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 […]
Gender roles
Wellington resident travels globally in the name of gender equality The issues of gender in our society have never been more prevalent than in recent years, where conflicting opinions both socially and economically are being brought to the forefront for debate. Words like neutral, re-assignment and identity are now associated with gender in ways that […]
Broken road
Newly rebuilt Danforth Road is falling apart A recently reconstructed road in Hillier is getting a lot of unwelcome attention, just weeks after being rebuilt, paved, and having lines painted on it. A major portion of Danforth Road was reconstructed this past summer and fall at a cost of $1.5 million. But there will be […]
Tiny Houses
Small is the future. But not yet? Amotion, and then an immediate amendment by Councillor Lenny Epstein was put before the Committee of the Whole on November 30 as to how small a “small house” can be in the County. Epstein would like to eliminate the local zoning bylaws and have the County refer directly […]
Where the road ends
Public access has been restored at Pleasant Bay—for now In the County, everyone is aware of how precious access to water is. For recreation, agriculture, livestock, and even in emergency situations, getting to the water’s edge is vital. So when gates went up at the end of Pleasant Bay road a couple of years ago, […]
Community Building
Wellington on the Lake raising funds for StoreHouse Foodbank After a successful year and a record number of home builds in the County, Sandbank Homes and it’s president, Graham Shannon are looking to give back to the community this season. For some advice on the matter, Shannon went to friend and councillor Jim Dunlop. Shannon […]
Creating connections
Creative Rural Minds aims to foster collaborations About 100 people attended the Creative Rural Minds gathering at the Mill PEC restaurant in Consecon last Thursday evening. It was an opportunity for the County’s artists, entrepreneurs and business owners to meet and exchange ideas and perhaps forge new partnerships over a glass of wine and snacks […]
Pushing to a deadline
Budget analysis Important questions being raised at budget deliberations—but finding little space for discussion. When watching municipal council deliberate its 2018 budget it is hard to know the objective of the exercise. Too often it seems the goal of Mayor Quaiff and some staff is too move through the agenda quickly—to put a stamp on […]