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Holland College board is next step for this volunteer
2017-11-02
The newest member of Holland College’s Board of Governors is looking forward to her next challenge.
Montague resident Candace Cormier has volunteered with the Red Cross, CIBC Run for the Cure, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and she is an auxiliary officer with the RCMP. Holland College’s...
Subsidy changes make big difference for Cornwall mom
2017-10-06
Supporting Island families -
Alyse Rossiter is a single mom with three kids under 6. Her life is busy with a full-time job and the everyday responsibilities of parenting. She is solely responsible for the financial needs of her family and, even though she works, money is tight.
However, Alyse...
Summer student is on road to success
2017-10-04
Creating jobs for Islanders -
Haley Ellis admits she didn’t know much about asphalt when she started this past June as a summer student at the provincial government’s Slemon Park road shop.
The 2017 Westisle Composite High School graduate did know she would begin studying sustainable design...
Children’s Lawyer in demand during first 100 days
2017-10-04
Supporting Island families -
The door of the province’s first-ever Children’s Lawyer’s office is wide open, and so far lots of Islanders have come through it to find the help they need.
It’s been 100 days since Catherine Chaisson started her new job as a legal representative for individual Island...
Summerside officer awarded for making the extra effort
2017-09-29
A sudden illness and a chance meeting changed the lives of two Summerside residents.
Back in October 2015, cellulitis and a high temperature caused Karen MacLean to need a hospital. First responders needed to find another way to get the woman out of her second-storey apartment since obesity and...
Environmental health officers help keep restaurants safe
2017-09-26
Creating jobs for Islanders -
In a place that's known as Canada’s Food Island, restaurants are a pillar of Prince Edward Island’s economy – and the province’s environmental health officers help ensure they are the safest they can be.
Kelly Hughes, the senior environmental health officer with the...
Wastewater investments prepare Tignish for the future
2017-09-15
Investing In infrastructure -
For the community of Tignish, an investment in better wastewater processing is a big step toward environmental sustainability - and a success story of governments working together.
With the help of the Canada Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF), the Island’s...
Insights on aging sought at symposium
2017-09-15
With more Islanders entering their senior years, health professionals are looking for guidance from those dealing with the challenges presented by an aging population.
Nearly 100 people gathered recently at Holland College to ask questions such as “what can we do to better serve seniors? and “how...
Teacher anxious to put down roots
2017-09-15
Supporting Island Families -
Central Queens Elementary teacher Jonathan MacDonald was all smiles as he decorated his classroom to welcome students to his grade 2/3 split.
He has a message for his first class as a full-time, permanent teacher – “persistence and patience pays off.”
It’s been eight...
Terry Fox inspired his career – and his latest creation
2017-09-14
Paul Hoar says it is Terry Fox who inspired him to learn how to build prosthetic limbs for people who have had amputations and accidents.
So, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) prosthetic technician believed it was fitting that he recreate the leg that Fox used in his iconic Marathon of Hope in...