Turbine construction seems like dirty business
Trees are our lungs. They absorb carbon dioxide and give us oxygen. It takes seven mature trees one year to produce enough oxygen for one person. Trees are the best…
Letters to the Editor
Increased HST makes sense for funding crunch
With regard to the letter by Dennis Fox and the value of tourism in the county and how much we all benefit. His call for a tourism tax is timely…
Eurasian perch crippling local fisheries
In a normal year the commercial fishery from Brighton to the Quebec border would be scrambling to get their gear in the water. For the great majority of the fishermen,…
Let’s talk more about the value of tourism
About this time last year, I wrote a letter asking if our community, as a whole, benefitted from tourism? Despite my qualified stated support for tourism, far too many (who…
Financial help to attend Farmland Forum available
The mission of the Ontario Farmland Trust (OFT) is to protect and preserve Ontario farmlands and associated agricultural, natural and cultural features of our valued rural life. And the OFT…
Character lost in haste to populate community
Regarding “Committee supports pedestrian crosswalk study for Bloomfield and Wellington” by Chad Ibbotson in the March 22 edition of the Gazette… A $15,000 study for a pedestrian crosswalk for Bloomfield…
Mobile water station purchase worthy of support
The Council of Canadians is a leader in initiatives to protect Canada’s freshwater sources. Our campaign work focuses on recognizing water as part of a shared commons. Water…
Ratio change would help farmers’ viability
The Prince Edward County Federation of Agriculture is appreciative of any efforts to highlight the myriad of external issues that the 400 farmers in this county and the board members…
Residential taxpayers shouldn’t pay for farmers
Like most people, I respect the work that other people do – including the work of farmers. In fact, I told them so publicly at the committee of the whole…
Local business aids educational program
For the past eight years, Pure County Bottled Water has generously supported elementary school participation in a program to reintroduce Atlantic salmon, a native species, to Lake Ontario. Owners George…