Concert for the century
Regent Theatre celebrates its hundredth birthday in local style The Regent stage was rocking with local talent as the Monarch on Main celebrated its hundredth birthday on Friday. The theatre opened on November 2, 1918 and has seen its fortunes ebb and flow through the past one hundred years. The opening night’s performance— for which […]
War stories
Two stories not from the front lines Ann Raby is 97 years old, and although she will apologize for her mind being slow these days, she does not lose a step in recounting her life during the war and how her family came to the County. Raby’s mother had married twice. She had married to […]
Optimism
New and returning councillors are positive about the next four years After the excitement of an election win wears off and it comes to time to make good on all the promises made, The Times checked in with two new councillors and one returning councillor to see how they feel about getting started and, with […]
An entertaining century
Regent Theatre reaches milestone It’s not often that a community gets to celebrate a historic building turning 100, and this year is that special year for The Regent Theatre. For a century now, the theatre has provided entertainment and enjoyment to this community, and the current management at the theatre are making strides to ensure […]
Terminal saga
Fight over Picton Bay headed to Ontario Court of Appeal In what is looking to be a yearly tradition, Picton Terminals has had their annual shipment of road salt delivered. Once again, Picton Terminals is having a hard time keeping the huge mounds covered. There are four giant cylindrical piles of salt on the property, […]
Millennium Trail upgrade
First phase of trail upgrade completed In a short six-week time span, seventeen kilometres of the Millennium Trail has been refurbished, a section that stretches from west of Bloomfield to the trail end at County Road 49, and includes a spur to Lake Street near the LCBO store in Picton. The upgrade project was led […]
South Shore Symposium
Meeting focuses on cultural and natural history About forty people attended a day-long meeting at Milford Town Hall on Saturday to hear about the natural and cultural heritage of the County’s south shore. The meeting was arranged by the South Shore Joint Initiative (SSJI), a group that aims to protect and improve the biodiversity of this […]
New faces
Council horseshoe will see nine newcomers later this year After a long night where voting was extended by an hour due to an online glitch, the results are in and Steve Ferguson is the County’s new mayor. The Highline Hall in Wellington was packed and a-buzz with talk of how it would turn out. The […]
Harvest moon
Taking a look at this year’s grape yield in the County Harvest is an incredibly busy time for wineries in the County, and it’s particularly stressful if you’re the winemaker. The last few days, hours and minutes of being on the vines could mean the difference between a stellar vintage and a complete miss when […]
A beautiful chardonnay
BY: LUBOMYR LUCIUK, JUDGEMENT OF KINGSTON It’s one of the most widely distributed and most popular grapes on earth. Yet some say they hate it. Just the other day, as I was telling a friend about this year’s Judgement of Kingston, she told me all her friends love wine, but observe an “ABC” absolute – […]