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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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Identifying Your Beach Glass

Susan Doiron, an Island author, counsellor and life purpose coach, has a....

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Macphail Youth Camps

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

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Life Drawing Session

Life Drawing Session will be held in the Schurman Family Studio, Confede....

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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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August 2008
Small Town Pro
Toronto Adventures

by Christian Ledwell

On the second night of its three-week run at the Victoria Playhouse, writer and actor Lindsay Kyte’s Toronto Adventures impressed a sold-out audience with seasoned acting, boisterous humour, and professional production.

Framed as a series of mass e-mails, Toronto Adventures recounts Kyte’s experiences uprooting from Cape Breton to Toronto to pursue an acting c

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October 2007
Name That Tune
Name That Tune
Andrew Rollins hosts Music Trivia at Hunter’s Ale House

by Christian Ledwell

Sunday night Music Trivia at Hunter’s Ale House celebrated its second anniversary this September, and host Andrew Rollins sees no end in sight for the weekly event.

Trying to express the extent of his music fanaticism in as humble a way as possible, Rollins opts to let his music collection speak for itself. The collection

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September 2007
Behind the Wheel

Behind the Wheel

Profile: David Gibler

by Christian Ledwell

As owner of the Stratford Music Academy and Maritime Luxury Limosine, Dave Gibler says he would rather have one single business that took care of all the bills, and most people—having a keen desire to play guitar while in a limosine—would see it as a shame that his businesses could not be somehow combined.

As things stand however, his Stratford Music Academy

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August 2007
Beating a New Path
Beating a New Path
Island drummer Kirk White joins the band of Stepcrew

by Christian Ledwell

Whether in pedagogy or performance, Kirk White—Island native and new drummer for the high-profile stepdance and fiddle troupe The Stepcrew—is an advocate of broad and open-minded listening.

White’s introduction to music came through playing drums in his basement along with his favourite records while still in grade school. After e

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September 2006
Making an Impact
Jeff King operates Impact Video and Game in Montague

by Christian Ledwell

Jeff King—the founder of Montague’s new entertainment business, Impact Video and Game—believes that video games can be a wholesome group activity and an affordable form of good, clean fun. “People hear ‘video game,’ and they think of a dark, dingy arcade,” he says, “But parents are be able to take their kids here.”

King hopes

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Some of What's Going On

Paintings by Elaine Harrison

Details Fine Art Gallery Details Fine Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of paintings by the late ...

The Buzz 20th Anniversary Party

Owen Steel and Sweetheart Jim & the Brothers Grimm to perform June 1
Trailside Cafe Celebrate a ...

Breath of Spring

until May 31
MacNaught History Centre Breath of Spring is the title of the Sixty Days of Fame Exhibi ...

Renoir

May 24 to 28
City Cinema PG, mature theme, nudity, language may offend
Dir: Gilles Bourdos, France, 2 ...

Brushes with Nature

Katherine Dagg, Geraldine Ysselstein Details, Past & Present Details Past & Present fine a ...

Some of What's New

Welcoming New Citizens

The Government of PEI participated in welcoming new Canadian citizens to PEI recently. MLA Charlotte ...

Joan Auld Scholarship to Holly McGee

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

Learning Elders Arts Program (LEAP) Projects

Senior citizens across Prince Edward Island are putting their creative minds to work with the help o ...

UPEI Physics Students Honoured

Two UPEI physics students took home honours from the Science Atlantic Undergraduate Physics & As ...

Donation to Georgetown campus

A donation of $100,000 to the Holland College Foundation was announced recently at Holland College ...