The dog barks
A great day to fight for Picton hospital After Leo Finnegan had finished briefly outlining the issues in Prince Edward County, Health Minister Deb Matthews looked at him and other POOCH representatives (Patrons Of Our County Hospital) assembled in the small room at Queen’s Park and paused before asking, “So you want to de-amalgamate?” Finnegan, […]
Reclaiming the trail
Opportunities sprout from linear park The chips are flying. Chainsaws are humming. Bit by bit the brush and overgrowth threatening to consume the Millennium Trail is being trimmed back by a gang of volunteers, including some from Hydro One, who have brought with them key pieces of forestry equipment that makes the job much more […]
POOCH barks
A great day to fight for a hospital When Leo Finnegan had finished briefly outlining the issues in Prince Edward County—Health Minister Deb Matthews looked back at him and the other POOCH (Patrons Of Our County Hospital) representatives in the room at Queen’s Park and asked, “So you want to de-amalgamate? Finnegan, and everyone else, […]
Assembly of citizens
Queen’s prof proposes unique approach to size of council problem Jonathan Rose has a novel idea about how the County might work through its near-decadeold swamp known as the size of council. Actually his notion—that of a citizens’ assembly to solve a public policy question, isn’t new at all but rather draws its inspiration from […]
Baby steps
Council considers path through size of council debate If you live on the north side of Mill Street in Consecon, three members of council are guarding your interests. But if you live on the south side of the same street you have just one councillor at Shire Hall. It is just one of several oddities […]
What’s in a name
Electoral Boundary Commission proposes dropping Prince Edward from federal riding name It’s a long drive from Maynooth to Milford. Nearly 200 kilometres. It’s not much farther from the northern reaches of the riding of Prince Edward-Hastings to Ottawa than it is to the County. Many of the issues and concerns on the edge of […]
Undoing bad deal
County pays usurous water rates for Rossmore and Fenwood Gardens Belleville residents pay between 64 cents and $1.39 for a cubic metre of water from their system. If you drive up with a tanker, you will pay $1.39 per cubic metre for water. But for Prince Edward County—for the same water, from the same system— […]
One week to go
Room for more on bus to rally for County hospital This is it. Just one more week to get your seat on a bus to Toronto to tell provincial politicians how you feel about the latest in a series of cuts to the local hospital. Dave Gray, the torchbearer for POOCH— Patrons Of Our County […]
Pushing on
Donors move to the sidelines amid cuts to hospital, but the need remains These are difficult days for the local hospital foundation. As chair, Larry Matheson, observes, “it is hard to raise funds to buy new beds when beds are being cut.” But Matheson knows that if Prince Edward County Memorial has any kind of […]
Trial by ambush
Ostrander Point hearing at risk of bogging down, complains lawyer Since the Environmental Review Tribunal began last month, many have worried the would-be developer of a wind project at Ostrander Point would use its superior financial might to run out the clock on the time-limited appeal hearing or force the appellants to spend all their […]