PEI Periodical and Article Database

: Questions and answers about credit union work; Interview of Diane McInnis, marketing officer at the newly amalgamated Évangéline-Central Credit Union in western PEI

: Questions on deep water wells come early in house session; Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Energy and Environment Chair Paula Biggar presented her report to the legislature and recommended that the moratorium on deep water wells stay in place until the committee holds further hearings on the issue. West Royalty-Springvale MLA, Bush Dumville, raised the issue during Question Period, asking if Environment Minister Janice Sherry would commit to delaying any final decision on the wells until after the committee has finished its work. He also questioned what monitoring was being done on deep water wells, and Sherry replied that the department is working to improve its monitoring strategy, and that adjustments may be needed to ensure 100% compliance. Independent Morell-Mermaid MLA Olive Crane also inquired about the monitoring procedure and whether well owners are required to report on the quality of the water pumped

: Quite an introduction; Recent immigrants to PEI from Ottawa, Stephanie Scharf and Chris Robinson are surprised by how severe their first winter on PEI turns out to be; the couple has bought and is renovating the former manse of the Cavendish United Church

: R. D. MacGillvray, Charlottetown, Officers Training Centre, Brockville; Photo of subject.

: R.C.W.s needed at long-term care facilities in Charlottetown; P.E.I. Seniors Homes facilities

: RBC presents donation to 4-H; Second $5,000 installment of $15,000 donation from RBC to support PEI 4-H activities [Andy Walker, photograph]

: RCMP; Constable Russ Stewart, who recruits new RCMP candidates on PEI expects to see the agency hire nearly 1,000 new recruits in the 2014/15 fiscal year.

: RED magazine; Books PEI [reviews column] : Volume #7 of RED Magazine, the Island Storybook includes stories from Island authors and first-time contributors Faye Pound, Wilna Clark-Gerami, Brenda Boudreau, Kevin Bryce, Diana Lariviere, Linda Stewart, Doug Gillispie, Carl MacLeod, and Earle Lockerby; stories of note include : Michael Gaudet's account of his "tip to tip" run across the Island in 2012; David Weale's account of a bottle with a hand-written message thrown from the Souris/Madeleines ferry in 2010; Rob Paterson's tribute to organic farmer Raymod Loo; Andrew MacDougall's recounting of time spent with Colin Campbell McColl of Belfast; Christmas stories by Paulette jGaudet and John Campbell; Gary Evans' Valentine's Day story; Dennis King's article, "The Teapot;" and Wayne MacKinnon's literary tour of death notices and "why, on PEI, no one every really dies:" edited by David Weale; Chloe Cork {designer and illustrator]

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