Athol Town Hall
Community meeting planned to discuss future of town hall During a Committee of the Whole meeting last month, it was recommended that the municipality enter into a lease agreement with The HUB Child & Family Centre to use the Athol Town Hall as a daycare for a term of five years, pending approval from the […]
Renewal
The oldest business in Picton—W.H. Williamson and Co. Ltd. Insurance Brokerage—has changed hands. G & B Allen Insurance Brokers Ltd. has taken over business operations of the branch. Founded in 1883 by William Henry Williamson, the brokerage has changed hands a few times now. Following Williamson’s retirement after 45 years, the company was purchased by […]
All Canadian Wine Championships
County wines compete with the best Canada has to offer Once again this year, County wines made a good showing at the All Canadian Wine Championships, which wrapped up at the CAPE last week. This is Canada’s longest running wine competition. It was started by Brian Bannon in Windsor in 1981 and ran annually there […]
Théâtre Roulant
Travelling theatre to park at roundabout this summer season After two seasons of bringing live theatre to various parts of the County, Théâtre Roulant will be spending this summer on the grounds of the Waring House at the roundabout in Picton. The idea of roving live theatre came when playwright Conrad Beaubien and director John […]
Wandering through Picton
Curated tours combine history and culinary delights The town of Picton is replete with history. Since its incorporation in 1837, it had seen an economic ebb and flow through the nearly two centuries. Yet unlike many other small towns in Ontario, it has maintained its character. In particular, its Main Street façade remains recognizable from […]
Street survival skills
Resolving emotional trauma through survival skills For the past 18 years, Kate’s Rest Foundation has been providing supportive housing to individuals who have experienced homelessness and who also may be facing health, social and legal services needs. The Foundation is now offering a survival skills training course to individuals as a means to help them […]
Unrest in Fawcettville
Proposed development casts a pall of uncertainty across neighbourhood Fawcettville is a small community of homes on the north edge of Picton. Tidy bungalows and a few two-storey houses make up the neighbourhood of three short streets branching off Fawcett Avenue, which opens onto County Road 49. There’s a small playground, and the community has […]
Last line of defence
Audit committee begins review of $200 million waterworks plan In January, Council directed staff to hire an independent firm to review the assumptions underpinning the $100 million waterworks expansion in Wellington. This was in exchange for permission for staff to award the tender for the trunk lines—water and waste—under the Millennium Trail from one end […]
Dire need
Athol Town Hall could soon be a new home to the The HUB Child & Family Centre The general consensus at last week’s Committee of the Whole meeting was that Council supports the establishment of a daycare at Athol Town Hall, but that there needs to be more collaboration with existing user groups. The HUB […]
A better way
Trends tell a story Numbers are meaningless unless they tell a story. A single number, or numbers without context—or presented in a blizzard of numbers—can’t do that. It takes a defined series of numbers to identify trends, reveal patterns and measure relative performance…to tell a story. Milford resident Steve Sykes pulled apart the County’s financial […]