Rotary Storybook Walk
Wellington Rotary aims to encourage child literacy Users of the Millennium Trail in Wellington can now add a little reading to their walk or bike ride. Thanks to an initiative by Wellington Rotary member Linda Donville, a series of plaques, each containing a page from a children’s book, have been installed along the trail heading […]
Preserving our night sky
The night sky is the County’s hidden treasure For most of human history, people could look up in the night and see a sky full of stars. Over the last 100 years or so, the rise of outdoor lighting at night—streetlights, advertising signs, parking lot lights, and even residential security lights—have brightened the night sky […]
Impact
Picton BIA asks for free parking and free water At a council meeting earlier this month, Picton BIA manager Mark Rose made a deputation requesting the waiving of parking fees in the downtown core, as well as free use of the water at the tap at the Picton Town Hall. Rose told Council that it […]
Infill development
Planning for the future At this point, the 7.5-hectare parcel of land between the Main Street homes and the Millennium Trail at Cleminson Street is a wild grassy field that is zoned rural. At some point in the future, Sterling Homes envisions a housing development north of the Wellington Legion that would straddle Cleminson Street […]
Beyond the Sea
New romantic comedy from Festival Players Two people meet on a small-town pier for their first date, and even though they are at diametrically opposite points in their lives, it becomes an irrevocable moment for a new beginning. That’s the premise of Festival Players’ latest production, Beyond the Sea, which starts today and runs until […]
Long-term costs
McFarland Home redevelopment costs might be out of reach The price tag might not be quite as high as it was last November when it came in at $93 million, but it is still clear that the cost to build a new long-term care home in the County is out of reach. At last week’s […]
Tweaking the rules
Council approves changes to STA regulations At Tuesday evening’s meeting, Council approved changes to the Short- Term Accommodation Licensing Program as well as an Official Plan amendment. Key changes included increasing fines for operating without a licence, higher penalties for not posting an STA licence number, no longer allowing secondary residence STAs, and the refusal […]
Flight Festival
Festival of contemporary dance at The Eddie The Flight Festival of Contemporary Dance is now taking place at The Eddie Hotel and Farm, just east of Wellington. Now in its second year, the festival brings professional contemporary dancers to the outdoor pavilion stage, as well as workshops, classes and a day camp for children. The […]
Journeys
Music From the Past and Present Afestival that transforms the lakeside village of Wellington into a canvas for performance and creativity is back for another year. Wellington Water Week, which ran from 2018-2019 and used Wellington’s natural heritage on Lake Ontario as its inspiration for artistic, community and environmentally-related programming, morphed into BIGLAKE Festival last […]
Changes
Special Committee of the Whole meeting sees STA issues return Another Special Committee of the Whole meeting Monday evening brought with it a lot of discussion surrounding changes to short-term accommodation licensing and bylaws. On July 7 at a Special Committee of the Whole meeting, staff brought forward a report containing draft revisions of the […]