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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 […]
Women’s Institute donation to help children in care at hospital
CHEERS! from the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, to members of the Prince Edward District Women’s Institute for another donation of bags of teddy bears and activity books for children being seen at the hospital in Picton. Pictured with the donation in front of the hospital: front row from left are: Bette-Anne Smith; Lisa Mowbray; […]
Legion District funds $11,419 hospice mattresses
Members of the Royal Canadian Legion’s District F Hospital Fund presented Hospice Prince Edward with a donation of $11,419 to replace mattresses for the residence at Piction. Buck Buchanan, of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 160 in Wellington, brought the request to the attention of the District F Hospital Fund, and Chair Don Ramsey expedited […]
Donation drive leads up to community Period Party
Prince Edward County businesses are stepping up to support this year’s efforts to end period poverty. Ramona Roblin, 10, is co-organizing with former school board trustee Alison Kelly and several volunteers to host this year’s Period Party in a continued effort to make menstrual products accessible to people in need. Established in 2018, the PEC […]
