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| MAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT - Federal All Candidates Meeting | ||
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MESSAGE FROM OUR SUMMER STUDENTS |
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and are the cedar trees dangerous?” Over the five years in which I have worked in the PECCTAC office, I can truly say that this job has really helped me develop my sense of humour. When I first began working in this office, I received calls about what people’s horoscopes are, and what the temperature of the water is at the Sandbanks Provincial Park. Now, although I still receive the same calls, I have become the office “phone book,” as Jan likes to say, and am able to give out local numbers without even having to look them up. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the members, non-members and tourists that visited, called the office, or even brought in cookies, coffee and jam. Those little gestures and the smiles of satisfied individuals are a big part of the reason that I continued to come back every summer. But of course, the main individuals whom I would like to thank are Jan DeMille, Lawrie Ackerman, and the Board of Directors. They took me under their wing long ago when I was just a nervous sixteen year old, and continued to watch over me as I transformed into a twenty-one year old “Tourism Ambassador.” Growing up in the County itself was an amazing lifestyle and being able to learn much more about it while working at PECCTAC has really helped me appreciate its beauty and the beautiful people within it. Thank you all for an amazing five years. Sincerely, Sarah Cobb |
“Hi. I hear that there is
some sort of island around here…. There’s supposed to
be lots of wineries… Have you heard of it? How do I get there?”
Aside from trying my very hardest to keep a straight face as I replied “Go no further, you’re standing on it”, I found answering this question and many of the other commonly asked questions here in the office, an enjoyable task. This was due at least in part to the unimaginable questions I was asked on a regular basis – why just today I was asked where to go to milk a cow- but also to the friendliness of the people who came in every day. We are lucky to live in such a beautiful County that makes people happy when they come and spend their time here. There were, of course, a few grumps along the way (especially those visitors I had to tell EVERYONE was full) but I found that the happy thank you’s, and smiles, given when I managed to help someone find their way, very rewarding. One aspect of working here in the office this summer that I really found useful was my ability to practice my French. I don’t think a day went by that I didn’t get a chance to use it. Now I’ll have to work on learning Spanish and German too! I would also like to thank all of you members for being so friendly when I called you every week to see what you had available. It was a great help when you called us here to tell us what you had available, and very nice when you popped in to say hello. It was a pleasure working with all of you this summer. Sincerely, Elyse Platt |
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1. Re-align ratios in restricted trades to allow for one-to-one ratios between apprentices and journeypersons.
“we will take your comments and concerns into consideration as we continue to work with the Provincial Advisory Committees to examine apprenticeship ratio’s”. Your Chamber will continue to monitor this very important issue.
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| WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? | |||
Councillor Burris has asked for PECCTAC’s assistance in getting Bell Canada to expand Prince Edward County’s local calling area to include Consecon/Carrying Place. The Municipality has been trying for 10 years to get this in place. There is a process that Bell Canada has devised to create an expanded Local Calling Area (LCA). PECCTAC has contacted Quinte West & Belleville & District Chamber’s of Commerce to get their input and possible endorsement of having a Local Area to include:
Please go to the PECCTAC website and click on the Blog to voice your opinion! |
PECCTAC’s polling question…… + Strongly agree I would pay a higher monthly service fee in order to have Bell
Canada expand the Local Calling Area. |
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| Dates to Remember! | Date |
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PECCTAC's Meet & Greet
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October
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Meet &
Greet Sunrise Cottage Resort 15841 Loyalist Parkway, Wellington |
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| November 12 | Meet & Greet Bergeron's Estate Winery, 9656 Loyalist Parkway, Adolphustown | ||
| December 9 | Meet & Greet, The Victory Archives & Collections, 205 Main Street, Picton | ||
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County
Merchants Showcase, Picton Curling Club |
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All
Candidates Meeting 7pm - 9:30pm Prince Edward Community Centre 375 Main Street, Picton |
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Quinte
Business Achievements Awards, Belleville Banquet Centre 5:30 pm Cocktails 6:30 pm dinner 8 pm awards Tickets $45 per person. Available at the PECCTAC office. |
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| Welcome New Members | |
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CALL US TODAY TO GET THESE GREAT RATES! 613.476.2421 or e-mail pec@reach.net
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| Another
Successful Meet & Greet |
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After a short summer hiatus Kathy’s Collections hosted a wonderful Meet & Greet on Wednesday September 10th.
Want to host a Meet & Greet? Just contact us at the office at 613-476-2421 or
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Kathy’s Collections featured a fall fashion show ……
Following the show everyone mingled and enjoyed the tasty appetisers.
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| BAY OF QUINTE COUNCIL UPDATE | |
The students at the 401 Kiosk report that visitors to the booth totaled over 5,000 with the top visitor origins being the GTA, USA and Quebec. The majority of visitors requested information on the County! The Bay of Quinte fishing map is going to be reprinted! Lynne McMullen, Samlyn Enterprises, has been busy putting the new map together. It is a great advertising and marketing opportunity as this map will be taken to many travel and trade shows in Ontario and Quebec. Please see the enclosed information on this great advertising and
marketing opportunity. Do not delay in getting back to Lynne if
you want to participate. |
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