Sexy laundry
Middle-aged couple tries to rekindle the romance After twenty-five years of marriage and raising three children, Henry and Alice’s relationship has become stale and predictable, or so Alice thinks. Armed with a library copy of Sex for Dummies—and other items—she books a room in a swanky hotel for a romantic weekend getaway. Henry, however, is […]
Cost clarity
Federal waterworks funding Additional details have been released about the $20.6 million in federal funding allocated to expand Wellington’s waterworks capacity. MP Chris Malette announced the Build Canada Strong Funding last month in Wellington. The Times has learned that the federal funding covers half (50 per cent) of the project’s eligible costs, based on estimates […]
Happy surprise
Bids to rebuild 49 come substantially under budget Two pieces of good news came out of last week’s tender award for rehabilitating County Road 49: Timeline: Most of the work should be finished by the end of this year, based on the contractor’s schedule. Cost: The project should not cost County taxpayers anything beyond the […]
Silent Sky
The woman who discovered how to measure the universe Shatterbox Theatre is staging the play Silent Sky at The Andrew in Picton, with performances starting tomorrow, June 28. The play, by Lauren Gunderson, looks at the life and work of Henrietta Swan Leavitt at the Harvard College Observatory in the first two decades of the […]
Bridge
Committee recommends modest increase to water rates as County prepares for review of waterworks servicing After successive years of unrelenting water bill increases, consumers may get a break in 2027. A rate-setting committee is recommending rates rise just 2.1 per cent next year—enough to cover the cost of inflation. The Water and Wastewater Rates Committee […]
Welcome dollars
Feds invest in Wellington sewage treatment plant expansion The federal government is investing $20.6 million to expand the Wellington wastewater treatment plant. The money is earmarked and dedicated to expanding the village’s wastewater treatment capacity. The money is from the Build Communities Strong Fund distributed by the Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada ministry. Bay of […]
In the Key of Blue
New musical drama featuring the songs of Blue Rodeo Cherry Valley resident Mike Trites has been smitten by the songs of Blue Rodeo ever since he first heard their song Try. “It made me want to be Jim Cuddy. He was a song hero. I always thought I’d love to have his voice,” he says. […]
Sparks fly
Heated exchanges underline the simmering tension of year four Last week, this newspaper observed that councils tend to become fractious and short-tempered in the fourth year of a term—that it is neither a new nor an unusual phenomenon. As if to underscore the point, County council delivered a particularly irritable performance last week. It began […]
Lions Foundation Dog Guides
Helping Canadians with disabilities become independent The Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides program helps people with disabilities live an independent life by providing them with a specially trained dog that will enable them to navigate through their world. The program had its beginnings in 1985 with the founding of Canine Vision Canada to provide […]
The Ultimate County Kid
Who is the most County of them all? Seven County kids face off in a nail-biting contest to see who is worthy of the title “Ultimate County Kid”, with the number being whittled down at each stage of the competition on live TV as the losers are “voted off the island” by a panel of […]