With the Ocean Choice plant in Souris closed, other processors may not have to hire as many foreign workers as in past years. Pam Perrot, general manager of Beach Point Processing said that plant has been hiring foreign workers for the past two years, and former owners Ocean Choice did so as well. Beach Point representatives planned to attend the job fair in Souris Tuesday. The number of foreign workers they’ll have to hire will depend on how successful they are at the fair. There simply hasn’t been enough local labour to fill the 160-200 positions, Ms Perrot said. This, despite traditional ...

Fifteen-year-old Sam Walsh of Elliotvale recently returned home with a bronze medal after playing as the back-up goaltender for Team Canada in the Youth Olympics in Austria. “It was an amazing experience, to go overseas and play with Canada. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Mr Walsh said. ularly enjoyed earning a shutout in a 9-0 rout of Austria. While he only faced 16 shots, he still had to maintain his focus. “It was my first game playing. Beating the home team in a shut out was really cool.” At the start of the tournament the team was determined to win gold, ...

It has cost taxpayers $71,000 to keep a portion of the old Montague High School open for Industrial Arts and an alternative education program in 2010-11. Expenses include fuel, electricity, snow removal, water, maintenance and repairs to the Industrial Arts section used by 450 students from Montague Intermediate and several consolidated schools in the area as well as another portion being used by 20 alternative education students from the Montague Family of Schools. That cost is worth it, Julie Gaudet, acting director of Student Services for the Eastern School District, said. The Montague Family of Schools Alternative Education Program, which is set up ...

Kings District RCMP seized more than 500 pills and $1,000 cash from a Byrnes Road home following a drug search Saturday. “That is a fairly significant drug seizure as far as pills go,” Sergeant Bob Fogarty said. The pills included oxycontin, delaudid, percocet and morphine. Three residents from the home will face charges of possession for the purposes of trafficking March 29 in Georgetown. Police have also confirmed two additional break-ins along with an early Wednesday morning incident in Cardigan. The same morning, a home in Mount Buchanan was broken into. Items were stolen, but police won’t say exactly what at this point. The homeowners took ...

Mikayla Bevan, main photo, and Alyssa Chapman, second photo, were practising their moves at the Cavendish Wellness Centre in Montague Monday. Both skaters have upcoming competitions. Alyssa is headed to St Albert, Alberta in March to compete in the 2012 Special Olympic Canada Games while Mikayla will participate in the 2012 PEI Star competition coming up in O’Leary. Charlotte MacAulay photo   ...

The province is keeping the gloves on with Italian yacht maker Opacmare, which recently closed its Pooles Corner facility. When it did that, Opacmare technically went into a state of default which allows some flexibility in paying back $2.7 million in loans and grants from the province. The province could demand prompter payment of the money and look at seizing assets but there are no plans to do so yet, Innovation Minster Allen Roach said. “As long as we’re still in conversation with them, about settling up their loans on the equipment, and they’re in conversation with Active Communities about the property, they’re ...

Eastern Kings Health Foundation Board Member, Don Humphrey accepts a cheque in the amount of $1,000, presented by Souris Credit Union Board Member, Charlie Gillis and Valerie Campbell, Financial Services Manager. Also accepting on behalf of the Colville Manor Fundraising Initiative Committee is member Cheryl Norton. This generous donation was used for the completion of the interior decor of the new facility. Staff and residents thank the dedicated members of the Souris Credit Union for their commitment to the seniors of Souris and surrounding areas. Submitted photo   ...

Montague Town Council was asked at its Committee of Council meeting recently to endorse and provide local logistical support for the biggest cancer research project in Atlantic Canadian history. Tony Loring represented the Atlantic chapter of the Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health, a research project that aims to follow the health of 300,000 people in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada over the next 30 years to learn how genetics, the environment, lifestyle and behaviour contribute to the development of cancer. Atlantic Canada has one of the highest rates of cancer in the country, but it’s not clear why. Thirty thousand ...

St Marys Parish Hall in Souris was filled Sunday as people settled in for an afternoon of entertainment and fun. More than $3,000 was netted for long-time volunteer Marlene MacDonald’s trip to Africa with the Mikinduri Children of Hope medical mission. In this photo Ms MacDonald introduces fiddler Ward MacDonald to the crowd. Also on hand to entertain were Lemmie Chaisson, Dylan Ferguson and Eddie Quinn. Submitted photo   ...

A Vernon River resident wants winter to be over before it’s barely started so she can get back to the greens. Angela Drane, 24, has spent the last six years grabbing her clubs and golfing anytime of the year as she went to university and worked in the southern US. But she’s back on the Island now and said it’s going to be a long winter. “This is all new to me. “I’ve already got the golfer’s itch,” she said. Ms Drane, who started golfing when she was 14, was PEI’s amateur ladies champ in July 2011. Amateur play has left her with some exciting ...