Willful
Wellington entrepreneurs reap success after Dragons’ Den appearance Erin Bury and Kevin Oulds have seen their online will business, Willful, nearly triple its monthly sales after an appearance on the CBC show Dragons’ Den at the end of last year. They launched their company in October 2017 after spending a couple of years developing the […]
Central node
County wants to be ready to purchase Queen Elizabeth school At last week’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Council took a step towards acquiring the former Queen Elizabeth School in the centre of Picton. In November of 2018, the school in was declared surplus by the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB). At […]
Basta Parlare
Chamber music played on early instruments The sound of seventeenth-century music played on instruments appropriate to the era filled the space within St Mary Magdalene Church on Saturday night. It was the second concert in a six-part series that continues next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The ensemble Basta Parlare plays instruments that were designed at […]
Phase one
Redtail Vineyard expansion gets planning approval Phase one of Redtail Winery’s new resort development on Loyalist Parkway in Hillier received approval at this week’s Planning Committee Meeting. An Official Plan amendment and re-zoning were approved under the 2006 Official Plan as the the plans were first presented in 2019, before the County’s new Official Plan […]
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 […]