Picton Gazette Express: Vol. 3 No. 2

January 22, 2026

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A painting by Ken Valiquette summons the beauty of the season.

Mike Farrell of Farrell Insights presents the results of a professional services workforce survey. Most of them moved to the County from the big city.
Eleventh-hour dip into reserve funds keeps tax hike low
Eleanor Zichy does a special investigation into the life — and heart — of the hunter.

Chris reads this week’s print edition on video. Always a treat.

A quiet weekend of open houses features a walk down Cleave Avenue at Port Picton. A beautiful condo is for sale — right next to the newly opened Claramount Club.

The Winter Weekend Ticket

Waring House presents Robbie Burns night Raise a glass to Scotland’s beloved poet at the annual Robbie Burns Dinner Saturday 24 January. at 6:30 pm. Enjoy a lively winter evening filled with traditional fare, piping and ceremony, poetry and song—all delivered with warm hospitality in our historic County setting. A celebration rich in flavour, tradition, and good cheer. Slàinte!

Tickets: $80 per person + HST & gratuity
Includes a 3-course dinner paired with three single-malt whisky pours.
Reservations: Call 613-476-7492 ext. 1

Square Foot Art Show and Sale. County artists are supporting the South Shore Joint Initiative’s work to protect and preserve PEC’s South Shore. In the Arts on Main Backroom Gallery. January 23 to February 18 every Wednesday through Sunday and Monday February 16 from 11 to 4.

The County Arts Lab presents its 2026 Artists in Residence Culminating Exhibition. Colin Green and Danielle Reddick showcase the the results of their residency work.Saturday January 24th from 1pm to 5pm at the County Arts Lab in The Armoury. 206 Main St, Unit 2E, Picton.

The John M. Parrott Gallery in Belleville opens Drawings and Paintings by Hew Elcock Works on display through February 12. The Gallery is on the third floor of the Belleville Public Library, 254 Pinnacle Street.

Oeno Gallery presents Making Luck: Methods and Materials. Through March 22. The exhibition celebrates a distinctive group of fine contemporary artists who work in an extraordinary range of media. Featuring Mark Bartkiw, Shireen Kamran, Ciba Karisik, Chung-Im Kim, Yvonne Lammerich, Claude Millette, Rod Mireau, Ivo Stoyanov, and exciting new works from Lucy Maki and featured local artist Claudia McCabe.

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