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He's a new Islander by choice
2017-07-25
As a child in Shiraz, Iran, Ali Siadat remembers watching Anne of Green Gables on television and recalling how beautiful its Prince Edward Island setting was.
Fast forward to five years ago, when he and his parents planned to move from Iran to Canada. They were advised that the immigration pathway...
New graduate will leave her mark on Province House
2017-07-21
Creating jobs for Islanders -
Jenna MacNeill found her dream job through the Graduate Mentorship Program.
After graduating from Holland College's Heritage Retrofit Carpentry program last spring, the 26-year-old Cornwall resident was hired the following week to work on the large and prestigious...
Educators help shape Canada's curriculum for future
2017-07-20
Some of the best minds in education were in Charlottetown this week brainstorming ways to make the Canadian education curriculum relevant for the class of 2030 and beyond.
One of the educators attending the C21 and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) meetings was Denise Andre, Ottawa’...
Chappell carving out his niche
2017-07-13
Creating jobs for Islanders -
Brodye Chappell’s high school friends thought he would be one of the first to leave Prince Edward Island in search of opportunity elsewhere, but nearly two decades later he’s still here and creating his own opportunities.
The custom design and finish carpentry of...
Lalana Paul brings added perspective to Advisory Council on the Status of Women
2017-07-12
Lalana Paul says she is excited to bring the voice of aboriginal women and her own life experience to the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Originally from Vancouver, she spent years helping abused and battered women in the city’s Lower East Side piece their lives back together. As...