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Auxiliary matches donations to help raise $317,000 for new hospital

Auxiliary matches donations to help raise $317,000 for new hospital

A matching incentive pursued by the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and the hospital foundation has raised $317,000 to Back the Build of Prince Edward County’s new hospital. This past fall, the auxiliary committed to making a 1:1 match for all new donations to the foundation’s Back the Build campaign up to $100,000 and […]

Wellington beach fee to be eliminated; review of boat launches coming

Wellington beach fee to be eliminated; review of boat launches coming

By Sharon Harrison The summer fee for folks to get into Wellington beach is to be eliminated in exchange for better monitoring. First introduced in 2021, the $10 per person beach admission fee had been in effect from early June to mid-September on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), for those age 16 years-plus. […]

Volunteer gardener has dug in for a decade to beautify Picton Main

Volunteer gardener has dug in for a decade to beautify Picton Main

Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson presented a bouquet of kind words, and a Civic Award, to Arlene Wright at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Wright was being honoured for her volunteer efforts over a decade to adopt nine municipal and non-municipal gardens, the downtown planters, and the creation and hanging of evergreen boughs throughout Picton […]

County fire looking forward to new emergency call dispatch system

County fire looking forward to new emergency call dispatch system

By Sue Capon County residents have come a long way from hearing air raid sirens blare from their community fire hall to summon firefighters into action. Come Tuesday, March 26, Prince Edward County will join nearly 30 other municipalities that have moved their emergency call dispatch services to St. Catharines Fire Services (including Quinte West, […]

Richard Nixon secrets and County visits to be part of new book

Richard Nixon secrets and County visits to be part of new book

By Sharon Harrison County resident Thomas Harrison shared a preview of his research on Richard Nixon’s secret weekend in the County, noting the former US president is one of his favourite topics – so much so that his interest has produced a book (yet to be published, but hopefully by year-end). In his role as […]

Section of Millennium Trail closed this week

Section of Millennium Trail closed this week

Portions of the Millennium Trail will be intermittently closed for repairs between Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15. The area affected will include the trail between the Picton LCBO and Bloomfield. The closures are required to allow trail surface repairs. Residents are asked to avoid active work areas.

Change clocks and batteries on 'Spring Forward' weekend

Change clocks and batteries on ‘Spring Forward’ weekend

Roll your clocks forward one hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Prince Edward County Deputy Fire Chief Tim Kraemer reminds residents “Spring Forward” weekend is a good time to remember to check, clean and test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. He suggests cleaning smoke alarms and carbon monoxide […]

Period Party empowers youth to understand menstrual health

Period Party empowers youth to understand menstrual health

More than 100 community members of all ages and genders celebrated menstrual health and education at the 5th Annual PEC Period Party. The grassroots advocacy group invited party goers to The Cape in Picton to enjoy crafts, learning, food, dancing and comedy – supported by local residents and businesses. Locally produced products featured at the […]

Rural municipalities being shut-out for housing funding: Mayor

Rural municipalities being shut-out for housing funding: Mayor

Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson wants a review of current and future National Housing Strategy programs stating he’s troubled that efforts by the County, and other rural communities to build affordable housing, are being shut out. The County last week learned its $14.2 million application was denied by Canada Mortgage and Housing’s (CMHC’s) Housing […]

County residents 'totality' interested in coming solar eclipse

County residents ‘totality’ interested in coming solar eclipse

By Sharon Harrison It turns out there are a lot of people interested in learning about the upcoming total solar eclipse, so much so, that folks were turned away from a full house meeting, but quickly a second session was scheduled an hour later – again to full capacity at the Picton library. The friendly […]

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