Inside the Library: Library developing inter-loan workarounds
It has been one month since the announcement the library inter-library loan system would be cancelled due to budget cuts to the Southern Ontario Library System. I was amazed at…
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Info for Seniors: Stroke support group for local residents
There will be a monthly Stroke Support Group for residents of Prince Edward County. A partnership between Community Care for South Hastings (CCSH) and The Prince Edward County Community Care…
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…
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…
County School of Dance brings home a diamond
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Recently, the County School of Dance returned from a competition in Brockville with an impressive array of medals. “This is our best show yet,”…
Feast Your Ears punk rock show plays at the Picton Elk’s Lodge
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Saturday, May 25 at the Elk’s Lodge in Picton, the punk rock scene was at full force to help bring more awareness and end the stigma…
Council votes to declare climate emergency, re-establish EAC
County latest on list of municipalities to make such declaration JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER What it will mean to current municipal operations, future policy changes and large and small scale…
Auxiliary backing build with initial installment
For 85 years and in two buildings, the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has supported hospital staff, both financially and by helping patients. Today, the Auxiliary invested in the…
Green New Deal discussed in Belleville
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER On Monday, Belleville was host to a town hall meeting as part of the non-partisan coalition called the Pact for a Green New Deal….
Nature Conservancy announces preservation of Hudgin-Rose property
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Tuesday morning was wet and muddy on Ostrander Point Rd. but that didn’t stop the public from celebrating announcement by the Nature Conservancy of…