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1 week ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
A small fire at Southern Kings Consolidated School was extinguished without issue between 2 and 3 pm on Wednesday said Matt MacLeod, Public Schools Branch senior communications officer. The Murray River Fire Department responded to the fire which one parent said was with one of the radiators near the main entrance. “All students were evacuated safely onto buses,” MacLeod said.
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1 week ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
Town of Souris CAO Shelley LaVie, who has been with the town for over 30 years, recently received the Bruce H Yeo award from the PEI Federation of Municipalities (PEIFM). “Shelley is a great selection,” said federation president Bruce MacDougall.
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1 week ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
From 1894 to 1978, Therese Mair’s family general store run by Harry Yorston sat at the corner of Kent Street and Richmond Street in Georgetown. They sold everything from lard, cheese and eggs to nails, bolts and cloth. When Yorston passed away, Bea Mair, Therese’s aunt took over the store and turned it into a family museum. When Bea passed away it was passed on to Therese, who still operates it today.
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1 week ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
This year marks the 80th year since the Battle of the Atlantic ended with the surrender of Germany in 1945. Every year, the HMCS Queen Charlotte, the Naval Reserve Division, based in Charlottetown, has a parade to commemorate the soldiers and ships lost. kA 4=2DDlQAcQm#6D6CG:DED 7C@> E96 w|r$ "F66? r92C=@EE6[ ab z6?E D62 4256ED[ bab q=F6 w6C@? ?2GJ 4256ED 2?5 E96 }2GJ {628F6 >2C4965 :?
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1 week ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
They did it. The Liberals found a way to be back in office for their fourth straight term despite being miles behind Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives just a few months ago. As for PEI, all four ridings stayed red. kA 4=2DDlQAbQmt8>@?E H2D 2 4=@D6C C246 E92? E96 @E96CD H:E9 2C@F?5 a[d__ G@E6D :?
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2 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
The Canadian Union of Public Employees takes issue with Montague-Kilmuir MLA Cory Deagle’s pitch to have the new Kings County Memorial Hospital built by the private sector, said the Health East representative Chris Lewis. “It takes P3s a long time to get off the ground. If they were to build a new hospital, the delay could be longer than it’s delayed now,” Lewis said. kAmt2C=:6C E9:D >@?E9 s628=6 DA@<6 :? E96 =68:D=2EFC6 23@FE H92E 96 D66D 2D E96 =@?8 56=2J :?
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2 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
In 2014, the ALS ice bucket challenge took the world by storm. Anthony Senerchia, Pete Frates, and Pat Quinn started the challenge by dumping a bucket of freezing cold water on themselves to help raise awareness for ALS, a disease affecting all three of them. kAm%96J ?@>:?2E65 A6@A=6 E@ 5@ E96 D2>6 E9:?8 @C 5@?2E6 Sd_ E@ E96 p{$ u@F?52E:@?] xE DAC625 =:<6 H:=57:C6[ 6G6?
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
The town of Souris is purchasing a property at 32 Lea Crane Blvd for the town’s maintenance garage for a total of $433,155.66, plus HST, which will be covered by the municipal capital expenditures grant. The town will be financing the property through Souris Credit Union with $430,000 being the agreed upon capital purchase. The extra $3,155.66 will come out of the town’s operating budget, said CAO Shelley LaVie. “There’s no set date to be in,” she said.
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
Family and friends of long-time horse racer and breeder Ralph Annear gathered at the John Gillis Lodge in Belfast as he was presented with the Kent Oakes Industry Builder Award, on Wednesday, April 16. The 86-year-old from Montague started in the industry when he was just nine and was involved until he was in his 70s. kAm!6E6C $>:E9[ 7@C>6C AC6D:56?E @7 E96 !tx !C:?46 t5H2C5 xD=2?5 $E2?52C53C65 w@CD6 ~H?6CD pDD@4:2E:@?
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Kyle Cotton
As Souris native Dawson Sharkey skated off the ice at the KC. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst for one final time, he took a moment to reflect on what the city meant to him throughout his two years as a member of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The Titan are set to relocate to St John’s, Newfoundland to start the 2025-26 season and will play under the name the Newfoundland Regiment.
