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Picton Gazette Express Vol. 2 No. 6

Picton Gazette Express Vol. 2 No. 6

February 20, 2025

On the Cover

The Election Issue

Over 200 residents attended a Meet the Candidates night last week. The Wellington Community Association event offered the only local opportunity to hear the candidates. The Gazette was on the scene.

Bay of Quinte candidates (clockwise from from top left) The Liberal Party’s David O’Neil, the Green Party’s Lori Borthwick, PC Incumbent Tyler Allsopp, and NDP candidate Amanda Roberston (Digital Illustration by Natalie Piper/Gazette Staff)

County Seeks New Marina Operator

Contract with Tenacity cancelled a year early

Councillor Phil St-Jean noted that CJ Thompson of Tenacity Capital had “a late breaking request” for another conversation about the issues at hand before the move to end his contract came before Council’s COTW.

Local Colour

Ancient hockey lore and remembering the Macs part of History Night at The Andrew, in honour of Flashback February

Peter Lockyer shows clips from his documentary on the Belleville McFarlands’ year of glory.

Flashback February

Reading The Gazette — at The Royal

The Gazette is at The Royal Wednesday 26 February at 6pm for a variety show over dinner. Join members of the Gazette team, The Royal’s Sol Korngold, Mayor Steve Ferguson, writer and columnist Alan Gratias, and Assembly Press’s Leigh Nash for readings of funny and poignant items from the Gazette across the decades, from its beginnings as the Hallowell Free Press in 1830 through the news, commentary, and classified ads of the 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s.

An event in celebration and support of Flashback February and the County Museums.

Contact The Royal Hotel to reserve. Email [email protected]

Editorial: Vote Local

Admit it. It’s hard to concentrate on the local these days.

There are movements afoot to “unite the left,” asking voters to choose one of the three more progressive candidates in each riding and unite behind them. It seems one of the only ways the progressive vote might succeed. This strategy involves a choice both tough and unlikely, however.

Picton Gazette on YouTube

Something about piles of snow, and an exhortation To Vote!

This Weekend’s Open Houses

Lots of open house action this weekend. Plot your route.

The Weekend Ticket

It’s Flashback February! 99.3 CountyFM presents A Listening Party on Saturday 22 February at 1pm at Macaulay House, 23 Church St., Picton.

Project Coordinator, Peter Lockyer has helped the CountyFM research team uncover over 20 stories never heard on the radio before. Five researchers select one story each, tell why they chose it, and how they turned it into a new radio vignette — and then play the audio. A sneak preview of CountyFM’s new series of 20+ stories launching soon. Listening stations set up for individual listening. Snacks available. Tickets are $15, kids are free.

On Sunday 23 February from noon to 5pm, visit the Lancaster Bomber at Base31. Fly back in time to discover the fascinating history of 1 of 17 surviving WWII Lancaster Bombers. On the hour every hour, a guided 45-minute tour of Lancaster Bomber KB 882 starts with Museum Curator, Madeline Smolarz, who shares unforgettable stories from the aircraft’s 81-year life in the historic setting of Hangar 1. Tickets are $20.

BigLake’s Dior Quartet is at the Drake Devonshire tonight, Thursday the 20th, at 5:30pm.

Seedy Saturday — at PECI 41 Barker St, Picton. This Saturday 22 February 10-3. Free.

The Waring House is hosts County Trivia Nights every Tuesday in February in The Barley Room pub at 6:30pm.

And remember: there’s always The Regent! Blue Rodeo documentary Monday evening — Director Dale Heslip will be on hand for a post-screening Q & A. I’m Still Here — winner, Best International Feature Film, Sunday evening.