Member of Parliament • Bay of Quinte

Tel: 613.969.3300 Neil.Ellis@parl.gc.ca Fax: 613.969.3313 www.nellis.liberal.ca

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MP Ellis joins in at the annual Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign in Trenton.

MP Ellis celebrates the grand opening of Ryde Automotive in Trenton with Mayor Harrison.

Nurseland Farms gives MP Ellis a grand tour of their thriving and innovative dairy farm in Hillier.

Winter 2018-2019 Edition

MP Neil Ellis Bay of Quinte 613.969.3300 | Neil.Ellis@parl.gc.ca | 100 Station Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 2S5

Quinte Youth Unlimited just celebrated its opening of a new Youth Centre in Belleville.

“ Bridge Street United Church’s “Inn from the Cold and TGIF Program for providing nutritious ‘home-cooked’ meals to those in need, without judgement. This organization really bends over backwards

to serve the best possible food with friendly encouragement and a positive attitude, a warm welcome and great food!“ - Shelia

“The “Quinte Humane Society [whose] staff

and volunteers provide compassionate care & shelter to animals who abandoned, neglected, and surrendered. QHS relies on donations for these vital services to the community.” - Anonymous

At Ottawa’s Hope in High Heels event, MP Ellis steps up with representatives from

Three Oaks, Alternatives For Women, Lennox and Addington Interval House, and

Maggie's Resource Centre of North Hastings— each organization works tirelessly to combat

domestic violence in the Bay of Quinte and Hastings-Lennox and Addington communities.

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Need a mid-winter challenge? You can count on some cool details in this edition, but watch out for icicles! How many are there? Answer on page 4.

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The Bay of Quinte Thanks. . .

MP Ellis joins a bright group of students from Queen Victoria Public School, in Belleville, to discuss Civics and world issues.

Stuff Belleville welcomes MP Ellis and Mayor Christopher to their Belleville opening.

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It’s great when a community plan comes together! The hard work and dedication of The Friends of the Millennium Trail Volunteer Committee and the County of Prince Edward, in combination with many private local sponsors, has led to some great results! Together, they’ve raised over $420,000 dollars—over the past two years—towards construction of a Millennium Trail in Prince Edward County. Of this amount, $120,000 dollars has come from our community members! When finished, this trail will provide a total of 48 km of resurfaced recreational trail ready for walking, running, cycling, or cross-country

In Ontario, 500 agricultural producers will receive Dairy Farm Investment Program (DFIP) funding from the Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). Over 2,500 applications were received in the first week of the program opening. With such a high volume of interest, we’re over the moon to learn that Bay of Quinte dairy farms are among the projects selected. These include: • D & D Richards Farms Inc. owned and

operated by the Richards family in Frankford, have received $9,250.00 for their acquisition of a new Feed Pusher.

• Scott Simpson, of Wellington, has received $36,963.37 towards the purchase of a new Calf Feeder, Feed Pusher, Cow Brushers and Mats, to ensure the wellbeing of the dairy herd.

Interested in apply to Phase 2 of the DFIP? Visit: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/dairy-farm-investment-program/?1491935919994.

Dairy Farm Investment Program (DFIP)

Congratulations to our wonderful Challenger Baseball League and the Quinte Field Of Ability project on being named the winner of the Kraft Heinz Project Play! A total of $250,000 dollars will fully renew Parkdale Veterans Park into a fully-accessible baseball field which everyone in the Bay of Quinte can enjoy.

Above: MP Ellis delivers a Members’ Statement in the House of Commons to congratulate the Challenger Baseball League and all their supporters on this grand prize win! Left: MP Ellis joins Biketoberfest at Batawa Ski Hill to open new trails built, in part, through the Canada 150 Infrastructure Grant from the federal government.

FIELD OF ABILITY

Affordable Housing Since 2016, a total of $5,120,819.00 dollars in Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) funding has been allocated for delivery to 33 affordable housing projects in the Bay of Quinte!

These projects range from new builds or unit retrofits for affordable residential, social-housing, and community or cooperative living projects in Belleville, Prince Edward County, and Quinte West.

These projects are just a small part of the bigger picture. In Ontario, a total of 30,561 projects will have received $641,040,000.00 dollars in combined federal and provincial funding through the Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) program stream—from 2011 to 2019. But how did all of this funding translate into real progress for Canadians? Well, since April 2011, a

total of 24,500 households, with seniors and persons with disabilities, were better able to continue living independently with assistance from the programs under the IAH; and another 2,997 households with victims of domestic violence were also assisted by IAH program funding.

Congratulations to all the hard-working organizations that submitted expressions of interest to IAH programs. The success of our community’s capacity to expand local housing options—which are affordable and safe—is made stronger for these efforts!

The County Seniors Centre, launched by the Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association provides a range of fitness or sports, learning, lifestyle, recreation, social and wellness programming for seniors. Learn more about the County Seniors Centre by calling: 613-476-7493.

Know a senior living independently but

with difficulty? For support services, please

contact VON’s SMILE program at:

1-888-866-6647 or smile@von.ca.

MP Neil Ellis Bay of Quinte 613.969.3300 | Neil.Ellis@parl.gc.ca | 100 Station Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 2S5

Building Up the Bay of Quinte

Above: MP Ellis celebrates the Quinte West Fire Dept. Station Headquarters Grand Opening with Mayor Harrison, Quinte West Council, Chief Whelan, and first responders. and other stakeholders. Below: MP Ellis speaks at the Alzheimer Society Hastings-Prince Edward’s fundraising event in PEC.

skiing—depending on the season. Want to get involved with the Friends of the Millennium Trail? Please contact: willemmaas19@gmail.com.

Route-ing for trails in PEC and Batawa

MP Ellis surveys the new residential condominiums rising up out of the Batawa Shoe Company building in Batawa.

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MP Neil Ellis Bay of Quinte 613.969.3300 | Neil.Ellis@parl.gc.ca | 100 Station Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 2S5

Which issues are your top concern? Please rank in order of importance to you.

Supports for accessibility.

Supports for children and families.

Supports for seniors.

Supports for students.

Supports for veterans.

Other. Please specify: .

From 2016-2017, the Bay of Quinte has been home to a total of: • 222 Canadian Armed Forces

Reserve (part-time) members;

• 2,779 Canadian Armed Forces Regular (full-time) members; and

• 429 National Defence civilian

employees. In total, that’s 3,430 personnel associated with DND or CAF in our community. Since the riding is comprised of 51,943 households, this means that approximately 7% of Bay of Quinte residents have direct links to our active service community. There are also another 4,000 households where a veteran is present. These numbers show why it’s so important for the Bay of Quinte to stand with our veterans, our service or reservist community members on and beyond Remembrance Day—so many people in our region understand what it takes to be trained, equipped and prepared to contribute to operations either at home or abroad. Above: Shawn Donnan’s Military Fire Globe offers tribute to the 158 Canadian Armed Forces members, and 4 civilians, who fell in the Afghanistan War; it will be installed along the Highway of Heroes. Below: MP Ellis celebrates with the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ontario Provincial Command 58th Biennial Convention in Frankford.

Above: MP Ellis meets with volunteers at the Eastminster United Church’s Open Door Café.

Below: Bay of Quinte Youth Council Members break the ice at their first meeting with MP Ellis.

Wow, Bay of Quinte, you’ve really reached out my office this year! The chart below shows some of the ways we’ve had chances to connect, discuss issues, and work together to build up the best ideas from within the Bay of Quinte.

By comparing 2017 to 2018 statistics, I’m proud to see a steady increase in your outreach and the plans you have for our region. Keep it up, Bay of Quinte!

MP Ellis’ Office Year in Review

Above: The colder it gets outside, the warmer the Bay of Quinte begins to feel. MP Ellis’s family gather to celebrate Belleville’s Santa Clause Parade and visit local non-profit organizations’ holiday campaigns.

Active Service in the Bay of Quinte

Year in Review

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MP Neil Ellis Bay of Quinte 613.969.3300 | Neil.Ellis@parl.gc.ca | 100 Station Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 2S5

The City of Belleville celebrates the completion of its Downtown Construction Project.

Belleville’s bright Bayside Public School students are visited by MP Ellis for an informative Q & A session.

MP Ellis speaks with Belleville members of the Ontario Network of Accessibility Professionals on Bill C-81.

2018-2019 Bay of Quinte Youth Council members discussing their strategies for 2019 with MP Ellis. MP Ellis and Mayor Harrison celebrate the launch of

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MP Ellis delivers a Members’ Statement in the House of Commons to honour Harry Leslie Smith.

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The Food Hub will provide a practical and innovative solution to hands on learning opportunities, for children and adults alike, to learn about how to increase our region’s food security and management. Thanks to the efforts of our community

members and local businesses the Food

Hub will be just one more way we’re

fortifying our community and economic

development.

Left: Stakeholders celebrate the announcement of the

Prince Edward County Food Hub in Sophiasburgh.

Prince Edward County Food Hub

Bravo to our Quinte Arts Council’s 2018 Arts Recognition Awards recipients!

MP Ellis celebrates with lead members of the Mayor's Task Force team, Downtown Belleville - BDIA,

Corcoran Excavating, City Council and staff at the completion ceremony for the City of Belleville’s ambitious Downtown Construction Project.

Icicle Challenge Answer: Brrrr! This edition is framed by 78 + 56 + 56 = icicles!

The Prince Edward County Food Hub and the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) have signed a 5 year lease, enabling the Food Hub to begin operations within an underutilized wing of Sophiasburgh Central School. This will allow the rural school in which the Hub is co-located, to remain open indefinitely.

Start Up Canada’s local leaders meet with MP Ellis at Parliament.