Equity or diversion?
Municipalities respond to proposed new OPP funding scheme Are the costs out of line? Yes. But this was the best of the models being proposed,” said Mayor Peter Mertens, outlining a proposal prepared by the Association of Ontario Municipalities (AMO) in regard to policing costs. Rising police services costs, and the resulting backlash from municipalities […]
Rough road ahead
County roads are bad, and getting worse Roads are a mess in Prince Edward County. From Long Point Road in South Marsyburgh to Rednersville Road in Ameliasburgh, County roads are crumbling and disintegrating. A long cold winter surely contributed to a worsening of rural road conditions, but the problems go deeper. In 1997 and 1998, […]
Almost there
Drake Devonshire to hold job fair: seeking to recruit locally It has been a long time in the making, but the Drake Devonshire now seems committed to amend its sign from opening soonish to opening in mid-July. There is still much to do, and the inn is a beehive of activity with carpenters, drywallers, painters […]
Cheese sells
Great Canadian Cheese Festival expecting 3,000 visitors Georgs Kolesnikovs loves cheese. He loves the taste, the smell and the texture of cheese. A few years ago he decided to organize an exhibition dedicated to Canadian cheese. He had organized trade shows and exhibitions before but nothing with food. At about the same time Prince Edward […]
‘World of difference’
The County residential hospice will be a year old this summer. Is it living up to the promises made? A candle sits on a small table just inside the front door of the residential hospice. When lit, it indicates a resident has recently passed on—a quiet signal to visitors, staff and volunteers that family and […]
Musick for a spring afternoon
Clockwise from top left: Michael Goodwin, spinet; Josie Farrar, bass viola da gamba; Ernie Neufeld, violin; and Maryl Neufeld, viola practicing on Friday afternoon. Baroque and early music ensemble Four Play will perform music by Handel, Telemann, and J.S. Bach this Saturday May 10 at 2:30 at Wellington United Church in a program […]
Turning the page
United in plans to redevelop Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital There wasn’t much new in an announcement on Friday confirming plans to build a new hospital in Picton. Variations on plans for a replacement for the PrinceEdwardCountyMemorialHospital on a new site have been studied, discussed and presented for several years now. What was new at […]
Unseen injuries
Hillier winery leads fundraising efforts for Wounded Warriors Canada When military men and women return home from violent places, some of the deepest and most insidious wounds aren’t visible. These injuries reside within the memories and consciousness of the folks who have seen terrible things—done terrible things. Some benefit from a psychological immune system that […]
Why
Amid calls for unity and support for the Picton hospital, a key question is overlooked Absent from the discussion of a new hospital in Picton by a procession of healthcare administrators, physicians and volunteers was an explanation of the rationale for the project. Why does Picton need a new hospital? Why can’t the existing facility […]
Thrilling ride
OHF chief declares the 2014 Dudley Hewitt Cup the best ever It was a heartbreaking end to a sensational week of hockey in Wellington. As host of the Dudley Hewitt Cup—the championship tournament of the Ontario, the Northern Ontario and the Superior International junior hockey leagues—the Wellington Dukes had earned a bye into the tournament, […]