Second COVID outbreak at H.J. McFarland Home
For the second time in a little over a month, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has declared a facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak at H.J. McFarland Memorial Home in Picton. Public Health…
August 11, 2022
County goes online with Cloudpermit
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER An online option for submitting and tracking building permit applications is now available in Prince Edward County. On Tuesday, the municipality announced the Cloudpermit application would be…
Rock Painting comes to Macaulay House Aug. 15
It has been a long couple of years managing the challenges of COVID-19 and staying safe. If you have been taking part in the Community Care for Seniors Active Living…
Plenty happening in Ameliasburgh this weekend
At the County of Prince Edward Public Library, we’ve had a busy summer at each of the library’s six branches. We’ve read stories, learned to camp, registered new members and…
LETTER: Picton’s Main St detours make little sense
On August 13, the County is having one of its scheduled “Hazardous Waste collection” days. Unfortunately, that does not generally include electronics – the only place for disposing of those…
LETTER: Pope’s apology tour a “great disappointment”
Sometimes, something is so big and dark no one is willing to look at it even though it may be poised to overwhelm us. As a conscientious Canadian reads the…
Unserved, underserved areas of Prince Edward County to benefit under provincial agreement
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER A provincial agreement with a trio of high-speed internet service providers is expected to help blanket the hard-to-reach areas of the Quinte region including remote areas…
Music at Port Milford benefits from over $70,000 in provincial grant funding
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER An instrumental music education program that brings young students from all over North America and the world to Prince Edward County in the summer season will…
EDITORIAL: Successful PECSA soccer season offers hope of normal days ahead
It was hot this weekend but that seems to be the natural order of things. After all, when hasn’t the culminating event of the Prince Edward County Soccer Association not…