Community Garden theft shakes reader’s confidence in PEC
I was shocked and saddened today when I visited my assigned plot in the Picton Community Garden. About two weeks ago I had planted six very healthy raspberry canes in…
June 20, 2019
Reader encourages others to follow overarching golden rule
Let’s be honest, it’s always been about controlling the minds of the masses. Do as we say, not as we do. You’ll face eternal damnation, while those in positions of…
Lack of local D Day commemorations disappointing
Hats off. Along the street there comes a blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, A clash of colour beneath the sky. Hats off! The flag is passing by! (H.H.Bennett)…
Quinte Orthopaedics U12 Eagles squad taking flight
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER It took tournament play but the Quinte Ortho Prince Edward County Soccer Association U12 Eagles busted into the win column this weekend at the fourth annual…
Councillors host initial town hall
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER On Monday, councillors Kate MacNaughton and Phil St-Jean held the first of an ongoing series of Town Hall Meetings at the Picton Town Hall….
IJC Plan 2014 requires scrutiny, overhaul in wake of flooding
County of Prince Edward Mayor Steve Ferguson wants to get to the bottom of why there’s been two 100-year-flooding events in this part of North America in the last three…
Quartet of councillors attend FCM
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER With the recent municipal declaration of a climate emergency and rising lake levels, both water and politics are seeping into the lives of many…
Glenwood Cemetery to host tours on anniversary of vandalism spree
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Glenwood Cemetery will be hosting “Remembering our Loss and Rebuilding for the Future” Sunday. The event will take place on the sprawling grounds of…
Sandbanks hosts paddling event
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER This Saturday at 2 p.m. in Sandbanks Provincial Park at The Woodyard, Outlet River will be the first annual non-competitive Paddle into Summer event…
Stories from our Past June 20, 2019
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1909 The annual convention of the W. M. S. Picton District, was…