Hard road
Budget debate about to heat up at Shire Hall Mayor Peter Mertens cancelled a scheduled council meeting on Tuesday, citing a lack of pressing issues. This quiet period at Shire Hall won’t last. Early next month the council will gather to begin to grapple with the County’s 2012 budget. It is likely to be the […]
Dukes ready for 2012?
Weekend games to provide a key test The Wellington Dukes were back on the ice on Monday afternoon getting ready for the final stretch. Just 15 games remain in the regular schedule and first place seems a stretch at this point. For that to happen both Trenton and Cobourg would have to stumble badly over […]
Trek for Alzheimer’s
Hillier winegrowers set to scale Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for research Kemp Stewart and his friend Chris Braney are getting on a plane at Pearson Airport today. The plane will connect in Amsterdam and from there take them to Arusha, Tanzania, where they will start their trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. Stewart […]
Flawed process
Building owners bewildered by council decision-making Rosemary and Vic Smith say plans to demolish and renovate the vacant stone building at the rear of the Allison Block building are at a standstill after council agreed to allow the proposed demolition—but only if they retain the north and east walls. The Smiths say it will simply […]
Nothing to whine about
Ontario’s liquor laws offer bittersweet local market protection When David O’Connor buys wine for his Wellington restaurant, East & Main Bistro, he pays the same price any consumer pays either at the LCBO or at the winery. Wine producers, unlike any other of David’s suppliers, are prohibited from extending wholesale or volume pricing to restaurants […]
Whack in the head
Alarming number of concussions in hockey worries Family Health Team doctor Eight NHL players were sidelined just last week. The list of hockey players suffering from concussion symptoms has become a minor epidemic claiming some of the best players in the world. The careers of stars like Sidney Crosby and Chris Pronger are in limbo […]
Hard look
New CAO launches review of County services and facilities Prepare to fight for the things you love about County services, buildings and properties in 2012. As the County’s new chief administrative officer scans his new dominion—he sees a place attempting to do too much with too little and doing a bad job of it in […]
Mixed results
Dukes head to winter break on an untidy note It was a strange spectacle. More childish than intimidating. After submitting themselves to an 8-2 drubbing at the hands of the Dukes on Friday night in front of a large contingent of Wellington fans, a dozen or more Golden Hawks players stared down the victors as […]
Heritage or derelict
Council weighs the future of Picton laneway structure It is a conflict that pits the past against the future—a struggle between private ownership and the community’s interest in seeing its architectural heritage preserved and respected. Victor and Rosemary Smith own the Allison Block building on Main Street in Picton. The building is about 150 years […]
Year-end squeeze
Dukes battle hard in ultra-tight division race As the Wellington Dukes prepare for their final weekend of action in advance of the holidays, the tightness of the race for first place in the East Division could not be more pronounced. After earning just a single point in their overtime loss against Whitby on Friday, the […]