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: Visiting professor details research on cereal management; Assistant professor Dr. David Hooker (University of Guelph, Ridgetown) was one of the keynote speakers at a cereal and oilseeds workshop held in Summerside; Hooker has been doing research work on improving yields in both cereals and oilseeds by intensifying management practices

: Vissers win top potato awards at Royal; "The farm of Gerrit Visser and Sons kicked off Prince Edward Island's participation in the 2014 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in a big way.", ***unscanned

: Visual arts legacy; A brief survey of Island-wide special art projects marking the PEI 2014 Sesquicentennial of the Public Art Collection program; Projects mentioned : PEI Council of the Arts' selection of 23 artists commissioned to produce commemorative works; City of Charlottetown's project entitled "Commemorative Art Projects Come to Life;" Town of Stratford funds a Diversity Fountain and statue of famous Island aboriginal athlete, Michael Thomas for a waterfront park location; Community of Hunter River's project "History is Art;" Town of Montague will sponsor "Paint it Beautiful 2014 Plein-Air FEstival" and will create a new public art trail, "Art Works Here;" West Royalty Elementary School will create a historical montage that will become part of a permanent school display; the Kensington Art Co-op's "Paint the Shed" project will depict Kensington area history on the train station's freight shed; Abram Village's Fierté de notre village project's Acadian cultural murals; a pictorial history of shipbuilding will be painted on a building in Souris; an expanded version of the annual Art in the Open event will incorporate the theme "Transforming Tomorrow;" St. Peter's Bay will unveil their Frank Ledwell Literary Legacy project will include a first showing of artist Susan Christensen's painting inspired by PEI Poet Laureate Frank Ledwell

: Voices in time; Canadian Learning Channel television series features UPEI voices - hosted by Professor Ian Dowbiggin; participants : Professor Phil Davis and Professor Joe Velaidum; executive producer Larry LeClair

: Volunteer of the year; "During the first annual meeting of Provincial Credit Union held in North Rustico in November, Bernie Doucette of Oyster Bed Bridge was named as the recipient of the 2014 Provincial Credit Union Volunteer of the Year Award.", ***unscanned

: Volunteer recognized; Gives a brief profile of George Noble, winner of the 2016 Provincial Credit Union Volunteer of the Year Award. Noble, of North Rustico PEI, was recognized for his contributions to organizations like Hockey PEI and the Gulf Shore Community Health Corporation. [Includes a photograph.]

: Volunteer seniors in action; "The Voluntary Resource Council is beginning a new project for 2015-16 called "Volunteer Seniors in Action." The aims of Volunteer Seniors in Action are: to build capacity for seniors' volunteer leadership in community groups that have non-senior-specific mandates.", ***unscanned

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