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Bid for the Build Art Auction – tickets now on sale
Join the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) for a special, one-night-only fundraising auction of contemporary and historical fine art – raising funds to purchase a Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner for the County’s hospital. On Saturday, June 1, art enthusiasts and supporters will ‘Bid for the Build’ viewing more than 75 curated works of […]
County residents ‘totality’ interested in coming solar eclipse
By Sharon Harrison It turns out there are a lot of people interested in learning about the upcoming total solar eclipse, so much so, that folks were turned away from a full house meeting, but quickly a second session was scheduled an hour later – again to full capacity at the Picton library. The friendly […]
First bursary honours hospital employee working toward nursing degree
CHEERS! to Mikayla Williams-Mills, a Demorestville resident who works at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital as a Registered Practical Nurse. She has received the first $2,500 bursary from a new partnership between the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation and County Guys Real Estate Group. The partnership is to provide an annual bursary for Quinte […]
Indigenous artist leads conversation circle in A Path Forward exhibit space
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison In the final instalment of the annual Flashback February event hosted by County Museums, Picton’s Macaulay Church welcomed JP Longboat with ‘Canoe Stories’. Running concurrently at the museum is the A Path Forward exhibit, which Jessica Chase, museums curator, explained is an expansion of the Indigenous History exhibition that […]
Expect construction work on County Road 22 for most of the year
Traffic disruptions and lane restrictions are to be expected for most of the year on County Road 22 between London Avenue and Airport Lane (at Picton Heights) beginning Monday, Feb. 26 to facilitate the installation of water and sanitary infrastructure. The project is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2024. Most of the work […]
100 People Who Care boost family programs at The HUB
100 People Who Care Prince Edward County presented The Hub Child and Family Centre $8,600 in member donations for the first presentation of the year. The HUB Child & Family Centre (The HUB) has served the children and families of Prince Edward County since 1989. It is dedicated to providing quality licensed child care and […]
Seedy Saturday continues to plant ideas and grow interest in its 15th year
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison For many growers and gardeners – whether newbie or experienced – the apparent endless number of adoringly colourful seed packet offerings (and loose seeds) were akin to shelves of candy jars in a candy store – and the temptation just as irresistible. Let’s just say, it’s a thing gardeners […]
Food and community key ingredients in early County life
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison For more than a century, Prince Edward County’s community hubs, in their many forms, have provided a nurturing environment as gathering places, bringing folks together (and especially women back in the day), where the key ingredient often centred around food and feeding people. A presentation and tour Saturday afternoon […]
Funerals becoming a thing of the past as end-of-life rituals change
By Sharon Harrison “If the death of a loved one is going to be one of the most challenging things that happens to us, we need to be in the room together. We need to take a breath. We need to stop. We need to look back.” Reverend Lynne Donovan lead a ‘Zoom’ webinar for […]
Second annual Curl-A-Thon right on the button for County’s hospital build
UPDATE FEB 15: Story and photos by Sharon Harrison JAN. 28: The Prince Edward Curling Club members, supporters and community participants were best out of the hack this weekend as they swept in with full support. Twenty-four hours of continuous curling has resulted, for the second year in a row, into a significant contribution […]
