Youth from across the province came to see Buffy Sainte-Marie in Georgetown on June 27th   ...

Regardless of what study you read, the most popular physical activity going, especially for adults, is almost always walking. This trend is consistent with our First Nation communities, not only in Atlantic Canada, but across the country. Did you know that a brisk walk qualifies as ‘moderate physical activity’? So to get your 30 minutes a day all you need to do is go for a walk or two! Remember, those 30 minutes do not all need to be accumulated at once. You can bank those minutes throughout the day. So parking away from the grocery ...

Some say hard work, desire and determination are the keys to success and Amanda Annand of Charlottetown is proof. Amanda graduated in May of last year from the Tourism and Travel Program and was one of nine students in her class with a specialization in Events Management and the only Aboriginal of her class. Amanda entered the workforce immediately with the Department of Tourism and Culture and on April 1 of this year she was offered an internship with the same department only as a Festivals and Events Intern. Up until recently she also held down a part-time position at ...

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- Attorney General Doug Currie announced today that the Office of the Attorney General and Public Safety will be renamed the Department of Justice and Public Safety. “The new name was chosen to better reflect the diverse range of responsibilities and services within the department,” said Minister Currie. “It also follows department naming conventions in other provinces.” The Department of Justice and Public Safety is responsible for the administration of justice and for public safety throughout the province. Programs and services include court services, Legal Aid, community and correctional programs, legal services to government, consumer and corporate services, insurance and ...

Fortitude is at the Heart of Football There is a sporting event going on, the World Cup Soccer which is a great sport. They are talking about needing instant replay for some of the bad calls by the officials and referees. My story this month is not about soccer, even though all the attention is there right now, I want to talk about the American football game seems to have incorporated all of the elementsof European sports like soccer and rugby. There is an element in the American game that soccer or rugby does not have like fortitude. ...

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- Deep beneath the wild grasses of Pointe-aux-Vieux in Malpeque Bay, the Provincial Archaeologist will spend the next ten days searching for evidence of an early 18th century Acadian settlement, says Minister Responsible for Archaeology Carolyn Bertram. “Archaeology helps us to travel back into time to get valuable information about the human settlements which existed centuries ago,” said Minister Bertram. “Pointe-aux-Vieux is a site rich with history, and this archaeological dig will help us tell the story of the pre-deportation Acadian community who resided here between 1728 and 1758.” Minister Bertram joined Provincial Archaeologist Dr. Helen Kristmanson and local MLAs ...

Submitted by Allan Gillis, Education Advisor for MCPEI ...

- Chief Darlene Bernard, keynote speaker – ...

Scotchfort, PEI May 10th, 2010 Cst Ann-Marie O’Shaughnessy and Sgt Denis Morin of the RCMP presented, on behalf of the RCMP Foundation, a cheque in the amount of $1000.00 to Chief Brian Francis and Deana Beaton, Youth and Events Coordinator, of the Abegweit First Nation Band. Those funds will be used to cover some of the cost associated with the purchase of new basketball equipment that will benefit the community. The RCMP Foundation was created in 1994 to support community initiatives in which local RCMP members are involved. The Members volunteer their time and energy in the community to get ...