Stories from our past – July 29, 2021
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1911 Miss Caroline Ross, of Picton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs….
July 29, 2021
Annual Active Living Fair goes virtual
In the fall of 2018 and 2019 Community Care held Annual Active Living Fairs at the Wellington and District Community Centre. For 2020 the pandemic made it impossible to hold…
Jo Sorochinsky discusses Dancing with My Father Aug. 4
Does a child have the right to know a parent’s history? Does the key to one’s identify lie within that history? Author Jo Sorochinsky thought she understood her family’s past…
LETTER: Church-state partnership responsible for Indigenous genocide
Dear Editor, The church-state partnership decried in Dennis Fox’s recent letter (Government’s ties with religion must end, Picton Gazette July 8, 2021) was responsible for the destruction of millions of…
LETTER: Reverting Picton’s name to Hallowell Bridge ‘historically appropriate, culturally sensitive’
Editor, Recent suggestions to rename Picton should be given serious consideration by citizens and the Corporation. The name was originally chosen in a post Napoleonic war patriotic fervour to commemorate…
EDITORIAL: Jays flocking back to Rogers Centre a sign Canada might be turning corner on COVID
Tomorrow evening the Toronto Blue Jays will jog out of dugout on the third base side of Rogers Centre to a standing ovation of some 15,000 fans. Baseball fan or…
Seguin, Paddison offer a look at Prince Edward Point history
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Local historian Marc Sequin and local resident and explorer Mark Paddison lead a group of 20 people on a history tour walk to the Prince…