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Annual house tour funds largest built heritage grant to date
This year’s Built Heritage Fund grants include support for preserving the Regent Theatre, Baxter Arts Centre, and County Museums’ Ameliasburgh Heritage Village. This was a landmark year for the fund, with the Regent Theatre receiving $15,000 – the largest grant in the fund’s history, to help restore the iconic marquee of the building. “The Regent […]
Hot, steamy Canada Day as summer heat arrives
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison It was a parade, it was a party, it was a happy time and it was fun, and there was lots of red and white to be seen, including countless Canada flags, of all sizes. It was also a very warm Canada Day in Wellington with little lake effect […]
Barbara McConnell receives 2026 Leo Finnegan Distinguished Service Award
Barbara McConnell has been named recipient of the 2026 Leo Finnegan Distinguished Service Award (LFDSA) presented by the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation. She was honoured during the foundation’s annual meeting June 25, held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Wellington. The award was presented by former board chairperson, Leo Finnegan and foundation executive […]
Hospital foundation celebrates community impact, progress, and 40 years of giving
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation celebrated another successful year of philanthropy, community engagement, and progress toward a new hospital during its annual meeting held Thursday, June 25 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Wellington. Foundation leaders reflected on a year marked by generosity, major construction milestones, and continued investment in healthcare close […]
Old Boys’ Entrance mural unveiled inside restored building
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison While there has been focus on the Prince Edward Old Boys’ Memorial Entrance exterior recently (with its shiny new roof and overall maintenance), it was the building’s interior that was being shown off on Sunday afternoon. In a special ceremony inside the little restored building that sits on Picton […]
Cyclist team surpasses $500,000 raised for cancer research
UPDATE JUNE 16: Team Myderwyk, with its roots in Prince Edward County, has reached another milestone, raising more than $101,000 for the 2026 Ride to Conquer Cancer. Since the team’s first ride in 2017, Team Myderwyk has contributed nearly $550,000 to the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, thanks to the generosity of its member’s supporters. […]
Gay Lea Foundation invests $21,000 in mammography campaign at PECMH
A $21,000 grant from the Gay Lea Foundation will support the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s mammography campaign for the new County hospital. The funding contributed toward the $1 million campaign to purchase a state-of-the-art mammography machine, will help ensure patients in Prince Edward County will continue to have access to leading-edge breast […]
Hospital Auxiliary puts heart into fundraising for new echocardiogram unit
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation is celebrating the extraordinary efforts of the PECMH Auxiliary, whose volunteers have raised $145,000 toward a new echocardiography ultrasound machine for the hospital. An echocardiogram, or “echo,” is a non-invasive ultrasound of the heart used to diagnose and monitor cardiac conditions. At PECMH, echocardiography services are currently […]
‘Good news’: Community raises a half million at Jim Cuddy night for County’s hospital
An Evening with Jim Cuddy, last week saw a sold-out crowd of 200 guests net $577,000 in support of a new mammography machine for Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH). The highlight of the evening was a powerful “Fund-a-Cause” cash auction, where 42 donors pledged outright gifts that were matched dollar for dollar up […]
Fire pumper truck donated to training centre in memory of Jim Young
The late Jim Young’s legacy of training the next generation of firefighters will live on through the donation of a fire pumper truck to the Hastings Prince Edward Regional Training Centre. Municipal leaders, fire service representatives, and family members remembered and honoured the former firefighter during a ceremony May 7 where the truck was formally […]
