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• Grapevine Magazine Current Events segment featuring Mark Daley, September 14, 2026
  Mark Daley, Chief AI Officer, Western University, discusses the claim by a former researcher at Anthropic that AI could kill all humans by 2030. He also comments on the federal government’s framework for building data centres in spite of widespread opposition and its AI for All program to teach Canadians about the uses and benefits of AI.
• Grapevine Magazine Current Events segment featuring Anthony Wilson-Smith, September 14, 2026
  Anthony Wilson-Smith, president and CEO of Historica Canada, describes recreating the arrival of thousands of passengers at Gander International Airport on September 11, 2001. In The Making of a Heritage Minute: Gander and 9 /11, Rick Mercer plays the Mayor of Gander and residents, who opened their homes, tell their stories.
• Grapevine Magazine Current Events segment featuring Anna and Georgia Papanicolaou, September 14, 2026
  Imperial Submarine Sandwiches, a popular Picton landmark at the top of the town hill, celebrates 50 years in business on Saturday, September 26. Anna Papanicolaou and her daughter Georgia describe the early days working in the store and living above it and Larry White recalls serving the first sub to the Mayor on May 7, 1976.
• The County Writes, the County Reads segment featuring Linwood Barclay, Part 2, September 13, 2026
  Linwood Barclay returns with his latest best-selling thriller, Not a Word.  When Reece Chartwell comes upon a horrific scene at his parents’ home, it is just the beginning of the unravelling of deadly family secrets.
• The County Writes, the County Reads segment featuring Linwood Barclay, Part 1, September 13, 2026
  Linwood Barclay returns with his latest best-selling thriller, Not a Word.  When Reece Chartwell comes upon a horrific scene at his parents’ home, it is just the beginning of the unravelling of deadly family secrets.
• The County Writes, the County Reads segment featuring Anthony Wilson Smith, September 13, 2026
  Anthony Wilson-Smith, president and CEO of Historica Canada, describes recreating the arrival of thousands of passengers at Gander International Airport on September 11, 2001. In The Making of a Heritage Minute: Gander and 9 /11, Rick Mercer plays the Mayor of Gander and residents, who opened their homes, tell their stories.
• Grapevine Magazine New Music segment with Pat Larkin, September 11, 2026
  Pat Larkin presents current music trends, artists, and releases.
• Grapevine Magazine Artscene segment featuring Janna Smith, September 11, 2026
  Co-host Catelyn Thornton talks to County Arts’ Executive Director, Janna Smith, about PEC being chosen as a provincial hub for Ontario Culture Days, running September 18-20. County Arts has organized all sorts of arts and culture events around the County which will be free for public participation. Cultural fun and entertainment for all ages and all interests!
• Grapevine Magazine What's Happening segment with Susan Smith and Yvonne Devins, September 10, 2026
  Susan Smith shares exciting details about the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club’s 150th Celebrations with Roxanne Mackenzie.
• Grapevine Magazine County Grows segment featuring Thalia Gamagway, September 10, 2026
  Krista Hepburn speaks with local gardeners about their gardening successes, challenges and secrets.
• Grapevine Magazine What's Happening segment featuring John Hallam, September 10, 2026
  Brenda Little speaks with John Hallam about the 2026 Milford Fair.
• Grapevine Magazine County Profile segment from the vault featuring Adam Cavanaugh, September 10, 2026
  If you’ve ever needed technical support in the County of Prince Edward Public Library, you already know the knowledgeable and generous Adam Cavanaugh. Join Timothy Luginbuhl as he hears about Adam’s years as a board member of the Al Purdy A-Frame Association and his 3 seasons high atop a look-out tower in Northern Alberta helping to fight forest fires (and a scary bear too).
• The County Writes, the County Reads featuring Dan Buchanan, Part 1, September 6, 2026
  In his book, The Batteau Railway, historian Dan Buchanan recounts the untold story of Asa Weller’s unique transport service across the Quinte Portage which proved critical to traders, settlers and the War of 1812. (Author presentation, September 12, 10 a.m. in the Church Gallery at Ameliasburgh Heritage Village.)
• The County Writes, the County Reads featuring Andrea Dawes, September 6, 2026
  Andrea Dawes of County Kids Read invites families to celebrate International Literacy Day on September 8th and join the Great County Read-In at Benson Park in Picton on September 13th, 11:30 to 12:30.
• The County Writes, the County Reads featuring Dan Buchanan, Part 1, September 6, 2026
  In his book, The Batteau Railway, historian Dan Buchanan recounts the untold story of Asa Weller’s unique transport service across the Quinte Portage which proved critical to traders, settlers and the War of 1812. (Author presentation, September 12, 10 a.m. in the Church Gallery at Ameliasburgh Heritage Village.)
• Grapevine Magazine Taking Care of Business segment featuring Matt Howell, September 9, 2026
  County business owners share their experiences and advice with Duarte Da Silva, Chief Executive Officer of the PEC Chamber of Commerce
• Grapevine Magazine County Cooks segment featuring Peggy Wong and Mitchel Wong, September 9, 2026
  Liz Moran speaks with Peggy Wong and Mitchell Wong, Chefs and Owners of Peg's Patties in Prince Edward County. Tune in to hear about all their offerings including handmade Jamaican patties with spice levels to suit all taste buds, Breakfast patties, Vegan patties, and their very own Jamaican Jerk Sauce also available for sale. You can find them at various shops throughout The County and also online on their website.
• Grapevine Magazine County Naturally segment featuring Hugh Powell, September 9, 2026
  A listener asked Pamela Stagg how a forest regenerates after a wildfire. Instead of answering directly, Pamela spoke to an expert. Hugh Powell, of Cornell Lab of Ornithology who spent summers watching a burnt forest come back to life. This is part one of an in-depth conversation.
• Voices from the Past, A Retrospective from Prince Edward Heights, Episode 6, October, 2020
  The series explored the history of Prince Edward Heights, a former institution for people with intellectual disabilities. This six-part series, an original 99.3 County FM production, shared the story of “The Heights,” recording the facility in PEC history. The idea for this unique project was introduced by Suzanne Pasternak, a gifted storyteller who spent over 33 years collecting oral histories from across Eastern Ontario. Hear the voices of the people who lived and worked on the Heights from 1971 to 1999 when the Heights closed. The series was funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizon’s for Seniors Program.
• Voices from the Past, A Retrospective from Prince Edward Heights, Episode 5, October, 2020
  The series explored the history of Prince Edward Heights, a former institution for people with intellectual disabilities. This six-part series, an original 99.3 County FM production, shared the story of “The Heights,” recording the facility in PEC history. The idea for this unique project was introduced by Suzanne Pasternak, a gifted storyteller who spent over 33 years collecting oral histories from across Eastern Ontario. Hear the voices of the people who lived and worked on the Heights from 1971 to 1999 when the Heights closed. The series was funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizon’s for Seniors Program.
• Voices from the Past, A Retrospective from Prince Edward Heights, Episode 4, October, 2020
  The series explored the history of Prince Edward Heights, a former institution for people with intellectual disabilities. This six-part series, an original 99.3 County FM production, shared the story of “The Heights,” recording the facility in PEC history. The idea for this unique project was introduced by Suzanne Pasternak, a gifted storyteller who spent over 33 years collecting oral histories from across Eastern Ontario. Hear the voices of the people who lived and worked on the Heights from 1971 to 1999 when the Heights closed. The series was funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizon’s for Seniors Program.
• Voices from the Past, A Retrospective from Prince Edward Heights, Episode 3, October, 2020
  The series explored the history of Prince Edward Heights, a former institution for people with intellectual disabilities. This six-part series, an original 99.3 County FM production, shared the story of “The Heights,” recording the facility in PEC history. The idea for this unique project was introduced by Suzanne Pasternak, a gifted storyteller who spent over 33 years collecting oral histories from across Eastern Ontario. Hear the voices of the people who lived and worked on the Heights from 1971 to 1999 when the Heights closed. The series was funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizon’s for Seniors Program.
• Voices from the Past, A Retrospective from Prince Edward Heights, Episode 2, October, 2020
  The series explored the history of Prince Edward Heights, a former institution for people with intellectual disabilities. This six-part series, an original 99.3 County FM production, shared the story of “The Heights,” recording the facility in PEC history. The idea for this unique project was introduced by Suzanne Pasternak, a gifted storyteller who spent over 33 years collecting oral histories from across Eastern Ontario. Hear the voices of the people who lived and worked on the Heights from 1971 to 1999 when the Heights closed. The series was funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizon’s for Seniors Program.
• Voices from the Past, A Retrospective from Prince Edward Heights, Episode 1, October, 2020
  The series explored the history of Prince Edward Heights, a former institution for people with intellectual disabilities. This six-part series, an original 99.3 County FM production, shared the story of “The Heights,” recording the facility in PEC history. The idea for this unique project was introduced by Suzanne Pasternak, a gifted storyteller who spent over 33 years collecting oral histories from across Eastern Ontario. Hear the voices of the people who lived and worked on the Heights from 1971 to 1999 when the Heights closed. The series was funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizon’s for Seniors Program.
• Grapevine Magazine Consumer Information segment featuring Beth Lafay and Ashley Stewart, September 8, 2026
  If you or someone you know is looking for childcare outside of the traditional Monday-to-Friday, 9-to-5 schedule, a new local option may be worth knowing about. Reaching for Rainbows has launched new childcare services in partnership with the County Foundation and the municipality. Reaching for Rainbows Executive Director Beth Lafay and Community Services Coordinator Ashley Stewart from Shire Hall join us to talk about the new services, the community survey that helped shape them, and how the Rainbows space will be used.