Prince Edward County’s Newspaper of Record
March 26, 2026
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Art
March 25, 2026

On the Cover

Pat Service's Still Lake - Novena at Oeno Gallery

News
March 25, 2026

Province finds $45 million to repave Highway 49 from the Skyway Bridge to Picton

Culture
March 25, 2026

New HGTV show “The County” launches at The Royal's Breakfast Club

News
March 25, 2026

Elderberry and Vital Impact Awards connect the County

News
March 25, 2026

Councillors reverse course on proposed election sign limits

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Editorial
March 25, 2026

If history does not repeat itself, it certainly rhymes. Talk of Canada’s “greatest enterprise” echoes loudly today as we struggle to find a role and a contribution in a world going off kilter.

Editorial
March 18, 2026

Readers Write: on the Athol boys sports teams and the cost of groceries

News
February 25, 2026

"The greatest playwright of his generation"

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Special Collection — History and Heritage

Stories about our past and its preservation

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Culture
March 4, 2026

From the very early days of the village of Wellington, Wharf Street was the centre of the town’s economic engine.

Culture
March 4, 2026

In 1884 frenzied by their own amateurish murder investigation, residents called for the execution of Joseph Thomset and George Lowder

News
February 11, 2026

Councillor John Hirsch, Vice-Chair the Built and Cultural Heritage Committee, describes the Historical Designation process.

Culture
February 11, 2026

The Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre is a County treasure

News
March 23, 2026

At home and abroad, ending period poverty and ensuring universal access to menstrual products, safe sanitation, and education to break the stigma is collecting momentum.

Sports
March 23, 2026

U15 Heidelberg Materials Kings cap off Game 1 comeback with overtime win

News
March 25, 2026

The new hospital will have a procedure room named for the Rotary Club of Picton

Culture
March 25, 2026

If in life you rarely get second chances, it’s even more unlikely after death

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

The fourth season of the Gazette's Books on Film club, presented in collaboration with The Regent, celebrates the work of the late Tom Stoppard

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Obituaries

Gone, but not forgotten

August 23, 1936 - March 16, 2026
September 17, 1941 - March 18, 2026
February 24, 1961 - March 17, 2026

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