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Not at your service
Remember when we used to have service in Ontario? Remember when ‘service centres’ had staff who pumped your gas, checked your oil and cleaned your windshield, employing piles of people who would later become Exxon CEOs, because pumping gas at minimum wage really sucks? So now we do their job, and increasingly take over […]
PECI student talent shines in free production of Macbeth
PECI students dramatize what happens when a trio of witches predicts a brave Scottish general will become King as they present Shakespeare’s tragedy of Macbeth this weekend at the high school. Notable quotes from the play include: “Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble”; “Out, damned spot! Out, I say”; “What’s done […]
Residents and businesses suffer when water jeopardized; time to rethink supply source
A century ago clean drinking water was a luxury in Canada, and thousands of people died every year from diseases like typhoid. Now, we take clean water for granted. But this past week we’ve been reminded how easily our supply can be jeopardized. One elderly barge with unsecured contaminant on deck in Picton Bay, and […]
PECI boys hockey team competes at Bay of Quinte
UPDATE: Two losses today at Bay of Quinte play. The team plays at COSSA March 6th – the furthest any PECI Boys Hockey team has advanced! Story and photos by Rebecca Juby Following a tough 7-2 loss against St. Teresa’s in the last regular season game, the PECI boys hockey team came back to beat the […]
PECI’s Jr. Boys Basketball team wins COSSA
PECI’s Junior Boys Basketball team ended the season at the very top of the game, winning the AA COSSA Championship – for the first time in 21 years. It was an especially thrilling win for Coach Rob Garden, as he was a member of the PECI team 21 years ago that accomplished the feat at […]
PECI girls hockey team heads to Bay of Quinte action
UPDATE MARCH 1 – BSS wins 3-0 to end PECI’s day at Bay of Quinte finals. Tweet from the team notes “fantastic team effort, we just couldn’t find the back of the net. COSSA on Monday. Location/Time TBA” FEB 23 – Story and photos by Rebecca Juby The PECI Girls hockey team came out on top of […]
Comments on plan for Prince Edward Point open to March 31
In August 2016 Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service held a meeting in Picton where they presented a draft of their proposed Management Plan for the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area located at the end of Long Point in South Marysburgh. There was little notice of the meeting but 40 or so […]
Panthers end regular season with two wins
By Rebecca Juby PECI Girl’s hockey ended regular season play with back-to-back wins this week. Monday the girls took on ENSS Blue Dragons and won 3-1. The game started strong for the Panthers with Brooke Jackson scoring within the first 20 seconds of the period. The game became dominated by ENSS, thirsty for a goal, […]
U14 County Clippers hustle at tri-meet
The U14 County Clippers basketball team hustled at PECI during a tri-meet with the Belleville Spirits and the Kingston Cats. Coaches Landon Burns-Keaney and Anne-Marie Corrigan are in their first year with the Clippers. Burns-Keaney played his early ball for the Pinecrest Lions. Team members Pero, Vincent, Smith, Johnson and Gilbert all hail from his […]
Residents want more time to consider changes to schools
County residents want more time to consider drastic changes to the community’s schools and the mayor has already taken concerns to higher ups. About 200 people gathered inside Prince Edward Collegiate Institute’s auditorium Wednesday night for the County’s first public meeting for the school accommodation review. Six of the County’s eight schools are affected in […]
