Pirates down Knights 7-4
The Picton Pirates got their first win of the 2021 PJHL preseason as they outlasted the visiting North Kawartha Knights 7-4 Thursday night at Lehigh Arena. An inter-division tune up…
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Wellington’s Sills figures in on U14 Royals provincial championship
A Wellington native is a big reason why the Quinte Royals U14 Ontario baseball club are the 2021 Eastern Ontario Baseball Association champions. Whether it was in the batter’s box…
Province to reinstate renewal requirements
The Ontario government announced on September 1, 2021 that it is reinstating renewal requirements for driver’s licences, licence plate stickers, Ontario Photo Cards, Ontario health cards, and other products that…
Kids can cast their votes at the Library
Did you know there’s an election campaign going on? Yes, children across Prince Edward County are casting their votes in our first library mock election. Choosing between the exciting candidates:…
LETTER- O’Toole plays coy on socialized medicine
Erin O’Toole keeps telling us he supports universal health care for all Canadians, but at the same time he says he is going to give the provinces a set amount…
LETTER: Public Health updates press release
In Barry Pinsky’s letter in last week’s Gazette (Numbers don’t lie when it comes to COVID, The Picton Gazette Sept 2, 2021), it is evident that he misunderstood the intent…
LETTER- Vaccine passport only a partial solution
I am looking forward to being able to dine in, go to a movie and all other normal activities. I agree with a vaccine passport; but I do not feel…
LETTER- Reader: No excuse for poor geography
Dear Jason, In your August 26 edition Pat Stocker of Ottawa states perhaps valid complaints of poor restaurant hospitality (Restaurant hospitality sorely lacking in PEC, The Picton Gazette Aug. 26,…
MacDonald’s memory lives on with Hospice golf event title
The irrepressible spirit of community builder Val MacDonald will live on in an annual event she toiled so much to support. Hospice Prince Edward announced they are their annual fundraising…
EDITORIAL: Campaign security must be more rigid after rock attack
Some ponderings while we wonder exactly what someone would have to throw at the Prime Minister to get arrested on site… THERE’S GRAVEL IN YOUR EYE Remember way back in olden times when…