Over 150 attend Truth and Reconciliation-inspired event at St. Andrew’s
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER With normal Canada Day celebrations taking a pause in Picton and elsewhere amid the terrible news of over 1,500 unmarked…
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Around 200 attend vigil for victims of Kamloops Residential School
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER A gruesome discovery of an unmarked mass grave at the Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia spurred on many protests…
County Marathon runs in support for PECMHF despite having no race
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Even though there was no County Marathon race this year, community support still came running in. Mark Henry, on behalf…
Angel Tree Program still accepting applications
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER “People are being very generous in the county this year,” expressed Sue Rose, organizer of the Angel Tree Program for…
Peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration draws in over 1,000
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER It was a scene unlike any other in the history of Prince Edward County. On Friday, Picton’s Main street was…
Familiar face to star behind the fryer at Mark’s County Chips
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER A well known character in the Picton business community is making his return in what promises to be a tasty sequel….
Local frontline care worker distancing from family in RV
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER When Picton’s Ryan Hall, an emergency health care worker at Belleville General Hospital (BHG) sent an email to Al and…
City Revivals annual St. Patrick’s Day Fashion Show brings in Spring from Toronto
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER From polka dots to 60’s wallpaper, faded denim to classic black and whites, City Revival’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Fashion…
The Royal Canadian Legion provides grant for Endoscopy picture archiving system
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER For the last three years, the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation has been raising $101,890 to cover the costs…
Two workers taken from scene of Ross St. construction accident
Two workers were taken to hospital from a construction site on Ross St., just south of the Picton Town Hall after a wall being hoisted…