Roads gap
Council wants to know more about County infrastructure Roy Pennell wants council to go on a County roads tour—not so much to lobby for this or that road to be fixed—but rather to help him and his colleagues understand how some roads are chosen for repair and others are neglected. But his fellow councillors were […]
Making room
County wants to build affordable housing, but not for vacationers At a planning meeting last week, County council learned about a new initiative from the province to encourage municipalities to allow for second units to be built on residential properties. It’s billed as a way to increase affordable housing stock at a time when both […]
Conundrum
Community ponders what to do with 2 Ross street For the second time, a group of concerned residents gathered to discuss the Picton town hall in the Picton town hall. The community space perched above the former firehall in Picton is about to be thrown into limbo as the County waits on a decision from […]
Enter the dragons
Scaled back event draws seven enthusiastic teams to Wellington The high lake level threw havoc into the Wellington Lions Club’s plans for its annual dragon boat festival this year. “We didn’t know until three weeks ago that we could even have a festival,” says Janet Marissen. “So we didn’t really push getting our teams because […]
Rocking at the Essroc
Headliner David Wilcox draws in huge crowd to arena The Essroc Arena held its first ever music concert last Friday night, attracting over 1,500 people to see rocker David Wilcox. The concert was a joint venture between the County and MillPond Music and Entertainment, and fulfils the County’s mandate to host live music events in […]
Chefs with Hart
Fundraiser benefits Sick Kids GIFT program With his ready smile and twinkling eyes, Hartley Bernier looks like any typical eight-year-old—until you notice the plastic tubes leading to an IV pole and a bag of fluid. Hartley was born with intestinal failure and has endured 17 surgeries since birth. Prior to 2002, babies such as Hartley […]
Bike friendly
Council will develop a plan to make the County a cycling-friendly place In the ’80s, when Bloomfield’s bike lanes were repainted as parking spots, Bloomfield Bicycle Company’s Rick Willing protested by lying in the street. It seems silly now. The County has since allowed the bicycle company to use two of the parking spots in […]
Business matters
Picton BIA discussed potential issues and opportunities with Sobeys’ proposed move Aproposed move by the Picton Sobeys to a new, bigger location on Loyalist Parkway, across the road from the No Frills is a big change, and has sent Picton’s business community into action mode in an attempt to understand and manage that change in […]
Sailboat wrecked on Outlet Beach
(Prince Edward County, ON) – Just before 3:00am on Saturday the 5th of August Prince Edward OPP received a call from a concerned citizen about a sailboat in Outlet Bay just off the shores of Sandbanks Beach. The vessel was nearest to the beach known as Campers Beach and although no distress calls were heard […]
Grand canyon
Lane Creek cuts deep and runs long Lane Creek is a tiny waterway that runs through the village of Wellington and into Lake Ontario, in front of the Drake Devonshire property. Behind CML Snider school it carves a small, well-landscaped crevice that curls eastward out of town, a lovely spot to spend a few moments […]