Now we’re cooking
Food to Share looking to expand, and a find a permanent home to put down their ladle They are the drought’s unseen casualties. County food banks rely on excess produce from local farmers to support their clients. But when these growers’ harvests are stressed by adverse conditions such as the drought experienced last summer, that […]
The return of size of council
OMB hearing dates set for July Just when you thought it was safe to step outside the County’s historical ward boundaries, the size of council issue has returned. Likely too late for the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to change the course for the next municipal election in 2018—but just in time to ruin some summer […]
Public trees
Council adds public consultation to tree policy process Across three yards on the east end of Bloomfield’s Main Street lie the hulking remains of three massive maples, their metre-wide trunks sliced in sections on the front yards where they once stood tall. The visual is a stark reminder that the County’s policy on protecting and […]
Pushed aside
Will County retirement homes be regulated out of existence? In the early hours of January 23, 2014, a horrific fire ripped through a retirement residence in Quebec. Thirty two of the home’s 52 residents died in the blaze. In 2015, Quebec’s coroner’s office released a report condemning the owner’s failure to protect residents. Among the […]
In plain view
Councillor says Lane Creek options will be presented to the community Councillor Jim Dunlop confirmed to a meeting of the Wellington District Business Association on Thursday that the fate of the convenience store will not be decided before this community has the opportunity to assess the options and offer its opinion on the various alternatives. […]
Jump start
New hospital build campaign launched by Wellington Rotary Club The Wellington Rotary Club has changed its community. A largely overlooked and underappreciated beach in the village was transformed and made accessible to all. The Club made a big investment in the Wellington and District Community Centre to ensure that project came to fruition. The Rotary […]
Treasure
Family heirloom holds mysterious collection of seeds Rebecca Sweetman moved back to her childhood home on Morrison Point Road last April with her husband, Neil Usher, and their two children, Tristen Usher, then 14, and newborn Nicholas Usher-Sweetman. They soon established a fledgling organic farm, providing organic pork, eggs from heritage hens and Rebecca’s home-made […]
Running ahead
Mayor commits to study of County Road 49. News comes as a suprise to his council colleagues For starters, it’s County Road 49 not Highway 49. It hasn’t been Highway 49 since the province downloaded this 20-kilometre route onto this municipality, from the Skyway Bridge at Tyendinaga to Picton, in 1998. Mayor Robert Quaiff can […]
Warrior women
Celebrating International Women’s Day Women of all ages celebrated their gender and spoke up for equality in Picton yesterday for International Women’s Day. The day began at Books & Company with two talks, presented by Alternatives for Women. The first speaker was Carole Levesque, chair of Tyendinaga Native Women’s Association, who discussed the issue of missing and […]
Sweet 16
The County’s maple producers gathered at Hubb’s Sugarbush to celebrate the 16th birthday of Maple in the County. The event will take place on March 25-26 and information can be found at www.mapleinthecounty.ca