Tiny predator
Diminutive owl hunts on silent wings As dusk deepens into night, a rather odd sound is heard at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO) on the eastern tip of the County. Sounding a bit like “woop, woop, woop,” it is the recorded call of a saw-whet owl, the bird earning its name when early […]
Debate night
Wellington Rotary Club hosts federal election debate On Monday evening, the Rotary Club of Wellington hosted a federal election debate in the Highline Hall at the Wellington and District Community Centre. Evan Nash, Chair of the Wellington and District Business Association moderated the event, and was happy to see the hall filled with over 150 […]
PEC Syria Education Fund
Helping former refugees attain postsecondary education As of last Wednesday, there are now five former refugee families settled in the County and Bay of Quinte region. Abdulsalam Msallati and Nshwa Hleem and their 20-year-old son Muhanned are the latest family sponsored by PEC Syria, and they arrived in Canada from Turkey after fleeing the war […]
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— […]