Letter: Federal candidates asked to take a break this summer
On Wed., July 10, a Federal Conservative candidate knocked on my door here in Wellington handing my wife a flyer supporting his leader Andrew Scheer…
Letter to the editor
Letter: Summer a short, profitable window for businesses
Whine,whine whine…seriously? Patios in Prince Edward County are kept very tidy, clean and add to their wonderful businesses. My goodness, it’s only for a few…
Letter: A checkered county welcome for visiting cyclists
Recently my wife and I came to visit some friends in Prince Edward County. We are retired, in our 60s and belong to a visible…
Letter: Makers of Round Up being brought to account worldwide
Not yet, but getting there. After 40 years of controversial use, the makers of the weed killer Round-Up (or Glysophate) are finally being brought to…
Letter: New policy of ‘partisan’ stickers at the pumps abhorrent
Premier Doug Ford has no understanding of the seriousness of the Climate Emergency the planet is facing or that carbon taxes have been proven to…
Letter: Thank you to motorists who are being turtle conscious
I’m an amateur herpetologist with a special interest in turtles. In total, seven of Ontario’s eight species of turtles are classified as species at risk…
Letter: Student achievement highlighted in coverage
The June 27th Edition of the Picton Gazette featured a story about the Annual General Meeting at the Prince Edward Learning Centre. Reporter Sarah Williams…
Regent well stocked with apparitions according to one reader
I read with interest Benjamin Thornton’s letter (The Picton Gazette April 25, 2019) ‘ Picton’s iconic Regent Theatre in desperate need of a ghost’. The…
Former teacher recalls early days of education at Pinecrest, Queen Elizabeth
I was delighted to hear of plans for the Queen Elizabeth (QE) School and Pinecrest School Reunion to be held on June 8, 2019, and…
Seniors, youth amongst those negatively impacted by Library cuts
Premier Doug Ford slashes the Ontario Library Services budget by 50 percent resulting in the elimination of the inter-library loan service, a service that helps…