A Vaccine is Not Forever: Boosters will keep Holiday Season safe
CHRIS FANNING STAFF WRITER Vaccinations in our region have flatlined: while 81 per cent of us got two doses last year, or a couple of years ago, only 15 per…
2023
EDITORIAL: In This Together
A few weeks ago, the Gazette put a good news story on its front page. After almost a decade of fundraising, the call for tenders had gone out, to find…
Rare Beauties: Christmas in the County House Tour 2023
KAREN VALIHORA STAFF WRITER It doesn’t have to be fancy. It just has to be loved. That’s the sole requirement to have your house listed in next year’s County…
Living History for 6 December 2023
1943: O.A. Burley Proves Santa’s Helper with Useful Toys Picton has a small toy making industry of which few are aware. True, it is only a one-man shop, but a…
Arrow Trail to highlight aviation history in time for RCAF centenary
CHRIS FANNING STAFF WRITER County Museums presented a new driving trail to Council last week. The Arrow Trail will commemorate Canada’s legendary contribution to military aviation, the Avro Arrow,…
Out with the Roundabout: Town Hill solution hiding in plain sight
CHRIS FANNING STAFF WRITER Committee of the Whole heard deputations from two concerned citizens about the Picton Town Hill intersection last week. Both recommended signal lights rather than…
NEW DOCTORS: Long wait list still key issue
JASON PARKS EDITOR The good news is that four new doctors are joining the family medicine team in the County. The challenge is that three of them are taking…
Clear Commitment: Council to ensure agreements with Kaitlin are “bullet proof”
KAREN VALIHORA STAFF WRITER Quarters were close at Shire hall last week, where it was standing room only — out in the hall. On the agenda was the future…
No Ride Home: URide wage subsidy killed at council amid spike in drunk driving
JASON PARKS EDITOR At a time when drunk driving is rampant, both in the County and across the rural sector, council has cut the options for getting home safely…
Senior Life: Dec. 6
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) “anyone, anywhere, can be lonely or socially isolated. Across all ages and regions, loneliness and social isolation have serious impacts on our physical…