Community Care updates just a Zoom session away
I had a terrific experience this morning as the guest speaker for the Rotary Club of Wellington. They invited me to give an update on the programs and services currently…
July 30, 2020
LETTER: Alliances & partnerships made new PECMH happen
As a Director serving on the Quinte Health Care (QHC) Board for the past 3 years, I’ve developed a profound appreciation for the complexities, challenges and competing priorities facing health…
LETTER: Where does statue removal lead in Picton?
The debate about whether to remove the MacDonald statue should lead all of us to take a long look in the mirror. As a baseline, do we first have our…
LETTER: Macdonald an interesting part of County’s story
As Picton goes through a process of community consultation about what to do with the bronze statue of young John A. Macdonald I would like to add some information to…
LETTER: July 23 Macdonald revisionism denies facts and legacy says Sinclair
The piece “Online petition calls for Holding Court to remain at Picton Library” (July 23, The Picton Gazette) contains so many factual errors – and outright mistruths – regarding Sir…
LETTER: Macdonald made policy to assimilate Indigenous peoples
Some of the quotes that were included in the article“Online petition calls for Holding Court to remain at Picton Library”(July 23, The Picton Gazette), in particular quotes from a petition…
Province needs to get serious about turning the tide of tragedy at Sandbanks, North Beach
Nobody plans to come to swim at a Provincial Park in Prince Edward County and die. But that’s exactly what’s happened to three individuals travelling here from outside of Prince…
Stories from our past – July 30, 2020
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1910 The Picton Yacht Club has added another triumph to…