All Entries in the "Local Services" Category
Be a part of the Community Wildlife Monitoring Program
In 1985 the Bay of Quinte was declared a pollution hotspot. Among the problems was a dramatic loss of fish and wildlife populations and their habitats. The Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan and its partners carry out actions to rehabilitate the Bay. Wildlife monitoring is part of the process, as wetland birds and frogs […]
Let Justice Prevail at World Day of Prayer
Let Justice Prevail will theme this year’s World Day of Prayer at 2 p.m. Friday, March 2 – around the world, and at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church in Picton. On Friday, March 2, the women of Malaysia invited the world to join with them in the World Day of Prayer celebration praying under the […]
Ready for something completely different?
Performance poet Ryan Bradshaw and Andrew Binks at Poetry Live! The County of Prince Edward Public Library & Archives presents an evening of poetry with two special guests on Friday, January 20 at 7 p.m. at the Picton branch library. Ryan Bradshaw is a published writer of short fiction, non-fiction and poetry currently based in […]
Community businesses & organizations invited to apply for funding
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS PELA CFDC has been tasked with the administration of the Economic Ontario Development Program (EODP) in Prince Edward and Lennox & Addington Counties. Funded through Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, the EODP has several components, which may be of interest to business and/or community organizations. We invite business and community […]
PEC Library HOW-TO on creating an email
In order to sign up or subscribe for anything on the internet (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, your favourite cooking website, etc), you will need to register with an email address. Don’t have one? No worries, creating your own email address is very easy, allow us to show you how. The benefit to choosing an […]
Picton early childhood educators honoured for ‘Raising the Bar’
Prince Edward Lennox and Addington Social Services marked the 11th anniversary of Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day recently. Supervisors were honoured for participating in “Raising the Bar” in providing a high quality, inclusive childcare environment. “It is recognized that the implementation of the full-day kindergarten program will have an impact on […]
Special edition greeting cards great gifts of comfort!
Bring Comfort & Joy this Holiday Season with a Special Edition Package of Jewels of the County Greeting Cards The holidays are almost here and it’s time to share the joy of the season with your, friends and family with Hospice Jewels of the County Greeting Cards. For a donation of $50 you will receive […]
211 helpline now available in County
When you don’t know where to turn and are facing challenging circumstances, you can now call 211 to get information about community and social services such as home care for an elderly parent, financial assistance or job hunting services. “This is good news for our community,” said Judi Gilbert, Executive Director of United Way of […]
Gifts with care
Do you want to give the gift of care to friends and family at Christmas? Finding appropriate gifts for senior members on your Christmas list can be frustrating, so Community Care for Seniors has assembled a selection of items to appeal to all tastes. The prices are right, and the items are geared to seniors’ […]
Community Care highlights services for seniors with social media campaign
Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors launched its new social media focus at The Regent Theatre, Thursday, showing off its new website, Facebook page and video series highlighting the organization and its services. Anne VanVlack, of Infolink Website Development, unveiled the Community Care’s new website which now easily focuses on the association’s services, upcoming […]
