Central Hastings Support Network Inc.

CHSN in the News

Administrator — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:46:28 +0000

Christmas Sharing Season is Fast Approaching (December 3, 2009)
Promising Number for Transportation Link (December 3, 2009)
Central Hastings Transit Given Government Boost (March 3, 2009)
Government of Canda Delivers Support Services to Homelessness in Madoc (February 27, 2009)

The Good Baby Box

Administrator — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:27 +0000

The Good Baby Box helps families who reside in Hastings County stretch their dollars to meet the food needs of their infants and toddlers. This program is offered at Helping Hands Madoc Food Bank, in partnership with Community Development Council of Quinte. The program operates Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m at the Helping Hand Food Bank, Madoc.

Participants can visit the food bank on Wednesdays to purchase a ‘Baby Box’ for each child two years of age and under in their family.

Choose from a variety of foods such as infant cereal, Starter or Junior baby foods and a variety of baby care items such as shampoo, soap, baby oil or wipes. Formula is also available. Concentrate is $2.00 per can, with a limit of eight cans per week. Powdered is $15.00 per large can with a limit of one per week.

There are three types of Good Baby Boxes:

For infants, the $5.75 Good Baby Box includes: 20 diapers and a baby care item.

For babies, the $9.00 Good Baby Box includes: 20 diapers, a baby care item, a box of infant cereal, six jars of Starter or four jars of Junior fruits, vegatables or meat meals.

For toddlers, under two years of age, the $6.00 Good Baby Box includes 20 diapers, as well as cookies, juice or a baby care item.

Transit Schedules

Administrator — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:48:59 +0000

Phase 1- Madoc/Marmora/Springbrook/Stirling/Belleville/Ivanhoe Route.

Phase 2- Madoc Township/Municipality of Tweed/Belleville Route.

Phase 1 – Madoc/Marmora/Springbrook/Stirling/Belleville/Ivanhoe Route

The transit service operates Monday through Friday, except Statutory Holidays.

Schedules

TRIP #1
CENTRE HASTINGS
Madoc Petro Canada	7:05 am
North of Madoc 4 Corners (Municiple Parking Lot)	7:10 am
MARMORA
Odd Cup Cafe	7:23 am
Library	7:30 am
SPRINGBROOK
Memorial Park (Baseball Park)	7:40 am
STIRLING
Pro One Stop	7:55 am
Covered Bridge (Parking Lot)	8:00 am
BELLEVILLE
Loyalist College (Pioneer Building Bus Stop)	8:15 am
Loyalist College (Bus Stop North of Kente Buliding)	8:20 am
Stream (Bus Stop on East End of Building)	8:30 am
Belleville Bus Terminal (Parking Lot South of Terminal)	8:40 am
Quinte Mall (Foodcourt Entrance)	8:55 am
Quinte Mall (Shopper’s Drugmart)	8:57 am
Walmart (Bus Stop North of Store)	9:05 am
CENTRE HASTINGS
Moira Rd.& Hwy #62 North	9:10 am
Municipal Office – Ivanhoe	9:20 am
Madoc Petro Canada	9:30 am

PLEASE NOTE: CHSN Public Transit "Trip 3" will be terminated upon completion of the March 19^th schedule.

TRIP 2		TRIP 3
CENTRE HASTINGS
2:00 pm	Madoc Petro Canada	4:30 pm
BELLEVILLE
2:35 pm	Walmart (Bus Stop North of Store)	5:05 pm
2:45 pm	Quinte Mall (Foodcourt Entrance)	5:15 pm
2:47 pm	Quinte Mall (Shopper’s Drugmart)	5:17 pm
2:55 pm	Belleville Bus Terminal Parking Lot South of Terminal)	5:30 pm
3:10 pm	Stream (Bus Stop on East End of Building)	5:45 pm
3:15 pm	Loyalist College (Pioneer Building Bus Stop)	5:50 pm
3:20 pm	Loyalist College (Bus Stop North of Kente Building)	5:55 pm
STIRLING
3:35 pm	Covered Bridge (Parking Lot)	6:15 pm
3:40 pm	Pro One Stop	6:25 pm
SPRINGBROOK
3:55 pm	Memorial Park (Baseball Park)	6:40 pm
MARMORA
4:05 pm	Post Office	6:50 pm
4:10 pm	Odd Cup Café	6:55 pm
CENTRE HASTINGS
4:25 pm	North of Madoc 4 Corners (Municiple Parking Lot)	7:10 pm
4:30 pm	Madoc Petro Canada	7:15 pm
Travellers may "flag to stop" at any location along the above routes.

Phase One Route Fares

Fares Listed are ONE WAY ONLY.

To Belleville from…	Madoc, Marmora	Springbrook, Ivanhoe	Stirling	Please Note
Adults	$9.00	$8.00	$7.00
Students	$7.00	$6.00	$5.00	Proof of age required.
Seniors	$7.00	$6.00	$5.00	Proof of age required.
Children (6-11)	$5.00	$4.00	$3.00	Provide your own child seat as required by law.
Children (5 and under)	FREE	FREE	FREE	Provide your own child seat as required by law.
Monthly Pass	$180.00	$160.00	$140.00	Pass rates apply to all ages.
Shuttles from village to village: $5.00, all ages.

Phase 2 – Madoc Township/Municipality of Tweed Route

The transit service operates Monday through Friday, except Statutory Holidays.

TRIP 1 DEPART		TRIP 1 – RETURN
CENTRE HASTINGS
~~~~~~~~	Madoc Ontario Works Office	10:15 am
~~~~~~~~	Madoc North of 4 Corners (Parking Lot)	10:10 am
MADOC TOWNSHIP
7:00 am	Eldorado Store	~~~~~~~~
7:05 am	Corner of Hwy. #7 & Hwy. #62 North	10:05am
7:08 am	Madoc Arena	10:00am
MUNICIPALITY OF TWEED
7:17 am	Hwy. #7 & Queensborough Road	9:51am
7:23 am	Actinolite Hungerford Rd. & Store St.	9:45am
7:28 am	Tweed Sulphide Rd. & Hwy. #37	9:40am
7:35 am	Tweed Victoria St.- Legion Area	9:35am
7:45 am	Thomasburg Village Market	9:25am
7:50 am	Roslin Boundary Rd. - Hwy. #37 – Shannonville Rd.	9:20am
BELLEVILLE
8:15 am	Bus Terminal (Parking Lot South of Terminal)	~~
8:22 am	Stream (Bus Stop East of Building)	~~
8:27 am	Loyalist College (Pioneer Building Bus Stop)	~~
8:35 am	Loyalist College (Bus Stop North of Kente Building)	~~
8:47 am	Quinte Mall (Foodcourt Entrance)	~~
8:50 am	Quinte Mall (Shopper`s Drugmart)	~~
9:00 am	Walmart (Bus Stop North of Store)	9:00 am
Travellers may "flag to stop" at any location along the above routes.

TRIP 2 DEPART		TRIP 2 – RETURN
CENTRE HASTINGS
3:30 pm	Madoc Ontario Works Office	~~~~~~~~
3:35 pm	Madoc North of 4 Corners (Parking Lot)	~~~~~~~~
MADOC TOWNSHIP
~~~~~~~~	Eldorado Store	7:05 pm
3:40 pm	Corner of Hwy. #7 & Hwy. #62 North	7:00 pm
3:45 pm	Madoc Arena	6:55 pm
MUNICIPALITY OF TWEED
3:55 pm	Hwy. #7 & Queensborough Road	6:45 pm
4:05 pm	Actinolite Hungerford Rd. & Store St.	6:40 pm
4:10 pm	Tweed Sulphide Rd. & Hwy. #37	6:35 pm
4:20 pm	Tweed Victoria St.- Legion Area	6:30 pm
4:30 pm	Thomasburg Village Market	6:20 pm
4:35 pm	Roslin Boundary Rd. - Hwy. #37 – Shannonville Rd.	6:15 pm
BELLEVILLE
5:00 pm	Bus Terminal (Parking Lot South of Terminal)	~~
5:10 pm	Stream (Bus Stop East of Building)	~~
5:15 pm	Loyalist College (Pioneer Building Bus Stop)	~~
5:25 pm	Loyalist College (Bus Stop North of Kente Building)	~~
5:37 pm	Quinte Mall (Foodcourt Entrance)	~~
5:40 pm	Quinte Mall (Shopper`s Drugmart)	~~
5:55 pm	Walmart (Bus Stop North of Store)	5:55 pm
Travellers may "flag to stop" at any location along the above routes.

Phase 2 Route Fares

Fares Listed are ONE WAY ONLY.

To Belleville from…	Madoc Tshp	Mun. of Tweed	Thomas -burg/Roslin	Please Note
Adults	$10.00	$9.00	$8.00
Students	$8.00	$7.00	$6.00	Proof of age required.
Seniors	$8.00	$7.00	$6.00	Proof of age required.
Children (6-11)	$6.00	$5.00	$4.00	Provide your own child seat as required by law.
Children (5 and under)	free	free	free	Provide your own child seat as required by law.
Monthly Pass	$200.00	$180.00	$160.00	Pass Rates apply to all ages.
Shuttles from village to village: $5.00, all ages.

Route Cancellation and Schedule Update Information

Administrator — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:15:12 +0000

Attention All Riders

For status updates regarding route cancellations and timing updates please tune into:

Mix 97.1 FM

CJBQ 800 AM

Rock 107.1 FM

Central Hastings Transit Monthly Passes

Administrator — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:40:27 +0000

Central Hastings Public Transit Monthly Pass Rates effective September 1, 2009

To Belleville from:
Eldorado/Madoc Township	$200.00 per month
Madoc Village, Marmora, Tweed	$180.00 per month
Springbrook, Ivanhoe, Thomasburg	$160.00 per month
Stirling to Belleville	$140.00 per month
These rates are applicable to Adults, Seniors and Students.

Opportunities

Administrator — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:24:09 +0000

September 15^th, 2009 – Volunteer Drivers Needed in Marmora

Drivers from the Marmora area are needed for our Volunteer Transportation program.

August 18^th, 2009 – Food Bank Staffing Teams Needed

Several teams of two are needed, on a rotational basis, to staff food bank shifts. Currently, volunteers are needed to fill shifts on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Training is provided.

Apply using one of the forms on the Volunteering page or drop into 108 Russell St. N., in Madoc – 3rd floor.

Volunteering

Administrator — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:34:50 +0000

If you would like to volunteer with CHSN, just fill out the form below or print this PDF form and mail it to CHSN.

Volunteer — It’s a Rewarding Experience!

Volunteers are required to sign an Oath of Confidentiality and a Volunteer Agreement Form governing their conduct and relationship to the corporation of Central Hastings Support Network Inc. A police check will also be requried. Before signing the form, read it over and ask questions if there is anything you do not understand. Your signature indicates that you understand and agree to these terms and provide permission for a CHSN representative to contact persons named as references.

Events

Administrator — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:33:27 +0000

The Board of Directors of Central Hastings Support Network would like to thank everyone who participated in our 2009 Jail and Bail. You helped us raise over $2100.00 that will go towards providing Public Transit; Helping Hands Programs including the Food Bank and Christmas Sharing; Volunteer Transportation; and other much needed services within the Central Hastings communities.

Your support and generosity, along with your willingness to stand out in the rain, is much appreciated!

Administrator — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:32:57 +0000

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News & Events

Administrator — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:32:21 +0000

2009-09-02: Monthly Passes

The new monthly pass rates have been posted. They are effective September 9th, 2009.