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Festival helps get word out on how the HUB helps families
Smiles beamed from the faces of participants at a recent fall festival and the HUB Child and Family Centre hopes word will spread to others on how its programs and services can help infants and children to 13 years old, and their families. With the sun glinting brightly and the air as warm as summer, […]
Mayor and incumbents returned to council; most voted by internet; turnout higher than provincial average
UPDATE: County Clerk Catalina Blumenberg has certified the results of the 2022 municipal election. There were 3,531 people who voted in person on election day, while 827 people voted in-person on advanced voting day. Most, 6,904 people voted by internet. The voter turnout in Prince Edward County was above the provincial average of 34 per […]
Fresh food market enters third year of helping residents overcome food insecurity
The ongoing battle to overcome food insecurity in Prince Edward County continues as a pilot fresh food market project enters its third year. Despite the abundance of fresh local produce in the County, the rising cost of living leaves some people without access to quality fruits and vegetables. Up to one in five PEC residents […]
‘Mane’ event gallops in with funds to Back the Build
Horse enthusiasts recently saddled up and harnessed the power of equestrian sport to raise money for Prince Edward County’s new hospital. On Sept. 17, 30 entrants enjoyed a fun-filled day riding at Hadherway Farms Sandbanks Hunter Hack Show, and raised $3,200 that will support the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s (PECMHF) Back the Build […]
Feds demolish more lighthouse site heritage at Point Petre
In what is becoming an all too common occurrence in Prince Edward County, demolition of heritage, and maritime history, continued late last week, despite requests to cease and desist until, at least, public consultation could take place about the lighthouse complex at Point Petre. A written plea this summer to the federal government, specifically to […]
Sun breaks through for a ‘gourd’ time at Wellington Pumpkinfest
By Olivia Timm Though the day started out rainy, windy and dreary, the sun peeked through just as the largest pumpkin was weighed at the 25th annual Prince Edward County Pumpkinfest in Wellington. Crowds lined Wellington Main Street Saturday to enjoy the morning’s parade, and then to explore food vendors, lawn games, a craft show, […]
County business employee prevents attempted fraud
An employee at a County Road 28 business in Prince Edward County has helped prevent an attempted fraud. Prince Edward OPP is investigating the Oct. 13 incident involving a scam commonly known as ‘card not present’ (CNP) fraud. Police were advised by an employee that someone had made a purchase with a credit card over […]
Home sales dip below average; new listings hit September record
The number of homes sold through the MLS system of the Quinte & District Association of Realtors totaled 232 units in September 2022 – a decline of 40.7 per cent from September 2021. In Prince Edward County, fewer homes sold, but were at a higher average price. Last month, 39 homes sold in PEC at […]
Grandparent scams continue to reap millions of dollars from victims
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to warn people of ‘grandparent or emergency scams’ that target older people and reap millions of dollars from victims. From January to the end of August this year, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) has received more than 13,293 grandparent or emergency scam reports from Ontario residents – 7,322 of these […]
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 […]
