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The Picton Gazette THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
Loyalist donation referred to budget process
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College requests $250,000 from municipality for technology, sciences centre ChadIbbotson
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A donation to support the campaign for Loyalist College will be among the issues debated by council during the upcoming budget process. Officials from Loyalist were in Prince Edward County last week where they asked the municipality for a $250,000 donation for the new Sustainable Skills, Technology and Life Sciences Centre. Councillor Bev Campbell put forward a motion to refer the request to the 2013 budget process, moving the discussion to next month at the earliest. The 121,900 square-foot skills centre was constructed 2010-2011 with the provincial and federal government's pitching in $16.6 million. The college is in the midst of a campaign to raise an additional $6 million — $5 million to equip the centre and a further $1 million for student financial assistance — and is ask-
‘There are hundreds of students from the county studying at Loyalist.’
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ing municipalities in the region for their support. To date $4.5 million has been raised. The City of Belleville has contributed $500,000, Quinte West has also contributed $500,000 and Hastings County has contributed $350,000. Capital campaign cochair Bernie Ouellet and Loyalist College president Maureen Piercy asked county council last week to consider contributing to the cause. “We're revisiting all other area municipalities in hope that over the next five
years those corporations could make a pledge on our behalf,” Ouellet said. “We're so close and we believe in this so strongly.” Piercy said the focus is on equipping the centre. She said the centre would hold life sciences labs which would be unequalled in the province. She said studies point to a shortage of skilled tradespeople in the future. “Our skills centre will help us and help our community meet this demand to stay ahead of the curve,” she said. She said any financial donation from the county would be an investment in the health of the economy and community. “There are hundreds of students from the county studying at Loyalist this year and every year. There are hundreds of Loyalist grads contributing to the success of the economy in the county,” said Piercy. She also noted that the college's graduation and
placement rates are significantly and consistently higher than the provincial average. Piercy said the college would be making similar presentations to about 15 municipalities in the region. The financial donations would be payable over a number of years.
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Draft code of conduct reviewed Councillors asked for input on policing their own actions Chad Ibbotson
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Councillors got their first look at a draft code of conduct for members of council last week. Mayor Peter Mertens brought forward the draft code at council's committee-of-the-whole meeting last Wednesday. Members of council will now submit their input on the code and their proposed revisions, deletions or additions before the mayor brings a report back to the Feb. 14 committee-ofthe-whole meeting with a second draft reflecting the
comments. Councillor Terry Shortt was supportive of the principle. “It never hurts to have a code of conduct. This simply gives us some rules to live by as we have our discussions around the table,” he said. “To this point we've done a good job of respecting each other, but to have something down on paper to refer to, I don't have a problem with that.” Councillor Alec Lunn expressed some concern regarding the complaint procedure, which would come into effect if individuals
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weren't following the code. He said the procedure could be inviting councillors to critique each other's behaviour. “I'm concerned we're going to be looking at each other's behaviour personally and picking at it,” he said. The code of conduct covers areas such as conflict of interest, integrity, relationship with employees, and gifts, hospitality and benefits.
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