A return to regular library hours coming soon
As Prince Edward County is in a green (prevent) zone, the library is gradually returning to a more regular schedule of open hours. The Consecon and Ameliasburgh Branches have already…
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Online series focusses on avoiding frailty
The Centre for Studies in Aging and Health, in partnership with the Canadian Frailty Network and the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation offers a series of online events titled “AVOID Frailty:…
LETTER: Local, global youth will pay pandemic toll
Dear Jason, Thank you to the Picton Gazette for acknowledging the concern for our special needs children in the county. This pandemic has etched a terrible scar across humanity, with…
LETTER:County’s Official Plan lacks vision
So, after ten years in the making, it still required last minute changes (that the public never saw), and by a vote of 10 to 4, Council finally approved what…
EDITORIAL: Dereliction of original management plan another sad Sandbanks chapter for local residents
To a man, the former senior councillor representing Hallowell will typically bristle when talk of Sandbanks Provincial Park comes up in conversation. Living within the belly of summer’s biggest beast…
Proposed Fairground Heritage Masterplan draws critics
OLIVIA TIMM FOR THE GAZETTE A proposed heritage master plan to revive Picton’s fairgrounds was presented to County council Tuesday night, outlining short and long-term improvements to recreation opportunities and…
Monteith to step down from HPEDSB in June
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Less than two years into his tenure as Director of Education with the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB), Sean Monteith will step down…
Stories from our past – March 11, 2021
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1911 As the opening to the short course under the direction of…
OPINION: Discovering hope and resilience in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Does suffering offer the potential to learn and find meaning? It often feels as though we are just surviving until it is “over”. But is just surviving enough? When we…
Hiddink and Family
The family of the late Hank Hiddink, wish to extend our sincere thanks for your many acts of kindnesses during the past year with Hank’s failing health and with his…