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Thompson shaves 35-year-beard for mom’s favourite charity

Ted Thompson took it all off for the food bank – 35 years worth of beard growth, that is, raising $740.25 and several boxes of food. It was his friend Tina’s idea to have him shave, but he was resistant until she asked him to name his favourite charity. Ted’s mother, Beth Thompson, is the [...]

Agility testing rates PEC firefighter candidates

Eighteen candidates for volunteer firefighting positions in Prince Edward County are being put through preliminary paces. The Prince Edward County Fire Department will be hiring 16 new volunteers June 1. More than 70 volunteer applications were received over the past couple of months. The district chiefs reviewed applicants and interviewed individuals of interest. From these, [...]

Kemp Stewart new honorary colonel for 429 Transport Squadron

By Ross Lees While it may take him a little time to get used to wearing the Air Force blue uniform rather than the Army uniform he wore for 33 years, Kemp Stewart, newly appointed Honorary Colonel of 429 Squadron, considers it an honour and a privilege. He especially liked the idea that he would [...]

Kids reel in derby prizes!

Ryan proudly shows his trophy for the most items caught (7) during the Bloomfield Fishing Derby for Kids on Saturday. It’s the family’s third trip to the annual event. Last year his brother, Matthew, won the trophy for the second largest fish. Ryan lives in Burlington, but calls Prince Edward County home during the summer. [...]

PEC’s Spring Birding Festival takes flight

The County’s Spring Birding Festival May 12-21 celebrates the arrival of thousands of migrating birds heading north to breeding sites in Canada’s 1.3 billion acre Boreal forest. Saturday, May 12 is International Migratory Bird Day. Canada, the United States and Mexico signed the  Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, to ensure populations of migratory birds are [...]

Students get jiggy with Celebration of Dance

Hundreds of students filled the fairgrounds Wednesday morning for the 22nd Annual Celebration of Dance. Among the 12 dances in the line-up, students performed Cha Cha, Hamster Dance, All Star, Dynamite, Shake Senora and Footloose. Teachers had students focus on the elements of dance, body, space, time, energy and relationships. The first Celebration of Dance [...]

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