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News before 1996 is not available online.
From his brick walled office in Charlottetown’s historic Connolly Building, Keir Pollard is helping a small town on the opposite end of the continent save water during one of the worst droughts in its history. Pollard, who hails from Murray Harbour and runs SpryPoint Solutions...
Taylor Kember just celebrated her 16th birthday – a big milestone in any teenager’s life. It’s also a Canadian milestone as she will be one of the first-ever 16 and 17-year-olds registered to vote in electoral reform plebiscite this fall. “I want to vote,” the effervescent grade...
After a third person Adam Ross knew sent him an application to join the new Youth Futures Council, he realized he should seriously consider becoming a member. The 26-year-old applied online and was pleasantly surprised when he got the call telling him he had been chosen through...
Donald DesRoches belives lifelong learning is the key to success in the modern workplace – and a fundamental right. “Change is constant and continuous learning is the best way to manage,” he said. The president of College Acadie practices what he preaches. Last June he donned a...
In the coming weeks, students and staff of Island schools will hear the peal of the alarm bell and take part in school-wide fire drills. It’s a familiar routine most will remember from bygone school days, but for some younger students it may be a new experience. The drills are...
Dr. Rosemary Herbert of Charlottetown was looking for ways to continue contributing to her community after a long and distinguished nursing career. “I have 39 years of experience in nursing and health education and I wanted to help out and give back,” she said. When the calls...
Like many Islanders, Summerside business person Cora Lee Dunbar spends a lot of time at the rink. Whether she’s cheering on her son or her daughter or playing hockey herself, the single mother says keeping active is part of their family routine. Cora Lee is a board member of Kids...
When Diane Griffin considered opportunities to get involved with any of nearly 70 government agencies, boards and commissions through Engage PEI, she knew exactly where she fit: the Museum and Heritage Foundation. Many people might not realize it but the Museum and Heritage...
Island school bus driver asks drivers to think of his special passengers His friends call him “Mr. Safety" and it’s a handle he wears with pride after decades behind the wheel of dump trucks, taxis and coach tour buses. Now carries his most precious cargo yet – in an Prince...
Dream Weavers It would be hard to find a home or a cottage on Prince Edward Island that hasn’t had a MacAusland Blanket draped on a couch at some point. For more than 80 years the family owned and operated west prince business has been warming people with cozy 100% virgin wool...