All Entries in the "Letters and Opinion" Category
One ferry at Glenora until mid-July is unacceptable
I am writing to express my dismay that the seasonal addition of the second ferry between Adolphustown and Glenora has been delayed until at least mid-July. As you know, this ferry link is a vital part of Loyalist Parkway/Highway 33 and joins the two counties of Lennox & Addington and Prince Edward. Already this spring [...]
Challenges for healthcare in the County
An Open Letter to the Community This article is provoked by the announcement that two talented young physicians from the County are moving to Kingston. Several years ago, I was involved in establishing the Prince Edward Health Alliance (PEHA), a collaborative partnership of key representatives of the Prince Edward Family Health Team, QHC, the Municipality, [...]
Fallout from QHCs cuts has begun
Fallout from QHC’s disproportionate cuts at PECMH has begun. After careful consideration Dr. Lisa Forster and Dr. Darren Lett will be closing their practice in Picton as of August 28th, 2013. They have decided to leave Prince Edward County due to recent changes at the hospital. They are trying to find a replacement and will [...]
Request to speak to QHC AGM by June 11
On Tuesday, June 25th Quinte Health Care will hold its annual general meeting. For QHC stakeholders interested in attending or making a presentation, here is the board policy regarding members of the public speaking at board meetings: “Members of the public may not address the board or ask questions of the board without the permission [...]
Staff at Picton and Trenton hospitals second to none
During the past six months, much has been written in the media with regard to the $10 million deficit and the severe service cuts that have taken place especially at PECM Hospital and Trenton Memorial Hospital. What has been forgotten in all of this are the staff at both hospitals. When beds are cut, it [...]
The number of wind turbines is limited in PEC
There have been several comments on-line and in the media predicting that the current Gilead and wpd projects are just the beginning for wind farms in PEC, but these comments are just part of the story. “Gilead’s is the first of what is approaching 100 turbines proposed for the County…”, Garth Manning, CCSAGE. “There are [...]
How Napanee Hospital escaped amalgamation in 1998
At a time when Prince Edward County Memorial and Trenton Memorial Hospital are being decimated, the question is often asked “How did Napanee Hospital escape amalgamation?” I spoke with a friend of mine, Mike Dollack, to ask him exactly how his community was able to keep its hospital as a stand alone hospital. Mike was [...]
This willing hostess should resign
By refusing to support Councillor Quaiff’s “Not a willing host” motion against industrial wind turbines for Prince Edward County, Councillor Barbara Proctor has lost both the confidence and the respect of her constituents. She should resign. Prior to her 2010 election to council, candidate Proctor indicated in a Wellington Times poll that instead of a [...]
Tribunal an interesting and important procedure
If you drive by the Sophiasburgh Hall in Demorestville, mostly any day of the week you will see a number of cars outside. Everyone is welcome to stop and go inside where you will witness an Environmental Review Tribunal taking place. This tribunal has a chair and a co-chair who are attentively listening to witnesses [...]
Upcoming “public” meeting a sham(e)
Ain’t it a shame we are once again being subjected to a sham “public” meeting? wpd has recently announced a government-required meeting about more changes to their industrial turbine plan. Presumably it is to give the community information about transmission lines, as details were not specified in the original plan. However, even at this late [...]
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