Textile Art Ghana
Postgraduate program creates new opportunities for women Acolourful array of textile wall hangings cover Peta Hall’s dining room table. Another half-dozen or so are draped over one of the chairs. The colours are warm, vibrant and eye-catching, a clue to the fabrics’ origins from the sunny climes of Ghana. The patterns and arrangements of swaths […]
Native seedlings
Local gardener takes initiative as 600 trees are planted County-wide As a well-known figure in the Prince Edward County gardening community, Lise Bois is a gardener, horticulturist, beekeeper, climate change activist and so much more. She cares about the land, the environment and what the climate is doing, and she loves pollinators. On the 10-acre […]
Intersections
Pop-up art show aims to spark a conversation If Shannon Helm had her way, a discussion over the fate of the John A. Macdonald statue in Picton would take place across a dinner table—a big one, placed in the middle of Main Street, with traffic rerouted around, and the whole community invited to share a […]
Canoe in the County
Curated events kick off Countylicious Ateam of County chefs paired up with chefs from Canoe Restaurant & Bar to provide an exquisite one-of-akind dining experience at Parsons Brewing last Sunday afternoon. Eighty guests sampled canapés from Alexandra Feswick of the Drake Devonshire, Samantha Valdivia of La Condesa, Hidde Zomer of Flame + Smith, Eliot Reynolds […]
Visiting Main Duck
Local fisherman offers tours to island There’s not a square inch of Lake Ontario around the County that Mitch Harrison does not know. He’s been travelling on these waters since he was about six years old, first with his father and grandfather on their fishing trips, and now as a master of his own boat. […]
Development freeze
Council freezes new applications for development in Wellington At last Tuesday’s council meeting, council voted 9 to 5 in favour of creating an interim control bylaw (ICB) that freezes new applications for development in the village for one year. The hope is that it will allow municipal staff time to assess how and when developers […]
Terminals info session
Picton Terminals explain plans for development The first of three information sessions hosted by Picton Terminals and the Doornekamp family took place last Thursday outdoors at the company site. The company is seeking a change in zoning to allow it to expand its existing transshipment use by obtaining permission to use the entire site for […]
Demolishing heritage
Two historic properties in Sandbanks Park to be removed Last week, the The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) announced it had completed a project evaluation to enable the demolition of two heritage homes situated in Sandbanks Provincial Park that have fallen into disrepair. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIAs) prepared for both buildings have […]
Vivid Days
John Visser exhibits at 2gallery Up close, the single brush strokes that make up John Visser’s work appear almost child-like in appearance. While neatly done, the placement seems a bit haphazard: artistic yes, but something seems off. The mostly similar-sized rectangular blocks feel more like a collage of bricks stuck together, albeit pleasantly arranged where […]
Coffee mates
Neighbours brew up a partnership over Vortex There’s a new blend of coffee in the County, and it draws upon the mystique of the South Marysburgh vortex. Filmmaker Ryan Noth and coffee roaster John Ruttan live across the road from each other in Cherry Valley. John is a co-owner of Cherry Bomb Coffee, and he […]