Archive for January, 2023
County Docs shares recruitment progress and priorities with more than 200 residents
By Sharon Harrison Packed in like sardines for a standing-room-only public meeting Wednesday night, more than 200 people wanted to hear an update on physician recruitment efforts in Prince Edward County, during a meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion in Wellington. Top of mind for many County residents is not just the shortage of family […]
County’s 2023 budget coming in with challenges
Council approved several directions from municipal staff designed to ease challenges related to coming budget decisions. During a special committee of the whole meeting Thursday, Amanda Carter, the County’s Director of Finance and IT informed council about key challenges that face the building of the draft capital and operating budgets for 2023. Supply chain challenges, […]
County Docs recruitment seeks funding to continue efforts into year two
JAN. 19: UPDATE: Council has directed staff to consider County Docs’ request for physician recruitment and retention in the 2023 budget process. Council also asks that staff bring forward terms of reference regarding a County-led working group that would work in conjunction with County Docs on issues outside of that program’s scope (i.e. Nurse Practitioner […]
Quinte Health and Alzheimer Society join forces to improve dementia care
Quinte Health has welcomed the Alzheimer Society Hastings – Prince Edward (ASHPE) to the emergency department team at Belleville and Trenton hospitals. Lorraine Ross, First Link Care Navigator, ASHPE, joined the emergency department Monday to help people living with dementia and their families to get the help they need. ASHPE estimates that more than 5,000 […]
Garbage bag tags now $3.25
County of Prince Edward garbage bag tags will cost $3.25 as of Jan. 20, 2023. Council approved the increase, among others, at its regular meeting in December noting the increase helps offset increased expenditures related to operating the partial user-pay program. Funds generated by bag tags cover approximately 41 per cent of the County’s solid […]
Curlers invited to sweep in to Back the Build
By Sharon Harrison The Prince Edward Curling Club is opening its rink to curlers who will “hurraaay” in to help raise funds for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Back the Build campaign. Plans for a friendly 24-hour Curl-A-Thon competition March 18th and wrap up at noon on Sunday March 19th are under way. Organizers […]
Less revenue from increased development charges, as County mandated by Bill 23
By Sharon Harrison Development charges in Prince Edward County aren’t the most riveting topic for many, but they are important, especially as the County undergoes significant growth and development. A presentation by Sean-Michael Stephen, managing partner with consulting firm Watson & Associates provided an overview on the development charges background study at Thursday’s Committee of […]
Former Wellington Arena to be demolished
The Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Corporation has issued a tender for the demolition of the former arena, at 230 Niles St., Wellington. The demolition will make way for the construction of a 36-unit affordable housing development comprised of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units and four three-bedroom affordable family townhomes for occupancy in the early […]
Money, money and more money only solution to start improving County roads
Both the County and its taxpayers are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to funding to fix the municipality’s 1,047 kilometers of roads – but council sees some light in a five-year tunnel. Prince Edward County staff presented council with four roads scenarios at its committee of the whole meeting Thursday, […]
Council opposes largest battery energy storage system; will consider staff report on smaller sites
By Sharon Harrison The largest of three proposed battery energy storage systems (BESS) for Prince Edward County did not receive support from council Tuesday evening. However, it will consider a staff report for the two smaller Mowbray Road sites. Known as Picton BESS, the 250 megawatt facility was proposed for County Road 5 by Compass […]
