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Making social distancing bear-able in P.E.I.
Kim Baglole takes social distancing seriously, but the organizer of the P.E.I. Bear Hunt says it doesn’t need to be gloomy. Baglole was inspired after seeing a bear hunt in Gander, N.L., where people were placing teddy bears in the windows ...
School’s out: P.E.I. students get ready to hit the books at home
As Island teachers prepare to deliver classwork on Monday, some P.E.I. schoolchildren have already been doing their lessons at home. P.E.I. public school students have not been in class since March 13 when March break was set to begin. A few days ...
P.E.I. couple hosting people in quarantine at their inn
James and Nicole Mitchell are providing a safe haven for pandemic-weary travellers. Their Lookout Inn has become a 14-day stopping-off spot for families who are returning to P.E.I. but have no place to self-isolate. “With people having a ...
Include pets in home biosecurity measures, say P.E.I. veterinarians
It’s not exactly business as usual for veterinarians during the pandemic. Registrar of the P.E.I. Veterinary Medicine Association, veterinarian Gary Morgan. - Submitted photo Even though their patients aren’t contagious, clinics ...
Disliking bats is batty: P.E.I. presentation shows softer side of winged mammals
"Bats fly with their hands." Chiropterologist Tessa McBurney shared this and other interesting facts during a recent educational campaign to fight the “undeserved bad reputation” that plagues the winged mammals. Around 20 ...
Ski with a buddy: Volunteers help everyone enjoy a day on the slopes in P.E.I.
Chloe Gallant was ready to go downhill skiing Thursday morning. Under a sunny sky, Chloe and classmates Jalena Deagle, Mitchell Perry and Dominick MacDonald were gathered near the Ski Buddies equipment at the Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park in ...
‘It takes a village to raise a tomato:’ Kensington greenhouse operation now 100 per cent heated by renewable fuel
An Island farming operation will receive more than $800,00 for a project to increase energy efficiency and reduce fossil fuel use in its greenhouse operation. The Schurman Family Farm in Kensington provides organically grown produce throughout ...
P.E.I. snowmobilers cut too close to home for one Prince County resident
P.E.I. snowmobilers are keen to get outside after a fresh snowfall, but some landowners wish they’d stick to the trails. Matt Compton took to social media last week about two instances of snowmobiles passing within five feet of his house, ...
'Too good to be true:' Two P.E.I. men win tickets to NBA All-Star game
Stratton Mugford thought the call was a scam. The person on the phone said he’d won tickets to the 69th NBA All-Stars weekend Feb. 14-16. “At first, I was like ‘Whatever’, I went along with it,” said Mugford, a ...
P.E.I. couple, quarantined on cruise ship amid coronavirus spread, now on their way back to Canada
A P.E.I. couple is finally on their way back to Canada after an extended stay aboard their cruise ship docked near Tokyo, Japan. Helen McKenna, originally of Summerside, and her husband, John, have spent the last 14 days quarantined in their ...
