Local Grocery stores taking precautionary measures during COVID-19 pandemic
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Grocery shopping in Prince Edward County along with most everywhere else in North America has taken on a new set…
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Ontario’s $17 billion investment to address COVID-19 pleases MPP Smith
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Todd Smith, MPP for Bay of Quinte and Ontario’s Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, welcomed the government’s significant…
Mayor declares state of Emergency in Prince Edward County
FREE GARBAGE PICKUP, HELP LINE ALSO ANNOUNCED SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER On Thursday, the County of Prince Edward declared a state of emergency due to…
PPE needed for PECMH health care workers during COVID-19
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) is proud to be providing care to our community in this time of need as…
UPDATE Ten self-serve sandbagging stations setup around PEC
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER **Five additional locations are now available for sand and sandbags for residents needing to protect against property damage due to…
Container gardening is a fun summer activity
All eyes are on COVID-19 at this time. We learn more and more about the pandemic and the importance of staying at home and using…
Book discussions just one of many online Library activities
Although the buildings of the library’s six branches and the Archives are closed to the public, library staff are still working hard to bring you…
Sandbanks Provincial Park a missed MAT opportunity
Three-quarters of a million visitors to the County will not be affected by the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT). The people going to Sandbanks Provincial Park…
Canadian broadcasters hitting their mark during COVID-19 outbreak
Full disclosure, I’m a “recovering” TV executive still taking therapeutic sanctuary in The County. But many, many decades ago, the mom of a girlfriend of…
Sense of community first trait to emerge in time of crisis
Don’t you think it’s funny that it seems to have taken the practice of social distancing to bring us closer together? While the schools, arenas,…