CUPE Members move to take job action after talks break off
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Ontario school boards including the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) have received notice that unionized support staff…
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Low cost rabies clinics can save your pets
Saturday Sept. 28 is World Rabies Day. Rabies is a fatal viral infection that can be passed between warm-blooded animals. If an animal or human…
October marks Ontario Public Library month
October is Ontario Public Library Month and Oct. 20 – 26 is Ontario Public Library week the time frame during which most busy libraries host…
No decreases in staffing but enrolment wanes somewhat in 2019-20
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER At the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board meeting Monday night an update to the 2019-2020 enrolments for elementary…
Young accusers have no knowledge of recent history
Re: Gazette editorial September 19, 2019 Hatred, bigotry and anti-semitism have no place in Prince Edward County While the headline got my immediate attention, I…
Questions arising in relation to acts of anti-semitism
Thank you for your editorial on Talia Epstein’s experiences with antisemitism at PECI. I’m sorry you didn’t see your way to publishing her article –…
Epstein’s courage saluted, hate and ignorance challenged
I applaud The Picton Gazette for the unequivocal and principled way its September 19 editorial affirmed that “hatred, bigotry and anti-semitism have no place in…
Experiences of local student troubling
A very troubling piece by a student named Talia Epstein is making the rounds on social media and elsewhere. Last week it was reviewed in…
Voters will determine if Trudeau fully atoned for past transgressions
To the surprise of no one who has followed elections before, dirt on candidates began to surface just days into the official campaign. In the…
Council approves site plan for Foodland on Loyalist Parkway
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Prince Edward County Council have approved a site plan for a new strip mall in the west Picton at…