PEI Periodical and Article Database

: 2014 provincial convention; Pictures from the PEI WI's Provincial Convention help at Jack Blanchard Centre on May 24, 2014., ***unscanned

: 2014 provincial heritage fair; Caption: "Cultural Activities Convener Evelyn Ford presents Stonepark Intermediate Grade 7 student Anthony Penny with a special prize for his project on "Sheila Negeria," sponsored by the Benevolent Irish Society for Irish or Celtic history." Includes photograph., ***unscanned

: 2014 recipe contest winners; Debbie Godfrey from PEI won an award for her morning cereal bars in the "maple" category for the 2014 recipe contest (page 52)., ***unscanned

: 2014-2015 research highlights; Research highlights include: wireworm, pink rot, yield variability, crop rotation, storage & ventilation, potato virus Y (PVY), and variety evaluation. Upcoming projects for 2015-2016 are also discussed., ***unscanned

: 2014/2015 marketing season review; "The 2014/2015 marketing season proved to be a challenging one in a number of respects. Overall movement was lower than in the previous year, coupled with consistently lower prices than achieved in 2013-2014.", ***unscanned

: 2015 Bain bird count; Coverage and summary of the 2015 Bain Bird Count held on May 30, 2015 with five teams participating., ***unscanned

: 2015 Canadian potato plantings (acres); For Prince Edward Island, potato plantings in acres were 90,500 in 2014 and down 1.1% in 2015 to 89,500., ***unscanned

: 2015-2016 market review; Reviews the potato industry's 2015-2016 marketing season. Discusses Canadian export and domestic markets and their effects on Prince Edward Island potato sales and pricing.

: 2017 PEI Potato Day; Describes the proceedings of the 2017 PEI Potato Day which took place on February 15, 2017 in Summerside PEI. Talks and discussions covered issues regarding wireworm, blackleg (caused by Dickeya spp.), the re-evaluation of pesticide products by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), and the 4R program (a nutrient stewardship initiative). [Includes photographs.]

: 20th Century Art; "The Buzz talks to historian and author Dr. Ed Macdonald about the arts on Prince Edward Island in the past century.

: 20th Shellebrations; Entertainers for the 2015 Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival includes Jimmy Rankin, Irish Mythen, and George Canyon., ***unscanned

: 20th anniversary of the native Council of PEI Powwow; Article recounts the events that lead to the 1991 establishment of PEI's first official powwow; also described are the major activities that comprise a powwow and the list of activities and dignitaries who will be present at the 2012 gathering

: 21 Inc. Top 50; What's next: 21 Inc. showcases new ideas, smart innovations, and emerging leaders across Atlantic Canada [special information supplement]

: 2nd annual 40 reasons we love Atlantic CanadaCoastLife has once again scoured the four corners of our four provinces to celebrate some of the things (in no particular order) that make this the best part of Canada.

: 33rd season announced; Victoria Playhouse [on-off column] 2014 season productions announced : "Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun," by Canadian playwright Norm Foster to be directed by Ted Price; "The Tale of a Town" is a site-specific theatre piece, mounted by Fixt Point Theatre, which will bring its storymobile to PEI for a performance at Victoria Playhouse, Summerside and the PEI 2014 Celebration Zone in Charlottetown; the production is baased on interviews with residents, business owners, and local heroes and mixes sound bites, archives and music into a multi-media experience; "The Best Brothers," b Daniel MacIvor will be Mark Fraser's directing debut at the Victoria Playhouse

: 4-H beef team carrying Island colours at Royal; "Sporting new jackets thanks to Cavendish Agri-Services, the ten members of the 4-H beef team are now in Toronto to compete against their counterparts from across the country." Includes photograph., ***unscanned

: 4-H council marks change at the top; PEI 4-H Council said thank you to sponsors and long-time volunteers by treating them to a night at the theatre, to a performance of The Rainmaker at Watermark Theatre, as well as to say goodbye to executive director Emily Brown., ***unscanned

: 4-H dairy team representing PEI at Royal; "Sporting new jackets thanks to Amalgamated Dairies Limited, the eight members of the 4-H dairy team are now in Toronto to compete against their counterparts from across the country." Includes photograph., ***unscanned

: 4-H holds awards banquet; "It was a packed house, as close to 200 guests, including Lieutenant Governor H. Frank Lewis came together to celebrate 4-H at the Annual Provincial Awards Banquet on February 18, 2012.", ***unscanned

: 4-H holds national citizenship conference in PEI; In honor of the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, 4-H Canada holds its national citizenship conference on PEI; it is the first time the event has been held outside Ottawa. The conference offers senior 4-H members the opportunity to learn about the parliamentary process and ways to contribute to community life. Fifty-five delegates to the conference visited Lennox Island to learn about aboriginal history and to the Evangeline region to learn about Francophone history. A Montreal-based organization, "Apathy is Boring," gave a presentation and promoted the involvement of youth in the political process. Kellie Ann Younker of the Wheatley River 4-H Club was part of the Island delegation attending the conference.

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