PEI Periodical and Article Database
The PEIPAD database provides selective indexing of a wide range of Island newsletters, magazines, etc.
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- Sekisui Diagnostics PEI Ltd.
- Profiles Charlottetown business, Sekisui Diagnostics PEI Ltd. which was named one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers of 2017. [Part of a larger article titled "Atlantic Canada's top employers".]
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- ID: 22251; ID: 7284
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- Seminar geared to helping producers with migrant workers
- Margarita Caropresi, editor of Atoctli, a Toronto-based magazine directed towards migrant workers from Mexico, was guest speaker at a PEI Federation of Agriculture seminar for producers who have hired or are thinking of hiring temporary foreign workers. PEI Federation of Agriculture Executive Director John Jamieson has been working with Atoctli and the PEI Association of Newcomers to Canada to help migrant workers feel welcome and to ensure that language and cultural differences do not pose problems for farm employers or labourers.
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- Seminar planned on media relations
- "Farm Credit Canada is sponsoring a free webinar on media relations November 6 starting at 2:30pm Atlantic Time as part of its "Agriculture More Than Ever" series.", ***unscanned
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- Senate Committee tables report on innovation in agriculture
- The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry released their latest report "Innovation in Agriculture: The Key to Feeding a Growing Population" and Senator Percy Mockler from New Brunswick remarked on the release of the 118 page report that Ottawa must create an environment that "enables research, development and innovation in the market and the exchange of information among stakeholders and promote public-private partnerships." The report makes a total of 19 recommendations and heard from 170 witnesses from the entire supply chain as well as representatives from provincial and federal departments and agencies as well as international organizations. They conducted fact-finding missions in Canada and United States. It recommended regulatory amendments to the Seeds Act to modernize the variety registration process, making changes to the Safety Assessment Process for Plants with Novel Traits and continue ongoing research on the efficacy of pesticides and their safety on humans, animals and the environment. They also suggest bringing The Plan Breeders' Rights Act (1990) up to the standards of the 1991 Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. They wanted the Canadian Intellectual Property Office review the patent application process and evaluate the impact of renewing or extending patent protection. They recommended harmonizing regulations with Canada's trading partners without compromising health and the environment and this become part of new trade agreements. They also recommended examining , encouraging and establishing funding to support the use of and research into commercialization of second- and third-generation biofuels.
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- Senate posturing looks like farce
- From "From My Files" column
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- Senator Catherine Callbeck
- talking points.
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- Senior's literacy research project
- September
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- Seniors in action project
- "The Voluntary Resource Council (VRC) is beginning a new project for 2015-16, called Volunteer Seniors In Action. The aims are: to build capacity for seniors' volunteer leadership in community groups that have non-senior-specific mandates.", ***unscanned
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- Seniors launch CD
- North Rustico Choral Group was formed in 2011 with some local seniors. They will be releasing their new CD on October 2 at the Star of the Sea Seniors Club in North Rustico., ***unscanned
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- Seniors to put on variety concert
- North Rustico's Star of the Sea Seniors' Club drama group will present their "Use it or lose it" variety show on Thursday, April 14 at Gulf Shore Consolidated School. The show's director Lynne Gregoire Peters and drama group chair Debra Montgomery discussed what makes this show unique. Money raised will benefit the programs and services of the seniors group.
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- Seniors toolkit
- "Family Service PEI has launched a financial literacy toolkit for seniors as part of a project, entitled It's Your Right: Protecting Yourself Financially As You Age. The toolkit, designed for PEI seniors by PEI seniors, will be online in the form of a website, with additional supporting print documents.", ***unscanned