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Brookvale offers special rates for Islander Day Breaking News View comments1 

Brookvale Provincial Ski Park is offering special rates to encourage Islanders to
get out and enjoy Islander Day with their families, says Minister of Tourism and
Culture Robert Vessey...  (more)  12:57 PM  


Sun breaks out as students enjoy unexpected holiday Breaking News View comments40 

All schools are closed across Prince Edward Island because of poor road and traveling conditions early this morning caused by overnight snow and freezing drizzle.

Roads were snow covered, slushy and very slippery this morning and there were reports of blowing and drifting snow, especially...  (more)  12:54 PM  


Scott Annear of the Annear Trucking says he’s been inundated with offers of help and confirmed Monday “it’s business as usual” for the firm that employs about 30 people. Annear says the 20-year-old operation will rebuild after a fire wiped out the entire 70-metre building in Brudenell. Guardian photo
Scott Annear of the Annear Trucking says he’s been inundated with offers of... »
'Business as usual' for Brudenell trucking firm after devastating fire Post a comment 

MONTAGUE — Scott Annear was at home Sunday afternoon when he got the news.
There was smoke coming from the family trucking business and by the time he reached the operation in Brudenell, the flames were spreading up the back end of the 70-metre building.
“It’s a bi...  (more)  12:12 AM  


Mary Morrison delivers 130 papers for The Guardian every day. She turned 70 on Feb. 8. Guardian photo
Mary Morrison delivers 130 papers for The Guardian every day. She turned 70... »
An appreciation for life and people View comments2 

Mary Morrison grew up on a farm in Pleasant Grove, where she loved horses, the woods and the winter sleigh rides.
“That’s how we got around in the winter,” she said
This year, Morrison asked to go on a sleigh ride for her 70th birthday, which was Feb. 8 but celebra...  (more)  12:12 AM  


Dallas Stars center Brad Richards (91) celebrates with left winger Jamie Benn (14) after a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday in Dallas. Richards and the Stars could be coming to Charlottetown for training camp in the fall. Associated Press photo
Dallas Stars center Brad Richards (91) celebrates with left winger Jamie Be... »
Charlottetown in talks with Dallas Stars about hosting NHL camp View comments12 

P.E.I. natives Brad Richards and Steve Ott could be coming to Charlottetown for training camp this fall.
The City of Charlottetown made a formal proposal to the Dallas Stars organization last week to have the NHL organization move part of its training camp to the Island capital.
May...  (more)  12:12 AM  


Judge bans youth from Internet after shooting threat on Facebook View comments5 

The youth who made shooting threats against Charlottetown Rural High School on Facebook was given 18 months probation Monday and was banned from using the Internet.   
On Oct. 13, the 16-year-old boy logged onto the popular social networking site and wrote, “There wil...  (more)  12:12 AM  


Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Vessey announces the 2010 Visitor’s Guide is ready for distribution. The cover photo conveys the culinary experience that is unique to Prince Edward Island. The guide includes an Island highway map and the Island vacation packages booklet. Guardian photo
Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Vessey announces the 2010 Visitor’s Gui... »
P.E.I. Visitor's Guide ready View comments7 

The completion of the new Visitor’s Guide is the first sign that the 2010 tourism season is just around the corner, says Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Vessey.
“A very popular vacation planning tool, the Visitor’s Guide is ready to be put in the hands of potential vi...  (more)  12:12 AM  


The P.E.I. Police Association has helped Island army cadets become better marksmen by helping with the purchase of a Rika computerized training system. Examining the system are, from left, Lt. (N) Bruce Ferguson; Warrant Officer Kayleen Carpenter, 148 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps; Cadet Lucas Boudreau, 107 New Haven Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps; Master Warrant Officer Nick Richards, 1231 Kensington Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, and 2nd Lieut. Jamie Quinn, 148 cadet corps shooting coach. Guardian photo by Brian McInnis
The P.E.I. Police Association has helped Island army cadets become better m... »
Police Association helps army cadets refine their marksmanship skills View comments7 

Thanks to help from the P.E.I. Police Association, the Royal Canadian Army Cadets on the Island may become better marksmen.
That help came with the purchase of a Rika computerized training system to refine the cadets’ marksmanship training program. That will certainly help the P.E.I....  (more)  12:12 AM  


Snowmobile group offers reward for information about fox incident View comments28 

The P.E.I. Snowmobile Association is offering a $500 reward for the names of the person or persons believed to have deliberately chased down and killed a fox by running over it several times with their machines early last Saturday morning.
“We are going to put a reward up hopefully l...  (more)  12:12 AM  




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