The Town of Montague will not lose its Post Office. That message comes from Anick Losier, Communications Officer at Canada Post who assures residents that although the building is up for sale the federal mail service has no intention of leaving town. Town officials and the tenants housed inside the Main Street building reacted to notice that Public Works had planned to sell the building earlier this week. “It’s (Montague) the third largest community on the Island. It wouldn’t make any sense for us to leave. If they sell the building and we have to move then we’ll simply find another place for ...

Robert Henderson, Minister of Tourism and Culture, was at King’s Playhouse in Georgetown today to announce the recipients of the large grants for PEI’s 2014 celebrations. Six events unique to Kings County and southeastern Queens County were approved under the $5 million intiative that will celebrate and commemorate the 150th anniversary of the historic Charlottetown Conference of 1864 and PEI’s role in the formation of Canada. “The 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference in 2014 is a once in a generation opportunity for Islanders to celebrate their shared history and for visitors to come and join us in our celebrations,” Mr Henderson ...

Montague Grade 12 student Brendan Curran was tired of looking at blank walls when he walked into his high school so, he took the initiative to do something about it. Brandan recruited five of his peers to take photos depicting the province they live in. The photos were enlarged to poster size and hung in the school lobby and today the doors were opened to the public to have a look at the student’s impressive work. Montague High Principal Seana Evans-Renaud was impressed with the girl’s photography skills. “It’s a great display of the diversity of our student’s talent,” she said. Charlotte Morrison chose ...

Unofficial word of a 550 pound per boat cap being introduced by some lobster processors this week has raised the suspicion of at least a couple of eastern PEI fishermen. Processors are alleged to have based their move on a glut of product created by lobster fishermen who returned to the water last Tuesday and Wednesday after an almost week-long protest for higher prices. “I’m aware of the quota, but it sure as hell isn’t affecting me,” Wade Yeo, who fishes out of Montague, said. Mr Yeo suspects fishermen from ports in the western end of the province may be bringing in large ...

This year’s PEI Burger Love campaign was so successful Red’s Corner owner Ambyr Macdonald asked some summer staff to return two months early to handle the increased business. “Sometimes we would have people lined up out the door,” Ms Macdonald said. “I think the best day we had was 65 (burgers sold) in the afternoon and 70 at night.” Burger Love was a campaign created three years ago to promote Island beef. Participating restaurants create a one-of-a-kind burger using locally supplied beef and the public votes for their favourite. The burger created by Red’s in Pooles Corner finished third in a field of ...

Provincial biathlon champions Corporal Marley MacNeill, Flight Corporal Sarah Benoit and Leading Air Cadet Samantha Chiasson hold their trophy high after receiving special recognition at the 327 Southern Kings Cadet Squadron’s 30th Annual Ceremonial Review in Montague Sunday. See more photos at peicanada.com Cailyn Bean photos The Commanding Officer’s Commendation was awarded to Rachael Gormley at the 327 Southern Kings Air Cadet Review for her superb leadership skills and being actively involved in the community. Michael Jamieson accepts the Commanding Officer’s Commendation for his leadership skills within the 327 Southern Kings Air Cadet Squadron.   ...

Typically teenagers spend prize money on themselves but 13-year old Reiley MacDonald of Georgetown is an exception. She recently participated in a Popsicle stick bridge building contest organized by Engineers Prince Edward Island. She was the only entry from her school and won first for her age group and third overall. Her prize was $50. At first Reiley had no idea what she would do with the cash. “Oh she flip-flopped for quite awhile. First she thought she’d get a shirt, then maybe a trip to Moncton. I think it changed every second day,” Reiley’s mother, Robin MacDonald said. Then the idea of donating ...

A longstanding fundraiser has been postponed as a show of support for lobster fishermen who often donate to the cause and the fish plant workers who traditionally attend the event. For the past 17 years, the Jimmy Carroll Memorial Bingo fundraiser has been an annual springtime event in Georgetown. And for the past five years or so lobster fishermen from the area have donated up to 30 pounds of lobster as part of the Bingo prizes. “You hate to ask them for donations they committed to before knowing what kind of situation they’d be in,” said Dawn Kerr, founder of the fundraiser ...

When 26-year old Kyle Kenny woke in a hospital bed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, he wished his mother Theresa a happy birthday. “I said, ‘Thank you, dear, I don’t know if you realize my birthday was last Tuesday,’” Theresa recalled as she sat at her kitchen table in St Teresa. “He said, ‘No, this is the 16th, isn’t it?’ “I said, ‘This is (April) 23rd. You lost nine days of your life.’” On April 14, Kyle was found in a diabetic coma. He had drugs in his system and went into cardiac arrest. He had to be shocked. Kyle was on a respirator for ...