Stories from our past-July 9, 2020
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1910: The chairman of our street committee, Dr. Heaslip, this week…
July 9, 2020
Sir John A. Macdonald working group underway to determine fate of contested statue
County council sets terms of reference for Macdonald Statue working group
LETTER:Statue issue requires collaboration with province
I understand that the Macdonald statue on Main Street is – again – attracting considerable debate. And I think we are all in danger of missing the main point of…
LETTER: Macdonald vandalism compares to European iconoclasm
The revisionist vandalism of the Macdonald statue invites comparison with the iconoclasm of the Protestant Reformation. In England, Germany, Holland and elsewhere statues of saints and even the crucified Christ…
LETTER: Poor beach behaviour irks regular visitor
About three weeks ago my daughter and I decided to walk the Outlet Beach at around 8 a.m. every morning. This would be good for us, help us to get…
Still time to file 2019 CRA tax return
You can still file your 2019 income tax and benefit return This year, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) extended the tax-filing deadline from April 30 to June 1, 2020, to…
Summertime and the reading is easy!
PEC Library taking part in annual TD Summer Reading Club
Another new normal or: How I came to start wearing a mask
The large exhale of breath local residents would have heard emanating from Shire Hall on Tuesday night- if in-person council meetings were still a thing there in the days of…
Beachgoers lead life saving operation at Outlet
On Wednesday, July 8, 2019 at approximately 4:20 p.m. members of the Prince Edward County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Hastings-Quinte Paramedics responded to a near-drowning incident at Sandbanks Provincial…