Calling all young readers. Nothing says summer like a good book, so PEI Public Libraries are pleased to present the 2023 TD Summer Reading Club beginning June 24. The TD Summer Reading Club is Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages, all interests...
Skmaqn-Port-la-Joye-Fort Amherst is often quiet in the spring, with the extensive trail system used mostly by keen tourists and dog walkers. But recently, the national historic site in Rocky Point was bustling with young visitors. Island French and French Immersion students in...
The crowd was all smiles outside Sherwood Elementary School as teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members gathered to celebrate the school’s 70-year anniversary. The school hosted a barbecue and welcomed everyone to attend, share stories and connect with old...
This week more than 500 educational leaders from across the country are meeting in PEI to share best practices, discuss research, enhance their skills and empower one another in leadership. PEI CAP 2023 Educational Leadership Conference, one of the top Canadian events for school...
Students Sadie Sudsbury and Ashlyn Sanderson stand together, coloring beads and looping a length of cord into what looks like a complicated design. The Grade 7 students at East Wiltshire Intermediate School are practicing macrame techniques as part of ArtsSmarts, a national...
High school students will get the chance to explore natural resource sciences and address the real-world challenge of adapting to a changing climate through the annual PEI Envirothon, coordinated by the province’s Forests, Fish and Wildlife division. The site for this year’s...
The PEI Public Library Service has added an assortment of home and garden tools to its Library of Things collection so that all Islanders can access these types of tools for free. Anyone with a PEI Public Library card can have these items delivered to their local library branch...
Tanya Davis is a familiar face for many Islanders. The singer-songwriter has performed at venues around PEI, such as The Guild, Trailside Music Hall, and Baba’s Lounge. Davis is also a poet and was recently named PEI’s Poet Laureate. Davis says she’s thrilled about her new role....
The PEI Public Library Service has added assistive technology to its Library of Things collection to help make reading more accessible for everyone. The new technology includes C-Pens - portable scanning pens that read printed text out loud using an embedded camera, real-time...
Wayne and Veronica Guindon love hosting family and friends in their home. When their kids grew up and moved out, they thought it would be a great opportunity to welcome guests on a more long-term basis, which is why they decided to become a host family for international students...