Jillian Trainor

1 week 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.

1 week 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?

1 week 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:@? :?

1 week 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[ :?

2 weeks 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?