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Mill may be mini, but it's mighty
2016-12-30
Everyone loves their pets, but do you love yours enough to make a scarf or sweater out of its hair? That’s just one of the things Belfast Mini Mills customers are doing with unique – and sometimes rare – animal fibres like bison, muskox, camel, and alpaca. They’ll turn almost any animal hair into...
She has a passion for advocacy
2016-12-28
Raising a child with a chronic disease has taught Tracey Gallant a lot about Prince Edward Island’s health care system. The Cornwall mother of two knows how to navigate the ins and outs, ups and downs of hospitals and doctors’ offices. Her son, now 20, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was...
Making a living making music
2016-12-21
Craig Dodge knew early on he would spend his life making music. Growing up near St. John’s, NL, he loved Elvis's music. Then Craig received his first album, Love Gun by Kiss, and he's had music ringing in his ears ever since. Today, Craig Dodge is an award-winning classically trained...
Success is in their blood
2016-12-19
There’s a family dynamic at, Sekisui Diagnostics PEI, that extends halfway around the world. Sekisui has been on Prince Edward Island for five years but their history of producing clinical chemistry products in the province dates to 1971, when Dr. Regis Duffy started Diagnostic Chemicals (DCL). ...
There's no age limit to equality
2016-12-15
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 in Government last...
Provincial boats are built to last
2016-12-08
The fibreglass fishing boats built by Kensington-based, Provincial Boat and Marine Ltd, are known worldwide for their speed, comfort, and durability. Owner Gordon Campbell jokes that the durability can be both a blessing and a curse. “The first one we ever built 42 years ago is still fishing out of...
Bringing diversity to decision making
2016-12-08
A life of experience has taught Tyler Murnaghan the value of making a difference. Tyler’s father Kenneth Murnaghan leads the Brain Injury Association of PEI. His mother Tammy worked as an addictions counsellor and with the Red Cross in disaster relief. “With the two of them so involved in the...
Sharing his cultural perspective
2016-12-01
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.” This is a photo of Abegweit First Nations Chief Brian...
The world wants more Anne
2016-11-30
Canada’s most successful and critically acclaimed new musical in recent memory is about a Prince Edward Island icon, and has a cast full of Islanders. Anne & Gilbert is based on the novels, Anne of the Island, and , Anne of Avonlea, by L.M. Montgomery, both sequels to the classic Anne of...
These spuds make mighty great chips
2016-11-25
There’s a good chance that the next bag of Frito Lay potato chips you tear open will contain chips from Prince Edward Island-grown potatoes. Historic Freetown-based Monaghan Farms is Frito Lay’s largest supplier of raw product for export and were their top Canadian supplier in 2007. They ...