Picton grocer credited with foiling fraud attempt
The Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police continue to remind individuals to be aware of ongoing frauds and scams. March is fraud month and there is no…
week-9-2021
Prince Edward Community Centre approved as COVID Vaccination clinic site
The County and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) have finalized a plan to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Prince Edward Community Centre in Picton. “We are proud…
March marks OPP’s fraud prevention month
March is the OPP’s annual Fraud Prevention Month and this year’s campaign will highlight five important topics pertaining to online safety, security and fraud prevention: Buying and Selling Online; Online…
Sneak peak of ‘April Break’ programs later this month
When the Ontario March Break was delayed and became an April Spring break, the library’s children’s programming team once again flexed their “pivoting” muscles to adapt and change up the…
LETTER: Millennium Trail designated to be enjoyed by all users
I have lived on Talbot street since 1971. The other day a friend of mine was riding their snowmobile on the Millennium Trail and met a pair of people cross…
LETTER: Waring’s Creek group opposing pit operation
As Leonardo Da Vinci said, “Water is the driving force of all nature”, but right now our water is at risk in the, at-present, beautiful Prince Edward County. Recently a…
EDITORIAL: Only prosperous path forward for Prince Edward County is with a united front
It would only serve as the coldest of comforts to a Prince Edward County resident who believes in the ongoing experiment of this island municipality that divisive rhetoric doesn’t stop…
Stories from our past – March 4, 2021
Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year… 1911 The possibilities of the tobacco industry os something with which…
Triple Jeopardy approaches- COVID Fatigue, Lockdown Release and Variants
February is over but spring has not sprung. COVID fatigue is moving into exhaustion. We want to escape the cold and isolation, to return to some normal social life. While…
Officers assaulted at animal welfare call
An animal welfare call in Consecon turned violent on Monday and resulted in assault charges for a pair of local residents. Shortly after 12 p.m. officers from the Prince Edward…