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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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Home | What's New | Words | Cenfed Centre Essay Contest Winners
June 2012
Cenfed Centre Essay Contest Winners

Confederation Centre of the Arts has announced the winners of the 2011 Confederation Centre Essay Contest. The contest was designed to interest high school students in the topics, themes and honorees involved in the annual Symons Medal and Lecture on the State of Canadian Confederation. Entrants wrote original and creative essays related to the 2011 lecture presented by Dr. Ivan P. Fellegi who was the Chief Statistician of Canada from 1985 to 2008.

The contest was open to all high school students in grades 11 and 12 attending public, private or home schools across the Island. The first place prize is $1,000. Second place will receive $750 and third place will receive $250.

First place has been awarded to Lydia Banks, a grade 12 student from Grace Christian School, located in Charlottetown. Second place has been awarded to Emily Cann, a grade 11 student from Colonel Gray High School’s International Baccalaureate Program. Third place has been awarded to Alanna MacDonald, a grade 12 student also from Colonel Gray High School’s International Baccalaureate Program.

Members of the adjudicating committee were Edward MacDonald, UPEI, Christl Verduyn, Mount Allison University, and Bethany Doiron, PEI Dept of Education.

 
 

Some of What's Going On

Poet of the Oil Patch

PEI poet Mathew Henderson will launch first book at UPEI June 5
UPEI Faculty Lounge PEI’s newest  ...

New Festival of Wines

May 24 & 25
Charlottetown Civic Centre The New Festival of Wines takes place May 24 and 25 at th ...

Hillsborough River Gospel Brunch

Mike Dixon to host Sundays until August 25
Trailside Cafe The Trailside Cafe & Inn in Mount Ste ...

Lefurgey House

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

Dundas Dinner Theatre

May 25
Dundas Fair Grounds On May 25 enjoy Dinner Theatre and an evening of entertainment and a meal ...

Some of What's New

Poetry in Transit

In April the City of Charlottetown, in partnership with Trius Transit and Holland College’s Fundam ...

A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream

Building on the success of last summer’s outdoor production of Macbeth in Stratford, ACT returns t ...

Queen of the Crows to air on CBC

Queen of the Crows, an 11 minute film by writer/director Harmony Wagner, will be broadcast on this s ...

Welcoming New Citizens

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

CSTA President’s Awards/news

Mayor Clifford Lee was recognized by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) as the recipient of  ...