Matt Ashcroft: Converting Pain Into Progress
June 28, 2021
How was I able to experience love when some of the behaviours of those I looked to for support were not loving? … More Matt Ashcroft: Converting Pain Into Progress
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Que Será, Será: A Story of Life, Love and Sandwiches
May 9, 2021
She would sooner know a customer by their sandwich than she would by their name. There are customers that to this day still call her “Mom”. … More Que Será, Será: A Story of Life, Love and Sandwiches
A Life Time Dedicated to Play: Mabel Pringle
May 8, 2021
Influence a child in the way they should go, and when they are old they shall not depart from it… Mabel doesn’t like change. She is the first to admit it. “Look at my house, everything is just as it has always been,” she says while gesturing around her living room. She’s right. Her living … More A Life Time Dedicated to Play: Mabel Pringle
Everyone Gets to Be A Local
May 22, 2017
Do you live in Prince Edward County? Is your address located somewhere within the Prince Edward County Postal Code region? Then you are local. It makes no difference if you moved here only 6 months ago, or whether your family is 60 generation-County resident. If you reside within the island border of this beautiful, magnificent … More Everyone Gets to Be A Local
County Girl’s Magical Day in Jamaica!
February 7, 2017
Stache on Main proprietor is taking a well-deserved break down in sunny Jamaica. While it is MOSTLY about the sun, sand, ocean and drinks, Kyla took a detour today and went on a little work project…check out her photos. (see below) Here is the description of her day, as told from her Facebook page: “I … More County Girl’s Magical Day in Jamaica!
The Magic & The Mystery: The Man Behind House of Falconer, Alex Fida
November 21, 2016
Hidden amongst modern urban brick and mortar landscape sits a small piece of young Canadian history almost long forgotten. “Tear it down” was the outcry of most County residents, “make room for more parking for Sobey’s customers.” The house that seemingly was falling apart, formerly surrounded by thick brambles and overgrown hedges along the edges … More The Magic & The Mystery: The Man Behind House of Falconer, Alex Fida
Wasting the Day With a Few Good Friends of Mine: Jamie Stever
November 16, 2016
“When it comes to my music career, I don’t know when to stop. I don’t know when I’ve made it or if I haven’t made it. I just know I’m having fun doing it.” ~Jamie Stever Keith Urban walks into a boardroom one day, and Jamie Stever is sitting at the table. Internal dialogue: Be … More Wasting the Day With a Few Good Friends of Mine: Jamie Stever
The Reluctant Piano Man: Ben Vandergaast
November 12, 2016
He saved a cat from a tree a few years back. It’s that feat of bravado that he is able to speak about with ease and pride. He describes in vivid detail how his girlfriend’s cat had gotten stuck at the top of a tree that was approximately 30 feet high. They only had a … More The Reluctant Piano Man: Ben Vandergaast
In His Granddaughter’s Own Words
November 11, 2016
Written and submitted to People of PEC by Emily Boone: Completely poised and confident, Emily Boone stood before a room full of veterans and her community. Her speech on Remembrance Day at Picton United Church on November 11, 2016 was both eloquent and deeply moving. In memory of the late Russell Burrows. In her own … More In His Granddaughter’s Own Words
No Longer a Boy: World War 2 Reflections From a Choir Boy
November 9, 2016
“Okay Lord I’ll do it, but remember, this was your idea not mine.”- Rev. Stan Whitehouse Stan Whitehouse was only sixteen years old when he enlisted in the Reserve Army in 1942, and by 1943 he was finally a member of the Active Army. He was a Boy Enlistment in the Royal Canadian Engineers during … More No Longer a Boy: World War 2 Reflections From a Choir Boy
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