Slow ride
County Gran Fondo and Slow Food Ride raises money for local charities This past weekend, approximately 500 cyclists from all over the country gathered at Isaiah Tubbs with 50-kilometre, 100-kilometre and 150-kilometre routes throughout the bucolic, vineyard-studded scenery of the County. They enjoyed unparalleled support and the camaraderie of fellow cyclists, passing through Milford, out […]
Heirloom tomato tasting
Vicki’s Veggies lays out a tomato taste treat Eighty-four different varieties of heirloom tomatoes were available for tasting during the return of Vicki’s Veggies Tomato Tasting Festival last Sunday. Vicki Emlaw has been offering the opportunity to taste the tomato harvest for most of the years since 2000, and was thrilled to offer it again […]
Top of the County
Rednersville Road Art Tour returns The road meandering across the northwest boundary of the County is home to a wealth of talented artists. Since 2008, their work and creativity has been showcased by the Rednersville Road Art tour, which returned this past weekend after a two-year absence due to Covid restrictions. With 16 galleries or […]
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 […]