Affordable housing project offers hope amid housing crisis
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Prince Edward County is one step closer to having affordable housing units in Wellington on the site of the former Duke Dome. While the project has…
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Stories from our past-July 21, 2022
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1912: Gilbert’s Mills- The Women’s Institute met at the home of Mr. and…
Proposed noise bylaw changes spur discussion at latest Committee of the Whole
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER During the July 18th Committee of the Whole Meeting (COTW), council received a staff report on enforcement of the noise bylaw updated last fall. In the…
Savvy Sandbanks visitors enjoying new day pass program
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER With the summer season well underway Sandbanks Provincial Park’s new Superintendent Curt Morris addressed council during the July 18th Committee of the Whole Meeting (COTW). Morris spoke to the…
Tommy Youngsteen rolls into Picton with the best of the Stones July 30
Prince Edward County’s favourite visiting and most dynamic tribute band Tommy Youngsteen is coming back for a special Rolling Stones concert July 30. Known to rock out with a myriad…
Bird flies high as 2022 Rotarian of the Year
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The flight path wasn’t the easiest but one of Rotary Club of Picton’s venerable members has set a sky high standard when it comes to ‘Service…
Cocaine, methamphetamine found in early morning raid on Main St.
The Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three people following a drug trafficking investigation. On July 13, 2022, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the OPP…
Regent Theatre opens new accessible seating terraces
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER A new era in accessibility at the ‘Monarch of Main Street’ is dawning. The Regent Theatre announced late last week their fully funded accessible seating terrace…
Local ACO branch calls for halt of Point Petre lighthouse demolition
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The head of the Prince Edward County branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO PEC) is calling on the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans…
LETTER: Omicron getting better at evading COVID vaccine
We have all been hoping to have a carefree and COVID free summer this year. Looking at the rapidly rising levels in wastewater, it seems, COVID may have other ideas….