Celebration
Wellington honours its past, present and future It was a Canada Day like no other. A birthday party in Wellington fitting of 150 years. There were parades, speeches, activities, entertainment, fireworks and delicious food, but mostly it was a community coming together to honour a shared place— its history, tradition, achievements and of work still […]
‘Right is on our side’
The Blanding’s Turtle has assumed an exalted place in Prince Edward County this morning. On Thursday the Environmental Review Tribunal that heard the appeal to the industrial wind project at Ostrander Point, ruled that the roads systems and construction would cause serious and irreversible harm to the Blanding’s Turtle and that the proposed […]
A consensus emerges
Gazebo to be rebuilt in Wellington Heavy winds ripped through Wellington in January, knocking down trees and branches—taking with it the village’s gazebo in the park. For months afterward it seemed the structure might be gone for good. The municipality looked to the community to sort through the choices the demolished gazebo presented. It had […]
Last words
ERT panel set to release its ruling on July 10 The final arguments have been made. One lawyer against three. Not a fair fight but, then, that is the way it has been since that wintry day in March when hearings began in an appeal of the Ministry of Ontario’s approval of an industrial wind […]
Celebrate
Come and and celebrate in Wellington this weekend Canada’s history, in fact much of the history of the Americas is marked by conflict between native populations and European and American settlers. But not so in Wellington. In fact the relationship between Daniel Reynolds, the County’s first settler, and the Mohawk people living nearby appears to […]
Tribute
A gracious evening with Bill Wightman More than 130 people gathered for a lovely evening at the Grange on Saturday night. They had gathered to pay tribute to Bill Wightman—and particularly his decade-long resistance effort against the invasion of big wind developers. The proceeds from the evening will be used to help offset the legal […]
Under the stars
Council gives green light to sidewalk patios Put three people together in the County and soon the conversation turns from the weather to traffic in downtown Picton and other urban areas of the County, particularly in the summer months. Yet on a warm and inviting mid-June Friday evening last week Main Street was momentarily empty […]
Stars misaligned
Council rejects pipeline plan Fear can be a useful reflex toward caution and against recklessness. But too much fear clouds rational thought and decision-making. It is hard not to conclude that a committee of council erred on the wrong side of handwringing last week over a now-defunct plan to probe the merit of sourcing Picton’s […]
Double blow
QHC to close maternity care in Picton, more County doctors to reassess their future in this community A pregnant mom notices that her baby hasn’t kicked all day. Otherwise she is feeling all right and no other signs of trouble are apparent. But there is a nagging worry creeping into the back of her mind. […]
Mark your calendars
A beginner’s guide to Wellington’s 150th birthday Daniel Reynolds was the first of European descent to settle in Prince Edward County—carving a home out of the woods along Wellington bay around 1770. He recruited native residents in the area to help build his home that still stands on Main Street in Wellington. When Wellington gathers […]