On the Cover
Countylicious Fall 2025 Special Issue
A long defunct AirBnB listing is fair game for the County’s Bylaw Officers
Ali Hassan wanted a show on The Food Network — then he found the funny in that
The Fitness and Aquatic Centre seeks the support of Council as it faces the sale of its building
We lost a history warrior in August, at a time when we have never needed them more
Don King's family writes, and readers respond to the Gazette's coverage of the Tim Horton's debacle.
Keep in Touch
Ah, the romance of having your food grown round the corner. Chefs at Bocado, Karlo Estates, Waupoos Estates, and Big Mike’s BBQ revel in everything local
Autumn means bountiful farm stands, calmer streets and, of course, Countylicious. But for the chefs at Hartleys, the Drake Devonshire and Onesta, seasonal produce and community are front and center all year long.
Keeping an eye on activities on Picton Bay
Reporting, editorials and letters
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Countdown to the MZO
On the other side of Parrish and Heimbecker's eight new 150-foot grain silos on Picton Bay, Doornekamp Construction appears to be expanding its quarrying operations into surrounding lands still zoned agricultural, ahead of any decision on the MZO application being considered by the Minister of Housing.
Tenants Yuliia and Sergei Nesterenko and two children face eviction order after complaining
An MZO, by its very nature, removes municipal jurisdiction. It overrides municipal zoning. If granted, it would establish a Special Economic Zone right on Picton Bay, where the Terminals can do what it likes. Of course, the Terminals has always pretty much done what it likes.
Keeping an eye on new builds
Development Projects Around the County
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Monitoring Cold Creek
Council receives standards for construction on the Warings Creek watershed — but the WCIA charges it’s too little, too late
Thrive PEC, in partnership with Prince Edward Learning Centre, is undertaking its first Community Benefits Agreement with Pinecrest Housing.
A plan to build an eight-lot subdivision on Huycks Point Road is totally out of place, say neighbours and environmentalists
Picton has enough servicing capacity to go around — for the moment. Wellington does not.
Columnists
Shoot out the Lights
Pirates pick up a pair of shootout wins to move up the Tod Division standings
Obituaries
Gone, but not forgotten
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