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PECI students to mark National Day of Remembrance
PECI senior drama students will mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action of Violence Against Women in two performances this week. Twenty four students, under the direction of drama teacher Matthew Sheahan, are travelling to the CORE Art Centre in Belleville Monday, Dec. 6 to perform an original dramatic production, ‘Holding Back’. The event is […]
PECI students become the teachers of indigenous studies
High school students became the teachers Wednesday as they took turns reading indigenous children’s books to students at Queen Elizabeth Public School. The PECI students are studying Indigenous issues and literature in Matthew Sheahan’s Contemporary Aboriginal Voices class and traveled to Queen Elizabeth to work with Victoria Carroll’s Grade 4/5 class. The students took turns […]
Devils down Panther girls in hockey season opener
Photos and story by Rebecca Juby The PECI Panthers girls hockey team had a tough battle Monday losing to the Bayside Devils 2-1 in the first game of the season. “The team played very well for the first game of the season,” said head coach Laurie Spencer. The game started out with the Panthers falling […]
How to buy and care for a real tree for the holidays
If you’re at all like me and choose to have a real tree in your home for the holidays, then NOW is the time to go out and get it. I realize that those homeowners with a faux tree may already have theirs up, but for us ‘traditionalists’, waiting until the cold snap has hit […]
Thank you, from Hospice Prince Edward
An open letter to the residents and friends of the Prince Edward County community. The volunteers of Hospice Prince Edward give a heartfelt thank-you to the many who have responded over the past two years to our concerns. We also thank retired board members Birgit Langwisch and Mary Camp and the newly-formed Foundation Board, now […]
PECI girls basketball team proud of first OFSSA win in history and the worlds is yet to come!
Prince Edward Collegiate Institute’s Senior girls basketball team made school history in Windsor this weekend competing at the AA Ontario Federation Secondary School Athletics Association (OFSAA) championships. The team is the first (girls or boys) to qualify for the prestigious tournament in the school’s history. They raised the bar going 1 – 2 picking up […]
Do these three simple jobs now, in your outdoor spaces
Its official, winter is on its way. Most of us have seen snow already and there is a decided chill in the air. Even though it may seem easier to stay indoors, NOW is the last chance for you to get a few things done to set you on the path to a great spring […]
The high cost of water and heat in the County
The Times did some research into the affordability of County waterworks, which showed that, at the end of 2015, 12 per cent of the County’s residential customers were overdue on their bills. This comes as no surprise. An analysis that I did a few years ago showed that the County’s water and wastewater charges combined […]
Senior Girls basketball team first in school history to earn seat at provincial championships
The PECI Senior Girls basketball team made history for the second time in a week – this time winning the AA COSSA Championship and qualifying for OFSAA for the first time in school history. Last week they won the Bay of Quinte Championship for the first time. Coach Rob Garden said the girls won a […]
Senior girls Bay of Quinte championship makes basketball history at PECI
Prince Edward Collegiate Institute’s Senior Girls made history winning the first Bay of Quinte Girls’ Basketball Championship in nearly 50 years. They defeated the Saint Theresa Titans 55 – 53 in front of a packed gymnasium at Moira Secondary School. “The got off to a great start and looked very comfortable in front of the […]
