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Robbery Suspects on the Loose in Belleville
Belleville Police are on the hunt for two suspects after a robbery in Belleville’s West End Monday night.
It happened just before 7:30 at the Canadian Tire parking lot on Bell Boulevard.
Police say two men robbed and threatened a 17 year old girl.
The first suspect is described as white.. about 6 feet tall.. wearing baggy jeans, a white toque, and a black jacket… he has a medium build and is clean shaven.
The second man is also white… taller than 6 feet wearing a black or dark blue sweater… and a black baseball cap.
Both men were last seen running towards the back of Value Villiage.
Anyone with information should contact Belleville Police or Crimestoppers.
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Angel Gala Sets Quinte Children’s Foundation Record
A record setting night for the Quinte Children’s Foundation at its annual Guardian Angel Gala last weekend.
The foundation reports almost 140 thousand dollars was raised to support the programs of the Foundation including, Playing For Keeps, Summer of Hope, and the Reach For Success Bursary.
Rotary President John Cairns was honoured as the foundation’s “Guardian Angel”… and all 40-plus members of the Rotary Club in attendence… accepted the honour by breaking out in song.
The Q-C-F has a number of events planned in the coming months… including the first annual Ken Sykes Memorial Fun Run on May 1st.
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New “Special Constables” Hired in Belleville
Three new Special Constables hit the streets and courtrooms in Belleville next week. Police Chief Cory McMullan says 150 applications were recieved…thirty-three were selected to proceed to the fitness test….and, twenty-two people passed. After thorough interviews service has hired Mark Chappelle, Roxanne Head and Lindsay Elliott to fill the part time positions. They begin their duties next week.
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Fewer Accidents at Belleville Intersection
A recent change in the traffic signals at a troublesome Belleville intersection may be responsible for reducing the number of crashes there. Deputy Chief Paul VandeGraf told today’s Police Service Board meeting that there was only one accident at the intersection of College and Sidney Streets between December and February…..and, adds that accident wasn’t “intersection related”. There were three accidents at the four corners during the same period last year. In November, Council changed the sequence of the traffic lights which eliminates northbound and southbound cars travelling through the intersection at the same time.
Belleville Police Love Olympic Experience
Belleville’s finest are back from the assignment of a lifetime. Five City Police officers were “seconded” to work at the Vancouver Olympics and Constable Ron Canyo used one word to described the co-ordinated police effort…HUGE. Canyo was assigned to BC Place Stadium which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, medal presentations and nightly concerts. Constable Terri Smith says she put in 14-hour days and nights while patrolling in Whistler…..but, calls the experience rewarding.
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Belleville Police Service Plan is Complete
The Vision Statement is “Service Excellence” and it’s a plan for the next three years for Belleville’s Police Service. The Strategic Plan was presented to member’s of the Police Service Board today and sets the goals and objectives in eight different areas including criminal investigations, communication and road safety. Police Chief Cory McMullan says they’ve already “jumped the gun” and assembled a new traffic unit…and, will also be initiating new programs in the downtown core with regular assigned officers for the city centre.
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$$$ for Doctors setting up in rural towns
The Ministry of Health will give any doctor willing to open a practice in Stirling-Rawdon Township 80-thousand dollars.
The incentive money, to be paid over four years, is part of the provincial government’s new Northern and Rural Recruitment and Retention Initiative, replacing the former Underserviced Area Program.
Ministry Official Ivan Langrish says the program is available only in designated rural and northern communities. There are also provincial incentives for doctors to set up in Cramahe, Madoc and Marmora and Lake Townships, Tweed and Trent Hills.
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Campbellford hospital doctors want more help
Doctors at Campbellford Memorial Hospital are trying to convince Peterborough radiologists to continue important breast screening follow-up work in Campbellford.
The Chief of Staff, Doctor Paul Williams told the hospital board physicians are upset about losing one of their diagnostic imaging services. The service involves doing follow-up work on patients when any abnormalities are found during routine breast examinations under the Ontario Breast Screening Program.
The follow-up work was mainly carried out by consulting radiologist Doctor Ehab Rafail, but it is time-consuming, and Rafail got no support from other Peterborough radiologists. The initial screening is still done in Campbellford, but patients have to go to Cobourg or Belleville for follow up.
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Bancroft area farmers want to educate public about elk
Farmers in the Bancroft area are turning to educating the public to explain their concerns about crop damage by a large elk population.
The North Hastings and Area Farmers, decided at their annual meeting to create a website and an education program as a way of telling their story.
Communications officer Elson Ruddy says many local residents see the animals as cuddly creatures, and they have no idea what a nuisance they are to farmers. The elk were reintroduced to the area over ten years ago, and their numbers have grown ever since.
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PEC Mayor to councillors: soften criticism
The Mayor of Prince Edward County is concerned about council’s criticism of the municipality’s Economic Development Officer.
Leo Finnegan held an impromptu meeting with the rest of council to discuss what happened at the March second budget meeting. He said some very good staff people have left Prince Edward over the last three or four years, and part of the reason was they had been attacked by councillors.
Some councillors questoned Dan Taylor’s request to increase the economic development department budget by 63-thousand dollars, and there were two unsuccessful recorded votes to reduce the budget by 250-thousand and 100-thousand dollars before the 63-thousand was added.
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Greater Napanee council focuses on revitalization
Greater Napanee town council has approved a staff recommendation to create a special community-based committee to develop a plan to revitalize the commercial and residential core.
The municipality recently received 150-thousand dollars from the provincial agriculture ministry for the project, and the committee will work with students from Loyalist College on revitalization efforts. A matching 150-thousand will come from Greater Napanee, as well as through community partners and fundraising. There will be no impact on the town’s budget over the three-year term of the program.
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Violent Domestic Incident in Tweed results in charges
A 35-year-old man from Tweed has been charged in connection with a violent domestic disturbance..
Central Hastings O-P-P say a woman was shoved outside a Victoria Street home and then dragged by the hair inside. She was struck in the face several times, causing injuries to her nose, and then the suspect held a kitchen knife to her throat and threatened to kill her. Further investigation led to the seizure of three rifles, a shotgun, and a crossbow from the residence. The suspect faces charges of forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, uttering threats to cause death, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and careless storage of a firearm.
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Recreational Vehicles Roll into Quinte Sports Centre
The Quinte Sports Center will soon be packed with the latest in recreational vehicles, motorycles and boats….as the annual Sportsman Boat and RV Show gets underway tomorrow. Organizer Jeff Cox says it makes sense to own your travel accomodations or reecreational vehicles and there will be lots to choose from. He says even if you don’t want to buy a new RV or boat they’re fun to take a look at. Other events at the show include a dog hunting contest and a turkey calling event. Admission is 6-dollars for adult, 5-dollars for seniors and children under-12 are free.
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Cost Agreement for Madoc Medical Centre
Details remain sketchy, but the three municipalities involved with the Tri Area Medical Center in Madoc have agreed to pitch in financially to help cover cost overruns on the facilities construction. It is known Madoc township has agreed to pay 25 thousand dollars toward the estimated 265 thousand dollar overrun on the 3 million dollar building, and 21 thousand dollars a year for ongoing operating costs. Center Hastings and Tudor Cashel are the other partners in the medical center. There is still disagreement over a new cost sharing agreement for the building, as Madoc Township only wanted to partner on a smaller facility, with lower operating costs.
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Decrease in Hastings County Budget
The joint Social Services budget for Bellevile, Quinte West, and Hasting County has come in “significantly” under last year’s figure…at 74-point-eight million dollars. The Hastings-Quinte Social Services budget shows a 16-percent drop of five-point-two million dollars. Part of this is the ongoing uploading of some services to the provincial government…and five staff cuts…three of them vacancies. Deputy Director Steve Gatward says the department predicts a 3-percent jump in welfare costs, compared to the provincial 10-percent.. He says there’s more good economic news in this region than in other parts of the provnce. The cost share for the two cities dropped slightly, and increased slightly for the county.
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Balanced Budget for Hastings Children’s Aid
The provincial government has approved a budget of almost 32 million dollars for the Hastings Children’s Aid Society. That total is little changed from previous years. Meantime, the Hastings CAS will end it’s fiscal year with a balanced budget, something Executive Director Len Kennedy said he hadn’t been able to say in the 10 years he’s been with the Society.
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CAS Children Heading to College and University
A large number of young people in the care of the Hastings Children’s Aid Society is heading off to college, or university. Final figures are not available, but it’s believed over 30 students will move on to post secondary education. Hastings CAS Executive Director, Len Kennedy, says that’s more then last year, and a figure the Society should be proud of. Hastings CAS has a higher proportion of it’s young people in care going on to post secondary studies then most other Society’s in the province.
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CAS Children Returning to Homes
The recently formed Family Enhancement Team with the Hastings Children’s Aid Society is doing its job. The Hastings CAS Board of Directors saw statistics showing that 14 children were able to return to their homes because of the Family Enhancement Team’s counselling. The team’s members intervene in a potentially bad home environment quickly, and work with children, and other family members to stabilize the situation. Had the 14 kids stayed in the care of Children’s Aid, it would have cost the taxpayer almost 600 thousand dollars if they had to stay in care for a year.
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Colborne Tattoo Business Causes Concern
Getting tattoos can be dangerous to your health, and the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit has concerns about a tattoo business in Colborne.
A woman, Natasha Wasalyk, had been giving people tattoos and ear piercings from her house at 16 Percy Street in Colborne since the summer of last year.
Someone complained about her operation, and the health unit inspected, and found that her equipment may not have been properly sterilized.
Health unit staff want anyone who has received a tattoo or ear piercing from Ms. Wasalyk in Colborne, to contact them. Unsterile equipment can lead to HIV Aids, and hepatitis.
There have no reports of illness in relation to the woman’s business.
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Prince Edward County on Community Grants
Prince Edward County’s committee of the whole will be asked to approve 46-thousand dollars in community grants when it meets tomorrow. Another county committee reviewed 79-thousand dollars in cash and in-kind services requests from 25 agencies, but only 46-thousand was budgeted. The committee approved most of the requests, but turned down 33-thousand dollars, including three-thousand for landscaping in front of the Wellington Library and 38-hundred for a local navy exhibit. The committee of the whole will make the final decision tomorrow.
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