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` OUR VILLAGE IS STRONG'
When Elliot Rossiter was born, his parents didn't know what the future would have in store for him. He was sick at birth and spent the first three months of his life in the hospital, battling apnea events and viral meningitis. “It's just something...
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TIME FOR RENEWAL
One of the main sporting venues in Summerside, P. E. I., is undergoing a facelift. The City of Summerside recently announced details of the Queen Elizabeth Park modernization project on social media. “We are pretty fortunate to have some immaculate...
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IN HER HONOUR
When Abby Hustler started playing hockey as a young child, she had no idea she would one day go pro, let alone that it would lead to her being the guest of honour at a day in her honour. On July 4, her hometown of Miminegash will come together to...
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`RECIPE FOR SUCCESS'
SUMMERSIDE, P. E. I. — A new eatery is in the works for Summerside, one that aims to provide people with intellectual disabilities valuable kitchen and customer service experience, while giving them a chance to connect with their community. Shortly...
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LIVING LIFE ON THE GRAND TOUR
Summersiders Danny MacNevin and Troy McArthur have been musicians nearly all their lives, both having taken to the stage in their early teens. It's country music that speaks to them, both as listeners and performers. That's why they have spent the...
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BORN CHAMPION
SUMMERSIDE Despite being born with a form of muscular dystrophy, Ellis Ferrish of Summerside doesn't let her difference define her, or stop her from experiencing all life has to offer, educating and advocating along the way. When Ellis, 10, was born,...
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UNWELCOME VISITORS
A Summerside restaurant has recently been combating break- ins to use its washroom. Harneet Brar, owner of House of Spice, said that, since January, staff have been coming into work in the morning to a back hallway smelling of cigarettes, garbage...
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` THE TRUST HAS BEEN BROKEN'
Closing her practice and moving to Nova Scotia was not an easy decision to make for one Summerside doctor. “The job itself, seeing patients, being a problem solver, advocating for patients within the system, those are the things that I'm trained to...
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A NEW ARM FOR TOMMY
Ashley Darrach was 20 weeks pregnant her doctor called, saying he needed to see her as soon as she could come in. He called in the morning, an unusual time for a call. On the way to the hospital, Darrach's mind began racing with possibilities, anxious...
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MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR
Residents of another Summerside mobile home park are being offered the chance to collectively buy the property from their landlord. Homeowners in the Linkletter Estates neighbourhood received the letter outlining the offer, dated Feb. 9. In it,...
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THE SHOW MUST GO ON
More than two decades ago, Mike Dixon was one of the regulars at the Summerside Folk Club, which ran from 2000 to 2003. “Friends of ours, Dave and Beth Gould, started their own cafe on Spinnakers' Landing called Fogarty's Cove Cafe,” recalled Dixon....
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ON THE MEND
Bob Wagner typically winters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with his girlfriend, Monica. That's where the Summerside man was in late December when, with little warning, a medical emergency struck. “He gave me a call on, it would've been December 28....
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COLD MORNING'S WORK
Brian Phillips scoops up the last few piles of snow from the City of Summerside's outdoor ice surface at Schurman Park Rink, following the storm of Jan. 27. The city maintains both the rink and the oval at nearby Queen Elizabeth Park for outdoor...
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` A TASTE FROM AFAR'
A new restaurant is bringing a new type of cuisine to Miscouche, with a mix of Canadian pub food and traditional Chinese dishes. Late summer 2025, Ryan Guan moved to Summerside from Guangdong province of China, with wife Lily and 9- year- old daughter...
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BUILDING ` COMPLETE STREETS'
SUMMERSIDE, P. E. I. - The standard way local roads are built in Summerside could change in the near future. The city has been working on a “complete streets” policy for nearly a year. Staff recently brought council up to speed on their progress,...
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