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Picton Kinsmen’s ‘drive’ for new hospital raises $15,000
The Kinsmen Club of Picton has scored a hole-in-one for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s (PECMHF) Back the Build campaign. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club’s annual golf tournament came back stronger than ever uniting 96 golfers who demonstrated their community spirit, generosity and commitment to philanthropic causes […]
Donation honouring late Wellington artist a testament to hospital’s value
Artists within Wellington on the Lake (WOTL) recently came together in support of local healthcare and to honour the memory of a fellow resident and friend. When Betty Grieve died in 2020, her husband Gil (now deceased) had many of her unfinished paintings in his possession. His wish was to use the paintings to […]
County’s Master Gardeners award children learning to sow and grow
The growing fields belonging to Hagerman Farms for the past 100 years on Loyalist Parkway, just outside Picton, seemed an appropriate location to announce the winners of this year’s Children’s Garden Award. Located across the road from the iconic farm stand, it’s an area few get to see, excepting the many farm workers who tend […]
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 […]
