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The Summerside Safety and Crime Prevention Committee is a volunteer group of citizens and safety advocates who take a lead role in making the small city a safer place. Supported by the City of Summerside, the group helps to develop long-term solutions towards crime prevention.

Issues such as property damage or youth-at-risk

April 2013
Planet Summerside

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by Peggy Miles

Over the last few months, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s adventures in space have touched individual communities around the world. This stream of photos has allowed us to see the Earth from his unique perspective and reframe the way we think about our planet.

These awe inspiring images give me the desire to protect this planet so beautifully mirrored back from space.

March 2013
Canadian Seniors

National curling tournament will rock Summerside

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by Peggy Miles

The last time the Canadian Seniors Curling Championship was hosted in Summerside, Colleen Pinkney’s third stone broke the zipper on her Nova Scotia team jacket in the middle of a game. She asked a volunteer if there was a place in town where she could take it for a fix. “Leave it with me,” said the volunteer who rushed out t

February 2013
Calendar Girls

Harbourfront Players on stage to benefit Prince County Hospital

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by Peggy Miles

A most revealing performance graces the stage at the Harbourfront Theatre as the Harbourfront Players presents Calendar Girls.

Made popular by the 2003 movie and based on a true story, Calendar Girls chronicles the lives of a group of middle aged English women who pose nude for their annual Women’s Institute f

January 2013
Red Rock ‘N’ Roller Derby

New recruits sought by Women’s Flat Track Derby Association

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by Peggy Miles

Wanted: Fresh meat. Also known as new recruits for PEI’s roller derby league. Yes, over the last couple of years, Red Rock ‘N Roller Derby has captured the attention of local enthusiasts as the league finds its bearings.

Quick derby lesson as quoted from the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association: “Imagine a hockey gam

December 2012
Artistic Director

Catherine O’Brien lands job at Harbourfront Theatre

by Peggy Miles

Although the new year has yet to be ushered in, the offices at the Harbourfront Theatre are busy preparing, planning and plotting for their 2013 summer season. Assisting with that effort is well known Island stage luminary Catherine O’Brien who will fill the role of Artistic Director for the theatre’s summer programming.

O’Brien is a

November 2012
Filmworks Summerside

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by Peggy Miles

Independent cinema is coming to Summerside. A group of local film enthusiasts have formed a collective that will bring Canadian and international films to Summerside’s big screen. The volunteers are liaising with Film Circuit, an outreach division of TIFF (the Toronto International Film Festival). The division interacts with community groups, assisting them in showcasing f

October 2012
Artisan Market

St. Mary’s Hall in Summerside open on Saturdays and Sundays

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by Peggy Miles

Summerside has a new venue for the community’s creative sector to showcase its handiwork. Known as the Artisan Market, it takes place every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 1–4 pm at St. Mary’s Hall in Summerside.

The Summer Street hall is known to locals as the setting for children’s dance lessons, an Election D

September 2012
Woodleigh Rescue

Tim Archer acquires famous PEI tourist attraction

by Peggy Miles

My guess is that most Island photo albums contain a snapshot of smiling family members standing in front of one of the miniature stone buildings at Woodleigh Replicas.

For those unaware, Woodleigh Replicas was a visitor attraction located in Burlington, opened in the 1950’s and featured hand built replicas of famous UK landmarks.

The

August 2012
Driven to Succeed

Olivia McLeod and Grace Rowan-Quansah dream big

by Peggy Miles

These girls have “it.” You know what I mean…they’re über- talented with glowing personalities and a drive to succeed. Sitting down with Grace Rowan-Quansah, age 10, Olivia McLeod, age 11, causes you to reassess your own dreams and accomplishments in life.

Grace and Olivia both study at Dance Virtuosa in Charlottetown, belong to the Summerside

May 2012
Shorelines and Waterways

Maurice Bernard prepares for solo show at Eptek Centre

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by Peggy Miles

Maurice Bernard is a familiar face in Summerside. You might find him sketching at a community hotspot or with a group of art students along the boardwalk making elaborate sandcastles. But most likely you’ll find him at the studio located at the top of the stairs in the historic Lefurgey Cultural Centre. If you’ve d

March 2012
Lost in Space at Eptek

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by Peggy Miles

When I was in elementary school, I was part of a club that conducted science experiments, looked at bugs under microscopes and got to sample little silver packets of astronaut food. I didn’t consider myself to a very science-oriented child, but I do remember thinking that eating the same provisions that space explorers were consuming was pretty darned cool. I had visions o