News
April 8, 2026

County Toonie

New glow-in-the-dark coin a County production

News
April 8, 2026

Application lapses just as construction about to start

News
April 8, 2026

Nurses will remain at PECI one more year — but that might be it

News
April 8, 2026

With home ownership and even rent out of reach, homelessness is on the rise

News
April 8, 2026

Councillor Branderhorst complains she’s been asking for years

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Editorial
April 8, 2026

Compared to the shimmer and glimmer of the internet, print seemed cumbersome, slow, and expensive by the beginning of the second millennium. And yet, against all the odds, it’s back in vogue. 

Letters
April 8, 2026

Readers Write: about the Picton Marina plan; trouble on the School Board; The Regent Theatre AGM, and the Pollinators Bursary

News
February 25, 2026

"The greatest playwright of his generation"

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Special Collection — History and Heritage

Stories about our past and its preservation

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Culture
March 4, 2026

From the very early days of the village of Wellington, Wharf Street was the centre of the town’s economic engine.

Culture
March 4, 2026

In 1884 frenzied by their own amateurish murder investigation, residents called for the execution of Joseph Thomset and George Lowder

News
February 11, 2026

Councillor John Hirsch, Vice-Chair the Built and Cultural Heritage Committee, describes the Historical Designation process.

Culture
February 11, 2026

The Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre is a County treasure

News
April 8, 2026

Shoppers Drug Mart just the first phase of commercial development planned for No Frill's site

News
April 1, 2026

For the second time in school history, the PECI Senior Improv team will compete at the Canada Improv Games

Sports
April 1, 2026

Despite an all-rookie lineup, the Panthers Wrestling Team was unstoppable at the Bay of Quinte Championships, capturing 7 gold medals and emerging as the top team in the region

News
April 1, 2026

OPP state investigation started in Mid-March

Literary Joust

The PEC Library Authors Festival returns

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Obituaries

Gone, but not forgotten

January 14, 1934 - March 22, 2026
March 18, 1941 - March 28, 2026
June 23, 1946 - March 25, 2026

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