Game of inches
Close but no cigar They say good teams win close games; therefore, by this measure, the current edition of the Wellington Dukes is not good…not yet. The Dukes have now lost seven games this year with six of them being decided by just a goal. Earlier in the week the Voyageurs picked up a new […]
Open for business
Mayor meets with builders to find ways to halt decline in new home construction in the County “Open for business.” That was the message Mayor Peter Mertens brought to a group of builders and real estate professionals last month. Mertens called the meeting to understand what role the municipality could play in reviving the flagging […]
Baby steps
A pair of wins moves the Dukes in the right direction The Wellington Dukes are a difficult team to understand this season. Just when they appear to have pulled their act together, they do something that causes their fans to shake their heads. Up 3-0 on Sunday night, on goals from Jeff Stanton, Braden Kavaratzis […]
Landfill plan dumped
Council reverses itself yet again on dump closure When the County was looking to save money during budget time in February, one of the decisions made by council was to close five of the seven landfill and transfer sites; at Ameliasburgh, Hillier, South Marysburgh, Sophiasburgh and Hallowell, from Nov. 1 until April 30. The two […]
Bad apples
Louis Creasy, who owns Creasy’s Apple Dabbles Farm, shows an example of some of the damage his orchard sustained during a freak hailstorm last month. The apples in the bin behind him have to be sold for juice at five cents a pound. That’s less than seventh of their wholesale value.
One step forward…
Wellington Dukes struggling to find consistency Slowly but surely the Wellington Dukes seemed to be shaping into the competitive form many had expected from this team from the drop of the puck of the first game of the season. The form that propelled them to the top ranks of junior hockey last season. But just […]
Not what it seems
Dukes playing better than record indicates No reason to panic. Not yet. By the time you open this newspaper on Wednesday the the Wellington Dukes will sit no better than middle of the pack—sporting a modest record of .500 hockey over six games—at best. This is a level of adequacy not experienced in the opening […]
Home sweet home?
Turmoil continues to swirl through halls of McFarland nursing home It seems that despite reports from Shire Hall that all is well, McFarland Home is troubled place for some residents . While the home’s municipal administrators try to keep a lid on allegations of theft in the facility, fresh allegations of abuse at the hands […]
Who’s in charge
MNR failing to protect endangered species says Conservancy group Members of the South Shore Conservancy are claiming the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) broke its own laws when it allowed a contractor hired by Defence Construction Canada (DCC), on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND), to commence work at Ostrander Point Provincial Wildlife […]
Rebound
Dukes recover from poor opening game Not since 2005 have the Wellington Dukes endured defeat in their season opener at home. It was not the start this team wanted. If was the first season opener in the new arena. The banners trumpeting the team’s successful season—including the Dudley Hewitt Cup—were revealed by team owner Michael […]