Local Liberal candidate paid the price for displeasing Harper government Peter Tinsley is watching events in Ottawa with particular interest these days. He has an acute understanding of what happens when the Harper government doesn’t like the advice it is getting from its public servants. Tinsley was head of the Military Police Complaints Commission for [...]
County staff proposes cuts to budget Mayor Peter Mertens was elected in large part to put the County’s finances in order. After a decade in which property taxes more than doubled—voters said they wanted change. Mertens said he would work toward a zero increase in the County’s budget. But in its first draft, municipal staff [...]
The twelfth century saw the rise of city-states in Italy, which were originally outposts of the eastern Roman Empire of Constantinople. These states came into being by need of Crusaders requiring transportation to the Holy Land. At this time, the Mediterranean was a Saracen lake and the first city-states deployed fleets that preyed upon the [...]
Dukes overwhelm excitable Upper Canada youngsters in game one The Dukes have so far managed to quell notions of rebellion by Upper Canada in its first round playoff series against the Patriots. Wellington dominated the opening game on Sunday, pounding the Patriots 9-0 at home. While the Dukes were solid, it was Upper Canada that [...]
Players from two Prince Edward County Tyke Division (Timbit) teams skated on a bigger pond on Family Day, competing in on-ice scrimmages during the intermission of the Belleville Bulls Junior Hockey game against the Peterborough Petes at the Yardmen Arena. Ready and waiting to take to the ice are (above, left to right) Lily Conroy, [...]
For the first time in ages, I’ve seen every Oscar contender for best picture—no small feat, since there are now 10. Some think the category has become too broad, offering as evidence Pixar’s presence in the lineup. Others like how the expanded field leaves room for films that deserved a wider audience. Last year’s race [...]
Forty years ago, I climbed a tower to the top of Big Walker Mountain. They said that you could see five states from that viewpoint. Since then, they have pared that number down to three. Thus I was able to see North Carolina and West Virginia, and I was standing in the state of Virginia. [...]
It is a good start. Council had been clear. It wanted to spend no more taxpayers’ money in 2011 than it did last year. So when the first draft landed on their desks with nearly a 10 per cent increase—ostensibly to maintain services and infrastructure at current levels—the direction was simple: go back and try [...]
You’ve come a long way, baby. Remember that catchphrase? If you do remember it, you know, really remember it, then you’ll remember what it was all about. Cigarettes. Virginia Slims cigarettes, to be precise. Pretty smokes just for pretty babes. Apparently, in the late 1960s women were just waiting for a stylin’ cigarette to show [...]
Resident looks to generate better awareness of County treasure Few of the County’s assets have inspired as much ambition and ultimately dashed so many dreams as has the Millennium Trail. While many have seen promise in the natural link between the communities of Picton, Bloomfield, Wellington, Hillier, Consecon and Carrying Place, a paucity of funds [...]