Rounding the wagon
Station Road Arts Collective launches Canada’s only travelling theatre If you happen to be in Picton this Saturday, you might end up doing a double take as a pair of Clydesdales pull a theatre on wheels through town from the Fairgrounds, down Main Street to Benson Park. The Roamin’ Theatre—a playhouse on wheels with a […]
Party at Base 31
Creative placemaking through arts and culture When Base 31 opened its doors to the public on Saturday, more than 800 people showed up and they partied like it was 1945. After a pandemic with rules that often felt like wartime restrictions, there was a definite sense of freedom as the crowds took historic tours around […]
Getting it right
Proposed STA changes sent back to staff After a three-hour-long meeting last Thursday evening, council decided it needs more time to ‘get it right’ and referred the proposed list of short term accommodation changes back to staff for investigation and a report. Earlier this year, staff brought forward a report concerning the STA study by […]
More than theatre
Festival Players launches summer season It wouldn’t be summer in Prince Edward County without the brilliant performing arts of Festival Players. Since its founding in 2006, Festival Players has produced over a hundred performances. Productions have taken place in a century-old barn, under a tent in an estate vineyard, in a pop-up storefront theatre and […]
Art in the County
County’s premier art show now on at The Armoury After an absence of two years, Art in the County (AITC) is once again welcoming visitors to The Armoury. One hundred and two works of art by 74 local artists are on display in the Bunker Room on the lower level until July 4. This is […]
Moving forward
Wellington subdivision more than 40 years in the making finally approved A year after the application was sent back to the developer for changes, Wellington Bay Estates, which is located at Wellington’s far eastern ward boundary and fronts Main Street, in part, to the south on a 35-acre parcel of land, received draft approval at […]
We’re here
Kaitlin Group hosts open house for Cork and Vine subdivision Eighteen years after it purchased a chunk of land in Wellington, residential developer Kaitlin staged a lavish coming out party at a nearby winery on Tuesday afternoon. The presentation was glossy, the details vague and the ambitions high level. But this was meant to be […]
Skiffie Worlds 2022
County rowers head to the world championships Ateam of County rowers from the Ayle of Quinte Skiff Club will be heading to Kortgene, The Netherlands, to represent Canada in the 2022 St. Ayles Skiff World Championship. The competition is held every three years, and this year 60 teams from seven countries will be taking part. […]
History in the Making
Wellington Heritage Museum launches new fundraising campaign There was excitement resonating within the Museum garden on Main Street this past Saturday evening, as the Friends of the Wellington Heritage Museum launched its capital campaign in support of interior renovations of the building. The evening, which was a sell-out, was complete with cocktails and a silent […]
Redtail Hotel and Spa
New plans will see 148-room hotel, winery and spa At a virtual information meeting last week, an update and outline of the new development plans for the 57- hectare parcel of land that sits near Partridge Hollow Road along Loyalist Parkway in Hillier was presented. In the fall of 2019, around 40 residents gathered at […]