Eight straight
Dukes edge tantalizingly closer to magic number The Wellington Dukes have won 30 games or more in the regular season for the past 13 years. It is an astonishing record of success that no other team in the Ontario Junior ‘A’ leagues has matched. Or come near. A month ago it seemed the streak might […]
What was said
On Thursday January 24 QHC met with a committee of council to discuss a proposal to eliminate nine of the 21 beds at PECMH as well as other services from the Picton Hospital. The following is a précis of the discussion. QHC chief Mary Clare offered a few opening remarks. She observed that health care […]
Getting to know you
Wellington welcomes the Drake Hotel Are you curious about what is happening on the site of the former Devonshire Inn? Do you want to know what the Drake Hotel has in store for Wellington? Get your questions ready. Although they are still several months away from completing their extensive reconstruction of the facility, the folks […]
Rock solid
Sturdy netminding propelling Dukes’ winning streak Where was Matt Larose last February? It would have been a different story for the Dukes’ playoff run had Larose been tending net for the Dukes last season. The 20 year old brings so much more than sure-footed puck stopping ability to this team—he puts a period at the […]
Lasting choices
Councillors want their decision to be forever Can and should a council of the day limit the choices of future governments? Even if it were acting out of the best of intentions, does the current council have the tools and authority to forever foreclose a future council’s ability to make a different decision? These were […]
Council prayer spared
Uneasy debate resurfaces about the role of religion in politics The Lord’s Prayer will remain part of County council meetings. The sometimes bitter and emotional debate arose again last week in a review of the procedures and rules by which council holds meetings, hears deputations and generally conducts itself. Lawyers for Hastings County recently recommended […]
Widget efficiency
What the new funding formula means Currently QHC runs on about $190 million each year. Under the new hospital funding mechanism, QHC administrators figure they will lose about $10 to $15 million—or about seven per cent of their provincial funding. But this is just an estimate. Part of the formula is so poorly understood, even […]
Cutting deeply
More health care services to migrate to the community Quinte Health Care is getting smaller— and once more it will be Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital that will take the biggest (proportional) hit. Nine beds are slated to be eliminated from the Picton hospital, reducing the total to just 12. Maternity care is being cut […]
Back on track
Campbell sets things right It didn’t take long for Craig Campbell to get back into the swing things. The veteran playmaker was sidelined early in December after he was blindsided by a nasty check along the boards in Whitby. With Campbell out of the lineup, the Dukes lost seven and won three. Since his return […]
Moving heaven and earth
Developer has soil reclassified to enable project to proceed Council is becoming accustomed to being ignored when it comes to renewable energy development in this community. But even long experienced councillors were surprised to learn in November that even when the County’s expertise is a necessary part of a developer’s application, it can be ignored. […]