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Quinte Health CEO new Honorary Colonel at 24 Canadian Forces Health Services
Members of 24 Canadian Forces Health Services welcomed their new Honorary Colonel (HCol), Stacey Daub, MA, MBA, during an investiture ceremony at the 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton Officers’ Mess, June 16. HCol Daub succeeds Dr. Amber Hayward-Stewart, of Hillier, who was the services’ first honorary Col. in 2015, with many military links and […]
Golfers hit the greens to help with Home of My Own project
Swing. Sip. Sample. Repeat. That’s what golfers did at Wellington on the Lake Golf Course in support of Community Living Prince Edward on June 8. Since 2015, funds generated by the ‘Time for Nine – Wine and Dine’ golf tournament go to support people who live with intellectual disabilities to achieve personal outcomes, as well […]
County’s Monarch Point is Ontario’s newest conservation reserve
Ostrander Point Crown Land Block and Point Petre Provincial Wildlife Area – nearly 4,000 acres along the south shore of Prince Edward County, Canada’s last undeveloped Lake Ontario shoreline – are now designated as Ontario’s newest conservation reserve, Monarch Point. Prince Edward County’s South Shore Joint Initiative (SSJI) board and partners were thrilled to hear […]
SxS and ATV Poker Run riders back the hospital build
The Prince Edward Side-by-Side (SxS) and All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) riders presented $3,160 to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) – raised during a trail ride. On June 3, 120 people on 57 machines took in the pretty views, fresh air, and adventure of the County’s Millennium Trail while raising funds to Back the […]
Cheers to 2,526 Loyalist College graduates
Amid cheers, tears of joy, and an atmosphere of overwhelming pride, 2,526 Loyalist College students graduated during a series of ceremonies from June 6 – 9. The college’s Belleville campus was abuzz as faculty, staff, family and friends gathered in person to congratulate graduates as they crossed the stage and entered a new phase in […]
Community support helps Wellington Rotary give heart-felt donation
The Rotary Club of Wellington continues to show its ongoing commitment for the County hospital by funding an essential piece of equipment in partnership with the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF). The club raised $26,008 for the purchase of an Echocardiogram (ECG) machine needed in the emergency department at Prince Edward County Memorial […]
Stark Family Fund grants more than $110,000
The Stark Family Fund, held within The Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, will be granting $112,127 to support nine initiatives by local charitable community service organizations in Prince Edward County and area. The foundation expects the grants to directly impact 26,497 individuals, including 5,802 youth. The Stark fund was created in 2002 with a […]
County cyclists help raise $97,000 at Ride to Conquer Cancer
Prince Edward County cyclists with Team Myderwyk raised $97,000 for this year’s Princess Margaret Ride to Conquer Cancer, helping to help raise more than $17.3 million for cancer research. The team members were among more than 3,500 riders cycling in the two-day, more than 200-km event from Toronto to Niagara Falls. Rob Legge notes the […]
Huge community outpouring of assistance for family who lost home/business in fire
Students from Prince Edward Collegiate Institute partnered with the Elks Lodge to raise $1,000 for the Mustafa El Husein family who lost their home and business to fire May 28 in Wellington. Their effort is just one part of a huge community outpouring of assistance. Karen Adams orchestrated a car wash and put out a […]
Wellington on the Lake residents’ garage sale supports equipment for new hospital
For more than 20 years, their old has been your new. Wellington on the Lake (WOTL) residents held their annual garage sale at their clubhouse in May, and Doug Henderson, co-ordinator, was pleased to present $1,500 in proceeds to Nancy Parks, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Back the Build Campaign Chairperson. The donation will […]
