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Picton Firefighters Association helps PEC OPP jam the cruiser for Jamaica
The Picton Firefighters’ Association supported the Prince Edward County OPP’s recent Jam the Cruiser event for Jamaican disaster relief, with a donation of $1,000. The initiative was to collect donations to help those impacted by the recent Hurricane Melissa. Along with cash, the campaign sought items such as flour, parboiled rice, canned meats (corned beef, […]
Inaugural Partners in Pink golf tourney raises $64,000 for mammography machine
The inaugural Partners in Pink Golf Tournament was a swinging success, raising just over $64,000 in support of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation. Hosted at Wellington Golf Course earlier this month, the sold-out event welcomed 18 teams and 72 golfers for a day filled with camaraderie, community spirit and a commitment to […]
School board’s communications team wins national BRAVO! award
CHEERS! to the communications team at Hastings Prince Edward District School Board – including Kerry Donnell, Communications and Privacy Manager, and Mary Doyle, Communications Officer, for receiving a BRAVO! Award from the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education (CACE). The award was a Coup de Coeur for the Shine On, Vapes Gone campaign from fall […]
Hospital auxiliary knitters help keep kids warm one stitch at a time
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Craft Group has once again made a heartwarming contribution to the Keep Kids Warm program. This year, the group presented the Prince Edward County OPP with 282 handmade sets of hats and mittens, lovingly knitted for local children. The cozy creations will be distributed alongside new boots and […]
Bay of Quinte Mutual helping keep local kids warm this winter
The Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance Company presented $10,000 to the County OPP’s Keep Kids Warm campaign this week which supports families by providing new winter outerwear like coats, snow pants, boots, hats and mittens. The Prince Edward County OPP, volunteers, and neighbouring police detachments support working families and those in need of assistance to […]
PECI grad awarded MROO scholarship
Brooke Spencer, of Picton, was one of 40 recipients across the province, to share in $120,000 in scholarships from MROO (Municipal Retirees Organization Ontario). The scholarships support recipients in post-secondary studies and all recipients are family members of current MROO members. Scholarships are awarded in nine zones across the province and a 10th which covers […]
Restoration of Picton’s dilapidated 1881 Victorian railway hotel earns ACO award
The Royal Hotel has received the Paul Oberman Award at the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) 19th annual Heritage Awards, held last week, honouring leaders, projects and initiatives worthy of provincial recognition. The award recognizes projects that incorporate and reuse significant heritage structures in fitting and imaginative ways, conserving them for future use and enjoyment. […]
Leaving a legacy of care for generations to come
Steadfast support for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation has turned into a legacy of care for generations to come. For more than 26 years, Merrial Leslie has presented 30 gifts to the hospital, often during the holiday season, to help purchase priority medical equipment. Now, after her passing in March, her kindness lives […]
Wellington Legion donation supports purchase of hospitals new mammography machine
CHEERS! from The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 160 members in Wellington for their generous $3,000 grant from the Poppy Fund to support the purchase of a new mammography machine for the County’s new hospital. “Branch 160 has been a steadfast supporter of local health care for […]
Community members celebrated as PEC sports hall of fame inductees
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison There were heartwarming moments, a few sad ones too, but mostly Saturday afternoon’s Prince Edward County Sports Hall of Fame 2025 induction ceremony was one full of nostalgia, memories, remembrances and stories of good times and good people. It was a ceremony for the community celebrating members of the […]
