Dunes Lookout
West Lake resort given approval Aproposal for a four-season tourist commercial resort located across from the white church in West Lake at 1874 County Road 12 was in front of Planning Committee last Wednesday for approval. Picton resident and local Realtor Sean McKinney owns the site with his three brothers Kelly, Tim and Robin. They […]
Ungrounded
Population professional warns Shire Hall has vastly overestimated growth predictions Shire Hall intends to spend $300 million to expand waterworks— to accommodate a five-fold increase in population, mostly in Picton and Wellington. Much is riding on this prediction. A significant shortfall will mean existing municipal water users across the County—and possibly their rural brethren—will have […]
Ready to go
Builder’s hurdle is access to waterworks services Sterling is ready. It wants to build 200 homes in Wellington. As a village infill project, it won’t scarf up farmland to build homes. Located on two sides of Cleminson Street, the prospective neighbourhood is easily walkable to the village core—to shops and restaurants. The housing formats—mostly townhomes—are […]
Spring Birding Festival
PEPtBO celebrates its thirtieth anniversary The annual Spring Birding Festival will take place this weekend at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO), celebrating thirty years of operation. The theme of this year’s Festival is “Birding and Nature: A World of Wonder for Every Body”, and there are workshops and presentations that are accessible to […]
Never again
Wellington on the Lake couple share stories of brave Canadians The liberation of the Netherlands in the winter of 1944-45 played a pivotal role in the end of the Second World War, as the Allied forces closed in on Germany from all sides. The First Canadian Army played a significant role in the liberation of […]
Experts
Same question, different answers The 2014 Report can be found here. Picton should get its drinking water from Picton. Not from Wellington. This was the finding of a comprehensive study commissioned by Shire Hall just over ten years ago. Mayor Ferguson says critics of plans to run water from Wellington through Bloomfield, past Base31 to […]
Art in the County
New artist award added for the County’s premier art show The thirty-second edition of the County’s premier juried art show and sale will be presented at the County Arts Lab, located in the Picton Armoury, between June 27 and July 13. Entries for the show can be submitted until June 13, and they will be […]
Big things
Council gets an estimate of the size of its roads problem and what will be needed to fix it The County is responsible for the maintenance and lifecycle management of 1,047 kilometres of public roadway assets, of which 342 kilometres are asphalt and 523 kilometres are surface treated. About 90 per cent of municipal roads […]
The talk
Council works through a matter of confidence It was a difficult talk. A difficult topic. What had begun as a non-confidence motion in the leadership of Mayor Ferguson soon morphed into a declaration of shared council responsibility for the grievances and concerns outlined in Councillor Corey Engelsdorfer’s motion. Some council members took the matter before […]
Redtail Hotel and Nordic Spa
Agri-tourism in Hillier At an information meeting last Wednesday, an update and outline of the new development plans for the 57-hectare parcel of land that sits near Partridge Hollow Road along Loyalist Parkway in Hillier owned by Redtail Vineyards was presented. In the fall of 2019, around 40 residents gathered at Hillier Hall to learn […]