Zoe and OPP locate lost explorers in North Marysburgh
Well this instance might not make the national headlines of her previous rescue, Zoe, the search and rescue dog from the Prince Edward County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police…
August 2019
Remove expired and used medication
Observed Aug. 31 every year, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) seeks to create better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change that reduces the harms…
Newcomers Club a good way to get acclimated
For the last several years newcomers to Prince Edward County have been able to join a Newcomers Club held at the Picton branch of the County of Prince Edward Public…
No consideration for municipalities in Plan 2014
I am sure I am not the only County resident concerned at the apparent lack of action, or news of any action, being taken to mitigate the possibility of future…
Time to consider questions for candidates
With just weeks to go until our Federal election, a few thoughts about topics and questions we should be putting to all our local federal candidates. For example, many of…
Visitor levy at Sandbanks option worth pursuing for County
While it may not go anywhere fruitful, full credit must be paid to Mayor Steve Ferguson for at least trying to start a discussion concerning some sort of levy at…
Stories from our Past – August 29, 2019
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1909 “We are better off than the people of any other county so…
Happy 90th Birthday to Ruth Bentley
TURNER, Reta Marion
formerly Reta Sokolowsky (nee Norton) – a faithful servant of Jesus, passed peacefully from this world into the next on Saturday August 24th, 2019 surrounded by family. Reta, born into…