Chamber music
Mark Fewer joins a few of his friends Story and Photo: Sharon Harrison Six distinguished, world-class performances over six days marked the Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival’s 15th year. The opening concert saw the New Orford String Quartet perform Mozart’s String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 “Dissonance”; Burge’s String Quartet No.2, “Death of […]
Borderlands
Where do responsibilities lie between Sandbanks Park and the County? Another lion’s share of summer has passed and for the businesses surrounding Sandbanks Provincial Park, the frustrations on parking and overcrowding keep building. This season saw some of the largest lineups to get into the park. There were days this season where Sandbanks reached capacity […]
Specifics
New regulations for short-term accommodations A special Committee of the Whole meeting was held Monday evening at the Wellington and District Community Centre, where a presentation was given by Greg Bender of WSP Consulting and Paul Walsh, Manager of Planning for Prince Edward County, regarding the regulation of short-term accommodations in the County. The purpose […]
Upgrades
Volunteers clear brush along Millennium Trail east of Bloomfield With County council giving the green light for the ad hoc trail committee to take over the refurbishment of the Millennium Trail, work has begun in preparation for resurfacing. About a dozen volunteers convened on Saturday morning where the trail crosses Stanley Street in Bloomfield for […]
Winter woes
With the winter season closing in, the County has less than half of its winter plow routes contracted Abusy summer season is coming to a close. Children have returned to school. Winter is just months away, and the County currently has less than half of its winter plow routes contracted. Previously, R.R. Byford and Drew […]
Week of Water
Méli Mélo brings eclectic mix to Water Week On Monday night, the Wellington United Church came alive with a diverse mix of classical pieces featuring a unique assembly of renowned artists including Ensemble Made In Canada, Yehonatan Berick and Dionysis Grammenos. The concept of the evening was to have each musician perform individually for the […]
Guides looking for volunteers
Picton Girl Guide Unit seeking adult volunteers Last year, almost 100 County girls and volunteers took part in the Picton Girl Guide Unit. Comprising Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders, the girls ranged in age from six to 15, and took part in activities at the Hope Centre in Picton every Monday evening. However, several adult […]
All that jazz
Events held at seventeen venues across the County From Consecon to Waupoos, this year’s Prince Edward County Jazz Festival offered an eclectic variety of jazz to satisfy all tastes. With performers ranging from duos to big bands, emerging artists and Juno winners, local artists and big-city headliners, this year’s festival was bigger and, according to […]
A mess
Wellington Tennis Courts still not completed; site left a mess Residents and visitors alike have been questioning the state of the tennis courts in Wellington. The delay on completion is one concern, but the other is the state that the site is being left in. Concerned residents have gone over and tried to clean up […]
The beaten path
New committee could see volunteers restoring the Millennium Trail After putting work out for tender twice and receiving much higher than expected bids, the County will look at a different approach to restoring the Millennium Trail—volunteers. At Thursday’s committee of the whole meeting, it supported a motion that would cancel the tender issued for the […]