All Entries in the "Letters and Opinion" Category
Important to address concern over Picton hospital cuts to LHIN
On Jan. 24th, QHC made a presentation to the mayor and councillors in a packed Shire Hall. Mayor Peter Mertens and all the councillors were on the same page as they objected very strongly to QHC’s proposals to cut services at PECMH. There were also deputations by some citizens who shared the same sentiments as […]
Wind turbines or trees…
A couple of weeks back, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the increasing devastation of forests (trees) in Greece, where as a result of the high cost of energy, impoverished folks who cannot afford electricity or fuel have turned to wood stoves to heat their homes and cook their food. Although we Canadian’s […]
QHC is Picton hospital’s Grim Reaper
Yet again “ the Grim Reaper “ rears its ugly head! There are many in the County much better qualified than I am to understand why an organization such as PECMH apparently finds itself cast again in the role of a cost and service reducing target, at the whim of a larger, and dare I […]
Councillors elected to make good decisions in times of need
The first responsibility of any elected official is to ensure that the people who elected them are being represented and secondly that in times of need, our elected leaders will make good decisions. When it comes to the decade long debate over industrial wind turbines (IWTs), our municipal council has failed us on both accounts […]
Disturbing “Images of Canada”
I’m not one to engage jingoism, even in its more subtle forms, and I can usually get my head around the larger issues which are wont for my attention, in a pragmatic way. It’s the smaller more insidious things that invade my space which usually get me unduly annoyed. For example: A few days after […]
Proposals for cutbacks at Picton hospital will become reality if residents don’t voice concerns
Here we go again. Due to a funding shortfall from the Ministry of Health, Quinte Healthcare will have to find $10 million in savings beginning April 1. On Jan. 10 QHC announced a list of PROPOSED changes. I will concentrate on only those changes that affect PECMH. * Inpatient beds will be reduced from 21 […]
MOE shows flagrant disregard of citizens and nature
(Open letter to Jim Bradley, Minister of the Environment) The Ministry of Environment’s decision not to conduct an Individual Environmental Assessment of access roads at Ostrander Point, announced in your December 19, 2012 letter, is based on numerous errors in fact and judgment. Your letter states that between March and April 2011 you received 21 […]
County Field Naturalists to appeal Ostrander permit
Myrna Wood, vice-president of Prince Edward County Field Naturalists (PECFN), announced today that the club will appeal the Ministry of the Environment ruling to allow nine mammoth wind turbines to be built on Crown Land at Ostrander Point. “We opposed this project from day one; it will be disastrous to wildlife – including endangered species […]
Canada to appeal WTO green energy ruling
Today’s Globe & Mail reports the World Trade Organization decision released yesterday held that Ontario breached its obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) because the local content requirements essentially treat imported equipment and components differently than domestic products. Ontario requires companies selling FIT energy into the Province’s grid to source a […]
Network to discuss McFarland Home property development
Some neighbours, residents and family of residents at the McFarland Home met with two members of the planning department on Dec. 13. Under discussion was the rezoning required for a go-ahead to development, and specifically to the proposal presented to council and staff by the Nautical Lands Group who build residences across Ontario. Community members […]
