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 […]
Be a donor
Quilter Bill Stearman offers discount to would-be donors Bill Stearman has been given the gift of life. In January 2021 he was diagnosed with liver cancer and was told because of his age he would not get on a transplant waiting list. He was given two, possibly as many as five, years to live. His […]
Regent Theatre upgrades
A generous $10,000 donation from Herb Pliwischikes in memory of his parents, Herb and Margerete, will be used to begin construction of a fully accessible seating terrace at the Regent Theatre. This is the first phase of a longer term plan to increase the number of wheelchair-accessible spaces in the theatre. Currently, the space at the […]
Adolphus Reach Resort
High end pods, winery, vineyard and art gallery proposed Aspecial virtual meeting will be held on June 13 to view proposed plans for a tourist development on a 10-hectare parcel of land overlooking Adolphus Reach with 257 metres of frontage on County Road 7 and 245 metres of water frontage on the Bay of Quinte. […]
The Peopling of PEC
Wellington museum exhibit examines arrivals through time The County has a long history of migration and immigration. Prior to European arrival, this place was home to Indigenous people, whether seasonal or year-round. The Loyalist settlement perhaps saw the first major wave of European immigrants, followed by Irish settlers, Dutch settlers and more besides. A solo […]
Library update
Fall completion date for Picton library extension The three-storey addition to the Picton library is taking shape and is scheduled for completion in October, after which work will begin on renovation of the existing building. The historic Carnegie library on Picton Main Street was built in 1907 and has served faithfully for generations. But a […]
Increased usability
County staff to work on Site Plan Control for Lakeside Motel At last week’s council meeting, the horseshoe heard from staff and the community regarding potential bylaw infractions and a requirement for a Site Plan Control Agreement for the Lakeside Motel, which is zoned Highway Commercial and is located on Main Street Wellington in the […]
Roper & Roper
Summer feel-good vibe music In 1989 the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, the elder Bush had taken over the US presidency from a former movie star turned politician, and Brian Mulroney held the keys to 24 Sussex Drive. At a Dairy Queen in Anchorage, Alaska, lovebirds Skip Roper and Rhonda Civic (now Rhonda Civic-Roper) were […]