Friends, family and volunteers joined Peter Mertens with his wife Kathleen (centre) to celebrate his election as mayor on Monday night at East & Main Bistro. Side by side with Peter are (left) Janet and Kevin Mertens (Peters’ son) and (right) Thea Bray and her husband Don Bal. Tweet
The Storehouse Wellington Foodbank held a fundraising fashion show at Casa-Dea Winery in Hillier on Saturday evening. The event featured a gourmet dinner for more than 60 guests and a silent auction. The highlight of the evening was the display of fashions provided by Seeley’s Clothing and Accessories, Kelly’s and Garb. Christine Therriault and and [...]
A mix of new, familiar and well-known faces to serve on next council Prince Edward County has said it wants change. Voters spoke boldly on Monday delivering a strong mandate to its new mayor, serving up big changes on council and sending a clear signal it wants a smaller council table next time around. Peter [...]
They came from across the country, from California and the U.K., to participate in the first ever Prince Edward Gravity Fest in Picton on the weekend. More pics. Eleven-year-old Quinn Dubois, (above) from Vancouver B.C. learned about the event from his grandmother who lives in Wellington and read about it in the Times. Quinn was [...]
Wind energy symposium brings the brightest minds and clearest voices to Prince Edward County The folks of Mars Hill, Maine were once like residents in many rural communities across North America. They were concerned about the environment, climate change and their nation’s reliance on offshore oil to run their economy. They welcomed wind energy developers [...]
Dukes where they want to be Just over a quarter of the Wellington Dukes season is now behind the team. The Dukes stand on top of their division and indeed own the best winning record in the OJHL. For the second straight week the Dukes are number two in the nation according to the CJHL’s [...]
It’s time I got a grip on this world economy thing, because it’s hitting close to home. I think the theory goes something like this. You can have your consumer goods made anywhere in the world. Nature will find a way of having them made at the cheapest possible cost. It can’t be stopped by [...]
There will be plenty of time to dissect the results from Monday’s municipal election in future weeks—plenty of time to sort out what the electorate was saying and to whom. Instead I will use my space this week to line up behind the many folks so full of pride and gratitude this week to the [...]
