Letter: Join the party at the Queen Elizabeth-Pinecrest reunion
Two schools, Pinecrest Memorial Public School and Queen Elizabeth Public School, closed in the last two years and I have fond memories of both. I started teaching at Pinecrest in…
April 12, 2019
Letter: In what ways would you dispose of $100 million?
What 10 things can you think of to do to help life on Earth , if you had $100 million or more, to dispose of? 1) Create a subsidy for…
Sun rises on Sonrise barn quilt
DESIRÉE DECOSTE FOR THE GAZETTE Sonrise Christian Academy is the latest stop on the Prince Edward County Barn Quilt trail thanks to a new piece of collaborative art created by…
Letter: CAO’s sudden departure concerning
The sudden departure of our municipal chief administrative officer, (the second such event in four years) should concern the taxpayers of Prince Edward County. Like the sudden departure of CAO…
Info For Seniors: There’s plenty for seniors to do this spring
You won’t want to miss Community Care’s Thrift Shop half price clothing, shoes and boots sale. The sale continues through the month of April. “Like” the Thrift Shop Facebook page…
Inside The Library: County Reads Jr. promotes youth literacy
The County Reads Authors Festival is in full swing once again. For the past 11 years, members of our community have come together to discuss and defend great Canadian-written books…
Stories From Our Past — Week of April 11, 2019
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1909 – Ontario schools inspector J.E. Wetherell gave high marks to…
Collaboration best course for public service efficiency, delivery
Each month, the Ontario government writes a cheque for $1 billion. It doesn’t go to classrooms, hospitals, or roads. The money is paid as interest to those who invested in…
Honourary chair excited for 99.3 County FM Radiothon
Mark Campbell signs on to help station raise money to pay off start-up loan on fifth anniversary ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER When 99.3 County FM went live on air in October…
Council appoints McAuley to fill CAO void
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER Prince Edward County council has chosen an interim chief administrative officer following the sudden departure of James Hepburn. Council announced Friday morning Robert McAuley has been…