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Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance – specialized in your needs
Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance provides a wide range of insurance products to protect your home, cottage, rental, farm or commercial business. Call your local agents, Shelly Rees, Kelly Reynolds, and Hope Dyer, to custom design a solution for you. Local office hours are: Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 4:30pm Policy Service Department: 613-476-4719 […]
Two Austins power goals for Prince Edward County Kings
This weekend marks the return of the 15th annual Milk Up Prince Edward County Kings hockey tournament in Picton, Wellington and Deseronto. The tournament kicks off with games Friday morning. Upward of 40 teams in five age brackets from as far away as Parry Sound, Ottawa and Collingwood will be in Prince Edward County to […]
Two canoeists rescued after capsizing
Two people are alive thanks to life jackets and emergency services. Prince Edward OPP and emergency services responded to a marine incident on East Lake after a canoe capsized on Saturday, Oct. 17 at approximately 12:45 p.m. leaving two occupants in the water. “With assistance from Prince Edward Fire and Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services […]
More than 10 per cent of PEC electors have cast ballots so far
Following the in-person advance voting day Saturday, Oct. 17 and approximately 48 hours after internet voting opened, approximately 11.5 per cent of voters in Prince Edward County have cast ballots. Mark Kerr, the County’s Communications and Consultation Supervisor, notes that as of noon today, (Oct. 19) 3,090 ballots have been cast, representing 11.5 per cent […]
Himelfarb likens computer impact on chess to AI conversation
Author Jordan Himelfarb joined us last week at the Picton Branch Library to discuss his book, Interregnum. When an audience member asked, he explained that “interregnum” means the period between two kings – an apt title for a book about the struggle for a new chess champion following the departure of longtime grandmaster and World […]
Parade of pumpkins enchants giant Wellington festival
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison It has been said that a pumpkin a day keeps the goblins away, and if that myth is just ever so slightly true, there were certainly no goblins in Wellington this weekend, or maybe not even through the entire month of October in these parts – at least none […]
Municipal public washrooms close
The municipal public washrooms at all parks, baseball diamonds and Wellington Rotary Beach close for the season on Monday, Oct. 19. Public washrooms along the Millennium Trail are to close on Nov. 1. The washrooms will re-open in the spring of 2027.
One mayoral among 23 candidates who responded to questions from nature groups
With advanced voting for the 2026 municipal election being held Saturday in person, and beginning online until election day Oct. 26, the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists (PECFN), supported by 17 other local organizations focused on nature, has released the results of their survey asking municipal candidates where they stand on issues affecting the County’s […]
Dark scoreboards in light weekend of Kings action over Thanksgiving
It was a light weekend for the County Kings as Thanksgiving interrupted usual Prince Edward County Minor Hockey Associations activities. The Campbellford Colts arrived in Wellington Saturday afternoon at a full gallop and the U13 Terra Vista Kings had more than they could handle trying to wrangle the Ponies. Kings netminder Aiden Hebert was under […]
