TRUMBLE, Barbara ‘Barb’ Faye
After a courageous battle with cancer, Barb Trumble passed away at Hospice Prince Edward with her family by her side on Monday August 17, 2020 at the age of 52….
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A resolution to rescind two hour parking limit in Bloomfield receives support around the horseshoe
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER A two hour parking limit bylaw that had only recently been put in place has been rescinded after a resolution put forward by Councillor Phil Prinzen…
CAO Second Quarter Report gives council firm footing for the future
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Prince Edward County Council was recently provided with CAO Marcia Wallace’s Second Quarter (or, Mid-Year) Report. The CAO had committed to quarterly reports during 2020 budget…
Metro Backs the Build with register roundup campaign
Nearly $7,000 raised for new hospital in week one DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER On Thursday representatives from the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) and the Back the…
Council approves permit fee relief for HUB Child and Family Centre
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER A vital child care organization dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has gained some relief from the County of Prince Edward. During the August…
Federal program supports those with disability
The Government of Canada announced a one-time $600 payment in recognition of the extraordinary expenses faced by persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional expenses incurred by persons with…
Possibilities are endless at Makerspace
Create a custom box to hold board game pieces. Embroider a tote bag. Engrave a piece of wood. Cut vinyl signage for your business. These, and many more projects, are…
Stories from our past-August 6, 2020
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1910: The members of the Ancient Order of Workmen will attend…
EDITORIAL: Parents feeling a new level of anxiety ahead of September
Realistically speaking, it would have been completely unreasonable to expect any back-to-school plan put forward by the Ontario government was going to be universally applauded. Ontarians are so divided on…
LETTER: Truth and Reconciliation must guide statue decision
I am writing to add my voice to those who feel that Picton’s statue of Sir John A. Macdonald is inappropriate and needlessly hurtful in its present context. Macdonald’s key…