Stories from our past-May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019 Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1909: Cheese production throughout Prince Edward County is…
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County Pop Music Festival draws 450 to Crystal Palace
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER The beats were popping at the annual County Pop music festival at the Crystal Palace Sunday as over 450 fans got down with some popular…
Rural Ontario Institute to offer webinar on County Food Hub project
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Starting May 28 The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) will be sharing stories of successful rural entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship programs through the Rural Entrepreneurship Case Studies…
Regent well stocked with apparitions according to one reader
I read with interest Benjamin Thornton’s letter (The Picton Gazette April 25, 2019) ‘ Picton’s iconic Regent Theatre in desperate need of a ghost’. The Regent Theatre doesn’t need a…
Change in ATV rules a chance for council to examine local practices
Among the items likely lost in recent remarks made by Transportation Minster Jeff Yurek last week regarding an increase in the speed limits on 400 series highway was an afterthought…
Rotary Club of Picton recognize community members with Paul Harris Awards
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER A total of 13 community members as well as a pair of Rotary Club of Picton members have been honoured in the name of the organization’s…
County Kids of Steel youth triathlon back for 13th running
There’s never been a better time to get the kids outside and active because County Kids of Steel is returning to Picton for the 13th year in a row. The…
Flood watch continues for Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte
County making sandbags available for shoreline residents JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER While a flood watch for the rivers in the Quinte Conservation Area watershed has been removed thanks to subsiding…
Prince Edward Collegiate students young and older bring Shrek Junior to the stage
FIRST EVER ELEMENTARY PRODUCTION FOR PECI OPENS TONIGHT! SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER A number of Prince Edward Collegiate Institute students have been busy rehearsing for their upcoming musical, Shrek…
