Ideas for small and medium businesses to combat inflationary environment
Inflation (consumer price index) was 5.7 per cent in February 2022, a 30 year high, impacting both consumers and businesses. The key components are shelter,…
June 22, 2022
Be a smart shopper with help from the CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency website has a whole lot of useful information. Below you will find an article by CFIA about shopping for Canadian…
Picton Branch to host A-Frame Pastiche July 18
At the County of Prince Edward Public Library, we are proud to count the Al Purdy A- Frame group as one of our community partners….
LETTER: Land owner willing to cooperate to clear foliage
Dear Editor, In regards to a letter written by Warren Cox (Iconic County Lookout obscured by vegetation, The Picton Gazette, June 16, 2022), I would like…
EDITORIAL: Strategic secondary planning includes preservation of farmland
Growing up in Prince Edward County’s agriculture sector (read family), your humble scribe was often inundated with those catchy, pro-farming slogans that would adorn the…
Wilcox, Harmer and Sloan to play Base31 this summer
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Base31, a destination in progress on the grounds of a former WWII airbase in Picton announced Thursday its inaugural programming…
Cork & Vine development to be phased over 20 years
A new housing development that will drastically expand and change the face of the village of Wellington is expected to be phased in over the…
Stories from our past-June 23, 2022
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1912: Fire did about $500 damage to a…
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