Milford Fair
Large crowd fills the Milford Fairground A glorious late summer day brought hundreds of people to Milford for the 76th annual Fall Fair. A pipe and drum band from 8 Wing in Trenton led the parade followed by an assortment walkers, cyclists and drivers as the parade made its way to the fairground. Parade watchers […]
Kate’s Rest aquaponics
Demonstration project using twin technologies Kate’s Rest’s first aquaponics project, begun in 2019, was off to a fledgling start when the pandemic struck just as it was up and running. As with much of the rest of the world, everything ground to a halt. However, even though it was operating for a very short time, […]
Overwhelming
Lots of questions, few answers Kaitlin came to Wellington last week. The developer says he already has tens of millions of dollars in sales for a massive subdivision in this village, a scale of development and transformation that more than one commenter described as ‘overwhelming.’ The meeting was ostensibly to consider changes the developer wants […]
Bringing home the gold
County resident wins five gold medals Cheryl Shannon returned home with a veritable king’s ransom in gold medals from the 16th World Dragon Boat Championships, held in Pattaya, Thailand last month. She was the steersperson on Canada’s Senior C team, comprised of members over the age of 60. This is her seventh world championships, and […]
Monarch Point cleanup
Volunteers bash the trash in newly created Reserve About three dozen volunteers donned work gloves and then spent their Saturday morning picking up trash from the newly created Monarch Point Conservation Reserve. This event was a combined effort of the South Shore Joint Initiative (SSJI) and the South Marysburgh Recreation Committee, and is a continuation […]
Underground
Trunk line plans revealed A steady stream of waterworks ratepayers filed through the doors of the Wellington and District Community Centre’s Rotary Room last Thursday evening as the County hosted a Public Consultation Centre for the proposed trunk water main, sanitary sewer, and pumping station to run under the Millennium Trail in Wellington. Residents and […]
No free ice
Council turns down Dukes’ sponsorship deal The Dukes left Shire Hall emptyhanded last week after the Council unanimously declined to accept a naming rights sponsorship deal the team had proposed. Last month, Tealah Clement, COO of the Wellington Dukes, and Kelly Martin, Director of Sales and Marketing, presented a sponsorship opportunity to council that would […]
The Great River Race
County rowers set to compete in London, England Ateam from the Ayle of Quinte Skiff Club will be heading to London, England to compete in the annual Great River Race on September 16. The race is a river marathon, covering 21.6 miles. It starts at Millwall in East London, not far from Canary Wharf, and […]
Opportunity, wasted
Questions linger after Wellington waterworks meeting It was billed as an opportunity for residents and waterworks users to “refamiliarize” themselves with the large-scale infrastructure projects currently underway in Wellington and the implications for the future of this village. “We’ve assembled the trained experts and senior staff so everybody understands this complicated system,” said Mayor Steve […]
Joni Mitchell tribute
Sarah Slean and Biglake Orchestra at Base31 Clad in a glittering turquoise dress Sarah Slean, accompanied by a full symphony orchestra under the direction of Johannes Debus, performed some of Joni Mitchell’s iconic songs to a capacity audience in the Drill Hall at Base31 last Saturday night. This was the final event of the BIGLAKE […]