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Health PEI Board Positions

Leo Steven, Health PEI board chair, has announced that 2 board positions....

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Lands Protection Act Commissioner Seeks Feedback

Commissioner, Horace Carver Q.C., has been directed to inquire into and ....

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Talk on Arrowsmith Program

Learning Disabilities Association of PEI will host Jessica Poulin, Manag....

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Taking Care—Caregiver Seminars

Starting April 8, a series of 6 workshops, developed by Ruth Anne Wicher....

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Bat WNS Confirmed

Diagnostic tests conducted by the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health C....

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National Volunteer Awards

April 21 to 27 marks the 71st annual National Volunteer Week which pays ....

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LABO Homestay on the Island

A non-profit Japanese youth development organization called LABO is look....

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Mini Barn Draw

The Brain Injury Association of Prince Edward Island (BIAPEI) is a non-p....

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Sisters of St Martha Programs

Programs taking place at Sisters of St. Martha Spirituality Centre, SDU ....

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Hike for Hospice

Hospice PEI will host the 11th Annual Hike for Hospice May 5 in Alberton....

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Submit to Island Literary Awards

The P.E.I. Writers’ Guild will accept submissions to the 2013 Cox &....

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Atlantic Voices Choral Composition Contest

Atlantic Voices: The Newfoundland and Labrador Choir of Ottawa is a mixe....

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Writers Assoc Workshops

The Island Writers Association (PEI) will hold a series of workshops for....

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Confed Library Teen Space

Resume Writing Workshop is May 3 at 1 pm for teens ages 12 and up. Regis....

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Confed Centre Children's Library

TD Canadian Children’s Book Week takes place May 4–11 on the theme ....

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National Scrapbooking Day

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Day May 5, 9 am–4 pm, at Stratford Tow....

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Free Sobeys Nutrition Events

10 week Healthy Weight program will begin Monday, May 6, from 2–3:30 p....

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Terry Fox Run Co-chair Wanted

The Charlottetown Terry Fox Run 2013 is looking for a co-chair for the C....

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Artisans on Main 2013

Artisans on Main, located in Montague, is now in their 2nd year of opera....

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Gold Rush 50/50 Draw

A Gold Rush 50/50 Draw is held weekly in support of South Shore Actiplex....

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Ch’town Program Brochure

Charlottetown Parks and Recreation Dept’s 2013 Spring and Summer Progr....

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Cuba Trip

A group is being organized to go to Cuba (Las Tunas) for 3 weeks in Nov 201....

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Canadian River Heritage Conference

Registration is open for the 7th Canadian River Heritage Conference, Jun....

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Architectural Walking Tours

Harris Legacy Walking Tours given by trained guides from the Institute f....

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Be a Host Family

Six Japanese children aged 13–14 are hoping to spend a month this summ....

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Rain Barrels for Sale

Charlottetown residents may now purchase rain barrels from the Water and....

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Market Baskets for Sale

Hand woven baskets from Bolgatanga, Ghana are on sale with proceeds supp....

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Beaconsfield Tours

Built in 1877, Beaconsfield was considered one of Charlottetown’s fine....

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Kindred Spirits Quilt Guild

Kindred Spirits Quilt Guild will meet on May 15 and June 19 at 7 pm in the ....

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Free Gardening Workshops

A sereies of free gardening workshops will take place at the Red Oak Gar....

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Macphail Youth Camps

The Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project in Orwell has been offeri....

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No Dogs on National Park beaches

Parks Canada reminds visitors that from April 1 to Oct 15 all domestic a....

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Photography Educators Conference

Holland College will host the Canadian Conference of Photo-Educators May....

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Scholarships for Acadian Students

The Fondation acadienne d’aide aux étudiants et étudiantes invites a....

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Hollywood Screenwriter/Author

Women in Film and Television–Atlantic (WIFT-AT) and the Island Media A....

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Giving Voice

CBC’s digital channel documentary and the Documentary Organization of ....

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Island Literary Awards Deadline

PEI writers wishing to participate in the Island Literary Awards have un....

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Walk of Hope

Child Find PEI is holding a Walk of Hope on May 25—National Missing Ch....

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PEI Writers’ Guild AGM

You are invited to the PEI Writers’ Guild (PEIWG) Annual General Meeti....

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Writers Workshops in Stratford

The Island Writers Association (PEI) will hold workshops May 25 at Strat....

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ACT Auditions for Doubt

ACT (a community theatre) will hold auditions for its Nov production of ....

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Soul Food

Soul Food is a monthly event held in Studio 2 of the Confederation Centr....

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Historical City Tour of Summerside for Seniors

The City of Charlottetown’s Parks and Recreation Department in partner....

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United Way Day of Caring

The United Way of Prince Edward Island’s Day of Caring on May 31 is a ....

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Marine Atlantic History Circle

Summerside and Area Historical Society has organized a History Circle fo....

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Annual Hook-in

Welcome all rug hookers to the annual hook-in on June 8 from 10 am–6 p....

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Capital One Race for Kids

The Boys and Girls Club of Charlottetown will host the Capital One Race ....

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Yard, Bake and Plant Sale

Zion Presbyterian Church in Charlottetown (Grafton and Prince) will be hold....

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Walk to Fight Arthritis

The 4th Annual Walk to Fight Arthritis presented by the makers of TYLENO....

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Protect Yourself

The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Committee invites you to a free comm....

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Survivors Together Meetings

A self-help group for survivors of post-traumatic stress disorder (STEM)....

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April 2009
The Natural

The Natural

Ian Stretch releases a book for children

by Heather Denning

In the pool and snooker playing community there is a type of player known as a “natural.” This is someone who has the ability to play without the aid of all the tricks and techniques that other players use to learn how to succeed. If there was such a thing as a “natural” writer, Ian Stretch would be it, with a style and turn of phrase is so comp

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December 2008
Doors in the Air

Doors in the Air

A new children's book by David Weale and Chloë Cork

by Heather Denning

When I opened the new children's book Doors in the Air by well known author David Weale I was overwhelmed by the world it presented to me. From the first illustrated title, featuring a grey cat with butterfly wings tethered to the word "air," Chloë Cork's illustrations display the theme of passageways again and again. The magic in t

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November 2008
Au Natural

Au Natural

Doctors Kali Simmonds and Lana McMurrer on Eastlink TV

by Heather Denning

While I waited for Dr. Lana McMurrer, ND, and Dr. Kali Simmonds, ND, I was not sure what to expect. The new hosts of the EastLink Television show “Au Natural” have between them an impressive portfolio of post graduate study and experience. I was about to meet with two of only five licensed naturopathic doctors practicing in PEI

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October 2008
Angst-free

Alanis Morrisette at the Summerset Music Festival

by Heather Denning

I have wanted to see Alanis perform live since my first devastating break-up was soothed by Jagged Little Pill’s “You Oughta Know.” The soaring vocals, the angst. Oh, that angst. I craved it like a drug.

My visit to the Summerset Festival was an interesting one. On one hand this was the venue of my dreams—a natural amphitheatre, c

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August 2008
Career in the Making

Career in the Making

Jeremy Gallant goes to the National Music Festival

by Heather Denning

When most children have a musical ability proud parents usher them to music lessons, which may last a few years until the complications of teenage call too loudly to be ignored, and the guitar strings go slack, the reeds unwet, the bow is unwaxed and suddenly music is something “I used to do as a kid.” Not so Jeremy Gallant.

Growing

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Some of What's Going On

Island Media Arts Festival

Four days of films from Atlantic Canada at The Guild May 23 to 26
The Guild The Island Media Arts F ...

Ross Family in Crapaud

First of this year’s concert series at St. John’s Anglican Church May 23 Parish Productions at ...

Red Rock ’n Roller Derby

First bout of the season May 25
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Lefurgey House

May 31
Lefurgey House A powerful guitarist who is currently working on his second release at The Nes ...

Old Belle River Church Line-up

May 23, 24, 31 Gordie Tentrees of Whitehorse has been nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award  ...

Some of What's New

Joan Auld Scholarship to Holly McGee

The Joan Auld Scholarship was established in 2001 by the Prince Edward Island Crafts Council in hono ...

Cruise Ships on their Way

A record number of cruise ships will visit PEI in 2013. Minister of Tourism and Culture Robert Hende ...

New Music Director

Mark Shapiro will conduct the PEISO in 2013–2014 Mark Shapiro will become the new Music Director  ...

Fifty Years of Photos

Retrospective by Lionel F. Stevenson concludes this month PEI photographer and master printer, Lion ...

A Gathering of TWiGs

TWiG (The Writers in Group) Charlottetown’s oldest writer’s group, TWiG (The Writers in Group), ...