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Yoga sessions resume in Coe Hill and start in Aplsey

September 19, 2009
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Yoga sessions resume in Coe Hill and start in Aplsey

COE HILL — Drop-in yoga classes continue Monday nights this fall at the Coe Hill Dharma Centre in the heart of Coe Hill. Cost is $8 for all ages. Classes start at 6 p.m., says Barbara Shaw, owner of the centre. All abilities welcome. For people interested in yoga, but living  closer to Apsley, classes will be offered Wednesday in the United Church Hall on Burleigh Street.  The 6:30 p.m. classes start Sept. 30. The cost for the Apsley class is $12 and part of the proceeds goes to the United Church. For both...

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Do you drink you think too much? Check out a local web-based survey to find out . . .

September 16, 2009
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Do you drink you think too much? Check out a local web-based survey to find out . . .

HASTINGS COUNTY – Ever wondered how your drinking compares to others of the same age, and sex? Recent research shows that drinking any amount of alcohol increases your risk for serious diseases such as cancers, stroke, heart disease and high blood pressure. In response to these alarming findings, this fall a new campaign will provide Hastings and Prince Edward counties residents with a web-based tool at www.checkyourdrinkingquinte.ca. “The tool is a great way for residents to evaluate their own drinking behaviour,” says Shelly Brown, public health nurse with the Hastings & Prince Edward Counties...

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Protect your dog or cat against rabies for $20 in Coe Hill

September 14, 2009
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COE HILL — Get your dog or cat vaccinated against rabies for $20 each Oct. 3 at the Wollaston Township works garage near the township offices. The clinic will run 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It’s offered by offered by the Faraday Animal Hospital in co-operation with the Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit. Keep your dogs on a leash and cats in a carrier box. Rabies vaccination for cats and dogs is mandatory in Hastings  County. Contact for further information call the health unit on 613-966-5513 ext. 254

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Reeve Dan McCaw recovering after heart surgery

June 12, 2009
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Wollaston Township Reeve Dan McCaw recovering after heart surgery in Kingston June 10. Deputy Reeve Brent Goodwin says McCaw’s brother, George, passed along the news to township chief administrative officer Marilyn Brickles. McCaw had three stents placed in his heart and was recovering in the coronary care unit at hospital. Click here for information about coronary stents.

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Coe Hill Dharma Centre starts new yoga sessions on Monday

May 22, 2009
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The Coe Hill Dharma Centre will re-open for the Summer/Fall Yoga Session on Monday May 25th.  Weekly drop-in classes are offered on Monday nights from 6 – 7:15pm. The cost is $8 and please bring a mat & water!  Check the website for any additional information! Click here:  www.coehilldharmacentre.com

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Work continues on two Bancroft drug stores

February 19, 2009
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Work continues on two Bancroft drug stores

Call it a tale of two drug stores…. Brent Goodwin sent along these photos of work underway in Bancoft this week on the IDA drug store and a new Shoppers Drug Mart.

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Bancroft This Week reports on meeting about proposed Bancroft hospital bed reductions

February 19, 2009
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Bancroft This Week reports on meeting about proposed Bancroft hospital bed reductions

Here’s a Bancroft This week report on the public meeting held Feb. 12 regarding proposed bed cuts at the Bancroft hospital.   QHC brings public sessions to Bancroft Posted By Dan Schell Posted 8 hours ago     As a serious car accident sent two drivers to the hospital with severe injuries down the road from the Dungannon Recreation Centre, a group of concerned North Hastings citizens met at the venue with representatives from Quinte Health Care in regards to the future of the Bancroft medical complex. The meeting was one of multiple public...

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New Lakefield Medical Centre spotted on way to Coe Hill from Toronto

February 17, 2009
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New Lakefield Medical Centre spotted on way to Coe Hill from Toronto

Brent Goodwin snapped these photos of a new medical Centre on Highway 28 north of Highway 7 at Lakefield. He says it looks like it should be done in a couple of weeks…

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Have your say about 40-per-cent cut to Bancroft hospital beds at public meeting Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m., at L’Amable

February 6, 2009
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Have your say about 40-per-cent cut to Bancroft hospital beds at public meeting Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m., at L’Amable

  Read though the press release below and you’ll see the Bancroft hospital is due to lose 40-per cent of its beds:  it has 10 now (the last count I’ve seen) and the cost-cutting plan would keep six.  And a full-time emergency department would stay.   Here’s a Feb. 4 Quinte Heath Care  press release… QHC financial recovery options modified through community feedback The QHC financial recovery options continue to evolve as a result of significant feedback and suggestions received from physicians, staff and the community. “The community engagement process has been extremely successful,”...

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Hasting County worried about ambulance costs and taxes

January 30, 2009
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Here’s a story from the Jan. 29, 2009 edition of the Commuity Press in in Trenton about Hastings-Quinte EMS: Belleville – Hastings County officials are concerned looming changes at Quinte Health Care could have an impact on the cost of ambulance services and hit taxpayers in the wallet. CAO Jim Pine told county council Thursday he and EMS director Doug Socha will meet with QHC representatives next week to discuss the implications to ambulance services that might result from changes at local hospitals. Hastings-Quinte EMS, which provides ambulance service for all of Hastings and...

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