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Community gathers for Consecon Days
Vehicles were bumper-to-bumper turning into Emm’s Restaurant parking lot to start off the annual Consecon Community Day festivities. Following a pancake breakfast and bargain hunting at a “Car Boot Sale” in the restaurant parking lot, visitors toured camping trailers on display by Len’s RV. The County’s new aerial fire truck attracted many children (and adults) who […]
PEC team proud to represent Canada, and County, at Skiffie Worlds
July 31 – Last dispatch from the 2016 Skiffie World Championships in Northern Ireland. The races are finished, the celebrations over and the last Guinness tipped in Killyleagh (for now). We think we made our The Ayle Of Quinte Skiff Club and The County proud. There was an incredibly warm feeling toward the Canadian […]
County cheers Friends for Life cyclists with bottled water
Prince Edward County Mayor Robert Quaiff and councillors Jim Dunlop, Gord Fox and Steve Ferguson handed out more than 250 bottles of water to thirsty cyclists on Monday. The Friends For Life Bike Rally cycled through the county on day two of the 600km journey from Toronto to Montreal in support of the Toronto People […]
Childrens’ games, Farmers’ Olympics open County’s Rodeo
Despite extreme heat, organizers of the County’s first rodeo event are pleased, estimating about 2,000 people went through the gates for the weekend’s activities. The Rawhide Rodeo professional team presented bareback riding, barrel racing, bull riding, steer wrestling, and roping to fans in the grandstand at Picton’s Fairgrounds. Its nearly 300 cowboys and cowgirls represent […]
Soapbox drivers take on the Mill Street Hill
Almost two dozen racers took to the Mill Street Hill last Saturday in the annual Bloomfield Hallowell Soapbox Derby. Parents, guardians, friends and peers cheered as each participant had two runs on the hill. They used their own creations, or one from the fleet supplied by the recreation committee. The event was free of charge, open […]
Prince Edward County is ‘Team Canada’ at Skiffie Worlds in Ireland
Prince Edward County will send the first Canadian team ever to row at the 2016 Skiffie Worlds championship in Strangford Lough, Ireland next week. Under the auspices of the Scottish Coastal Rowing Association, more than 80 skiffs and 120 teams are expected – including teams from, Northern Ireland, UK, Scotland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania […]
Golfers drive $8,000 toward Children’s Mental Health
CHEERS! to golfers and supporters of the 4th Annual Wellington Classic Golf Tournament and Auction for Children’s Mental Health Services Hastings-Prince Edward County who raised $8,000 at the July 7 event at the Wellington on the Lake Golf Course and Recreation Centre. Due to the commitment of major sponsors Boyer KIA, McDougall Insurance and Sun Life, and the […]
TSN analyst and Raptors announcer hosts basketball camp for County Clippers
The raspy Brooklyn voice of TSN analyst and Toronto Raptors announcer Jack Armstrong rang out in the PECI gymnasium Friday as he coached Prince Edward County Clippers youth on the game, and conduct on and off the court. Basketball players of all ages attending the camp day organized by Clippers founder Rob Garden were were […]
Golfers tee up $30,538 for health care
Supporters of the second annual ‘Teeing Up Fore Health Care’ golf classic held June 14 scored a hole-in-one raising more than $30,538.34 for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation Realtors at RE/MAX Quinte Ltd. in Prince Edward County teed up their support to improve the care patients receive at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital […]
‘Tee off fore health care’ drives in $30,000 for hospital equipment
Supporters of the second annual Teeing Up Fore Health Care golf classic held Tuesday, June 14 scored a hole-in-one by raising more than $30,000 net for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation. Realtors at RE/MAX Quinte Ltd. in Prince Edward County directing the proceeds from the tournament toward the Hospital Foundation’s current LIFE SAVER […]
