Winding road
Council reverses course, chooses Closson Road over County Road 4 In a surprise reversal, council defeated its original motion to see staff apply for an Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program grant for County Road 4. At the April 11 Committee of the Whole meeting, council had approved staff’s recommendation to apply for a grant for […]
Visitors flock to falls
Spring rains add to waterfalls’ majesty It’s a fairly long path down the escarpment at Cape Vesey on Husayn and Anne Banani’s property to get to the base of the waterfall, which is hidden from view until near the very end. At that point, the reaction of visitors is almost identical— they practically stop in […]
Shallow waters
Abandoned Wellington Channel dredging operation causes concerns for Rescue Association For the members of the Wellington Auxiliary Rescue Association (WARA), saving lives and keeping boaters safe on the water is already a tough task. And it has just become an even tougher one. In late March, a dredging crew from Cobourg arrived with intentions of […]
County Calendar Girls
Ladies bare all in Alternatives for Women fundraiser Twenty-one women from Wellington on the Lake took inspiration from the movie Calendar Girls and ventured well outside their comfort zone to pose in the nude at various County locations in a fundraising project for Alternatives for Women. The idea started as a twinkle in the eyes […]
Visions
Fields of Wellington developers return to village with updated plans After pitching its Field of Wellington plans during a cold, snowy winter day at the end of February, the team from Weston Consulting Group, along with landowners Alan Hirschfield and his wife, Beth Johnson, were back at the Wellington and District Community Centre last Wednesday […]
Broken roads
County to apply for an Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program grant to resurface County Road 4 Council approved filing for an Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) grant at last Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting for work on County Road 4 stretching from the Millennium Trail and Talbot Street to Highway 62. The project […]
Gardening competition
A call to young gardeners Coming off a successful inaugural year, the Prince Edward County Master Gardeners are holding their Children’s Garden Award again this year. The competition is now accepting applications and is open to children aged eight to 12 years who reside in Prince Edward County. The competition requires a child to create […]
Hard numbers
Queen’s students present their findings The Queen’s University undergrads were back in the County at the Bloomfield Town Hall this week to present the findings from their study on affordable housing. The group was hired by Barry Davidson and the Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Network (PECAHN) to delve further into the topic and possibly […]
Students first
Proposed education changes raise concerns for students and parents Hundreds of students at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute (PECI) joined in a province-wide classroom walkout last Thursday afternoon to protest proposed changes to Ontario’s public education system. The protest was mobilized through social media after an Instagram post by Listowel District Secondary School student Natalie Moore […]
Eight weeks
Story: Corey Engelsdorfer Southern portion of Wellington Park approaching third summer closed to the public Construction on the Wellington Park retaining wall was set to start last May (2018). By terms of the contract, it was to be finished eight weeks later. It wasn’t finished last summer. Or fall or winter. In fact, nearly a […]