Family Day in Wellington
Fun for the whole family at Wellington Community Centre There was a whole host of family activities at the Wellington and District Community Centre on Monday, Family Day. Many people took advantage of the free skating at the arena, from youngsters having their first skates strapped on, to those gingerly feeling their way along the […]
Remembrance Day banners
Wellington Community Association wants to honour local Veterans The Wellington Community Association (WCA) has begun a project that when completed will see 10 banners displayed along Main Street honouring local residents who served in the First or Second World Wars. The WCA is a group of Wellington and area residents who advocate for the values […]
Fear itself
Council won’t look at itself One of this term of council’s first decisions last spring was to embark on a review of governance. Newly elected members had heard during campaigning in 2022 a generalized unhappiness with the way local government worked, how it responded to residents’ needs and, indeed, who was being served by the […]
Snowbird North
Original music open mic night at Base31 The wealth of musical talent in the County and surrounding region was on display at the second Snowbird North open mic night in The Pilot’s Lounge at Base31 on Friday evening. The inaugural session on January 26 drew over 15 participants, some of whom were unable to play […]
Outsmarting the scammers
CountyFM series aims to protect seniors from fraud They are well-versed in preying upon the vulnerable. They can be charming, courteous, cajoling or crafty, but above all they are cruel and manipulative and their primary job is to entice the unwary to send them money. “They” are the online and telephone scammers, and they are […]
Repairing relationships
Leeward House neighbours feel left out of process At last Tuesday’s meeting, Council approved the lease agreement with Base31 for a property on County Road 5 and a three-year memorandum of understanding with Prince Edward Lennox and Addington Social Services to fund operational costs at Leeward House, but not before hearing from close neighbours, who […]
Community Benefits Agreements
Enhancing social, cultural and economic opportunities The third in a series of public conversations on ways for the community to benefit from proposed developments took place at the Wellington Community Centre on Tuesday evening last week. Approximately 30 residents took part in a wide-ranging discussion on what factors were important to them as Prince Edward […]
24-Hour Curl-A-Thon
Prince Edward Curling Club backs the build Over 162 intrepid curlers kept the rocks sliding during a 24-hour period in a fundraiser for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Back the Build Campaign this past weekend. In two-hour blocks of time, teams of curlers kept up a continuous series of games starting at noon […]
Preferred option
No timeline on installation of roundabout at busy intersection Aroundabout seems to be the preferred option to address safety concerns at the intersection of Highway 62 and County Road 1. Tim Belliveau of Stantec Consulting, working on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), told Council at its Planning meeting on Wednesday, that a roundabout […]
Consecon infill
Draft approval granted for Lakeside Estates Council approved a draft plan of subdivision and zoning bylaw amendment for a Consceon property named Lakeside Estates at its Planning meeting held last Wednesday. The proposed subdivision would see 29 single family homes, and four semidetached units spring up on 9.2 hectares along the east side of Loyalist […]