Info for Seniors: Hearing Help Classes improve communication
Is this familiar? “My grandson doesn’t talk to me because I can’t hear his quiet, high-pitched voice.” “My husband gets angry and tells me, You only hear what you want…
June 6, 2019
Stories from our past-May 30, 2019
1909: Mr. Cook, manager of the theatorium, has after a few weeks trial, decided that vaudeville is not what the people want, especially the cheap kind that has been sent…
Inside the Library: Refresh your knowledge with new tech skills
Spring has sprung in Prince Edward County, and along with it, “spring-cleaning” fever. Spring promises a fresh start: garage and yard sales are popping up on lawns and in driveways,…
Inside The Library: Tearing down the status quo with Dave Meslin
According to Dave Meslin, activist, organizer, and writer, our democracy is a trainwreck. Our elections feel hollow and our legislatures have grown toxic. Partisanship and distorted election results have led…
Info For Seniors: Information a key to aging well
If you want information on what’s available through Community Care to help seniors live at home or what’s on at the County Seniors Centre , please drop in at 74A…
Letter: PECI Student shares e-learning frustrations
I didn’t like the idea of e-learning to begin with. I’m a firm believer in conversations when it comes to learning. Being able to discuss a lesson or question is…
Letter: Tree planting among mitigation strategies for flooding
Rivers have surged over their banks this spring, flooding hundreds of homes, businesses and cottages. The Ottawa, Muskoka, French and Mattagami rivers (and many others) have flooded – and the…
Convenience store suds not worth the $1 billion hangover
If you were tuned to Premier Doug Ford’s Twitter stream this weekend, you would have thought Ontarians couldn’t find a can of beer to save their lives. Clearly an orchestrated…
Bluegrass show a hit despite rain
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Even rain couldn’t wash the 11th annual Bluegrass festival at Quinte Isle’s Campark in Cherry Valley away. Despite the dreary weather, the festival still…
Municipality stops short of declaring emergency in relation to flooding
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER While an emergency hasn’t been declared in Prince Edward County as of yet in relation to elevated water levels, it’s becoming painfully obvious the horrors shore…