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County Gardener’s summer notebook – peonies, butterflys and butternut
No garden is too small to hold a peony Had I but four square feet of soil I would plant a peony in the centre and proceed to worship. Alice Harding I couldn’t say it any better than Alice. She says it all. And now that the peonies have mostly bloomed and blown away for another […]
QHC takes big step with four hospitals
QUINTE Healthcare board took one giant step forward in improving relationships with stakeholders at the annual general meeting June 28. In 1998 when the four hospitals – Belleville General, Trenton Memorial, North Hastings and Prince Edward County Memorial – amalgamated under one umbrella QHC their names were changed from hospitals to sites. This was the” […]
The controversial Wallis Simpson
My hometown of Ipswich, Suffolk, England was a prosperous settlement when William the Norman landed in 1066. Many famous names have been associated with the town during its long history – from Cardinal Wolsey and King Henry VIII to Lord Nelson and Charles Dickens. A story in Dickens’ Pickwick Papers is set in the town’s […]
Eye-opening articles address LHINs
On June 22nd the Hamilton Spectator published a story by reporter Steve Buist titled, “The $68-million question. What are we getting from the Local Health Integration Networks?”. One of the statements in this article referred to Georgina Thompson who stepped down June 7th after six years as the chair of the board for the South […]
So, what’s in Your Dooryard?
I just finished writing my book, “Up Before Five – the Family Farm”, which should be out sometime later this summer or early fall. My editor had some initial concerns about a few of the terms I had used which required a bit of explaining. For example, on the farm, one did not go down […]
60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain
Can it really be 60 years ago that I visited the Festival of Britain held on the South Bank of the Thames, London, in May, 1951? The Festival of Britain came 100 years after the Great Exhibition in 1851, which had been a celebration of Victorian industry. The 1951 event, six years after the end […]
County girl comes home to help the hospital
In an era when the provincial government has all but forgotten about many small rural hospitals, it was extremely refreshing to see a County Girl come home to help her community. The Young Singers choir came to town last Saturday to help raise funds for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation because their founder […]
Donkeys work at the beach
This postcard, over 100 years old, sums up the pleasure of seeing donkeys on the beach. The gentleman with his donkey team appears to be dressed in his Sunday best, complete with bowler hat. The child in front is no doubt waiting for a ride after the photographer has finished taking his pictures. Donkey rides […]
Ransomes manufactured the first grass cutting machine
The name of Ransomes of Ipswich, Suffolk, England has been known around the world for two centuries. And in recent times I have been reminded on three Prince Edward County occasions of this venerable company from my hometown. The first was when I found a push-lawnmower in a yard sale. The cast iron wheels were […]
Have your say at QHC strategic planning meeting
Quinte Health Care would like to hear from you as they plan for the future of your hospital. With that objective in mind they have invited residents of the community to attend a meeting to have their voices heard and to help QHC determine its new five year strategic plan. This meeting will take place […]
