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Amber Nicholson
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All articles of Amber Nicholson
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Influenza outbreak at Summerside manor proves deadly
SUMMERSIDE — Prince Edward Island’s Chief Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison confirmed Friday that an influenza outbreak at Summerset Manor has ... -
Icy roads send four vehicles off the road
WILMOT VALLEY - Poor road conditions and high winds resulted in four vehicles going off the road in Wilmot Valley around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday ... -
Burger King Restaurant to close in Summerside
SUMMERSIDE — Summerside’s last whopper will be served on New Year’s Eve. After 25 successful years of business, Summerside’s Burger King is ... -
Clock ticking on old Slemon Park rifle range
SLEMON PARK — A former indoor rifle range located in Slemon Park is scheduled for demolition within the next few days. Slemon Park Corporation ... -
Big-time sports TV comes to West Prince
WELLINGTON — A sea of hockey fans flooded into Old Mills Park in Wellington Tuesday to watch the live broadcast of TSN’s SportsCentre. ... -
Cavendish festival organizers propose high-end RV park
Cavendish Beach Music Festival organizers met with Cavendish residents Wednesday at North Rustico Lions Club to discuss the creation of a ... -
Driver hits pump, causing major gasoline spill
SUMMERSIDE - Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the driver of the vehicle involved in a major gasoline spill at St. ... -
Teen pregnancy rate takes big drop
SUMMERSIDE - According to a report released this week, Canadian teen pregnancy rates are dramatically declining. The report released by Sex ... -
Campaign aims to reduce head injuries
SUMMERSIDE - The Operation Headway campaign rolled into Western P.E.I. Friday. The campaign was developed to encourage awareness and compliance ... -
GED student numbers jump 24 per cent
P.E.I. now has the highest percentage of adult learners writing and passing the GED test in North America. The province's chief GED examiner ... -
Unions question Tignish home-care pilot project
The Coalition of P.E.I. Health Unions is seeking clarity from the Province in regards to a move to have paramedics take on home care services. ... -
Paraplegic begs students not to drink and drive
Kensington students received a raw recount of what it's like to survive a drinking and driving accident by survivor Alex Poole Monday ... -
Community helps firefighters
ABRAM-VILLAGE - Evangeline hockey players wearing their team jackets lined the shoulder of the road as they watched flames destroy their home ice ... -
Fire destroys Evangeline Recreation Centre
ABRAM-VILLAGE - Hundreds of saddened onlookers watched in devastation as the heart of the community burned to the ground Sunday. The Wellington ... -
First wheelchair-accessible taxi hitting road in...
SUMMERSIDE - The city's first wheelchair-accessible taxi will soon be on the road. "It's been my life dream to get an accessible van running in ... -
Island spelling champ heads to Ottawa for Canspell...
KINKORA - Matthew MacDonald is becoming a spelling whiz kid. After spelling his way to the top at the regional competition in Charlottetown last ... -
Midget Abbies, Caps tied for top spot
SUMMERSIDE - The Summerside Hemphill GM Capitals and Charlottetown Abbies enter the final day of round-robin play at the Atlantic minor midget ... -
No seasonal flu on P.E.I.: No reported cases so far
SUMMERSIDE - "It is a very different year," said deputy chief health officer Dr. Lamont Sweet about seasonal influenza. A rare zero cases of the ... -
Moisture forces hospital to replace floor
SUMMERSIDE - Moisture problems have created the need for a new floor on Prince County Hospital's main level. "Moisture is coming up through the ... -
Kensington plans $8-million Community Gardens area...
KENSINGTON - Planning is underway for an estimated $8-million expansion and renovation to Community Gardens Arena Complex. "A lot of planning has ... -
Kensington planning for its $8 million arena expansion
KENSINGTON - Planning is underway for an estimated $8-million expansion and renovation to Community Gardens Arena Complex in Kensington. "A lot ... -
Minimum wage continues to split Islanders
SUMMERSIDE - Islanders have varying opinions on the Province's two-tier minimum wage proposal. Standing committee hearings continue across the ... -
Summerside will honour Moyse on Islander Day at the...
The Vancouver Winter Olympics will be celebrating Prince Edward Island Days on Thursday. Credit Union Place in Summerside is hosting an event ... -
Family with no income seeks help in fight against...
SUMMERSIDE - Kevin Arsenault, a fisherman from Traveller's Rest, was diagnosed with kidney cancer on Feb. 9. His wife Heather Chapman says, "He ...




