Ever upward
Council approves 7.3 per cent hike to the tax levy Over five long and occasionally tumultuous days last week, council managed to shave about $3.5 million from the budget that had been put on the table at the beginning of the week. Still, it is $6.4 million more than the municipality budgeted to spend last […]
Village infill opportunity
Sterling Homes makes its case At this point, the 7.5-hectare parcel of land between the Main Street homes and the Millennium Trail at Cleminson Street in Wellington is a wild grassy field. Paul Mondell, representing Sterling Homes, envisions a housing development north of the Wellington Legion that would straddle Cleminson Street with 32 single detached […]
Take the long way home
Council wary on supporting Uride wage subsidy At last Tuesday’s meeting, in a recorded vote, County Council decided not to financially support Uride, a ridesharing program that has been offering on-demand transportation services to residents and visitors in the County since 2022. Coming out of the pandemic, the municipality was awarded a Tourism Relief Grant […]
Decision postponed
Council seeks certainty about developer’s commitment before awarding tender Adecision about what to do with the proposed trunk lines under the Millennium Trail will have to wait a few more weeks. Approximately 100 County residents filled the pews in Council Chambers and spilled into the hallways and overflow rooms at Shire Hall on Tuesday to […]
Wellington heritage benches
New benches to be installed on Wellington Main Street The Wellington Community Association (WCA) has issued a call for entry to artists who would be interested in painting either of the two heritage-inspired benches that will be installed on Wellington Main Street in May, 2024. This project came about after a WCA workshop this past […]
Trae Eco Resort
Planning committee rejects re-zoning in North Marysburgh Update: At Tuesday evenings Council meeting, the file was referred back to staff by Councillor John Hirsch, in hopes the public and applicant can make improvements to the proposal. After more than two hours of discussion and public outcry, Council, sitting as Planning Committee, rejected a rezoning that […]
Positive masculinity
Show at Maison Depoivre explores what it means to be a man Astrikingly lifelike figure of a partially clad man lying prone upon a bed is one of the first pieces that catches the eye upon entering the Maison Depoivre Gallery at Base31. The figure is partly covered by a sheet and there is a […]
Who’s yer father?
Comedy caper set in PEI penned by Cherry Valley resident The Atlantic Canada number one box office movie Who’s Yer Father?, written and directed by Cherry Valley resident Jeremy Larter, is being screened at the Regent Theatre on Sunday evening. It’s the story of a down-on-his-luck private investigator in a small town in Prince Edward […]
Into the storm
2024 budget calls for a 12.7 per cent tax levy hike Shire Hall is looking to raise the tax levy by 12.7 per cent next year. From $47.3 million last year, the tax levy is growing to a staggering $53.3 million next year, according to draft budget documents released last week. (The amount collected next […]
A debt of gratitude
The County pauses to remember those who served Remembrance Day ceremonies took place in Consecon, Wellington and Picton on Saturday where participants observed two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. to honour those who served in Canada’s armed forces and to remember those who sacrificed their lives in the service of this country. In Picton, […]