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On behalf of Ontario Liberals, I am pleased
Hockey day in the County serves up thrills and cutting edge fashion Spencer Haennel, Nolan Lane and Austin Bryan skate for the Beatty Seeds Novice AE team that, along with five other Kings…
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Water fowl of all description crowd Wellington harbour readying for flight A Canada goose flies by the first-quarter moon one afternoon in January. Hundreds of geese and swans have been cavorting at West…
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Members, residents recognized at Wellington Legion Levee Royal Canadian Legion Wellington Branch 160 honoured Ross “Gunner” Clark at its New Year’s Day Levee on Sunday. Clark is an 88-year-old army veteran who received…
Jan 6 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Dukes within a point of second place Both teams were sharp—sticking tightly to the game plan—each player following his…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Council says it will make the choices about what stays and what goes Amajority of council, it seems, knows…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Heritage Advisory Committee seeks to restore confidence Still reeling from a very public dispute over the redevelopment of portion…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Dukes closing the gap The last time the Dukes faced St. Michael’s, their highly touted netminder and a pair…
Jan 20 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Planner/educator/farmer urges innovative thinking about land and food What we eat and how we produce our food is changing.…
Jan 20 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Faster than a speeding bullet. Able to leap tall snow mounds in a single jump. Hunter Reynolds, a mild-mannered…
Jan 20 2012 / No Comment / Read More »County Road 3 needs fixing, but how remains an open question With the snow cleared, it’s easy to see…
Jan 20 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Bluegrass
Art in the County
Wellington Women’s Half Marathon and 1/2 a half
More Dukes faithful
Dukes faithful
What it takes
Pushing through
Hold on
Kitchen Musicians
Through the streets of Wellington
Hockey and I have sort of a love-hate relationship. I love to go out dancing. And hockey hates to let me. The game conspires against me. I’m sure of it. As a teenager, I spent many Friday nights in a cold arena watching my boyfriend’s junior hockey team. The rest of the evening hinged entirely…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Honestly, if I were being paid to do nothing, nothing is exactly what I’d be doing. I’d welcome a something-for-nothing job. Bring it on. I am a former federal government employee. Okay, insert your laughter here. I retired early, in 1996. I wanted to go back to school. I had a dream-plan for myself. But,…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »I see from last week’s paper that new County manager Merlin Dewing has said that the County is doing more than it can afford to do and must either stop something or find new sources of funding. Our publisher says it is “likely to be the most painful exercise this young council has yet to…
Jan 20 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Last Friday night, Andrew Shaw chased a puck into the Florida Panthers’ zone in the last minute of play in the third period. Panthers goalie Jose Theodore was on the bench in favour of an extra attacker. Shaw got to the puck but fired wide of the open net. He has been on target much…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Today is Robbie Burns’s Day, who is also fêted on New Year’s Eve when we sing Auld Lang Syne. This time every year those fortunate to be of Scottish heritage celebrate the “Bard of Scotland.” The festivities are centered around the piping-in of the haggis to the host’s table, closely followed by the address to…
Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Every year, as the joyous holiday season approaches, I seem to get involved in arguments with people from all over Ontario, who are outraged that saying “Merry Christmas” has been…
Dec 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Well, I have to say, the County gets more interesting every day. Newspaper people are running their butts off trying to keep…
Nov 18 2011 / 2 Comments / Read More »The murmur of traffic catches in the maples as the chime from the clock tower of Picton United Church descends from the…
Dec 16 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Crows have long been considered magical. Often when I walk a quiet path I feel like I am in Sherwood Forest and the crows perched high in the treetops signal…
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