Lead or follow
County health care advocates propose Rural Healthcare Hub as model for remake of LHINs The way healthcare is planned, administered and funded in Ontario is changing. Again. A decade ago, the province created 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) as a means of extracting greater efficiency and accountability from the many and varied moving parts that make […]
Proudly Canadian
Two days of celebration begin with a street dance at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday Forty fresh new Canadian flags are waving along Wellington’s Main Street thanks to Sharon Armitage, a real estate agent in the village. For several years, Armitage has underwritten the cost of the flags that adorn the parade route—proudly displaying the village’s […]
Where blue abounds
High up in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca mountains, Goy-yo’s family awaits his return. The village of San Juan Juquila Vijanos clings precariously to the side of a mountain in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca range, amid one of the most rugged and remote regions of Mexico. Lush pine and oak trees cloak the hillsides, providing […]
Unfair criticism
Picton Terminals says it is working to protect Picton Bay, not harm it Ben Doornekamp says neighbours on Picton Bay are ignoring environmental issues that have existed at the Port of Hallowell Salt Docks site for two decades. Issues he says predate his company’s ownership. Issues he says Picton Terminals is working and investing to correct […]
Burned
County spent $684,300 to terminate employees last year The trigger was a workplace accident. A worker’s hands were burned by steam as he and fellow workers coaxed a frozen pipe in Ameliasburgh to begin flowing again. But in the aftermath, three people lost their jobs with the County—including its top manager. Neither Mayor Robert Quaiff nor […]
Port in a storm
Picton Bay neighbours voice concerns about scale of Picton Terminals’ ambitions The resurrection of the former Bethlehem Steel docks in Picton Bay began arousing concerns when the developer, Picton Terminals, a company controlled by the Doornekamp family from Odessa, began blasting away the cliff face to enable truck and loading equipment to descend to the water’s edge. […]
Deadline extended
Public school board postpones decision on school closure plan The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has backed away from pushing through a plan to close schools due to declining enrollment. The board posted the Long-Term Capital and Accommodation Plan on June 7 and provided three days for written submissions. It was set to be […]
Nine poets, nine artists
What can happen when words meet images What happens when you put a poet together with artist? What kinetic spark or conflagration might result? These were some of the questions posed by the creators of Blizzmax’s lastest show entitled Ekphrasis, opening in July at the South Bay gallery. Poet JC Sulzenko had seen the successful merging […]
Beach Day takedown
OPP nabs three teens for marijuana offences It is a tradition with a long local history. In mid-June, with the school year winding down, many high school students across the region skip school to spend a day on the beach at Sandbanks Provincial Park. In past years Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers often mingled with […]
End of school
Public board plan spells the end of at least four County schools Enrollment in elementary and secondary public schools across the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has drifted lower over the past decade, a function of an aging population and smaller families, a trend seen both provincially and in this region. In fact, the […]