Silent Sky
The woman who discovered how to measure the universe Shatterbox Theatre is staging the play Silent Sky at The Andrew in Picton, with performances starting tomorrow, June 28. The play, by Lauren Gunderson, looks at the life and work of Henrietta Swan Leavitt at the Harvard College Observatory in the first two decades of the […]
Bridge
Committee recommends modest increase to water rates as County prepares for review of waterworks servicing After successive years of unrelenting water bill increases, consumers may get a break in 2027. A rate-setting committee is recommending rates rise just 2.1 per cent next year—enough to cover the cost of inflation. The Water and Wastewater Rates Committee […]
Welcome dollars
Feds invest in Wellington sewage treatment plant expansion The federal government is investing $20.6 million to expand the Wellington wastewater treatment plant. The money is earmarked and dedicated to expanding the village’s wastewater treatment capacity. The money is from the Build Communities Strong Fund distributed by the Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada ministry. Bay of […]
In the Key of Blue
New musical drama featuring the songs of Blue Rodeo Cherry Valley resident Mike Trites has been smitten by the songs of Blue Rodeo ever since he first heard their song Try. “It made me want to be Jim Cuddy. He was a song hero. I always thought I’d love to have his voice,” he says. […]
Sparks fly
Heated exchanges underline the simmering tension of year four Last week, this newspaper observed that councils tend to become fractious and short-tempered in the fourth year of a term—that it is neither a new nor an unusual phenomenon. As if to underscore the point, County council delivered a particularly irritable performance last week. It began […]
Lions Foundation Dog Guides
Helping Canadians with disabilities become independent The Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides program helps people with disabilities live an independent life by providing them with a specially trained dog that will enable them to navigate through their world. The program had its beginnings in 1985 with the founding of Canine Vision Canada to provide […]
The Ultimate County Kid
Who is the most County of them all? Seven County kids face off in a nail-biting contest to see who is worthy of the title “Ultimate County Kid”, with the number being whittled down at each stage of the competition on live TV as the losers are “voted off the island” by a panel of […]
Building hope
New fund launched to support transitional housing for women Anew partnership between Alternatives for Women and The County Foundation aims to help create safer, more accessible transitional housing for women and families rebuilding their lives after violence and crisis. The organizations have announced the creation of the Alternatives for Women Fund, a new agency fund […]
Too good to fail
Housing Corp to ask council to cover its funding gap The County’s Affordable Housing Corporation is running out of time. If they aren’t able to give their builder the green light soon, they may have to abandon their plans for an eight-plex (three affordable apartments) in Picton this year. Yet the Housing Corp remains about […]
Heart of the Community
Wellington Community Market celebrates 5 years Five years in, the Wellington Community Market has grown into exactly what its founders hoped it would be—a true gathering place at the centre of the community, where food, conversation and connection all share equal space. What began as a modest, volunteer-driven effort in the parking lot of Wellington […]