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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...
For lawyer Susan Robinson, volunteering through Engage PEI offers the opportunity to provide some clarity for injured workers at a time of uncertainty. Robinson, of Albany, was appointed to the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal after applying through Engage PEI. “I knew the...
Prince Edward Island wasn’t on Melinda Ells’ radar when she started her job hunt after graduating from Dalhousie University as a nurse practitioner But after five years here, the 34-year-old Advocate Harbour, NS native can’t stop singing the Island’s praises. “It’s very peaceful...
About the MMIWG and TRC Annual Status Reports In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) released its final report. The report contained 94 Calls to Action to further reconciliation between Canadians and Indigenous Peoples. Following the release of the TRC final...
From his office overlooking St. Peter’s Bay, Michael Cashin says moving to Prince Edward Island was the absolute best choice for him and his family. The former Ontario resident runs his own businesses out of the community centre in the former St. Peter’s School. He lives with his...
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...
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...
Jill and Brian Burridge were working for a Western Canadian company in Alberta when their first child was born and the magnetic pull of the red Island soil got stronger and stronger. Jill (Cheverie) Burridge, a Holland College grad who got an engineering degree from UNB, wanted...
Growing up in a house with no plumbing gave Nancy Gaudet a passion for the trade. The Cornwall resident is the Island’s only female Red Seal plumber. “When I was really young we shared an outhouse with my grandparents, I had to deal with a lot of stuff,” she said with a laugh...
At the largest folk festival in Australia that draws crowds of 120,000, a guitar-toting troubadour, Irish Mythen, sang Prince Edward Island’s praises. Two weeks later, an Australian couple Mythen met at her merchandise table e-mailed her photos of three Sydney-to-Charlottetown...