Gas leak
Update: The Loyalist Parkway was reopened at the east of Wellington at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. OPP have determined that the gas leak has been controlled and the area deemed safe. 11:50 Wednesday morning: Workers hit and ruptured a gas line in Wellington this morning a little after 9 a.m. in the vicinity of a new […]
Making waves
Fall music festival grows When Ryan Noth first came across the amphitheatre at Sandbanks provincial park, he could imagine what a great venue it would be for a music festival. When he discovered how seldom the space was used, that festival became a mission. “First year, the idea was just to try and make use […]
Shifting landscape
Wellington development comes under fire at planning meeting Many of the folks who have purchased and built homes near a Wellington property known as Twelve Trees don’t want to see it developed as apartment and townhouse residences. They enjoy their view. They like the fact their property backs onto a large green space. The want it […]
Midtown plans
Long-vacant Wellington property changes hands, but its future not yet clear Michael Hymus has trouble sticking to one thing. He makes that work for him. Last week, his purchase of the former Midtown Meats plant in the centre of Wellington was finalized. Hymus sees the neglected property as a good investment. He purchased the shuttered meat plant, […]
One year
Buildings on Wellington’s main intersection get a reprieve Pamela Carter and Bill Hurst came to a committee of council meeting last week hoping to rally support among council members for salvaging and restoring all or part of buildings at the central intersection of Main and Wharf Streets in Wellington. If that proved unworkable, they hoped council […]
A perfect storm
Tempers boil over at Shire Hall The story begins with a tempest—perhaps unfairly. For this ship was doomed before it left port—tossed by elements conjured by fates rather than mortals. Council meets as a committee just once in July and August—an odd artifact of amalgamation that presumes the business of the $50-million municipality slows down […]
Final chapter
TaskForce the low bidder to build new fire and paramedic station in Picton County officials will join with Mayor Robert Quaiff, council members and firefighting and paramedic staff at Picton’s industrial park on September 9 to break ground for a new fire and paramedic facility. This Thursday, a committee of council will be asked to accept […]
Great bones
Wellington convenience store advocates head to council Thursday morning, defenders for a mainstay of Wellington Main Street will visit a committee of council to argue their case for preserving it. Artist Pamela Carter, who has been advocating for maintaining the building from the start, and architect Bill Hurst, who has come up with some potential redesigns, […]
Barn to home
The metamorphosis of an iconic County barn At the barn that faces Belleville Road just south of Closson Road, a small group is finishing up an informal tour. They visited to see what was happening in the building, which has been under construction for just over two years. This month, it will begin to take shape […]