New small business grants
Province announces new funding to help tourism industry The Ontario government is providing $200 million to small businesses in the tourism industry in an effort to stabilize the sector and to protect jobs that have been under constant threat over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MPP Todd Smith, Minister of Children, Community […]
Standing strong
Community responds to hurtful ad in Times Over a hundred people took part in protest rally at Wellington Park on Sunday after a hurtful and divisive advertisement was published in the March 10 edition of the Times. Couched in the language of women’s rights, the ad was an attack on transgender people, and there was […]
The Art of Conversation
Community Care connects isolated seniors with local artists Connecting older adults in the community with local artists has fostered not only meaningful engagement and conversation in this time of a pandemic, but lasting friendships too. The Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association in conjunction with the Prince Edward County Arts Council (PECAC) have […]
Coming home
1865: Reuben Pearce resumes life in Wellington Back in the day, Reuben Pearce was just a regular farmer, a family man, and a respected member of the Wellington community where he lived and farmed on County Road 2, just like many others of the time. It was an odd and sudden decision that saw Reuben […]
I made a mistake
I published an advertisement last week that has hurt some of our neighbours in this community. This was not my intent. It is clear that my actions caused harm to members of the community. The countless emails, phone calls, Instagram tags and Facebook posts have not fallen on deaf ears. I have taken some time […]
Liquid gold
County seeking better water deal from Belleville For regular readers of The Times, it comes as no surprise that the County’s waterworks is a broken model. One piece of the puzzle is a bad deal negotiated over 20 years ago, to supply the residents of Fenwood Gardens and Rossmore with drinking water from the City […]
Reprieve
Two Sandbanks properties safe from demolition for time being When official notice came on February 22, 2021 from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, giving the go-ahead for the demolition of two properties within Sandbanks Provincial Park, the decision appeared final. With snow and tree clearing already underway, and demolition of the two […]
Life’s a beach
Report suggests to charge visitors, give free access to residents Wellington’s crown jewel is back in the spotlight. Last year’s summer season at Wellington Beach caused issues for some Wellington residents as beach-goers trespassed across private property, took dangerous risks to swim to the beach from Wellington Park or the United Church seawall, and many […]
The sweetest season
The County’s first harvest of the year in full swing A string of cool nights and relatively warm days have given County maple syrup producers a good start to the season, and almost all of the sugarbushes have had at least one boildown from sweet sap to decadent syrup. However, this year again, in the […]
A fair tax
Winegrowers seek council support Representatives from the Prince Edward County Winegrowers Association (PECWA) and the Ontario Craft Wineries (OCW) made a deputation to council on February 23 seeking its support in their effort to get a fair tax structure for their industry. Currently, wineries pay the province a 6.1 per cent tax for any sale […]