All Entries in the "Local Services" Category
Read with Gisèle coming to Picton library
TVOKids’ host Gisèle, star of Gisèle’s Big Backyard, will read to County early learners and their families, inspiring them with her love of literacy next Saturday. Encouraging families to foster a love of reading in kids aged 2 to 5, the annual Read with Gisèle tour will visit the Picton library Saturday, Aug. 24 at […]
$413,000 funding toward a healthy Bay of Quinte
The Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan received $413,000 in funding for projects to improve the bay. The funds, provided by the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund, will go toward implementing rehabilitation projects to continue to improve the quality of the bay’s ecosystem. “The bay provides this area with numerous amenities everything from quality drinking water […]
Summer’s here and qualified babysitters are ready
Summer’s here and babysitters are available. Seventeen students have graduated from a St. John Babysitting Course hosted by The Hub Child and Family Centre (formally Prince Edward Child Care Services). The students, who are or will be 12-years-old this summer, learned about caring for young children through a variety of sources, including instruction from Terry […]
ROC Girls Rock It at The Regent and get-away
Pinecrest school participants in the latest ‘Girls Rock It’ Recreation Outreach Centre session selected a unique experience for their field trip – an outing to the Regent Theatre in Picton where they enjoyed a taco party, dancing, and had special access to the costume department! Many giggles and wardrobe changes later, the group took over […]
Christmas comes early, thanks to patrons at Pet Valu
Sponsored by A Sheltered Life – stories as told to Maggie Haylock-Capon, by Liza, resident greeter at the Loyalist Humane Society. (Photographs by Alan R. Capon) (If you are unable to adopt a cat or kitten, there are many other important ways to help the LHS. Donations of Javex and other household cleaning products, garbage […]
Winstead celebrates 5th anniversary (that’s 35 in dog years!)
Ken Campbell, owner of Winstead Dogs, explains how he trains without treats or mechanical devices such as choke chains, during an open house held on Sunday. Winstead Dogs is now celebrating its fifth anniversary (35 years in dog years). Alan R Capon photos Janet Wager of Belleville takes her Standard Poodle, Dorothy, over the dog […]
Better undead, than unread at Picton Library Zombie Walk
Prince Edward County zombies who believe they’re better undead, than unread shuffled their way out of the Picton Library for the annual Zombie Walk and fun activities Tuesday night. A Zombie Walk involves people dressing as zombies, or ‘undead” for a parade, but the public library added to the fun. “The downstairs of the library […]
Alzheimer Society challenge is to keep up with growing need
As the Alzheimer Society of Prince Edward County celebrates its 25th year, it is also looking toward a future of challenge to keep up with the growing number of people who will need support. Alzheimer’s is a progressive degenerative disease that attacks the brain and is not a normal part of aging. “Dr. Robert Hopkins, […]
Consecon pastoral charge facing serious challenges
It seems only fair to inform you that the United Church is facing serious challenges with energy, attendance and finances. At the present moment we have a contract with an interim minister to provide 3/5ths time and help us see alternatives in preparation for calling a new minister who would begin next June. Reverend Phil […]
Helping seniors stay at home with a little help from friends
In its 35th year of operation, Prince Edward Community Care for Seniors is also celebrating 32 years of delivering Meals on Wheels in the County. The endeavour requires help from friends. Branch 78 Royal Canadian Legion Picton has helped attend to the needs of seniors living in this community since the beginning and this week, […]
