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…
September 26, 2019
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…
Clarification on Picton Library expansion proposal needed
The County has been struggling with providing services to all corners of this municipality since amalgamation abolished our townships and towns 20 years ago, especially…
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…
Epstein’s experiences a stain on seemingly ‘utopian’ County
There’s no question that racism and discrimination aren’t solely big-city problems, as evidenced by last weekend’s heart-rending article by Talia Epstein. A must-read that comes…
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…