Barbers in the barn
Jill and Matthew Barber play matinee concert at Chadsey’s It was a slow day at By Chadsey’s Cairns vineyard some 10 years ago, and Richard Johnston was bored with the music playing in the tasting room. Nobody had come in for a while, so he quickly went to the house and picked up a handful […]
More to say
Save Picton Bay has deputation cut short at council meeting The Save Picton Bay Group (SPBG) has been left scratching its head after member Brian Etherington’s deputation to council on July 23 was abruptly cut short with “unparliamentary language” cited as the reason. The SPBG group was baffled by this and had to comb through […]
Efficiencies
Council directs staff to find ways to cut costs for the 2020 budget At Thursday’s Committee of the Whole, Ameliasburgh councillor Andreas Bolik put forth a motion looking for staff to examine the upcoming 2020 budget, and find efficiencies to try and save up to 10 per cent. Currently, County taxpayers pay roughly $38.5 million […]
Brilliant
Gavin Crawford is County bound Award winning actor, comedian and radio host Gavin Crawford will soon be making his way to the County for his run of Festival Players’ Every Brilliant Thing, from August 2 to 17 at the Studio Theatre in Wellington. Crawford is the sole performer in this one-of-a-kind interactive theatre piece that […]
Flowering Wild
Floral art transforms old barn Earlier this year, over a cup of tea, events coordinator Megan Lumgair asked flower grower Sas Long what her favourite art installation was. She replied that it was the Flower House in Detroit. Long was one of a number of florists from across North America who helped transform an abandoned […]
End of the road
Closson Road falls short of federal funding Closson Road residents and businesses will have to wait patiently, once again, to see their road resurfaced. Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith confirmed that Closson Road would not be moving forward in the first round of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Project (ICIP) grant application process. Smith […]
Pedaling for Parkinson’s
Inaugural County ride raises funds for research Over three hundred bicycle riders raised more than $107,000 for research into Parkinson’s disease during the inaugural Pedaling for Parkinson’s event held in the County. The three-day event was organized by the husband and wife team of Jim Redmond and Krista Simonett, and is the continuation of an […]
Aromas
New lavender and honey farm opens its doors Just minutes west of Wellington, you’ll find Millefleurs, a new lavender farm and apiary, complete with sprawling grounds and a gift shop. The brand-new business chose an intense time to open— during Canada Day and the Lavender festival— but seem to have to weathered the storm unscathed. […]
No parking?
Councillor seeks installation of parking meters in Wellington and Bloomfield At last week’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Wellington councillor Mike Harper suggested council consider a motion for user pay parking in both Wellington and Bloomfield. The motion asks for a staff report on the purchase and implementation of parking meters in the village and […]
High value
Farming Assistance Grant Program to continue in 2019 The Farming Assistance Grant Program will live another day in Prince Edward County. At last week’s Committee of the Whole, County staff put forward a report recommending the program be discontinued due to the implementation of a reduced farm tax ratio for 2019. In July of 2018, […]