Justice delayed
Court hears from victims of abuse while in foster care The astonishingly strong 18-year-old woman stands straight and tall. She looks up from her notes and looks across the courtroom, directly at the 71-yearold man convicted of sex crimes against her and another girl over years while in his foster care. She wants him to […]
Big plans
Hospital Foundation seeks to grow through events The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation raises about $750,000 each year from this community— but it believes it can do even better. The Foundation has agreed to retain the services of an event planner to develop, nurture and stage fundraising galas, tournaments and shows to stimulate greater […]
Don’t fence me in
Bayfield politely urges council to mind its own business Bayfield Treatment Centres does not want the municipality regulating what is already a highly regulated business. Sharlene Weitzman is the chief operating officer of the residential treatment, education and counselling facilities for children operating through six homes across Ameliasburgh from Rossmore to Consecon. Weitzman responded to […]
Tough year
CAS celebrates successes, vows to fix procedures The management and board of the Prince Edward County Children’s Aid Society appear determined to ride out the storm swirling around this community agency in the past year. In its annual meeting last week the CAS put on a decidedly brave face, choosing to stress its successes rather […]
Troublesburgh
Bayfield to respond to neighbours’ heightened worries The neighbours of six youth homes scattered across Ameliasburgh have fresh worries about their safety and security—just days before the chief operating officer of Bayfield Treatment Centres is to appear before a committee of council. A week ago Monday, just after 9 p.m. a 15-yearold male slipped away […]
Let’s talk
Municipal leaders start a conversation about the future of health care in Prince Edward County It is a 24-acre piece of property (previous page) that has been talked about and scrutinized in various scenarios—mainly in quiet conversations—for several years. Currently McFarland Memorial Home is situated on a small portion of the property on the northeast […]
Bear necessities
Spate of ursine sightings has County residents keeping a wary eye Bears, it seems, have been reading Prince Edward County’s press clippings and are setting about exploring the sights the place has to offer visitors. In recent weeks bear sightings have been reported at the west end of the County at Huyck’s Bay Road and […]
Flying high
Wellington flag honours village heritage On Sunday Wellington will raise two flags—one to honour country, the other to honour the village. The Wellington flag is a new creation inspired by the village’s coat of arms developed in 1992 by Robert Watt, the former Chief Herald of Canada. Watt grew up in the County and his […]
Stepping up
Municipality seeks to kick start aging-in-place strategies The municipality has at times, been an advocate, a contributor, a critic and a facilitator in improving health care in this community. Now it is proposing to take a more direct role in moving forward with a plan. At a press conference on Tuesday, Mayor Peter Mertens was […]
Off the list
Council concedes to advising homeowners prior to adding their property to heritage inventory listing Last month council approved the addition of a couple dozen homes in Ameliasburgh township to a listing of structures it considers to have heritage or cultural value. It was the fourth addition to the listing—an inventory compiled by the Prince Edward […]