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Councillors vote 8-5 to move pricey long-term care home project forward

Councillors vote 8-5 to move pricey long-term care home project forward

County councillors have indicated they will direct staff to move forward on the new long-term care home project at the H.J. McFarland Home site in Picton to gain benefit of funding though the province’s construction funding subsidy top-up. At Thursday’s committee of the whole meeting, councillors voted 8-5 in favour. Ratification goes to council’s regular […]

Council supports letter to continue social services funding

Council supports letter to continue social services funding

Prince Edward County councillors unanimously agreed to ask the federal and provincial governments to solve their disagreements and not withhold funding for local social services. Councillor Sam Branderhorst sought council support for the motion Tuesday night to focus on limiting mounting harms to the most vulnerable people – including 10 to 13 per cent of […]

Demand for community municipal grants exceeds supply

Demand for community municipal grants exceeds supply

Demand to receive municipal grants greatly exceeded supply again this year as The County Foundation worked through requests for $390,606.27 and was budgeted to grant 39 per cent, or $150,485. A reduction to the $414,617 requested last year is attributed to the change in bylaw where qualifying organizations and projects now apply directly to the […]

Four more properties 'safe' with heritage designation as provincial deadline looms

Four more properties ‘safe’ with heritage designation as provincial deadline looms

Municipalities across the province are rushing to get heritage homes designated as they face a tight provincial deadline that will see properties dropped from non-designated lists. Tuesday, the County honoured four property owners who voluntarily chose to designate their historically significant properties under the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). That leaves more than 200 properties that […]

Work to keep Wellington water projects moving forward approved by council

Work to keep Wellington water projects moving forward approved by council

Council plans to keep moving forward on Wellington water projects stating no money is being spent related to two decisions made at Thursday’s committee of the whole meeting, and further movement forward will first come to council. Council voted to direct staff to begin procurement of the final design of the water and wastewater plants […]

Partnerships bring accessibility mat to help people who previously couldn't, to enjoy visiting Wellington beach

Partnerships bring accessibility mat to help people who previously couldn’t, to enjoy visiting Wellington beach

Access to the beach will be opened up to people who previously couldn’t go, thanks to a partnership with the Wellington Rotary Club for a new beach access mat and Mobi Chairs at Wellington Rotary Beach. Wellington Rotary Club President Lyn McGowan and past-president Ken Robertson updated council at its meeting Tuesday night. McGowan noted […]

Memorandum between communities clarifies physician poaching and incentive rules

Memorandum between communities clarifies physician poaching and incentive rules

Prince Edward County has approved joining a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with Belleville, Brighton, Quinte West and Hastings County agreeing to basic principles and guidelines around getting, and keeping doctors. All five communities have their own physician recruitment program – each offering financial incentive for a return of service. “Given the close proximity of […]

HealthPULSE shuttle pilot project starts with bringing healthcare students here for placements

HealthPULSE shuttle pilot project starts with bringing healthcare students here for placements

Connecting students from Loyalist College with placement opportunities in Prince Edward County is the goal of a new HealthPULSE shuttle pilot project – with more ideas to come forward. Tuesday night, council directed staff, the mayor and CAO to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Loyalist College for the shuttle, and to broaden […]

Council supports asking province to take over County Road 49

Council supports asking province to take over County Road 49

UPDATE: Supported by council. Following the recent announcement of the uploading of Hwy. 174 in Ottawa to the province to maintain, councillor Chris Braney won council support at tonight’s meeting to seek the same deal for County Road 49. Braney’s motion asks council to support directing the mayor to write Premier Doug Ford. The provincial […]

County seeks $18.3M from provincial fund for water infrastructure

County seeks $18.3M from provincial fund for water infrastructure

The County has applied for $18.3 million from the provincial government’s Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund (HEWSF) to support the construction of a regional water plant and a new raw water intake in Wellington. The Ontario government last month boasted it is investing more than $1.8 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure funding to help build at least […]

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