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Cindy Nguyen
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Machine offering tips about tips help, but not always popular in Charlottetown
Island resident Van Ngo says she values the customer service industry, but she thinks tipping should be a personal choice. Ngo is not a fan of the new debit/credit machines restaurants are now using that highlight three tipping options: 10 per ...
Holland College Hurricanes dance team copes with COVID-19
There are a lot that Holland College’s dance team has had to do differently to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. But coach Dawn Ward says her team’s diversity is one of the things a global pandemic can’t change. Ward says the ...
HEROES OF 2020: Annie Boyle's charitable giving has not slowed down during COVID-19
For more than 40 years, Annie Boyle has been going door-to-door in her Charlottetown neighbourhood, raising funds for organizations and providing company or drives for people who need her. When COVID-19 restrictions prevented some of her usual ...
HEROES OF 2020: Tamara Steele takes Black Lives Matter message to P.E.I. streets
Tamara Steele had no way of knowing when she accepted the role as president of the Black Cultural Society of P.E.I. in May that one month later her group would lead the largest march for racial justice in Charlottetown's history. Steele has ...
HEROES OF 2020: Charlottetown restaurateur uses food surplus to feed community
When COVID-19 restrictions hit the Island in March, all the restaurants across the province had to close with little to no warning. Yan Liu, who owns TBK Silver Streams Restaurant in Charlottetown found himself with food stored in his fridge and ...
Wishing tree program turns UPEI Student Union members into elves
The UPEI Student Union is doing its part to help brighten students’ Christmas. Understanding that many students must stay on the Island during the holidays this year due to COVID-19, the student union created a wishing tree as one of the ...
Charlottetown short term rental association raises funds to ‘give back to the community’
A man approached a Charlottetown landlord looking for an inexpensive place to stay while isolating. But the essential worker wasn’t looking to get it for free. So he offered to pay – with lobsters. Donald Maclean laughed at the ...
Finding affordable housing a struggle for P.E.I. residents
Victoria Wartman wanted to live on her own. But the 21-year-old Charlottetown student says finding a decent apartment she could afford on the paycheques she earns while working part-time seemed almost impossible. “Renting a room costs around ...
UPEI and Holland College encouraging students to wear masks during pandemic
With the news Prince Edward Island is making mask wearing mandatory for all indoor public spaces beginning Friday, college and university students have already been donning protective face coverings on Island campuses. Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, ...
Holland College’s student union helps students make safe, healthy connections
The student union president at Holland College knows young people need more from their learning institution than just going to school. But COVID-19 health restrictions have made getting together tough, says Chryshawnda Adams. So, the student ...
