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Picton Pirates fill a truck in food drive
CHEERS! to Picton Pirates hockey players who filled a truck with food for The Salvation Army during a drive held in Picton on Sunday. The Salvation Army will be guests at the Pirates’ Home Game Thursday, Nov. 16th as part of their Kettle Drive Kick-Off. Game time is 7:30 p.m. against Napanee. “There was great […]
Panther teams slam dunk gold and silver medals at Bay of Quinte
PECI’s junior and senior basketball teams left the Bay of Quinte Championships with medals. The seniors girls team won the Bay of Quinte Championship last night for the second straight year. The win capped off a perfect 12-0 season with a 61-48 win over Saint Theresa. Over the past two seasons the Panthers are a […]
Canada’s most famous racing boat set world speed record at PEC 60 years ago Nov. 1
The first banner to be hung in more than two years since Picton Main Street’s reconstruction project, will be hoisted by Dan Claxton Electric in commemoration of Canada’s most famous racing boat – Miss Supertest – setting the World Water Speed Record on Nov. 1, 1957. The Unlimited Class Hydroplane ‘Miss Supertest II’, and driver […]
Belleville Senators welcome County fans
Rob Mullowney, chief operating officer for the Belleville Senators hockey team, addressed council at its Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday to introduce the Senators to the community. He said players will be taking part in community events in the County over the next few months and the organization will be launching a foundation and […]
Picton’s Bird Loreto swoops to second place in County Marathon
Story and photos by Olivia Timm Picton’s Bird Loreto was just 10 minutes away from being the first local man to win the County Marathon. Instead, John Bauer, 23, of Hamilton crossed the line first in 2:50, followed by Loreto in 3:00. Gilles Gobeil, of Gatineau, was third across the line a minute later. Perfect […]
Note road closures for County Marathon Sunday
The 14th Annual County Marathon Sunday, Oct. 1st, 2017 features a Boston Qualifying Full Marathon, Half Marathon for Runners, Walkers and Wheeled athletes as well as a Team Challenge where there can be 2-5 runners. This year’s chosen charity is the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation. Race Kit Pick up will be held Saturday, […]
PECI welcomes Grade 9s with day of team-building fun
More than 130 new students were welcomed to Prince Edward Collegiate Institute during Grade 9 Day festivities Wednesday. Teacher Greer Koutroulides said the day of fun and team-building stations welcomes Grade 9s and helps them to interact and get to know each other while having fun. Students’ Council and the school’s Gd 11-12 Entrepreneurship class […]
Fun spills out at Picton splash pad opening
Sunshine and squeals of delight filled the air at the official opening of Picton’s new splash pad at Picton Fairgrounds on Saturday. “I love this,” said Ella Kraemer, 8, of Picton. “I’m coming back this afternoon with my friend.” Following her first run-through, she proclaimed the water guns were the most fun, but also liked […]
Wellington Dukes welcome new hockey brass
Wellington Dukes fans met the hockey club’s new brass and upcoming players Wednesday at a media conference at the Essroc Arena. Randy Uens was introduced as the team’s new vice-president of hockey operations. Uens will be joined by Ryan Woodward as General Manager and Associate Coach, Scott McCrory as Head Coach, Kyle Hawkins Shulz, the […]
More than 100 Friends for Life cycle through the County on journey to Montreal
More than 100 cyclists breezed through Prince Edward County Monday on day two of a six-day journey from Toronto to Montreal. The 19th annual Friends for Life Bike Rally has raised approximately $803,000 for Toronto People With AIDS (PWA) Foundation – each cyclist raising a minimum of $2,500 to participate. Day two is the longest […]
