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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 â....

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National Scrapbooking Day

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

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Northern Lights Quilt Guild

Northern Lights Quilt Guild meets at O’Leary Community Complex 10 am May ....

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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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M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ

On May 11, 10 am–4 pm, visit any M&M Meat Shop location in Canada ....

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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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February 2000
The Makings of a Musical Dynasty
Celtic Tide takes a four-generation tradition of Island music into the future, and on the road

by Nancy Malcolm Sharratt

China may have had its Ming Dynasty, but the East Coast has its Fiddle Dynasties. Names such as MacMaster in Cape Breton, or Chaisson in Prince Edward Island, have become synonymous with traditional music.

So far, the Chaissons have had a comparatively low profile outside of the

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January 2000
The Tarot Tells It All

by Nancy Malcolm Sharratt

What do the cards say about being alive and well and artsy in Kings County? Since 'tis the season of reminiscence and prediction, I took out my trusty pack of Tarot Cards.

The first card I put down is a fiddler. Why it looks just like my dear old friend, the late and loved fiddler from Poplar Point, James Banks. I can just hear his feet and bow a-going as he stops to lean

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December 1999
Just Mates

by Nancy Malcolm Sharratt

I had been under the impression that Sandi Komst and Mel Giddings were artistic soulmates. After all, the couple are both well known artists in our area. I was soon set right however.

"You can't take a picture of the two of us together," Sandi exclaimed in mock dismay. "We don't really like the same things," confided Mel.

Supposedly retired, Mel and Sandi brim with enthusiasm.

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July 1999
Two for the Show

Two for the Show

Profile: Colin & Tristan Jeffrey

by Nancy Malcolm Sharratt

Spending Canada Day at Orwell Village is a tradition for many in eastern PEI. It's a lazy, lemonade and ice-cream sort of day. There are races-potato sack or three legged to the schoolhouse and back. And, also traditional, there are twin boys who, long legs and hair flying, win most of the races in their age group. After they have caught

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May 1999
Living by the Sea
Living by the Sea
Profile: 
Nancy Perkins

by Nancy Malcolm Sharratt

Nancy Perkins' paintings make people smile. They show women in old fashioned bathing costumes frolicking in the surf, mermaids catching rides from flying fish, or elegant tea parties surrounded by flowers and sea.

"There's always the sea," says Nancy. "It's the colour that sends me into orbit-the bluest greens and the rust and sand. They're such happy

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Sears Atlantic Drama Festival

High school drama students attend festival at Montgomery Theatre May 17 to 19
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Red Rock ’n Roller Derby

First bout of the season May 25
Cody Banks Arena The Charlottetown Moonshine Maidens will take on t ...

Rock ’n’ Roll Double Bill

Doctor Hook (Ray Sawyer) and The Stampeders May 24
Confederation Centre Sandpiper Productions East  ...

Renoir

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

Irish Ceilidh in Fort Augustus

May 26
St. Patrick Church The Fort Augustus Irish Settlers Association will host 5 visitors from Cou ...

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A recent study published in the scientific journal, PLOS ONE, states that in the first 5 years after ...

New Spring Park School Open

Spring Park School, a new 66 thousand square-foot facility, was officially opened in April. Planning ...

Corbeau

Ten Strings And A Goat Skin The folk/trad/fusion bilingual group Ten Strings And A Goat Skin, who h ...

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Island East Tourism Group Visitors spending time in eastern PEI often ask tourism operators and loc ...

School Resource Officer Program

Private donors have contributed to the School Resource Officer program at Colonel Gray High School:  ...