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Hospital Auxiliary marks $3M milestone in donations to County’s hospital
CHEERS! to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary which passed another milestone exceeding $3 million it has donated to the County’s hospital. All the money donated has historically been used to buy essential medical equipment. In the past year alone, approximately $300,000 was donated and used to buy equipment such as stretchers, smart beds, […]
Community Living month focus on inspiring possibilities in the County
To launch a month of celebration and awareness-building, for the first time in person since 2019, more than 70 local community members as well as guests from Toronto, Kingston and Peterborough came together at Waring House in Picton for the Community Living Mayor’s Breakfast. Each May, Community Living Prince Edward invites people to learn […]
Hospital auxiliary matches donations to help buy an x-ray machine
Thanks to the generosity of more than 500 donors, $300,000 has been raised through a matching gift incentive to help purchase a new x-ray machine for the County’s hospital. This past fall, the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary committed to making a 1:1 match for all new donations to the hospital foundation’s x-ray […]
Wellington Legion donation supports seniors living at home
Prince Edward Community Care is grateful to receive a donation of $500 from The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 160 in Wellington. The funds will go toward many the many services that help seniors live at home. At the presentation, outside the Community Care office at 74A King St., Picton, from left, are: Buck Buchanan, Legion […]
A sunny Easter Saturday, an eggs-cellent time for an egg hunt
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison Hunting for more than 5,000 eggs sounds like no small feat, but for children who hopped on over to the Picton Fairgrounds Saturday morning, it proved to be a fairly easy task. Under brilliant warm sunshine, the egg-travaganza attracted hundreds of Prince Edward County kids, as well as a […]
Concert pulled out all stops to help Back the Build
It was music to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s ears! Members of the St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church in Picton and Organist Murray Baer presented the foundation with a $2,345 donation raised during the free will offering organ concert “Pulling Out All the Stops” held on Sunday, March 26. The concert, part of […]
Kings U9 go 4-0 at Kids for Kids provincial charity tournament
CHEERS! to the Scotiabank U9 LL1 Kings team that competed at the Kids for Kids hockey tournament in Kingston on the weekend. This is the largest house league tournament in Canada with more than 55 teams competing and more than $55,000 being raised for youth charities. The tournament was recently featured on Hockey Night in […]
Hospital build sweeps up at weekend curl-a-thon – $51,103.90 raised
By Sharon Harrison Local curlers raised a whopping $42,330-plus toward the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Back the Build campaign in a 24-hour Curl-A-Thon this past weekend, far exceeding anyone’s expectations. “A huge, huge thank-you to all of you, we are raising $27 million to build a new hospital for Prince Edward County and […]
Picton Firefighters’ Association boosts tractor project at PECI
Picton Firefighters’ Association members and family met recently with students restoring an old tractor as part of their technology program at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute. The association presented $500 in support of the program.
Retiring firefighter honoured for 31 years service
At a regular meeting of the Picton Firefighters’ Association family members were present with friends to honour the retirement of firefighter Paul Vidito following 31 years of service to the Picton Fire Department and more recently, Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue. Vidito’s dedication was honoured by receiving various tokens of appreciation from the mayor’s […]
