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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 […]
Would you be ready in an emergency, outage or disaster?
By Sharon Harrison It’s often human nature to be reactive to a situation rather than pro-active, especially if that situation has an emergency or disaster element as a result of extreme weather, food shortages or a prolonged power outage, for examples. Such emergencies can happen at any time, often with little or no warning. And […]
Residents Rock for a Reason and raise $26,000
Supporters of the recent Rock for a Reason Benefit Concert, hosted by The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Foundation, raised $26,000 toward a new mammography machine for the County’s hospital. More than 300 attendees came together for an energetic and inspiring evening featuring performances by The Reasons, County X Roads, The Boujees, Rock Cut, […]
Municipal interim review notes inflection point; Disraeli housing hits finance hurdles
By Sharon Harrison At last week’s committee of the whole meeting, council heard two presentations, the first being an interim update from the consultants on a County organizational review. The second, a topic that isn’t often addressed publicly, is the issue of hoarding prevalence in the County, the details of which were highlighted by the […]
PEC hoarding response team highlights severity and dangers
By Sharon Harrison What hoarding is and who it affects, the dangers it can present, the types and levels , myths and much more were outlined by Mike Branscombe, fire prevention officer with Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue and Elis Ziegler, affordable housing supervisor with Prince Edward County Affordable Housing Corporation. In the presentation […]
Health care announcement means more people could get a doctor
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison More people in Prince Edward County can expect to secure a doctor in the coming years as part of the Ontario government’s plan to invest more than $2,652,300 this year to connect up to 5,972 more people to primary care in the region. “Today, I am excited to share […]
Call to return Macdonald statue to Picton Main Street fails
By Sharon Harrison An emotional and sensitive topic for some, a divisive one too, Sir John A. Macdonald, and specifically the statue that once stood outside the Picton branch library on Main Street – before it was removed after much public upset and controversy – was back before County council Tuesday. Mark Johnson, with Save […]
PEC Sports Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
The Prince Edward County Sports Hall of Fame will honour more great athletes and supporters with the its 2026 inductees. Located in the Wellington arena, the first eight inductees were recognized in 2012. Since, 20 more inductees have been made in a wide variety of sports, including javelin, baseball, hockey, boat racing, track, swimming, arm […]
‘All-stars’ County Reads debate winner: Fourteen Days
By Sharon Harrison A pandemic story, “Fourteen Days” edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston (in support of the Authors Guild Foundation), and defended by Dorothy Speirs, was declared the winner of the 2026 Canada Reads Debate by the voting public, in what was an incredibly close vote. “I do have a job tonight and […]
Lapsed Watermark sub-division phase 3 in Rossmore is re-approved
By Sharon Harrison A new draft plan of residential sub-division application for 14 single detached residential dwellings for Watermark on the Bay (Phase 3) was approved by council, on the recommendation of planning staff. The decision is expected to be ratified at next Tuesday’s council meeting. At Wednesday’s planning and development committee meeting, council heard […]
