Big plans
Developer’s representatives unveil proposal for 50-room hotel, spa and winery in Hillier About 40 residents gathered at Hillier Hall on Wednesday evening to learn details of a proposed 50-room hotel/ Nordic spa and winery proposed west of the hamlet. Redtail Vineyards is planning to develop a 53-hectare property on the Loyalist Parkway as the road […]
Southward migration
New banding facility in operation at PEPtBO A spacious new banding station is now in full operation at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO), providing a welcome change from the cramped quarters of the wooden shed that was previously used. Two walls of windows using birdfriendly glass—the panes are patterned with a grid of […]
County studio tour
Studios open their doors for the weekend The County’s 26th annual Studio Tour took place over the weekend and drew hundreds of visitors to the 31 studios showcasing the work of 47 artists. Co-chairs Dale Wainwright and Jennifer Topaz Bruce and their team worked tirelessly over long hours to organize one of the County’s signature […]
Decommissioned
Dismantling of wpd turbines to begin in October Wind turbines towering over Milford are living out their final days. The wpd project, along with its four nearly 400-foot tall turbines will begin to be decommissioned starting October 15. In the summer of 2018, wpd raced to assemble nine turbines, completing only four before MPP Todd […]
Wellington Bay Estates
Another new subdivision proposal is shared with the community A third Wellington subdivision proposal was shared with residents last Wednesday evening at the Wellington and District Community Centre. Darby Berkhout and his project, Wellington Bay Estates, is suggesting a subdivision on the eastern edge of Wellington, south of the Millennium Trail. This comes after presentations […]
Same old song and dance
Council cancels Ameliasburgh washroom contract More than two months have passed since Standard Paving Ltd. submitted a new schedule for completion of work on the Roblin Lake Park washroom project. In this schedule, the contractor gave a final date of July 3, 2019 for completion. As is the case with past completion dates, deadline day […]
Over budget
Council sends library tender back to the drawing board Council was left suffering from a case of sticker shock at Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Picton Library Board chair Devon Jones and chair of finance Sandy Murray made a presentation to council, asking it to approve a tender in the amount of $2.7 million— […]
Chamber Music Festival
Internationally acclaimed musicians coming to Picton As a precursor to the Chamber Music Festival set to take place in Picton at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the coming two weekends, the grounds at Macaulay House was filled with the sound of horn music as the True North Brass provided a free outdoor concert on Saturday […]
Building a brand
One of Canada’s top businessmen pitches organic beef operation to advisory committee Frank Stronach, the founder of Magna International—a leading global automotive supplier—made a presentation to the County’s Agricultural Advisory Committee Wednesday night. The presentation outlined a proposal to build a 10,000 square foot abattoir on the south shore of the County. Stronach told the […]
Time flies
Morandin Wines celebrates first anniversary It’s hard to believe that the County’s newest winery is already one year old, but such is the case. The first year of operation can be a wild ride for some, so we checked in with Morandin’s winemaker Amelia Keating-Isaksen to see how the inaugural year has been and how […]