One year strong
County Arts Lab celebrates its first year of operation Over the past year the County Arts Lab has provided a venue for hundreds of County residents of all ages to express their artistic abilities and to learn new skills. The concept for the Arts Lab began four years ago with County Arts Executive Director Janna […]
Health PULSE
Partners United in Local Solutions for Everyone is taking an evidence-based approach At last week’s council meeting, CAO Marcia Wallace explained that a team of senior municipal leaders have joined together to try and help tackle local health care challenges and, ultimately, create a loud voice to lobby the provincial government for resources. “We all […]
Big water
Plans revealed for Wellington water and wastewater plants—with a twist Shire Hall unveiled its plans for new water and wastewater plants in Wellington last week. Each is a significant undertaking on its own—but an option to bring water from Wellington to Picton, Carrying Place, Rossmore and points in between may make it a truly massive […]
Ten years on the water
Skiff club celebrates 10th anniversary of boat launch On Monday, June 12, approximately 40 members and former members of the Ayle of Quinte Skiff club gathered for dinner at Cressy Mustard in Waupoos to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the launch of their first boat, the Sea Shadow, a St. Ayles skiff. Seven of the […]
Mother-daughter duo
New show at Maison Depoivre The initials MD at Base31 could equally stand for Maison Depoivre, mother-daughter or Meaghan and Dianne. Opening this past weekend and running until July 24, the Maison Depoivre Gallery is showing abstract paintings by the mother and daughter duo of Dianne and Meaghan Kehoe. Dianne is an award-winning artist who […]
Wellington Community Market
Village market picking up after slow start Now in its second year of operation, the Wellington Community Market is beginning to hit its stride. This is a true community market, with a variety of vendors, where visitors can come to shop and catch up with their friends and neighbours over a cup of coffee. The […]
A hard no
Proposed closure of local fire halls goes up in smoke A consultant’s report recommending the relocation of the Wellington fire station to County Roads 1 and 2 areas, consolidating Bloomfield and Milford fire stations to a Cherry Valley location, and complete closure of the Amelisaburgh and Cressy fire stations rang alarm bells at the Committee […]
Eighty years of service
Picton Rotary Club continues to serve the community The Picton Rotary Club will formally celebrate its eightieth anniversary at the club’s Past Presidents meeting on June 27. In 1943, the Belleville club asked charter member A.F. Brown to form the Picton branch of Rotary. He gathered 16 other interested men and the club held its […]
Barbra sings Bacharach
Brian Barlow brings Burt’s music to Base31 Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Barbra Lica wowed a nearly full house in the Sergeants Mess at Base31 last Wednesday evening with a selection of Burt Bacharach songs, the first time she had ever performed his works in public. Accompanied by Brian Barlow on drums, Scott Alexander on guitar and Gordon […]
Building the business
Oak Clothing Co. gets comfortable in new storefront Oak Clothing Co. a popular local retail store, started above the Wellington Home Hardware, crammed into an old storage closet. Adelaide Utman, the creator and owner, had an apartment across the hall. The original space was used as a storage closet for close to seventy-five years before […]