Good grades
Fraser Institute results show CML Snider School doing well The Fraser Institute’s annual report card on the province’s elementary schools and the 2018 installment has now been released. The report saw CML Snider school in Wellington post the highest overall grade in the Hastings and Prince Edward Distrcit School Board (HPEDSB) at 7.5 out of […]
Blistering tax increase
New council hikes tax levy by 8.62 per cent, largest dollar increase in County’s history County taxpayers will have to pay $38.5 million in property taxes in 2019, up from $35.5 million budgeted, but not yet fully spent, in 2018. The tax levy—the amount of the County budget property taxpayers fund—will rise 8.62 per cent. […]
A passion for speed
Snowmobile racers take to the ice at Isaiah Tubbs The sound of high-revving snowmobile engines cut through the blowing and drifting snow on a bitterly cold weekend as the Ontario Snowmobile Oval Racers (OSOR) launched the 2019 race schedule on West Lake at the Isaiah Tubbs Resort. Over 80 racers took part in the two-day […]
Moving forward
Vital Signs and food insecurity On January 10, the Committee of the Whole heard from Brian Beiles on behalf of The County Foundation in regards to the recent findings from the 2018 Vital Signs report. Vital Signs is an initiative of the Community Foundations of Canada. It is an evidence-based report on a community’s strengths […]
The Baby Whisperer
Family nurse Peggy Neil retiring after 45 years There is no doubt that Peggy Neil loves her job. The joy she takes in taking care of infants shines through when you see her interact with her patients. Even after more than four decades in the nursing profession and thousands upon thousands of infants she has […]
It’s back
New year, new council, same farm tax appeal He gets full marks for persistence. John Thompson was back to council last week, hoping a new group will give him what the last council denied. Thompson represents the Prince Edward County Federation of Agriculture. Farmland prices have risen significantly over the past decade. Across Canada and […]
Have your say
Committee seeks public input on activities Three significant events in Wellington’s annual calendar are activities on Canada Day, Pumpkinfest and Christmas in the Village. The Wellington Recreation Committee (WRC) plays a big role in these events, partnering with community organizations and the Wellington and District Business Association to make them the success that they are. […]
Clean-up Fund
A step in the right direction Picton Bay has been a hotbed for discussion over the past few years for its constant clash between nature and industry. The bay hosts both a busy terminal and a cement factory as well as being a favourite place for recreational boating and fishing. Most of the time everyone […]
Mayor’s Levee
Hundreds greet new council at Macaulay Museum It took well over an hour for newly elected Mayor Steve Ferguson and members of council to greet well-wishers at the Mayor’s Levee on Sunday afternoon at Macaulay Heritage Museum in Picton. The line of visitors extended through the front door of the museum as residents waited to […]
The County is heating up
A sauna that comes to you Sometimes to see how good an idea can be, all you need to do is look to your past. For couple Spencer Hoyt and Kamee Abrahamian, that common ground is their love of the sauna experience. Both also have a deep cultural connection to saunas through both of their […]