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1 day ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
This past November, Island RCMP released an analysis of the leading contributing factors of fatal collisions in PEI. Between January 2019 to October 2024, there were 68 fatal collisions on the Island, with 80 people losing their lives as a result. Those numbers were based on cases where cause for the collision could be determined. kAm%96 E@A E9C66 4@?EC:3FE:?8 724E@CD :? E96D6 72E2= 4@==:D:@?D H6C6 ?@E H62C:?8 2 D62E36=E[ :>A2:C65 5C:G:?8 2?5 DA665]k^Am kAm%96 D276EJ @7 xD=2?5 C@25D 92D 366? 2?
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1 week ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
It was an evening of celebration during the West Prince Chamber of Commerce 8th Annual Business Awards Gala at Mill River Resort on April 30. “A strong business community isn’t just built on profits and products - it’s built on people, partnerships, and the power of showing up for one another,” said Executive Director Riley Ramsay before handing out the first award.
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1 week ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
There are a lot of words to describe the late Elmer Arsenault. Words like stubborn, persistent, determined, strong work ethic, honest, ethical, trustworthy, dry sense of humour, genuine, fairminded, loyal and generous. kAmp?@E96C :D 565:42E65 2D E96 %:8?:D9 C6D:56?E :D C6>6>36C65 7@C 9:D 565:42E:@? E@ 9:D 9@>6E@H?]k^Am kAm“w6 ;FDE 36=:6G65 :? 5@:?8 2 =@E 7@C 9:D 4@>>F?:EJ[” D2:5 9:D H:76 y24<:6]k^AmkAmpCD6?2F=E A2DD65 2H2J @?
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2 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
Many in West Prince might know Jim Perry as ‘Jimmy the Plumber.’“In this area people like to give others nicknames,” he said. kAm!6CCJ H2D :? 9:D D64@?5 H66< @7 G@42E:@?2= D49@@= H96? D@>6@?6 42==65 9:> E92E 2?5 E96 ?2>6 ;FDE DEF4<]k^Am kAm“|@DE A6@A=6 5@?’E 6G6? <?@H >J =2DE ?2>6[” 96 ;@<65]k^AmkAm%9:D J62C[ !6CCJ :D 46=63C2E:?8 EH@ >:=6DE@?6D] w6 H:== 36 EFC?:?8 ed 2E E96 368:??:?8 @7 |2J 2?5 H:== 36 >2C<:?8 d_ J62CD H@C<:?8 2D 2 A=F>36C :? H6DE6C?
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2 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
By the time this paper comes out, Canadians will have made their final decision about who will be running the country for the next four years. Perhaps the advance polling over the Easter weekend was an indication on just how seriously Canadians were taking this election. kAmpE E96 G6CJ =62DE[ >2?J @7 E96> 925 2=C625J >256 FA E96:C >:?5D 23@FE H9@ E96J H2?E65 E@ G@E6 7@C 2?5 5:5 D@ 3J 42DE:?8 E96:C G@E6D 62C=J]k^Am kAmpAC:= ag :D t=64E:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
Logan McLellan is proud of the campaign he ran as the Conservative Party candidate in the riding of Egmont in western PEI. “We had an amazing team and we had no issues,” said the Summerside native. McLellan lost to incumbent Liberal MP Bobby Morrissey during Canada’s federal election on April 28. Running in 2019, and only losing by roughly 1,100 votes, this was McLellan’s second time going up against Morrissey. “The part that was tough for us was the Liberals ran a campaign based on fear,” he said.
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
It has been a frustrating situation for the family of Bernice Gallant while the 91-year-old waited eight months in Western Hospital to be transferred to long-term care only to receive a bed in a facility an hour away. Gallant, a mother of nine - six girls and three boys - is originally from Piusville, but was living in an apartment in O’Leary prior to going into the hospital. “The six sisters would go out every single day to visit her,” said her granddaughter Katie Poirier.
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
According to the latest data from the US Customs and Border Protection, cross-border travel between Canada and the US has dropped. The number from March is staggering - down nearly 900,000 compared to the same month in 2024. kAm%9:D 5C@A :D =2C86=J 5C:G6? 3J %CF>A’D EC256 H2C 2?5 9:D d`DE DE2E6 E2F?ED] qFE 2=D@[ E96C6 92G6 366? C6A@CED @7 r2?25:2?D 36:?8 56E2:?65 3J &$ @77:4:2=D]k^Am kAm%96 >@DE ?@E23=6 :D bd\J62C\@=5 r2?25:2? 24EC6DD 2?5 6?EC6AC6?6FC y2D>:?6 |@@?6J] $96 H2D 96=5 :? 56E6?E:@?
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
West Prince resident Janet Charchuk had the opportunity to speak on behalf of people with Down Syndrome while attending the Civil Society Forum and Global Disability Summit in Berlin recently. “I thought it was a good experience,” said Janet. Janet is a board member with Down Syndrome International (DSI) as well as the Canadian ambassador for the organization. In her role as an ambassador, Janet meets on a regular basis with other members of DSI virtually.
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Melissa Heald
Volunteers with the Tyne Valley chapter of the Meals On Wheels program has been delivering nutritious meals to seniors and others in need for 25 years. On top of delivering meals, the program is also about delivering connection. “It’s food and friendship,” said Thelma Phillips. Phillips is a member of the coordinating committee for the Tyne Valley chapter. She is responsible for looking after the volunteer drivers. “It’s really a terrific group effort,” she said.
