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2 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
Shouts of joy and excitement reverberated in the gymnasium at O’Leary Elementary after students learned on June 4 their school would be receiving $20,000 from the Indigo Love of Reading Literacy Fund Grant. “It was so crazy, I can’t believe our school won part of the grant,” said Grade 4 student Abigail Doiron.
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2 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
Pride is a time of celebration. We celebrate how far we’ve come, the progress we’ve made, and how much has been accomplished in terms of our civil rights. But it’s also a time to remember those who should be here, joining in the celebrations, but can’t because they’re no longer with us. kAm%9:D C6A@CE6C H2D C646?E=J C6>:?565 @7 E92E 724E 27E6C D66:?8 2 A9@E@ @7 E96 }p|t$ !C@;64E pxs$ |6>@C:2= "F:=E @? 5:DA=2J 2E E96 }2E:@?2= |2== :? (2D9:?8E@?
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
As an optometrist, Dr Jessica Wood sees a lot of patients at her practice, but not all of them have the best mobility. This gave her the idea of creating a mobile optometry service, enabling her to go to her patients at long-term and community care facilities instead of having them go to her. “This is a group of people that, really, most of them do not get eye exams as regularly as they should because eye exams are not always easy to access,” said Dr Wood.
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
It’s been a year since serial killer Robert Pickton died in prison after being physically assaulted by another inmate. Though it’s hard to imagine anyone was particularly upset when news of his death was first announced, questions and concerns have been raised by prisoners’ rights advocates about what happened, and about inmate security. kAm!:4<E@? H@F=5 92G6 366?
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
For the Honourable Antoinette Perry, receiving an honorary degree from the University of Prince Edward Island signifies a validation of a person’s life and their contributions to society. “When you’re living in rural Canada, you do what you can with the talents and the gifts that you have,” said the Tignish resident and former lieutenant governor of PEI.
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
The participation in the West Prince Music Festival continues to increase, says the festival’s coordinator. “There were 97 entries in our festival this year, which is up about 10 per cent from last year,” said Kelly Oliver during the festival’s awards concert on May 18. “We did see quite a decline in entries after COVID, and we are encouraged to see the numbers continuing to climb each year.”kAm%2<:?8 A=246 2E E96 ~’{62CJ r9FC49 @7 E96 }2K2C6?6[ E96 4@?46CE 762EFC65 @G6C EH@ 5@K6?
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
The PEI Shellfish Association (PEISA) is hoping their Future Fishers Program will help those new to the shellfish industry with initial upfront costs of starting in the fishery. “Anybody that was semi-retired, or looking for a part time job, or whatever, it was a way to bring them into the industry, get more product for the buyers, and the beds needed to be worked,” said PEISA President Bob MacLeod. “It was a win-win situation for everybody.”kAm%96 AC@8C2>[ 4C62E65 3J E96 pDD@4:2E:@? :?
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
The more that comes out about the Matthew Craswell case, the more frustrating it feels having to hear what new, for lack of a better term, horror, has been revealed. First, there’s the fact that in September of 2018, he faced allegations he’d committed a voyeurism offence when living in South Korea. kAm%96? :E H2D E92E 9:D E@F49:?8 @7 49:=5C6? 2E !tx D49@@=D H6C6?’E 36=:6G65 E@ 36 D6IF2= 2E E96 E:>6] w2AA6?:?8 5FC:?8 4=2DDC@@> 82>6D 2E 5:776C6?E 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@=D 2?5 C@F89=J 6:89E >@?E9D 2A2CE[ :?
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
If residents think they’re seeing more houses and properties with blue and/or purple lights up this month, they likely are. May is officially Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month, and the aim is to promote awareness about a disease that’s not talked about as much as others like Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s, and cancer are. kAmp=@?8 H:E9 E96 =:89ED[ E96C6’D 2 D@4:2= >65:2 :?:E:2E:G6[ R{6ED%2=<p3@FEws[ E@ 6?4@FC286 72>:=:6D E@ D92C6 E96:C 6IA6C:6?46D H:E9 wF?E:?8E@?’D] !6@A=6 42?
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Jillian Trainor
The idea of developing land behind the Gospel Hall on Main Street for mini homes was discussed during O’Leary council’s meeting on May 15. “You guys had done up some pricing and some designs for WSB,” said Councillor Blake Adams during his report on the town’s development portfolio.
