Tree inventory
This year’s Bloomfield tree inventory program underway The Bloomfield Tree Inventory (BTI) is underway once again and thankfully the weather hasn’t been nearly as oppressive as it was this time last year. Neighbourwoods is a volunteer-driven initiative, where last year over 1,300 hours were contributed. The weather plays a huge role in how many trees […]
County Canada Day
Glorious weather draws crowds out on Canada Day Wellington sure knows how to throw a party. The cue for fun started on Sunday evening when Cue the Funk took the stage on Main Street and got folks dancing with their signature high-energy music. After two hours, the audience was thoroughly warmed up and ready for […]
Fine art
County’s premier art show opens at the Armoury The site of this year’s Art in the County is in the newly renovated event space in the Armoury called The Mess Hall. It is a visually compelling space, even without the artworks. A high white ceiling and a bank of tall windows give it a light […]
Skiffie Worlds
County rowers head off to world championships The honour of the County, and indeed the whole nation, is being carried on the shoulders of ten stalwart rowers as they head off to the Skiffie Worlds coastal rowing world championships in Stranraer, Scotland. The rowers are members of the Ayle of Quinte Skiff Club, which is […]
Only the beginning
Vern Powers has been doing what he loves for 50 years Reflection and photo: Corey Engelsdorfer I pulled into the Lake Street garage parking lot in the spring of 2006, a 19-year-old nervous (and over-confident) kid starting his first week as a summer student on the roads department with the County. Enter Vern Powers. A […]
Hateful advice
Local Catholic pastor posts anti-Pride bulletin A recent post released by St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church on their community website sparked outrage in the community due to its aggressively negative anti-Pride messaging. The post was placed in the bulletin by the church’s pastor Father Chisholm, who did not think of the post himself, but […]
Taming the Wild West
Short term accommodation bylaw to come before council Director of Community Development and Strategic Initiatives, Neil Carbone, presented the draft licensing, penalties, property standards, fees and charges to a special committee of the whole meeting on Thursday evening Carbone told council that staff had to find a unique balance for the regulations. “We were seeking […]
Washroom woes
Roblin Lake Park washroom project has had its share of troubles It was supposed to be a quick, simple project. A washroom to replace one that had been damaged by a fire in May of 2017. The construction of a new washroom and change room facility located in the Roblin Lake Park was tendered the […]
County Clippers
Basketball program celebrates ten years The County Clippers basketball league closed off a successful tenth season with an outdoor award banquet at CML Snider School in Wellington on Saturday afternoon. The organization has come a long way since Rob Garden and Steve O’Brien recognized the need for a kids basketball league in the County 10 […]
Timeline troubles
Wellington’s main corner in limbo It’s not possible to walk through downtown Wellington’s busiest corner at Main and Wharf Streets, without hearing chatter about the buildings that sit atop Lane Creek. Since 2011, County officials have worried about the two buildings that straddle the creek. Buildings the County held no legal easement to fix or […]