OPINION: Oxford-AstraZeneca still safe and effective against COVID
With the recent headlines, some people may be even more confused about vaccines, particularly the Oxford-AstraZeneca (O-AZ) one. Bottom line – even at the age 54, I would still jump…
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Tips on staying active and in good health
Physical activity plays an important role in health, well-being and quality of life. These tips will help seniors improve and maintain health by being physically active every day. Take part…
Library undertakes inital diversity audit
Everyone should be represented by the books in the library collection, as well having access to reading material that leads to learning about people that are different from themselves. One…
LETTER: Pandemic should remind us life is fragile
Listening to the debate about masks and the risks we all face with the current pandemic is just plain disheartening. As I understand it, people who are developing Covid are…
LETTER: Ticketing park visitors on County Rd. 12 a new low
The County of Prince Edward has sunk to a new low when it comes to visitors. On Sunday March 20, I and a number of other people, including many folks from…
LETTER: Hasty erection of wpd turbines was shameful
Responding to a Letter to the Editor in the March 25/21 edition of the Picton Gazette by Elizabeth Dacombe, Belfast, Prince Edward Island, titled ‘Scrapping of wpd wind turbines shameful’….
Stories from our past – April 1, 2021
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1911 The visit of the Royal Welsh Ladies’ choir to Picton,…
EDITORIAL: One-of-a-kind MacDonald lived for and served Prince Edward County
The name of the opposing combatant and the stakes have been lost to the passage of time. But Keith MacDonald vividly recalled the play as well as anyone else who…
PEFAC still swimming despite the waves of COVID 19
OLIVIA TIMM FOR THE GAZETTE Despite lockdowns and limited capacity amidst the COVID pandemic, the Prince Edward Fitness and Aquatic Centre has gone above and beyond to provide services…
Parking motion could cripple Lake-on-the-Mountain business
OLIVIA TIMM FOR THE GAZETTE A local resort owner in Prince Edward County is speaking out against a motion to restrict parking along County Road 7 at Lake on the…