Olivia Lewis was born in China but has lived on Prince Edward Island nearly all of her life. On a trip to China a few years ago she volunteered at an orphanage, named Starfish. When she was 11 years-old, Olivia applied to, and received, funding from the Francophone Young...
Jeff Brant wants Prince Edward Island’s education system to work for every child – especially Indigenous children. “When I came to PEI in grade 10, I was one of two indigenous people at Kensington High School,” said the former resident of Tyendinaga First Nation in southern...
From his office overlooking St. Peter’s Bay, Michael Cashin says moving to Prince Edward Island was the absolute best choice for him and his family. The former Ontario resident runs his own businesses out of the community centre in the former St. Peter’s School. He lives with his...
In five decades as an early childhood educator, Alice Taylor has learned that helping a family helps a child. Taylor runs a local version of a Canada-wide program called Handle with Care, which promotes the mental health of young children. She was pleased when the federal...
Students at Morell Regional High School are gearing up for Safe Grade, a 12-hour chem-free party where they will get to celebrate in style - and remember every minute of it. “We go to such a small school, you really get to know everybody,” said grade 12 student Breanna MacAdam....
Supporting Island Families - Catherine Chaisson already had three cases on her desk when she arrived for her first day of work as the province’s new children’s lawyer. Chaisson, a Dalhousie educated lawyer, has spent most of her career working with families in conflict. She...
You might be sick of the bright yellow flowers all over your lawn, but the president of the PEI Beekeeper’s Association hopes you will leave the dandelions alone. Bees need dandelions and people need bees, David MacNearny explains. “Dandelions are important for the local...
Now that Prince Edward Island is tied for the third-fastest-growing economy in Canada, Premier Wade MacLauchlan had a message for those attending the province’s 2017 Economic Forum this week. “Let’s get used to traveling in the company of the high performers in the country,” he...
It didn’t take long for Sandy MacKay to realize he wanted to dedicate his life to the safety of others. After his 44-year-old father died of a heart attack at Brookvale Ski Park, 16 year old Sandy joined the ski patrol. Later, as a young Emergency Medical Technician, his first...
Investing in Infrastructure - Improvements in bike infrastructure and laws will make Jenny Melanson’s bicycle commute easier and safer. It’s been three years since she and her partner decided to use pedal power instead of gasoline to get to work. It takes her about a half-hour to...