Active living for seniors
Wellington walking program one of many options Eighty-nine-year-old Ron Fox is determined to remain active. Three times a week, he heads over to the walking track at the Wellington arena and spends an hour there, adding another four kilometres to his walking tally. He is one of about 20 seniors who use the track in […]
Welly-ville
Lights and songs mark start of holiday season A quarter moon shone fitfully over the snow-covered park as folks gathered around the gazebo for the start of Wellington Sparkles on Friday evening. Some were dressed as characters from Dr. Seuss’s Whoville, others wore strings of colourful LED lights. Two choirs arranged their ranks around the […]
Tree counting
Volunteers create Bloomfield tree inventory In Bloomfield this past summer, a small group of dedicated volunteers have donated a large amount of their time studying the village’s trees. The group was taking part in the Neighbourwoods Bloomfield tree inventory and are now armed with knowledge of being able not only identify a tree, but to […]
Taxing
Council directs staff to prepare a report on implementing a Municipal Accommodation Tax At Thursday’s Committee of the Whole, a report by the County’s Community Development Supervisor, Todd Davis, was passed with a motion to direct staff to develop a proposal to introduce a Municipal Accommodations Tax (MAT), which would be levied on visitors to […]
Kente School garden
Students donate potato harvest to Food to Share In February and March of this year, Cassie Lyon’s Grade Four and Five students at Kente School started writing “persuasive” letters to local businesses, seeking supplies to create a series of gardening boxes. Their appeals were successful. Home Hardware donated wood for the boxes, Highline Mushrooms provided […]
We will remember them
Wellington commemorates centenary of Armistice In Paris, France, on November 11 at precisely 11 a.m. a bugle sounded to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that brought the Great War to an end. It was the same bugle that sounded 100 years ago to announce the cessation of fighting. Just two minutes before that, […]
Fine line
Tim Snyder threads the needle on social commentary In this harsh, cold, tech-driven world we live in, the art of social commentary without offence is rare to find, but for six years now Tim Snyder and his County Cartoons have been able to straddle that line between somewhat cutthroat, and between comment and statement. His […]
Aesthetic
Wellington Park Centennial Wall progressing, slowly Work on the Wellington Park Centennial Wall is underway, and a group of residents have come forward with a list of concerns regarding the reconstruction. The County awarded the tender for the retaining wall to Standard Paving of Trenton. The same company was also awarded the Ameliasburgh washroom redevelopment […]
Judgement
STORY: LUBOMYR LUCIUK PHOTOS: ANGEL FOTO County wines score top marks At the third annual Judgement of Kingston wine tasting event, organized by The Royal Winers with the assistance of Tourism Kingston, locally made wines excelled in comparison to some great wines from British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. An independent panel of judges (Dr. François Bélisle,Nadia […]
Community grant program
Organizations encouraged to apply for community grants The municipality is offering grants of over $5,000 to eligible organizations based and offering services primarily within the geographical boundaries of Prince Edward County. An information session led by Emily Cowan, Grants and Special Projects Coordinator, was held at Shire Hall on Monday afternoon. Representatives from six different […]