acres close to Picton and Point Petre! Outstanding reception rooms, very generous master suite with adjoining sunroom, plus two more bedrooms, spacious lower level with walk-outs, wonderful wide decks on two sides. Perfect opportunity to take this one right off the grid! Just add solar! $349,000 MLS QR21405589 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Just what you’ve been looking for: a perfect in-town bungalow in a great location! 3 Bedrooms on the main floor plus two more in the lower level! Beautiful garden with a wonderful tulip tree! Hardwood floors, new kitchen and 3 full baths. Walk to everything! $359,000 MLS 2142226 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

Opportunity! Build your dream home on this spectacular 8.5 ac escarpment-like property minutes from Picton! 1,374 ft Long Reach waterfront. 3-season cabin at water`s edge, hydro & propane. Surveyed building envelope offers incomparable south & east views. $379,000 MLS 2142071 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.lauriegruer.com

Stately renovated 4 bedrm home, gorgeous in-town lot. Lg principal rooms. Master oasis on 3rd level, fireplace, balcony, skylights, ensuite, soaker tub, separate shower, heated floors. 9’ ceilings throughout. Laundry on 2nd floor doubles as guest room or can be moved back to the basement. Full-height basement for dry storage, workshop or hobbies, wide staircase. Big country kitchen, granite counters, solid wood cabinets. Plenty of original character. $399,500 MLS 2143000 Gail Forcht**

Century home, stunning water views in the heart of Waupoos. 3.6 landscaped acres. Carriage house plus 2 car detached garage. Enclosed porch. Lg living spaces, separate dining room & living room, catalytic wood stove. Gleaming maple floors, durable `dog proof` finish. Country sized kitchen, wood stove, walkout to back deck. Brazilian Jatoba hardwood on 2nd floor. New windows, new high efficiency furnace, updated wiring & plumbing throughout. $408,000 MLS QR21405182 Gail Forcht**

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Wonderful restored red brick Victorian in a high demand location! Full of original charm and character but updated for the way we live now! Spectacular brand new kitchen, 2 full baths exquisite pine floors, 2 gas fireplaces, two staircases and a deep private garden. Walk to schools and shops! Great value in the heart of Picton! $365,000 MLS QR21406055 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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An extremely rare opportunity to acquire stewardship of ‘The County’s Best Place for Good Times’! This well established and popular destination in The County is full of history and nostalgic reference across generations. OPEN SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH - DOORS OPEN AT 9 PM $419,000 MLS QR21406582 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader* www.robandkate.com

Lovely family home meticulously maintained with consistent updates, this home is ready to move into. The westerly exposure lets you enjoy nightly sunsets that never cease to amaze. Formal living & dining rooms & a cozy family rm with a gas fireplace. Family rm has sliding glass doors walking out to the 40` deck. Kitchen has lots of space for prep & storage & includes a sep. breakfast rm. Handy 2 piece bathroom here &separate entrances to both the garage & deck. Convenient laundry room with built-in hobby desk & walk-in storage. Towering trees, tranquil waterviews, and wildlife sightings set this home apart. Newer roof, CAC & gas furnace. Come take a look and fall in love. $475,000 MLS QR21406026 Liz Jones*

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Spectacular Waterfront Home Right on Prinyers Cove, Offering Beautiful LightFilled Spaces And Lots Of Accommodation. Dramatic Loft-Style Master Bedroom With Stellar Views! Sunroom And Screened Porch Offer Perfect Spaces For Waterside Relaxation. Full Lower Level With Walkouts, Great Storage And A Huge Family Room! Ideal Family Cottage Or Full-Time Home. $499,000 MLS 2142354 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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20 ac great vistas just minutes from Picton! Stunning executive home ideal for lg family or multiple generations. 5 bedrms with ensuites, state-of-the-art mechanicals, wonderful natural light. House takes full advantage of rolling terrain & open fields. Lower level could work well as separate suite. $479,500 MLS 2141766 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.samsimone.com

24 acr right on Lake Ontario! Stunning waterfront, incomparable vistas! 10-yr old house built by Ron Kerr and perfect for a family. 2 fully-finished levels with walkouts, decks, sprawling lawns. Terrific master-suite and enormous family room with games room adjacent. Double garage, too. Ideal weekend retreat or full-time home! $499,000 MLS 2142490 Laurie Gruer*, Monica Klingenberg*, Sam Simone*

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Great opportunity to own walk in waterfront, 3 bedroom home with boathouse. Long narrow treed lot, lots of privacy. Master bedroom, 9 ft ceilings, overlooks water, walkout to large covered deck with hot tub. Large spacious eat in kitchen, open to living room. Boathouse separate from house, own water system, 100 amp service, lg accommodations above, 3 piece ensuite, balcony. Fully insulated, baseboard heat, septic, lg area for storage of boat below. 40` Fendock at shoreline. Minutes east of Picton. $449,000 MLS QR21405828 Lori Slik*

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Handsome executive home tucked away on West Lake Rd, excellent opportunity with the Sand Dunes almost on your door step! Thoughtfully designed layout features comfortable entertaining spaces with intimate living areas that flow with ease. 4 bdrms, 3 bathrooms, attached double garage, expansive lower level offers great potential for hobbies & additional living space. $485,000 MLS QR21405622 Rob Plomer* & Kate Vader*

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True Canadiana! Invest in a piece of County history with a historical house, over 1000’ of Lake Ontario waterfront & a handsome barn. Wonderful views, Conservation area right across the road. 4 bedrooms, utterly charming family kitchen & a large screened porch. Separate bunkie, too! $499,000 MLS 2143158 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.lauriegruer.com

Spectacular gardens surround this unique century home, now expanded and updated for our time. Reclaimed pine floors, wood-burning fireplace, generous light-filled rooms! Geo-thermal heating system! Wonderful woodland trails lead to charming, wildlife-rich Muscote Bay waterfront ideal for canoes. This is a very special County retreat! $449,000 MLS QR21404687 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Big, bold and beautiful! Perfect country retreat for a big family: lots of bedrooms and bathrooms, many nooks and crannies for reading, games or projects. Ideal for canoes on the pond or strolls to the Bistro! Thirdfloor studio with spectacular views. A house full of sunshine! $499,000 MLS 2142318 Laurie Gruer*, Monica Klingenberg*, Sam Simone* www.lauriegruer.com

Great opportunity to own walk in waterfront, 3 bedroom home with boathouse. The 3 bedroom home is situated on a long narrow treed lot with lots of privacy. The master bedroom with 9 ft ceilings overlooks the water with walkout to large covered deck with hot tub. The large spacious eat in kitchen is open to the living room. The boathouse is fully separate from the house, with own water system, 100 amp service, large accommodations above with a 3 piece ensuite, patio doors to a balcony overlooking the water. Fully insulated with baseboard heat, septic, and large area for storage of boat below, plus a 40` Fendock at the shoreline. Only minutes east of Picton. $449,000 MLS QR21405828 Lori Slik*

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Calling all nature lovers! On the marsh, canal access to West Lake, immaculate bungalow, beautiful views, tranquil setting. 3-bedroom home, water views from almost every room, fully-finished lower level with walk-out to patio. Main level features newly renovated kitchen, gleaming hardwood floors, a gas fireplace and walk-out to deck overlooking the water. This could all be yours for $439,000 MLS 2142760 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Bright bungalow at the the water`s edge just West of Wellington. 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 baths, spacious Great Room with large windows and corner fireplace nook. Walkouts from the Living room, eat-in Kitchen and Master Bedroom to a fabulous deck overlooking the water. Views to Sandbanks beach, West Point and the famous Dunes! Only a few steps down to the limestone shore, great for swimming or watching the waves roll in! Double garage plus cute garden shed offer plenty of storage for all your toys. Brand new roof on the garage, Updated wiring, New insulated door and windows going in Master bedroom to take advantage of the amazing views. From Sunrise to Sunset, this cottage has it all! $518,000 MLS QR21406429 Gail Forcht**

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Your own private waterfront park on the Bay of Quinte! Character-filled century home dramatically renovated and upgraded. 3/4 bedrooms, 2 dens plus a family room! Gleaming hardwood, 2 wood stoves, an elevated deck from which to watch the boats drift by! Sprawling lawns & a great outbuilding, too. Minutes to the 401! $589,000 MLS QR21403950 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Opportunity! Busy well-established convenience store, high-visibility location adjacent to LCBO. Catch traffic headed to the beach! Currently features Ontario Lottery, ATM, dry-cleaning drop off, convenience, grocery items. Sale includes store, 3-bedroom bungalow, lg detached garage for storage. Anti-theft security systems. $549,000 MLS 2141992 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Spectacular waterfront on Lake on the Mountain. Level private lot, excellent swimming. Spacious home, everything on one level, garage workshop, heated/insulated studio space with commercial zoning. 4 bedrms, 2 baths, new efficient wood stove, 2 wood fireplaces, 3 yr new propane furnace. Newer roof, irrigation/sprinkler system, views to lake, private 2nd master. Formal living & dining rooms, family room, screen room! Potential galore! $570,000 MLS QR21403890 Gail Forcht**

Amazing space! You won`t believe the amount of accommodation in this sprawling family home with spectacular views of Picton Bay! Striking 3-bedroom 2-storey home with `Dwell Magazine` design elements - plus a large 2/3 bedroom one-level in-law suite. Generous spaces, great natural light, low-maintenance grounds - all just a stroll away from Main Street services. Expansive second level sunroom offers wide vistas of the Bay! $575,000 MLS QR21406126 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Custom built home, 2.73 ac, approx. 190` waterfront East Lake. 11 sets of French doors, double-hung windows. Enclosed sunroom, screened in front porch. Open concept living rm, propane fireplace, kitchen & dining area. Spacious deck overlooking water. Lower level walkout to poured patio. 3 car garage. Lg outbuilding. $598,000 MLS 2141814 Gail Forcht** www.homeinthecounty.com

Completely renovated bungalow, 1.6 acres, 595 ft incredible panoramic waterfront accessible pebble shoreline, views to Timber Island, False Duck, Main Duck & open water. Energy efficient year-round living, new propane furnace, central air, updated kitchen & baths. Master with ensuite, generous closets. Great windows, 4-season dining/ sunroom, vaulted ceiling. Paved double drive, insulated double garage, workshop, heated storage room. $648,000 MLS QR21405613 Gail Forcht**

“Once upon a time...” Welcome to this enchanting country property minutes from Picton. 126 diverse and interesting acres. Beautifully restored classic farmhouse featured in several publications. Offers 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, beautiful reception rooms and upgraded services. Charming bunkie/studio and an outstanding barn, upgraded and enhanced for a variety of uses. $649,000 MLS 2142030 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Betty Burns Justine Deluce Gail Forcht Laurie Gruer

Office Manager Sales Representative

Chief Operating Officer Broker of Record

Broker

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Liz Jones Monica Klingenberg Peter Lynch Rob Plomer Duane Russell Sarah Scott Sam Simone

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Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage

Sales Representative

Catherine Deluce Chair & Founder

Sales Representative

Broker

Sales Representative

Richard Stewart

LLB

Vice President Legal Counsel Sales Representative

Sales Representative

Lori Slik

Sales Representative

Kate Vader Sales Representative

Shannon Warr-Hunter Sales Representative

43 Main Street, Picton ON K0K 2T0

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One of the best waterfront properties in the County! In the heart of Waupoos. Spectacular 4.99 acres with over 350 feet of waterfront and views to open water as well as Waupoos Island. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home set back from the road, close to the water with fantastic wrap around verandah, large windows and walkouts from the great room, dining-room and master! 12in walls, a large stone fireplace in great room with vaulted ceiling as well as a formal dining room. bird`s eye maple floors. Guest bath, bedroom, workshop, office and family room with fireplace on the lower level (with walk-out to attached double garage). Well-built and beautifully maintained. Energy efficient heating/cooling! Dock included. Potential for severance. MLS QR21404954 Gail Forcht**

Right out of a magazine! Beautifully-restored Picton residence, great scale & original character. Bay windows, high ceilings, French doors, transoms, hardwood & pine floors. Spectacular gardens, much-admired carriage house. One of Picton’s finest homes, featured on house & garden tours. $679,000 MLS 2141997 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

All-season, private retreat, mature trees, perennial gardens on the shores of Long Reach. Totally renovated in 2010 by Elliott Sage, comfortable cottage lifestyle living. Spacious, bright, 4 bedroom, custom-designed home. Expansive decks, private gardens. 2 full levels of generous living space. Secluded property off a main road on a private, well-maintained, all season lane shared with only 6 other properties. Easiest access to a remote property only 10 minutes from the 401 and Picton! $749,900 MLS QR21406034 Lori Slik*

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Much-admired Point Petre farm! 65 acres with a handsome red barn and a classic restored red brick farmhouse. Spectacular Great Room with radiant floors distinctive staircase and three bedrooms. Your own tennis court, too! This property is featured in "The Settler's Dream" $749,000 MLS 2143133 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

Custom stone home, picturesque & private setting, 525’ stunning waterfront overlooking Cape Vessey. Almost new Dave Main built executive home. Abundance of light through numerous windows. Gourmet kitchen, great room, stone fireplace, formal dining area, south facing waterfront vista. Grand master bedroom on main floor. 2nd bedroom, ensuite, guest suite on upper level. Lg family room. 4.16 acres. Close to Waupoos wineries, restaurants, marinas & fresh vegetables & fruit. $795,000 MLS QR21404563 Gail Forcht**

Spectacular opportunity in the heart of Prince Edward County! Handsome log house privately sited on 8 ac, spring fed pond. Income from 2 charming cottages rented month to month. Lg commercial building on the Parkway, purpose built as a brewery, immense potential for other uses. Reinvent yourself here! $799,000 MLS 2141924 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Spacious, energy efficient, thoughtful design. 4 bedroom, 3 bath stone home. High ceilings, custom tile work. Chef`s dream kitchen, walk-in pantry, commercial Jenn-Air range, working island, desk area, Quartz counters. Huge veranda, covered patio. Incredible Master suite, 5 pc ensuite, dream closet! 2nd level laundry. Radiant in-floor heating + central air, R60 insulation (Arxx). 70 ac, private oasis, seasonal creek, rolling hills, limestone, fruit trees, concord grapes! $799,999 MLS 2142746 Gail Forcht**

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Exciting design right on Adolphus Reach! Recreated to take full advantage of waterfront & sunlight this sophisticated home offers great volumes of space, indoor spa pool & several walk-outs to decks or terraces, sumptuous master suite plus 3 more guest areas. Easy access to Picton or Kingston! $829,000 MLS 2141689 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg* www.monicaklingenberg.com

Best-kept secret! Exquisitely designed 7 yr old bungalow on a beautifully wooded waterfront lot of just under 2 acres, spectacular views of The Bay of Quinte. House is set at the end of a curving driveway, features 3 bedrooms including sumptuous master suite, office, generous dining room, dramatic chef’s kitchen and a show-stopping Great Room. Huge covered terrace facing the Bay plus double garage. $885,000 QR21404045 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Elegant waterfront home on 2.26 acre lot, panoramic views of the Bay of Quinte. Heated in-ground pool, extensive boardwalk to water`s edge. Open concept home, gourmet kitchen, lg great room, fireplace, separate dining room, stained Brazilian cherry hardwood floors throughout, vaulted ceilings, 9’ ceilings throughout. Lg master bedroom, fireplace. Professional landscaping, lg screened-in sunroom, 3.5 car garage with 4 doors, minutes from Trenton & Belleville. $899,000 MLS 2143184 Lori Slik*

Enchanting spacious updated gabled Century home, 24 acres, over 600’ waterfront on Adolphus Reach. 2 centre hall plans, original staircases. Pine & hardwood floors, original trim, french style windows in 1860`s part of house. Perfect for retreat, B&B or special place for family & friends. Finished & insulated space in historic barn. 2 smaller outbuildings. Stairs to Muskoka-like shore, private deck. Potential to sever. Land presently in cash crop & newly fenced area for the horses. $928,000 MLS QR21404532 Gail Forcht**

Much-admired County landmark in the heart of Picton! Impeccably restored Colonial Revival classic is featured in “The Settler’s Dream” & other publications. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, exquisite period detail, 2 staircases, splendid entrance hall with fireplace, expansive veranda's & balconies, a recently-built carriage house. Unique opportunity! $929,000 MLS 2142432 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

Brick 6 bedroom, 5 bath waterfront home, 2.9 ac, mature trees, complete privacy. Bungalow, fully finished walk out basement, lg guest suite above garage, detached 4 1/2 bay garage, decks off every room that faces the water to capture the views and outdoor living to the fullest. Decks replaced with maintenance free composite decking, newer kitchen, lg dining room, living room & family room, fireplace on main floor & lower level. On the Bay of Quinte. $949,900 MLS QR21404214 Lori Slik*

Spectacular family retreat on a sheltered cove in Prince Edward County! Stunning 6-year old house on over 2 acres features 4 bedroom suites, amazing family room and huge waterside porch. Double and triple garages. Property can be run as a marina with 31 boat slips, 8 moorings and a clubhouse. Looking for a family live/work opportunity or a perfect situation for a snowbird? Opportunity! $995,000 MLS QR21404936 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

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Broker

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Bay of Quinte Estate! Spectacular executive residence takes full advantage of its incomparable setting: double-height fenestration, expansive stone terraces and a stunning oversized pool. State-of-the-art chef’s kitchen, 4/5 bedrooms and a main floor den and family room. Minutes from the 401 or Picton. Opportunity! $1,550,000 MLS QR21403691 Laurie Gruer*, Sam Simone*, Monica Klingenberg*

www.monicaklingenberg.com

Liz Jones Monica Klingenberg Peter Lynch Rob Plomer Duane Russell Sarah Scott Sam Simone

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Unparalleled waterfront estate, 53 acres. Over 1000’ waterfront, dock, protected waters for swimming & boating! 3+ acres mature vines producing 8 varieties. Custom built 4 bedroom home, geothermal heating & cooling, heated in-ground pool, dream kitchen. Hardwood & ceramic floors, radiant heat, stone fireplace. Master oasis, 5 pc ensuite, 2 walk-in closets, fireplace, views across vineyard to water. Recently built outbuilding could be tasting room or bunkie. $1,295,000 MLS QR21404458 Gail Forcht**

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Catherine Deluce Chair & Founder

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Richard Stewart LLB

Vice President Legal Counsel Sales Representative

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Lori Slik

Sales Representative

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ARIES (Mar 21/Apr 20) An issue at work requires your immediate attention, Aries. This situation must be approached delicately, but don't be afraid to speak your mind and accept the results. TAURUS (Apr 21/May 21) Taurus, a busy week awaits but just take things one project at a time. Keep to yourself for a little bit in an attempt to stay focused on the numerous tasks at hand. GEMINI (May 22/Jun 21) Gemini, your positive attitude is why people have grown to rely on you in tight spots. Plant a smile on your face and others will benefit from your positive influence. CANCER (Jun 22/Jul 22) Cancer, it's hard to know when to be assertive at work. You want to appear competent and in control, but you also want to build a good rapport with coworkers. Experiment a little. LEO (Jul 23/Aug 23) Leo, give plans time to develop, but don't feel the need to hide your enthusiasm about the prospects. Trust your instincts as to when is a good time to get moving. VIRGO (Aug 24/Sept 22) Virgo, you cannot control the behavior of others, but you can change your own direction to counteract some unexpected developments. Keep an open mind.

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Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage* 102 Main St., Picton Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom Ranch. Fireplace, Hardwood floors, 2 Car Garage, Den. $288,000 MLS 2141035 Call The Young's (613) 476-2100

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Great rural property, 10 minutes from Picton. 2 bedroom, lg eat in kitchen, plenty of cupboard space, bright living room, 4 pc bath, laundry room all on main floor. Newer roof, windows, doors, insulation & well. Lg yard, separate garage/workshop. GREAT VALUE!! MLS 2141898 Pat Benson Moore

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Enjoy living in adult lifestyle subdivision. Freshly painted, new carpet/flooring. $134,000 MLS QR21405815 Call Elsie Wiersma 613-848-4810

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Century farm house with many upgrades. Covered porch. Quiet road minutes to Sandbanks & Pt Petre. $279,900 MLS 2142692 Call The Young's (613) 476-2100

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BILL RORABECK Broker 613-476-2100

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Spacious cottage style home on a lovely lot overlooking Mill Pond, moments from Milford. $259,000 MLS QR21404837 Bill Rorabeck

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Large century 5 bedroom home, 166’ waterfront on Lake Consecon. Original features, many improvements. $499,900 MLS QR21406567 Marty Martel/Paul Gentile

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Separate 2 bedroom guest cottage (4 seasons). Large barn-workshop. Fantastic lake views. $449,000 MLS 2143210 Steve Sensenstein

Spacious 3 bedroom bungalow. 2 Car Garage. Private setting close to Beaches & Pt Petre $249,000 MLS 2143563 Call The Young's (613) 476-2100

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Waupoos home with over 620ft of flat Waterfront. 3 bedroom/3 bathroom. Stunning waterviews! $899,900 MLS 2141579 Call The Young's (613) 476-2100

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY FARM

67 acres, near established vineyards. Newly painted 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home, three door 24` x 30` garage. $485,000 MLS QR21404905 Bill Rorabeck

Walk to all conveniences. Super in town, gas heat, open concept layout. Covered deck, garage ++ garden shed. Parking for 2 cars plus addition spot. MLS QR21405832 Call Joy Humphrey 623-849-5999

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Spacious country style 3+ bedroom bungalow, attractive deck. Completely renovated. Asking $215,000 MLS QR21403982 Call Carol Brough

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In the market for a new home? Do some comparison shopping! Make copies of this Check List and take one with you when you shop a prospective home. It will enable you to look back and compare features, helping you to make a better buy!

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337 COUNTY ROAD 24 Call GEOFF CHURCH, This 2700sqft home has 4 bdrms, master with ensuite, Broker eat-in kitchen and lots of room for entertaining in the 613-476-2700 or family and separate dining rooms. It is situated on toll free 1-877-476-0096 aliving, private, 3.1 acre level lot. Also on the property is a 40ft www.geoffchurch.com X 37ft workshop with large doors and a two car detached

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garage. While in need of updating, this 1920’s home offers generous space and the opportunity to pursue hobbies or a small home-based business in a quiet, rural location. $224,900 MLS QR21404845

NEW PRICE

MAIN ST, PICTON DUPLEX Terrific location for this commercial/residential property. Century brick with ample parking and detached garage. 1 bedroom currently rented. Core commercial allows almost any commercial operation. Lower level vacant, easy to show. $319,000 MLS 2142830

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private stone courtyard adjacent to the house. An absolute gem! $489,000 MLS 2142041

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19 HARBOURVIEW CRESCENT One owner home in great neighbourhood close to Rec Centre, school, beach and ball diamonds. Metal roof, lifetime warranty veronicanorton@bellnet.ca on new windows, customized open kitchen with island great for family gatherings. Move in ready and a pleasure to show. $229,900 MLS QR21405632

COUNTRY RETREAT Call ELIZABETH CROMBIE, Sales Rep $700,000 Completely renovated country home is 613-476-2700 or great for entertaining. The 5 bedroom, 3 bath toll free 1-877-476-0096 home is also ideal for a growing young family. www.pictonhomes.com The 1.5 storey home with central staircase also has 2 fireplaces, bright formal dining room and spacious master bedroom with cathedral ceiling, ample closet space and ensuite. MLS®2133542

Call VERONICA NORTON, Sales Rep Office: 613-399-5900 613-885-4456

Absolutely meticulous executive home,

LAURIE GRUER, completely upgraded and decorated. Just SAM SIMONE, move in! Perfect auxiliary building ideal as MONICA KLINGENBERG guest house or studio. Spectacular 2-acre property features stunning stone walls and a Office: 613-471-1708

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MAIN ST, PICTON 6-PLEX Great Investment Opportunity. Well maintained commercial 6 plex located in the heart of Picton, strong tenancies. Call Herb for more information. $579,000 MLS QR21404075

NEW LISTING

Call RON NORTON, Sales Rep Office: 613-399-5900 ronnorton@bellnet.ca

Designer`s own sparkling Victorian in a great location! Generous and versatile principal rooms, LAURIE GRUER, large kitchen with centre island, charming SAM SIMONE, MONICA KLINGENBERG sunroom, three big bedrooms and two full baths. Light, bright decor inside: large decks and spa Office: 613-471-1708 like hot tub outside! Outstanding value on one of Picton`s most in-demand streets! $329,000 MLS QR21405214 Call Sales Representatives

676 NORTH BIG ISLAND RD Custom built waterfront home built on 2+ acres on the beautiful Bay of Quinte. Large eat-in kitchen and cozy family room allow for fabulous entertaining! Wrap around veranda and large windows throughout the home let you view spectacular sunrises and sunsets from either inside or outside. Bedrooms on the 2nd level and recroom on the lower level is the perfect family home layout!! $450,000 MLS 2137275

Call RICK MACDONALD, Beautiful Wellington On The Lake Sales Rep bungalow at a very attractive price. 613-399-2700 or Immaculate throughout, central air, hide toll free 1-866-399-9902 away laundry, large living room, spacious www.countyliving.ca

master bedroom and fast closing available. Make your appointment to view today. Only asking $109,000 MLS QR21406511

WATERFRONT

Call CHERYL GRIESE, Broker

613-921-1311

Beautiful family home...just moments away from it all, ah..that country feeling! Close to town of Picton. 4 bed 3 bath, flowing layout, with plenty of room for privacy. Large eat-in kitchen. Fenced yard, almost 2 acres with pond,and separate workshop. Wired for security, back-up generator, has keyless entry. $429,900 MLS 2140362

ESTATE OF MIND Call ELIZABETH CROMBIE, Sales Rep $1,195,000 This waterfront gem is located in an 613-476-2700 or area of prestigous homes along the lake front and toll free 1-877-476-0096 close to several wineries. Spectacular executive www.pictonhomes.com 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with over 3,000 sq ft of living space. 200 ft of natural shoreline with patio to natural stone ledges and picturesque pond on 2.2 estate property. MLS®2140703

The ARNOLD FAITH, Sales Rep 613-476-7800

Prince Edward County Realty Inc. Brokerage

98 Main Street, Picton, ON

Gather ALL the family here for Thanksgiving, including Aunts, Uncle, Brothers & Cousins. Large formal rooms for entertaining the crowd and loads of space on the grounds to have a game of horseshoes or two. One of a kind waterfront home on municipal services just a stone throw away from Picton Golf Club. $895,000 MLS 2133785

Call GAIL FORCHT, Broker

Charming 2 bedroom home, hardwood floors, original wood mouldings. Separate dining room, bright living room, 4-season sunporch. Kitchen has lots of storage, walkout to back deck, retractable awning. 2 bedrooms, 4 pc bath. New roof, newer windows, efficient natural www.homeinthecounty.com gas furnace, cool central air! Full lower level, clean & dry. Great location, quiet street close to downtown amenities, fabulous back yard. Garage/workshop, power & poured floor. $169,000 MLS QR21405003

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CENTURY DUPLEX Grand home with many possibilities such an investment property, convert to single family , bed and breakfast (with approval) or a multigenerational home as it is being currently used. Located close to schools and shopping. 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, large rooms. Beautiful private back yard and inground pool. Many updated include kitchens, some bathrooms, roof, electrical and plumbing. $329,900. MLS QR21406397