In 2015, Lynn Anne Hogan stood before a large crowd and television cameras and pledged to find more work-life balance. She did it by wearing a bright yellow t-shirt with the words emblazoned across the front of it. Back then, the new mom was feeling frayed from balancing home...
She grew up in an English family, but Moira McGuire spends much of each day living in French. McGuire applied through Engage PEI and was been chosen to represent La Fédération des parents (FPÎPÉ) on the Learning Partners Advisory Council (LPAC). The group represents parents...
After two decades of running an organic u-pick apple orchard on Warren Grove Road near Charlottetown, it wasn’t the fruit on the trees that led Mike Beamish to his next adventure, it was the ones that fell to the ground. “I was losing a lot of apples, thousands of pounds were...
Although they may not talk about it, Prince Edward Island’s volunteer fire fighters deal with traumatic events every day. Researcher Amanda Brazil wanted to know how disturbing experiences were affecting fire fighters. A fire fighter herself with the Crossroads Fire Department...
With the lifetime of experience he’s had, it’s fitting that Doug Johnston will be a keeper of the Island’s sports legacy. He and his older brothers were competitive sailors before he went on to play centre for the Mount Allison Mounties hockey team, including four-straight...
Now more than ever, Suzanne Keough believes in the power of the fresh juices she sells at her Rawsome Juice Bar on Queen Street in Charlottetown. Each time she visits her boyfriend Connor Cameron – who plays and coaches hockey in Croatia – Keough turns to a familiar remedy for...
Kate Dempsey originally applied to sit on the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, but her application through Engage PEI spurred an even better fit for her. Instead – based on her experience and qualifications – she was appointed to the Victim Services Advisory Committee, a...
With added ingredients such as sriracha, craft beer, smoked chilies, and local honey and maple syrup, Rise & Brine Pickle Company’s handmade vegetable and condiment creations aren’t your grandmother’s preserves. “We use local produce and traditional techniques that have been...
Growing up in a house with no plumbing gave Nancy Gaudet a passion for the trade. The Cornwall resident is the Island’s only female Red Seal plumber. “When I was really young we shared an outhouse with my grandparents, I had to deal with a lot of stuff,” she said with a laugh...
Raising a child with a chronic disease has taught Tracey Gallant a lot about Prince Edward Island’s health care system. The Cornwall mother of two knows how to navigate the ins and outs, ups and downs of hospitals and doctors’ offices. Her son, now 20, was diagnosed with Type 1...