Rotarian Vintage
Wellington Rotary launches its own Private Label It takes a village to raise a vintage. That’s not how the old saying went. But the adaptation does fit for how The Wellington Rotary Club came to launch their own red and white wine. It did take a village to get this wine made, and the people […]
Death by Design
Murder on the menu in English country manor A figure lies dozing on a settee in the darkened drawing room of an English country manor. Shadowy shapes flit across the scene. There’s the glint of a knife blade by moonlight, the ominous stretching of a scarf, a menacing flex of strong fingers. A trembling hand […]
Spring birding festival
Bird observatory monitors health of avian species For more than two decades, volunteers and professional biologists have been collecting data on bird species that pass through the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO) during their spring migration. A series of nets are used to capture the migrating birds, which are examined and tagged with a […]
The County Pops
Family-friendly music festival continues to grow The sun was sitting low in the west, filling the Crystal Palace with a golden glow as Jill Barber launched into her hit song Oh My My to close off a day of exceptional musical performances. Barber, in a heart-sequined silver jumpsuit and matching silver sneakers, was literally sparkling […]
A growing concern
New garden centre offers a unique approach Every one of the plants at the newly opened Carson’s Market + Garden store is edible in some degree, whether it be leaf, flower, fruit or root. This is a deliberate and well-considered choice by owner Carson Arthur, who has had a long career in garden and outdoor […]
Political action
Education cuts prompt community plan Following two well-attended education town hall meetings in Picton and Wellington recently, organizer Rob Garden scheduled a follow-up meeting Monday evening at the Bloomfield Town Hall. The action-focused meeting was the next step to determine what can and should be done to send a message to the provincial government and […]
Creativity collides
Festival Players combines with Water Week On April 28, Artistic Director of Festival Players (FP) Graham Abbey, stood before a packed house at its studio in Wellington to present the company’s third season under his direction. This year Abbey’s address began not with him, but with some high-spirited baroque chamber music. The duo of Elissa […]
Reliability
Council to decide on over $1 million in fire equipment Fire Chief Scott Manlow was back at Committee of the Whole last week looking for approval to buy a new tanker truck for the Wellington Fire Department. The total cost of the pumper is $352,491 plus HST. The current unit would be shuffled to a […]
Winding road
Council reverses course, chooses Closson Road over County Road 4 In a surprise reversal, council defeated its original motion to see staff apply for an Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program grant for County Road 4. At the April 11 Committee of the Whole meeting, council had approved staff’s recommendation to apply for a grant for […]
Visitors flock to falls
Spring rains add to waterfalls’ majesty It’s a fairly long path down the escarpment at Cape Vesey on Husayn and Anne Banani’s property to get to the base of the waterfall, which is hidden from view until near the very end. At that point, the reaction of visitors is almost identical— they practically stop in […]