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More than 500 pounds of garbage collected in South Shore Joint Initiative cleanup day
A dedicated group of volunteer trash bashers combed access roads to the south shoreline of the County last weekend, picking up more than 500 pounds of garbage during the South Shore Joint Initiative’s second annual South Shore clean up event. Twenty area residents spent more than two hours cleaning up the South Shore and filling […]
Metro register campaign rounds up $17,000 to help equip County’s new hospital
Residents and visitors helped the Picton Metro grocery store show what partnership in action looks like to support to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s (PECMHF) Back the Build campaign. Metro Inc proudly announced a donation of $17,000 from the cash register round-up promotion held between July 28 and Aug. 10. This gift brings […]
Carrying Place mom scratches $100,000 win
Lori Chard of Carrying Place is $100,000 richer after winning the top prize with a $5 instant Blackjack Casino scratch ticket. Lori, a mother of one, said she thought she won $100 at first. “When I realized it actually said $100,000, I went to validate it right away,” she shared while at the OLG Prize […]
Help ‘fore’ Picton Firefighters Association to send burn victims to camp
The Picton Firefighters Association gives a shoutout to local businesses, companies, sponsors and participants who help them raise $5,000 at a golf tournament in support of Camp Bucko, a summer camp dedicated to burn victim survivors ages seven to 17. The camp is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and this August hosted more than […]
Record-breaking donations of food ‘Cram the Cruiser’
Participants helping to fight hunger made a record-breaking difference this weekend. The “Cram the Cruiser” event for the Storehouse Wellington Food Bank, in front of Wellington Foodland saw local OPP members thanking the public for stuffing a cruiser full of food. “Our previous record was around 265 bags (which can be purchased for $5) and […]
‘Lemon-aid’ will help the County’s hospital get a new x-ray machine
For most kids, running a lemonade stand means earning some loose change to spend at the neighbourhood ice cream shop. But that’s not the case for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s newest volunteer fundraiser. Parker Wilkinson, 10, along with his seven-year-old sister Liv, hosted a lemonade stand, raising money to help the Prince […]
New Ontario government research boat named for renowned Picton-area scientist
The life and work of the late Prince Edward County fisheries scientist W.J. ‘Jack’ Christie, known for his decades of groundbreaking Great Lakes research at the Glenora Fisheries Station, is being honoured with a new Ontario government research vessel that will bear his name. The christening of the RV Jack Christie is to take place […]
Picton Rotary presents installment of $100,000 pledge to support new hospital
Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Picton presented Shannon Coull, executive director of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) and Back the Build Campaign Cabinet members Elizabeth Crombie and Paul Massey with an $11,024 pledge installment toward the club’s $100,000 commitment to the new hospital fundraising campaign. Crombie, Massey and Coull are also […]
‘Wellington Rotary doubles its support for seniors’ services
Wellington Rotary Club members decided to double their support for seniors in Prince Edward County this year with a donation of $1,000 to the Community Care for Seniors Association. “We are grateful for the long-standing support of Wellington Rotary” said Debbie MacDonald Moynes, Community Care’s executive director. “The club makes an annual monetary donation and […]
Community pulls together to Back the Build
Eager to get up and going after a two-year pandemic pause, the Wellington on the Lake Residents Association (WOLRA) was pleased to re-activate its biggest fundraiser of the year – their community garage sale. Brenda Little, coordinator of the garage sale and president of the WOLRA was delighted to hand over $2,000 to Prince Edward […]
