Drowning the baby
With green shoots appearing in new homebuilding, County council ponders big increase in charges It has a cost, say County staff. By discounting development charges by 50 per cent, as the County has done since 2013, Shire Hall has forgone $1.2 million it might have otherwise generated, had the full amount been charged over these […]
Seeking a new vision
Community invited to propose ideas for Picton town hall Built in 1862, the Picton town hall was in its early days the centrepiece of a booming town. The building has had a storied past and has seen its prominence rise and fall. By 1922, it was in a sorry state and urgently needed repair. A […]
Legacy project
Historic Picton property heads in a different direction The CAPE aims to launch a culinarythemed event space in the summer of 2018, which is slightly different than what was intended for the restoration of the Ross McMullen house, formerly the Picton Legion. The original concept was for the building to become an accredited culinary school, […]
Community hub
Local group hopes to encourage and support seniors to live independently Bloomfield Town Hall was host to an information session put on by LoveSong Senior Housing and Community Hub last Tuesday evening. The local community group has a vision for the recently vacated Pinecrest Memorial Elementary School—to provide affordable housing to seniors that would support […]
Memphis Stewsday
Long-time host of popular open mike night moves on For the past three years, artist Stew Jones has been coercing or cajoling Tuesday night patrons of the Drake Devonshire to take a turn at the mike, whether to read from a book, tell a story or sing a few songs. Some nights there are surprises, […]
Making space
Studio Barn Inc provides unique new opportunities for County residents Makers’ Spaces have been gaining popularity in urban centres, but they have also proved their worth in rural settings like the County. What is a Makers’ Space? The term Makers’ Space is a relatively new concept and it’s defined as a creative space for co-working, […]
A waiting game
What are the wineries up to in the winter months? When the grapes are finally off the vines and into barrels, and those vines are then buried to ensure survival through the winter, what happens next? When the soil freezes, what are the wineries up to? Well, that depends on what kind of establishment you […]
Looking ahead
Mayor Quaiff says 2017 was a year to celebrate At the annual New Year’s Levee, Mayor Robert Quaiff was led to the podium by a bagpiper in full traditional regalia. Quaiff started his speech by saying that he has always enjoyed having the levee a few days into the new year so that he can […]
Crosswalk talk
A crosswalk in Wellington is needed, say the residents A motion is being put forth to the County by Councillor Jim Dunlop at the Committee of the Whole on Thursday, January 11th to ask the County for its staff to provide the procedures involved in requesting another feasibility study for a crosswalk in the village […]
Story of a barn
Recreating a classic design that never caught on When Europeans settled in this new country two centuries ago, they brought with them, as settlers have always done, the ideas and ways of doing things they knew, that were familiar. Some worked well, some didn’t. The Dutch barn is an example of the latter. It wasn’t […]