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Helping seniors stay at home with a little help from friends

Helping seniors stay at home with a little help from friends

In its 35th year of operation, Prince Edward Community Care for Seniors is also celebrating 32 years of delivering Meals on Wheels in the County.  The endeavour requires help from friends. Branch 78 Royal Canadian Legion Picton has helped attend to the needs of seniors living in this community since the beginning and this week, […]

Overflowing full house enjoys jazz at Glenwood

Overflowing full house enjoys jazz at Glenwood

Glenwood‘s historic stone chapel, the centrepiece of the cemetery, impressed this year’s Jazz Festival audience with its amazing acoustics. Musicians Colleen Allen, on the saxophone, and Bram Gielen, playing the stand up bass, performed to an overflowing full house. The chapel was spiffed up for the occasion with its newly painted green roof. The jazz […]

PEC WIND WATCH

PEC WIND WATCH

Click here for link to all “WIND TURBINE” news on countylive.ca Windmills in PEC? POLL RESULTS HERE LOCAL RESOURCES APPEC Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County – committed to energy conservation and the development of responsible alternative forms of energy that preserve the unique historical, cultural, agricultural and rural character of the County and the […]

Girlfriend stole the hearts of all 250 residents

Girlfriend stole the hearts of all 250 residents

Sponsored by A Sheltered Life – stories as told to Maggie Haylock-Capon, by Liza, resident greeter at the Loyalist Humane Society. (Photographs by Alan R. Capon) (If you are unable to adopt a cat or kitten, there are many other important ways to help the LHS. Donations of Javex and other household cleaning products, garbage […]

New reverend 'exactly where he's supposed to be'

New reverend ‘exactly where he’s supposed to be’

With the pews full, the congregations of Friendship and Wesley United Church welcomed their new minister at a formal covenanting service the evening of Sunday, June 10th.  Moving to the County in December to begin his ministry with the Prince Edward North Pastoral Charge, the Reverend Kirby Breithaupt, and his wife Leslie, were jubilant. Rev. […]

Group of Seven now in residence at the shelter

Group of Seven now in residence at the shelter

Sponsored by A Sheltered Life – stories as told to Maggie Haylock-Capon, by Liza, resident greeter at the Loyalist Humane Society. (Photographs by Alan R. Capon) (If you are unable to adopt a cat or kitten, there are many other important ways to help the LHS. Donations of Javex and other household cleaning products, garbage […]

$50,000 toward hospital's digital mammography campaign

$50,000 toward hospital’s digital mammography campaign

Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation President Larry Matheson was delighted to receive a $50,000 donation from the hospital auxiliary, presented by President, Fran Donaldson at its annual general meeting Wednesday. The funds support the Foundation’s $750,000 campaign for a new digital mammography machine at Picton hospital. The community support is vital to the campaign […]

Thompson shaves 35-year-beard for mom's favourite charity

Thompson shaves 35-year-beard for mom’s favourite charity

Ted Thompson took it all off for the food bank – 35 years worth of beard growth, that is, raising $740.25 and several boxes of food. It was his friend Tina’s idea to have him shave, but he was resistant until she asked him to name his favourite charity. Ted’s mother, Beth Thompson, is the […]

Raise your coffee mugs in support of Hospice

Raise your coffee mugs in support of Hospice

Friends, co-workers, neighbours, book clubs, walking  groups and church groups are invited to raise their coffee mugs for Hospice Prince Edward on Thursday, June 7. The County’s Largest Coffee Morning event is dedicated to the memory of the many clients and families hospice volunteers have helped. The fundraiser also signals the 20th anniversary of Hospice […]

Children enjoy visit from travelling funny farm

Children enjoy visit from travelling funny farm

Prince Edward Child Care Services’ Ontario Early Years Centre (OEYC) celebrated its 10th anniversary recently with a special visit from “Liam’s Travelling Funny Farm” hosted by Jennifer Ackerman. Participants enjoyed learning about and playing with the animals. Prince Edward Child Care Services offers many programs for families and their children free of charge.  Check the […]

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