Development of 26 rooms at Fields on West Lake cleared to proceed Mark Henry and Lynne Ellis have crossed the final hurdle in their quest to amend the zoning for Fields on West Lake. In June of 2009 Henry and Ellis won council approval to allow them to build and operate 26 accommodation units—five in [...]
Regent Theatre receives $500,000 in grants toward renovation and expansion project It was a tumultuous year for the Regent Theatre and its volunteer board—but 2010 is ending on a very positive note. Indeed the board received an early Christmas present last week—learning that the venerable old theatre is receiving a federal grant worth $245,000. This [...]
I recently watched a film with my kids that inspired me to think about simple changes I can make in my life to benefit the planet. Jon Cooksey’s eco-comedic documentary How to Boil a Frog lays out five major problems threatening the globe—overpopulation, destruction of nature, the disparity between rich and poor, peak oil, and [...]
It started with a decision. Actually it was the very last day of 2009 that Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) vice-chair Jyoti Zuidema dismissed an appeal made by Lyle McBurney and Jim McPherson seeking to erase the County’s historic ward boundaries for electoral purposes and redistribute the population in a way that would better balance each [...]
Crooning a seasonal classic, Mason Cruickshank (left) and Alexa Guerrera, along with the rest of Sarah Isles’Grade 1 & 2 class, sing Jingle Bells during the CML Snider School holiday concert last week. Tweet
With the temperature cooled a more reasoned discussion begins When does private property stop being private? Put another way, when do the collective rights of the community trump the rights of the private property holder? The finer points of these questions and its broader implications got lost this past summer as a distinctive church that [...]
Every year, at Christmas time, we receive a couple of letters from friends. Snail mail letters. Sounds nice, right? Snail mail letters from friends. But, ya know the kind I’m talking about – the dreaded, preachy, braggy Christmas newsletters on festive stationery. These letters aren’t in any way, shape or form, personal. Just fluffy lists [...]
Dukes go home to rest and prepare for the stretch drive The Wellington Dukes used the two-thirds portion of the regular season well. After 34 games the Wellington Dukes enjoy a nine-point cushion over the rest of the contenders in the east. This includes Kingston and Peterborough tied for second and Cobourg a point back [...]
Mertens installed as mayor Peter Mertens officially donned the robe of mayor last week. In his inaugural remarks Mertens repeated his pledge that the municipal government “will not seek more from our taxpayers than we did in 2010.” “It is time for us to stop and take a breath,” said Mertens. “Two thousand eleven will [...]
Many to be thanked on the opening of a new community centre “A lot of people describe this place as a proud community,” said Jim Dunlop. “I’ve experienced this pride firsthand over the last two years.” The crowd erupted in well-deserved applause. Dunlop earned the first standing ovation in the new Wellington and District Community [...]