One small step
Project underway to replace Hillier Hall landing Faded photographs show women in Saturday night finery stepping carefully from horse drawn carriages directly onto a level wooden landing leading to the front door of the Hillier Hall. A gas light lamppost provided illumination when the sun slipped below the horizon. In time, the wooden landing was […]
Appealed
MOE and developer challenge Ostrander Point Tribunal decision in court Both the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and wind energy developer Gilead Power Corporation have concluded they can’t live with an environmental review tribunal decision last month to revoke the approval of a nine-turbine project on Crown land at Ostrander Point. Both the MOE and the […]
How it began
Women’s Institute Art and Craft Sale turns 30 On Thursday the Prince Edward Fairgrounds will be teeming with people eagerly browsing the wares for that one-of-a-kind treasure that can only be found at the Women’s Institute Annual Art and Craft sale. Scattered among four buildings and over the grounds linking the buildings will be more […]
A big deal
Wellington resident to represent Canada at World Bridge Championships in Bali In mid-September, 22 teams will gather in a conference centre in Balali, Indonesia, from nations around the globe to compete in the 41st world championship of bridge. Paul Thurston of Wellington on the Lake is one of the six members of the Canadian squad. […]
Giving thanks
A little celebration before the next battle begins Afew dozen folks gathered at Karlo Estates winery on Friday night to thank the many people who have worked to resist the development of industrial wind turbines at Ostrander Point and elsewhere in the County over the past decade or more. Garth Manning, president of The County […]
Ceding control
Big Brother is alive and well Hydro One customers recently received an advertisement for a programmable thermostat. The offer is made attractive by price, the green symbols all over the paper, and the offer of bonus air miles. The text of the ad stresses how the customer can take control of the temperature in their […]
Country life
Apartments in rural outbuildings pits council against planners Are rural apartments part of the answer to the growing challenge of affordable housing in Prince Edward County? It appears many councillors believe they should be. Last week County council unanimously approved, over the objection of its planning staff, to allow a special exception to a rural […]
Lake mystery
Yacht comes aground at Point Petre with no one aboard Rescue crews from both sides of the border spent much of the night Sunday and Monday trying to solve a mystery on Lake Ontario. At about 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon a 32-foot yacht christened Persnickety drifted into Point Petre and ran aground under full […]
Worrying signs
Council turns down proposal for marathon kilometre markers It seemed like the finish line was within sight. But just as organizers of the County Marathon figured they had won enough support for permanent kilometre-makers along the race route, council tackled them from behind. In May a committee of council expressed some reservations about the County […]
Still some fight in the dog
Gathering finds strong support for continuing effort to save PECMH The movement know as P.O.O.C.H. (Patron Of Our County Hospital) is at a crossroads. P.O.O.C.H was an initiative formed originally by Wellington resident Dave Gray to protest disproportionate service and bed cuts to Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital by QHC this past spring. That was […]