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Hillier Hall stage play wins hearts and funds
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison Heart-warming tales of a boy soldier filled hearts with pride, and coffers with support for the hall in the hamlet he called home. Robert Clarence Thompson, of Hillier, was a 13-year-old student at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute when he enlisted in 1915. Last week, on a blustery November day, […]
Panther teams slam dunk gold and silver medals at Bay of Quinte
PECI’s junior and senior basketball teams left the Bay of Quinte Championships with medals. The seniors girls team won the Bay of Quinte Championship last night for the second straight year. The win capped off a perfect 12-0 season with a 61-48 win over Saint Theresa. Over the past two seasons the Panthers are a […]
Cheer on PECI’s jr and sr basketball teams at Bay of Quinte Championship Friday
For the first time in PECI school history, both the junior and senior girls basketball teams will be competing in the Bay of Quinte Championship games on Friday. “These girls have worked tirelessly to accomplish this goal and it would be great if the community could come and support them,” said coach Rob Garden. Everybody […]
Not OK to block disabled parking spot
There is a story about accessibility misuse in Picton that needs to be told. The new owner of The Armoury has removed all parking at the front of the building; specifically the three free disability spots that had no time restrictions. Although his choice to remove these, it is not legal or OK to block […]
Letter: What are your issues with council?
We’re now less than one year away from the municipal election on October 22, 2018, with the official campaign to start with the opening of nominations on May 1. It’s not too early to start thinking about the performance of the current council and the issues that will be important for the next council. In […]
Students Give Where They Live – in excess of $20,000
UPDATE: The Give Where You Live tour blew away all expectations during its first tour through the region. With money from sponsoring schools and students still coming in, as it stands right now the effort has brought in upwards of $20,000 – which is double the initial $10,000 goal of the tour. All of the […]
Is fixing tourism possible?
It seems that everyone has a story or two to tell about the new wave of tourists this summer, particularly on countylive.ca’s blog. There were good comments, and lots of frustration vented. Ridiculous U-turns, insane driving habits, flipping fingers to pedestrians on crosswalks and, of course, the (now-acceptable) randomly picnicking on peoples’ lawns, and peeing […]
Time to clean up the gardens for winter
The snap in the air signifies more than just the arrival of winter. It also means that it’s officially time to clean out the perennial beds. This can be a challenge even for the most experienced gardener because we always forget the specific treatment for any new species or plants that we’ve added to beds. […]
Panther pride in full force for Terry Fox Run
Panther pride was in full force Thursday afternoon as just under 800 students and staff were invited to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run supporting the Canadian Cancer Society. They raised $1,918. Students from Grades 7 to 12 stood together for a group photograph marking the first time they were all together for a […]
Picton’s Bird Loreto swoops to second place in County Marathon
Story and photos by Olivia Timm Picton’s Bird Loreto was just 10 minutes away from being the first local man to win the County Marathon. Instead, John Bauer, 23, of Hamilton crossed the line first in 2:50, followed by Loreto in 3:00. Gilles Gobeil, of Gatineau, was third across the line a minute later. Perfect […]
