PECI student wants black history included in school curriculum
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER History is vital to our common knowledge base and whether positive or negative, full and complete accounts of the past are key to growing as…
Week-44-2020
OTF Grant leaves Prince Edward Curling Club on the button in time for new season
An Ontario Trillium Foundation grant has helped the Prince Edward Curling Club sweep up some much needed infrastructure improvements in time for the start of the 2020-21 curling season. The…
Province bolstering QHC bed arrays with new funding
Just days after announcing new funding for the future planning and design of Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, the Ontario government has pledged funds to help Quinte Health Care deal…
New signage coming to county roads will emphasize patience and caution around farm traffic
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Prince Edward County Council adopted recommendations from the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) by way of a report stemming from their October 19, 2020 meeting. The report…
2020 Countylicious campaign kicks off Friday at 18 local restaurants
Diners are encouraged to support local and enjoy a culinary staycation over the coming weeks as Countylicious, The County’s twice-annual restaurant promotion opens Friday. The Fall Countylicious runs from October…
Bay of Quinte Mutual contributes $1.5 million to PECMH’s coffers
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation has been waiting a long time to share exciting news about a significant gift to the new hospital and the donor has deep…
Learning Centre’s PEC FRESH offers good food for community
Prince Edward Learning Centre (PELC) quietly works away in our community helping citizens in so many ways. Established as the literacy agency for this community, PELC provides support for literacy,…
Bush, Kuitenbrower discuss writing craft Nov. 13
Mark your calendars for November 13 at 2 p.m. That’s when Kathryn Kuitenbrower will interview Catherine Bush about her new book, Blaze Island. The conversation will then branch out to a…
LETTER: Canadians are benefactors of Macdonald’s brilliance and vision says reader
In early September professional “activists’ descended on Ryerson University and desecrated with paint the statue of Egerton Ryerson, the revered founder of Ontario’s educational system. Ryerson was deemed to have…
Stories from our past-October 29, 2020
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1910: Mr. and Mrs. S. Palmatier of Demorestville and Mrs. Shea…