Fair grounds dark this weekend but alternative planned for Oct. 3
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER It will be a bitter pill to swallow this weekend for nearly all Prince Edward County residents as, for the first time since the Second…
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Municipality to halt STA applications while staff completes review of program
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The County of Prince Edward is putting a pause on licensing any new short term accommodation units. A report regarding a potential STA pause written by…
Ministry of Labour finds no negligence in Board’s mask policy
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER A tenuous time for students and parents in the as classes resumed for the first time since March 14 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic was…
Stories from our past-September 3, 2020
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1910: At the meeting of the High Court for the Independent…
Tips from QWS on fall decluttering
Here’s a few tips from Quinte Waste Solutions (QWS) which is the operating name of the Centre & South Hastings Waste Services Board. Established in 1990, QWS provides curbside recycling,…
Bring your bubble for special storytime
Back to school might look different in 2020, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the library’s unwavering commitment to helping children learn, explore and grow. In addition to welcoming…
LETTER:Death toll at North Beach not going away
Life’s a (North) Beach, and then you die. Three deaths by drowning at North Beach in one month, two on Jul 26 and another on Aug 27. This is horrific….
LETTER: More industrial use at PT makes no sense for taxpayers
Regarding the application of the Picton Terminals, I would like to make a point. Everyone in the County knows that Highway 49 is in a terrible state of disrepair. I…
LETTER: Kiss beautiful County goodbye with rezoning
Dear Mr. Mayor & Council, If Prince Edward County residents think we have problems now with traffic, parking, tourist overload, road maintenance, construction and accommodations…just wait! If we think our…
Council coming to the fork in a beaten and battered road
It would be a fool’s errand to project exactly who will be still kicking around Shire Hall in a decade’s time and what the landscape will be in Prince Edward…