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Broadcast booth at the Picton Arena to be named after Picton Pirates volunteer

By Lindsey Harren Nov 10, 2026 | 11:40 PM

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Prince Edward County signed off on honouring a late hockey volunteer, at their final council meeting of the term on Tuesday.

The Picton Pirates Junior C Hockey Club play out of the Huff Estates Arena, at the Prince Edward County Community Centre in Picton.

The Pirates brought forward the idea to honour in-game public address announcer Dennis Calnan. He passed away in August. Mark Rose, the vice-president of the club shared more about Calnan to council at the meeting.

Calnan started volunteering with the team when it started back in 1989.

Council agreed to allow the Pirates to name the broadcast booth in the arena the Dennis Calnan Crow’s Nest. The Pirates will cover all the expenses involved with adding a sign. Prince Edward County staff will have to approve the sign before it goes up. The team will be allowed to have the name up in the booth, for as long as the current building is used as an arena.