Getting to know you
Dukes still learning about their opponents Just weeks into a new season, the Wellington Dukes have faced a wide range of talent and determination in opposing teams. Perhaps none is more surprising than the North York Rangers. The Rangers came into Friday’s game against the Dukes with a splotchy record—just two wins in five tries. […]
Survey says
The candidates on the issues What is your candidate thinking? With 43 candidates running for 16 council seats, it can be hard to sort through and get simple answers. Today we present the first of three sets of answers from a survey conducted in recent days by the Concerned Citizens of Prince Edward County. The […]
Undefeated
Dukes’ record remains perfect in five games It is hard to know what else the Wellington Dukes will have to do to move up in the Canadian Junior Hockey League national rankings. The Dukes are the last undefeated team in the league. The netminding tandem of Jordan Ruby and Ryan McDonald has allowed the fewest […]
Built to last
Threatened by encroaching suburbia, barn adapted to new role in Hillier The hand-hewn posts and beams, some as long as 48 feet in length, have begun to rise on the ridge that bisects Hillier ward. It is high ground affording views that stretch northward to the Oak Ridges Moraine. It’s easy to see why the […]
Three and zero
Not as good as it looks The Wellington Dukes rolled through the first weekend of the season, racking up three wins including a thrilling overtime win against the Kingston Voyageurs last Thursday night on the road. Jordan Ruby was strong in the Dukes net from the first whistle, turning back the Vees’ early push. Ruby […]
Rough reception
Jack Dall has had rough start to his campaign. He is among six candidates seeking the lone council seat in South Marysburgh. Earlier this week Dall erected nine large (4×3) election signs around the ward. On Wednesday morning he found that all his signs had been defaced or torn down. He fixed the signs he […]
Containing the madness
Provincial and County officials struggle to limit the damage caused by church wreck Jim Sinclair is on a short leash—unlike his dog, nabbed last week by canine officials—and it’s getting shorter. The demolition contractor, now scarcely moves on Main St. Picton without the close scrutiny of County building officials, engineering consultants, Ministry of Labour and […]
On second thought
Council reverses committee decision and approves golf course residential development Taking a sharp U-turn, council reversed its committee decision, made just 10 days earlier, and voted to approve an Official Plan Amendment to enable a golf course residential development to proceed in the village of Wellington, in a meeting last week. EXPANDING LABYRINTH It has […]
Young talent
Andrea Heuving (centre) is the first winner of the Willi Fida Culinary Bursary, established to honour the pioneering County chef who passed away three years ago. The award was presented by Fida’s children, Alex and Melanie, last week at Angeline’s—the restaurant he founded—at a dinner to celebrate the chef and his contribution to the County.
The question
It’s your turn to answer the question: Is council too big? It is now less than two months before the County goes to the polls to elect a new mayor and council. Slowly but surely, the beginnings of a campaign are starting to emerge. At risk of being lost in the discussion is the fact […]