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She’s showing others how to recharge
2017-01-27
In 2015, Lynn Anne Hogan stood before a large crowd and television cameras and pledged to find more work-life balance.
She did it by wearing a bright yellow t-shirt with the words emblazoned across the front of it. Back then, the new mom was feeling frayed from balancing home life with her day job...
Une passionnée de la culture et de la langue françaises
2017-01-27
Bien qu’elle ait grandi dans une famille anglophone, Moira McGuire vit en français durant une bonne partie de ses journées.
Moira a posé sa candidature par l’entremise de Contribuons à l’Î.-P.-É. et a été choisie comme représentante de la Fédération des parents (FPÎPÉ) au Conseil consultatif des...
Being a good sport pays off
2017-01-19
With the lifetime of experience he’s had, it’s fitting that Doug Johnston will be a keeper of the Island’s sports legacy.
He and his older brothers were competitive sailors before he went on to play centre for the Mount Allison Mounties hockey team, including four-straight championship game...
An intoxicating idea takes root
2017-01-19
After two decades of running an organic u-pick apple orchard on Warren Grove Road near Charlottetown, it wasn’t the fruit on the trees that led Mike Beamish to his next adventure, it was the ones that fell to the ground.
“I was losing a lot of apples, thousands of pounds were going into the...
Taking care of first responders' mental health
2017-01-19
Although they may not talk about it, Prince Edward Island’s volunteer fire fighters deal with traumatic events every day. Researcher Amanda Brazil wanted to know how disturbing experiences were affecting fire fighters.
A fire fighter herself with the Crossroads Fire Department, Brazil conducted a...
Rawsome will get your juices flowing
2017-01-13
Now more than ever, Suzanne Keough believes in the power of the fresh juices she sells at her Rawsome Juice Bar on Queen Street in Charlottetown.
Each time she visits her boyfriend Connor Cameron – who plays and coaches hockey in Croatia – Keough turns to a familiar remedy for her jet lag.
“...
Kate Dempsey - a voice for victims
2017-01-11
Kate Dempsey originally applied to sit on the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, but her application through Engage PEI spurred an even better fit for her.
Instead – based on her experience and qualifications – she was appointed to the Victim Services Advisory Committee, a good match...
Island solution stops a worldwide fish killer
2017-01-10
Prince Edward Island scientist Dr. Subrata Chowdhury has developed an environmentally safe answer to the chemicals previously used to destroy fish-killing fungus.
Fungal infections kill 160 million tonnes of fish and costs the worldwide aquaculture industry $3.8 billion each year. About 10 per...