Dr. Bonnie Stewart is home in Prince Edward Island now, but she spent the first decade of her career travelling and working as an educator around the globe. She continues to work around the world, delivering keynote speeches at digital innovation conferences in the United States...
Their stock may be getting low as boating weather comes to a close for the year, but Mermaid Marine will be ready to supply North American boaters for the 2017 season. Staff at the successful wholesale marine distributor in Charlottetown are busy packing orders to ship to 1,000...
Islanders are stepping up to share their interests, skills and ideas through participation on provincial government agencies, boards and commissions. “It is encouraging to see that Islanders from all parts of the province, and people with varying backgrounds, are willing to work...
Madison Blanchard is the newest and youngest member of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women and she has a lot to add. The 21-year-old Charlottetown journalism student’s interest was piqued when she attended a community focus group hosted by the PEI Coalition for Women...
Name a historic house on Prince Edward Island and chances are Carter Jeffrey can tell you all about it. He loves all things old: books, antiques, and especially architecture. His fascination was born when he was a boy and his father would drive the dirt roads from their Alma farm...
Abegweit First Nations Chief Brian Francis has seen more interest in incorporating First Nations people’s stories and history into Prince Edward Island culture. “People are finally paying attention,” Francis said. “And it can’t come too soon.” Francis was recently appointed...
To facilitate economic development in the Summerside area. What is the function of the organization? A for-profit corporation established to foster socio-economic development in the City of Summerside and environs, with particular focus on maintaining the vitality of the downtown...
Dr. Rosemary Herbert of Charlottetown was looking for ways to continue contributing to her community after a long and distinguished nursing career. “I have 39 years of experience in nursing and health education and I wanted to help out and give back,” she said. When the calls...
Dr. Dagny Dryer was more than ready to spend a quiet retirement painting and tending to her tomato crop after more than 30 groundbreaking years as a medical oncologist. That was until Prince Edward Island’s first cancer doctor began to feel the magnetic pull of medicine once...
They are two Commonwealth Islands, separated by 3,700 kilometers of water, with one nearly at the Arctic Circle and the other close to the equator. But in an office in downtown Summerside, PEI, staff is busy helping a Barbados company manage and organize their employees’ vacation...