Mayor Ferguson urges against travel to highly active COVID areas in Ontario
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER As the second wave of COVID-19 starts to flow around and over the county, the mayor of this island municipality and…
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2020 brings new method of remembrance
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER While the COVID-19 Pandemic has put a wrinkle into the poignant pause out community takes on November 11 to commemorate those…
Local tourism sector receives financial boost during COVID-19 pandemic
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Though COVID-19 may appear to be in full-swing, the tourism industry shows no signs of settling down anytime soon with recently…
School closures a possibility as HPEDSB deals with shifting enrolment
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER As students with Hastings Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) have been making the switch from in-person classes to virtual…
Annual Mariners’ Service has alternative plan for a shortened ceremony
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER The Annual Mariners’ Memorial Service organized by the Mariners Park Museum and the South Bay United Church have developed an…
Ministry of Labour finds no negligence in Board’s mask policy
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER A tenuous time for students and parents in the as classes resumed for the first time since March 14 due…
Prince Edward Learning Centre’s INSPIRE program returns to help local youth
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER A three-year, Prince Edward County-based youth empowerment and employment initiative is back under way . The Prince Edward Learning Centre…
COVID-19 comes back to Prince Edward County
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER For the first time since the spring, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has turned up in Prince Edward County. A pair of…
Province announces safe return to school but some groups unsure about class resumption
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER The saying “See you in September” is no longer wishful thinking for students, parents and education workers in Prince Edward…
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health confirms first COVID-19 case since May
Ontario Public Health Laboratory tests have confirmed a new case of COVID-19 in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties (HPEC), the first positive case in HPEC…