I’m Dining Out Here
by Andrew Sprague
For the last few years Montague has been a bit of a void when it comes to restaurant dining. In fact, I can’t say for sure there’s a restaurant open year round aside from the Pizza Delight and The Dynasty (a Chinese restaurant for those not familiar). So to say there’s little to offer someone looking for a good, chef-prepared meal in February is almost an exaggeration because there’s really nothing…no cafes, no fine dining, no home cooking, no nothing. Kings County’s biggest town has been a vacuum sucking the taste buds off the tongues of its citizens for far too long. But I discovered a new place. One that delivers a great, home cooked meal, at a great price. Citizens of Montague, rejoice!
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City entertainment venues celebrate the Irish traditions
by Peggy Miles
A few years back I was visiting St. John’s, Newfoundland. It was the beginning of March and more than once I was asked by excited Newfoundlanders if I was going to be in town for St. Patrick’s Day. After replying that unfortunately I was not, each time I received a sympathetic look that really said “we feel sorry for you.”
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Motorcycle rally planned for August
Present at the announcement of the 1st Annual Red Island Run Motorcycle Rally were, from left: Rally organizers Dave McLane, Shawn MacKenzie and Troy MacKenzie
The 1st Annual Red Island Run Motorcycle Rally will take place on PEI this summer from August 27 to 29.
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Michelle Morrison brings people together for good reasons
Difference Engines
by Nina Linton
Michelle Morrison amid the posters at Back Alley Music.
Michelle Morrison sees herself as a matchmaker of sorts. However, she is not one to make romantic links, instead concentrating on community connections.
A counselor by trade, outside of the office Morrison lends a hand wherever she can, donating her time, expertise and contacts to many local groups and charities, as well as furthering many self started initiatives with aims of bettering the populace.
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| On February 16, PEI Heritage Awards were presented to this year’s winners. The Heritage Awards Committee was comprised of Jesse Francis (Chair), Georges Arsenault, Catherine Hennessey, Philip MacDonald and Ian Scott. Boyde Beck was staff liason.
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Islanders urged to become proactive about cancer screening
The PEI Division of the Canadian Cancer Society is introducing a new promotional campaign urging Islanders to make regular cancer screening a part of life.
The new program, featuring the slogan “Get screened PEI,” urges Islanders by 50 to get screened for colorectal, breast and cervical cancers on a regular basis. The program makes use of television, newspaper and radio advertising, as well as its website to get the message across.
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| The Charlottetown Y’s Men’s Club has announced that it has launched the Toonies For Youth program in support of various club projects emphasizing community youth activities.
This will be a 50/50 draw. The cost to play is a toonie per week. There are currently seven retailers where the public are able to participate in this weekly draw: Stoggies, Charlottetown; Stoggies, Stratford; Mel’s, East Royalty; Winsloe PetroCan, Rashed’s Convenience, Grafton Street; The Box Office, Cornwall and West Royalty Irving.
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Presentation at Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield Historic House will host a presentation entitled Captain Samuel Holland—The Man Behind the Survey. Presenters George Dalton of Summerside, a 6th generation grandson of Holland, and Jack Sorensen of Tryon will discuss the life and work of Captain Samuel Holland on March 11 in Beaconsfield’s Carriage House.
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MacNaught History Centre and Archives
MacNaught History Centre and Archives has changed its winter hours to allow staff time to arrange and describe the archival collections that it preserves and makes accessible as part of the ‘community memory’ of the greater Summerside area. The history centre and archives, located at 75 Spring Street as part of Wyatt Heritage Properties, will remain open year round on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm as well as Tuesday evenings from 5 pm to 9 pm. It will remain open 10 am to 4 pm on Fridays from June 1 to September 30 but close to the public on Fridays from October through May. This will commence in March 2010.
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Raising money for Canadian Red Cross Relief in Haiti
Haywire’s Paul MacAusland dons a wig to entertain the fans at the Island Artists Unite for Haiti concert in Charlottetown. (photo: Chris Wilkinson)
The final numbers are in, and it is official, Island Artists Unite for Haiti is the largest independently organized fundraiser of the year. Despite strong winds and snow the Historic Charlottetown Seaport Event Centre was a full house with 1600 people in attendance for nine hours of non-stop entertainment. Many more watched the live stream at www.bellaliant.net, filmed by Universum Media. Due to the generous support of Islanders, over $27,000 of in-kind donations from the corporate community, hundreds of volunteer hours to plan and operate the concert, artists and sponsors ticket sales, merchandise sales, 50/50 and donations, 100% of proceeds are going to the Canadian Red Cross in aid of Haiti relief. All efforts combined raised $47,727.49 for the Canadian Red Cross Relief in Haiti.
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Alicia Stephen makes hats and hairpieces for Love Charlie
by Ann Thurlow
A Love Charlie creation (the hat)
It’s not hard to spot Alicia Stephen. On a day when the rest of us have wool toques jammed on our heads, she come in wearing a perfect little cocktail hat—a tiny work of art—perched on her head. She takes it off to explain how she made it, how she bent wires and stretched fabric over them, how she created a flower. Alicia is fulfilling a lifelong and somewhat unusual dream; she’s a milliner.
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| From more than 2,000 ideas submitted across the nation, Aviva Canada Inc. recently announced the eight winning entries for the Aviva Community Fund—a unique competition designed to lead, empower and support positive change in communities across the country. Launched in October 2009, the heart of the Aviva Community Fund was centered around an online portal—www.avivacommunityfund.org—where Canadians were asked to submit ideas and vote for things that they would like to change at a local or national level.
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