countylive.ca year-in-review photos – August 2016
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August 2016
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- The Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan officially opens the Integrated Personnel Support Centre at 8 Wing/CFB Trenton with a ribbon cutting. From left, Royal Canadian Air Force Chief Warrant Officer Gérard Poitras, RCAF Commander Lieutenant-General Michael Hood, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan, Member of Parliament Bay of Quinte Neil Ellis.
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- Christine Renaud with a few members of the first Feast Day’s collective – Bethany MacInnes, Erin Johnston, and Sorsha Drover.
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- The tall ship St Lawrence II Kingston sailed silently along the Adolphus Reach Tuesday as part of its journey from Cobourg to Kingston. Leaving the technological world behind for a few days, participants aboard its summer sailing program challenge themselves as crew members, taking on responsibilities for sailing and routines.
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- A good news ending to a frantic search for a missing seven year old at Sandbanks Provincial Park beach.
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- Hundreds of people gathered at Wellington Park and filled every available spot at the Mustang Drive-In Saturday night to witness a live-stream performance by iconic Canadian band The Tragically Hip and its beloved frontman Gord Downie.
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- A Final Wings Parade was held at Canadian Forces Station Mountain View Thursday afternoon to celebrate the end of the Glider Pilot Scholarship Course at the Cadet Flying Training Centre. During the six-week course, 64 cadets were trained in skills necessary to fly a glider, including navigation, meteorology, air law, airplane handling. Ross Lees photo
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- Miss Lauren Bauman and Master Cameron Bauman, of Barrie, enjoyed a glorious old-fashioned summer’s day with hundreds of guests on the grounds of the former Lakeshore Lodge, at Sandbanks Provincial Park
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- The 10th annual Wellington Lions Dragon Boat Festival saw the local teams compete against paddlers from Belleville, Cobourg, Trenton, Brighton, Toronto, Ottawa and Stratford
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- A good crowd witnessed the ultimate battle of the sexes Saturday night at the Bloomfield Mill Pond Park as the Driftwood Theatre Group presented The Taming of the Shew. Drew O’Hara & Geoffrey Armour – Dahlia Katz photo
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- Precedent-setting rural water restrictions and reduced bulk water rates were approved by council Thursday morning at Shire Hall to combat severe drought conditions and to help preserve drinking water for urban and rural residents. The new bylaws restrict residents from certain non-essential water consumption activities during the current Level 3, and any greater, Low Water Condition.
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- Mayor Robert Quaiff with Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health, MPP Todd Smith and Doug Socha, Hastings Quinte Paramedic Chief, toured the new facility.
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- If the numbers support it, a brand new Quinte Skyway Bridge is the preference Prince Edward County mayor Robert Quaiff pitched at the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Windsor
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- A man who thought he could just have a small fire to burn a stump will pay large for a what turned into a grass fire that consumed 10 acres and threatened nearby properties. “Nobody has to burn,” said Prince Edward County Fire Chief Scott Manlow, who first issued the County-wide burn ban in July.
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