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Through the eyes of a child: Summerside woman remembers the Second World War in her new book
A Summerside author has released her fourth book, this one an autobiographical look at P.E.I. during the Second World War. Beverley Millar’s previous books have centred on her family’s genealogy, but The Homefront: My Memories of World ...
Travellers Rest wash plant fined for wastewater spill
A Travellers Rest business was fined $1,000 after some wastewater overflowed and entered nearby Barbara Weit River in December. P.E.I. Potato Solutions said one of its holding ponds overflowed in heavy rains on Dec. 26. The plant recycles its ...
Summerside weighing snowmobile trail options
Their bellies full from the meal they had just bought at a local restaurant, two men gassed up their snowmobiles at Kinkora’s Big Dog Convenience on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 15. Cameron Newman, of New Haven, and his buddy Riley ...
Residents evacuated after fire at seniors' home in Wellington
A fire at a Wellington seniors’ home displaced about 50 residents Monday night. Wellington Fire Department got the call to the Chez Nous Co-Operative on Jan. 18 at 9:30 p.m. In total, four departments battled the blaze for about three ...
Wastewater spill from Travellers Rest business was an accident
A Travellers Rest business has taken responsibility for a recent wastewater spill and is working to make sure it never happens again. The spill was noticed on Dec. 27, when Chris Wall, who lives in the adjacent community of New Annan, saw that the ...
P.E.I.'s Confederation Trail reserved for snowmobilers when the snow is here
The Confederation Trail has been turned over to the P.E.I. Snowmobile Association for the winter after a recent snowfall on Jan. 3. The trails are reserved for the snowmobile association in the winter, and the volunteer-led group manages and ...
P.E.I. students inching closer to refunds for cancelled school trips
Students who were planning to visit Vimy Ridge on a school trip last spring may be one step closer to more of their refund thanks to a recent decision by the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO). The trip to France, Belgium and the ...
P.E.I.'s provincial ski park still waiting to open
Skiers are having to wait a little longer than usual to hit the slopes or trails in Brookvale this year. The Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park, located at 2018 and 1800 Route 13, hasn’t been able to welcome visitors for snow sports yet due to ...
Death threats earn New Annan man ankle bracelet
A New Annan man pleaded guilty to threatening a man and his mother with repeated instant messages. Tyler Dean Dunphy, 27, was charged with three instances of uttering threats On Oct. 10, Dunphy started sending instant messages to the ...
Message received: P.E.I. girl's letter floated to U.S. shoreline
Once Dani McCormack tossed the bottle off her uncle’s fishing boat three summers ago, she didn’t think about it again. Maybe that’s because she was having so much fun with her relatives who were visiting from Boston and ...
