All Entries in the "cheers" Category
Spine-tingling donation from Waring House haunt
A local business continues to help Back the Build in a spine-tingling way. For the staff at the Waring House Restaurant and Inn, getting into the Halloween spirit was about much more than just the scares. For the second year, the Waring House was transformed into a haunted Halloween walk-through by Norah Rogers and Krista […]
Firefighters helping to spark joy for County children at Christmas
Sparky the Fire Dog led the charge to help the Prince Edward County firefighters Association collect toys for Prince Edward County children in need at the Canadian Tire Picton store Saturday. New, unwrapped donations will support the Angel Tree campaign from its Benson Hall headquarters in Picton. Donations to bring smiles to children this Christmas […]
Photos in the barn help raise the roof for a new hospital
Frustrated by the pandemic lockdowns and global political mayhem in the fall of 2020, ANDARA Gallery co-owners Tara Wilkinson and Andrew Csafordi asked themselves “What do we have that we can use for the greater good?” The answer was found in their 150 year-old barn. They brought in and decorated a 15-foot Christmas tree from […]
Tribute honours retiring County fire chief who has loved fire trucks since childhood
Story and photos by Sue Capon Amid well wishes from near and far, warm tributes, hugs where possible, and some tears, the firefighting community bid a grand retirement to Fire Chief Robert Rutter, Friday. “It’s time,” said Rutter who will be celebrating his 61st birthday this month by looking forward to spending quality time with […]
Quilters stitch up support for hospital
Stitching together their support for priority medical equipment at Quinte Health Care Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (QHC PECMH) are the Prince Edward County Quilters’ Guild with their recent donation of $462. The funds were raised through raffle ticket sales on a quilt the Guild produced. The Quilters’ Guild wanted to give back to their […]
PECI student mural project motivates PEC OPP
The Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and recent graduates of Prince Edward Collegiate Institute (PECI) collaborated in a community engagement project to bring motivation to the detachment gym. During the 2020-2021 school year, students from a Grade 12 art class – Tally Wilkinson, Mia Gilbert and Sarah Johnson – assisted […]
Matching gift initiative results in $1.5M to Back the Build
Thanks to the generosity of donors, $500,000 has been raised through a matching gift incentive to help build a new hospital in Prince Edward County. And, it took less than three months. This past summer the Paul B. Helliwell Foundation committed to making a 2:1 match for all new donations to Back the Build up […]
Mary Magdalene church supports library reading program to welcome new ministerial team member
CHEERS! from the Prince Edward County Public Library, to St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church in Picton for a donation supporting the library’s new 1,000 books before kindergarten program. The presentation was made to welcome Martha Riddell to the ministerial team. Riddell recently completed her Masters of Divinity degree at Trinity College, University of Toronto and […]
Hospital Auxiliary crafters help OPP to keep County kids warm this winter
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Craft Group continued its tradition of contributing handmade items to the OPP ‘Keep Kids Warm’ winter clothing program. This year, the volunteer group presented 369 hats and mitts to the local OPP detachment to help keep County kids warm. Each year, the program (formerly adopt-a-child) is run by […]
Accolade for retiring PEC OPP constable for being region’s number one
Provincial Constable Anthony “Tony” Merrall of the Prince Edward County OPP Detachment was presented with the 2020 Accolade Award for “Enforcement” by Commissioner Thomas Carrique, at OPP General Headquarters in Orillia on Friday, Oct. 22. Detachment Commander John Hatch noted Merrall has been an officer in Prince Edward County for his entire career. “Tony ranked […]
