The show goes on
Council approves rural zoning change to permit music venue It was a planning meeting like no other. More than 50 comments from residents— including a musical tribute via Zoom, crooning to the character of council member and applicant Sam Grosso. Two big files (five in total). Nearly six hours. Outside Shire Hall, about 75 folks […]
Behind the paintings
Sybil Frank Gallery appeals to a large range of tastes Sybil Frank Gallery has been standing tall on the corner of West and Main Street in Wellington since 2016. Ever evolving, it started out as a one-room space, just over 200 square feet, and has constantly expanded to add more rooms and art. It’s a […]
Full cement luxury
New single from Eye Eye coming out next week The band Eye Eye had its heyday in the mid-1980s after a successful and well regarded first release that garnered two Juno nominations. The band was flying high for about a year and a half, opening for powerhouse bands such as Glass Tiger and Honeymoon Suite. […]
Insatiable
The unrelenting burden of feeding Shire Hall will be heavier again next year—continuing a trend since the municipality was formed 26 years ago. Your property taxes will be higher. Your water bills will be greater, and the fees you pay for services such as garbage will be more next year. It happens every year. But […]
Last line of defence
Council to reconsider twice rejected subdivision plan, without preconditions For decades, Waring’s Creek and its watershed were the tangible touchstones of an ethos of conservation, preservation and general safeguarding of the precious natural resources in Prince Edward County. No more, it seems. Council seems ready to surrender this moral untouchable for a developer’s promise of […]
Next step
Council approves moving forward on Queen Elizabeth School proposal After many comments from the public, and much debate around the Horseshoe, Council voted to move forward with pursuing New View Holdings proposal for Queen Elizabeth School in Picton. County staff will enter into detailed negotiations with New View Holdings, to provide a draft agreement for […]
Art for H*Arts
Art retreat fundraiser for Reaching for Rainbows About 15 people took part in an art retreat at Truehouse—formerly a Girl Guide camp near Waupoos—for a day of art, play and meditation on Saturday in a fundraising event for Reaching for Rainbows. The event was organized by Delane Cooper, one of the founders of the Lotus […]
Into the storm
2025 budget points to a 6.9 per cent hike to the tax levy Council heads into budget talks on Monday staring at a 6.9 per cent hike to the tax levy next year. From the $50.8 million budgeted this year, Shire Hall says it needs another $4 million more to run its business next year […]
Of barn doors and horses
New planning process comes too late for Picton neighbourhood Shire Hall knows it doesn’t manage big planning files well. It understands that no one is happy with the current process—not developers, residents or planners. In response, it has proposed a list of changes, including a reordering of the steps large planning files must take before they […]
Treasure at Long Point
Spinning a yarn of shipwrecks and lake monsters Young adventurers Bella and Joey are on another quest for fabled treasure, this time from the mystical and mysterious Marysburgh Vortex, as County author Lynne Grist tells a tale of shipwrecks and lake monsters in Treasure at Long Point. This is her second book in the Key […]