The Guardian (Charlottetown)
Proud of P.E.I. athletes
As Matthew Mcnally reflects on Team P.E.I.’S performance at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada National Summer Games, one word comes to mind: Proud. “Coming out with the expectation for folks to really create their personal best, six people achieved new...
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RED DIRT CERTIFIED
A new passport is giving P.E.I. hikers a chance to track their progress as they explore 12 trails across the Island. Gaylene Gillis Mccarron, executive director of Island Trails, said the new Island Trails Passport, launched in July, was created to...
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A ‘BRIGHT FUTURE’ FOR SUMMERSIDE: KUTCHER
After four years serving as mayor of Summerside, Dan Kutcher will not be seeking re-election in November. “It’s bittersweet,” he said. “I really enjoyed the role and care about the people that we share this fantastic little city with. It’s always hard...
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OYSTER LICENCE BUYBACK PANNED
Ottawa has released details about a licence buyback program for wild oyster fishers which it says will help fishers who are grappling with the impacts of the MSX and dermo pathogens. But the executive director of a P.E.I. industry group that...
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A TRULY SWEET GIG
After two summers of enjoying a fulfilling summer job, a Charlottetown student got news she did not want to hear in 2025. The ice cream truck where she worked, Truckin’ Roll, was closing. For Kyla Clarkin, Truckin’ Roll was not just a summer job. She...
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A WORLD ON FIRE
Toronto and New York choked under orange and white skies. Madrid and Bordeaux had flames licking at their doorsteps. Vast forests, rural communities and ranchlands full of livestock in Western Canada and the U.S. have burned — and all in the month of...
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MAKING THE CALLS
Umpire Jon Schut of Cornwall, P.E.I., intently follows the action for a close play at first base during the British Columbia-Ontario game at the Baseball Canada 2026 Canada Cup 17U national championship on Legends Field in Summerside, P.E.I. Jon and...
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CARING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
A new psychology clinic in downtown Charlottetown is aiming to improve access to mental health care while giving future psychologists a reason to build their careers on P.E.I. The Centre for Interpersonal Relationships (CFIR P.E.I.) has officially...
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FIELD OF PROMISES
A new baseball field in western P.E.I. can make the claim it’s the province’s first artificial turf field. The Don Mcdougall Park, located at the Mill River Resort, has been a project years in the making, and celebrated with a formal grand opening on...
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P.E.I. POTATO BOARD SAYS 2026 CROP SEASON SHAPING UP BETTER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR
An official with the P.E.I. Potato Board is fairly optimistic the current season will be more successful than the one a year ago. Ryan Barrett, research and agronomy specialist with the board, said the rainfall so far this summer has things looking...
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BUILDING CONNECTIONS
The Black Cultural Society of P.E.I. used this year’s Emancipation Day celebration to reflect on the province’s history, celebrate Black Islanders and look ahead under new leadership. The event also marked the Black Cultural Society’s 10th...
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CHILLING OUT IN SUMMERSIDE
Mitch Shea, CEO of Port Summerside, stands next to some cooling equipment being installed to transform two-thirds of the port’s current bulk storage warehouse into a new cold storage venture called Seaside Cold Storage. The project is expected to be...
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PRIVATE POTHOLES
Every Island driver knows the teeth rattling thud-clunk of hitting a pothole. It’s a problem across the province and capital every spring. This year, Charlottetown received complaints from residents uptown about a slew of potholes along Minna Jane...
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FIXING THE FIREHALL
The Town of Three Rivers has approved emergency repairs at the Georgetown fire and rescue station after concerns were raised about the building’s front doors and part of the front wall. Council approved the work during a special meeting after its...
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LOVE P.E.I.’S LIGHTHOUSES?
P.E.I. is believed to have the highest concentration of lighthouses in North America, with 61 of the beacons across the province that have become part of the Island’s cultural identity. They appear on postcards, tourism brochures, paintings and travel...
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CELEBRATING PRIDE
Hundreds of people filled the streets of downtown Charlottetown on Saturday morning as they took part in the annual P.E.I. Pride parade. The parade began at 10 a.m. at the provincial government parking lot near Terry Fox Drive before making its way...
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CBSA PLANS REVIEW AFTER $13.2M COCAINE CASE TOSSED
Canada’s border agency says it is considering policy changes after a Windsor, Ont., judge dismissed a $13.2-million cocaine-smuggling case over what she called “egregious” violations of a truck driver’s Charter rights. The ruling found border officers...
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CENTURY SISTERS
Violet Oicle and Ferne Edgecombe try to see each other at least once every year. This year, the reunion brought Oicle, 106, from Nova Scotia to Andrews of Stratford, where her 103-year-old sister lives. Over lunch on Wednesday, the sisters reflected...
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IN SEARCH OF HELP
Canadian provincial and territorial leaders say they need Ottawa’s help to keep up with the demands on their health-care systems. A final statement from the premiers, whose meetings in Charlottetown were chaired by P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz this week,...
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CALLING FOR UNITY
P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz stressed the importance of unity in response to newly announced American tariffs as meetings of Canadian provincial and territorial leaders kicked off in Charlottetown on Tuesday. During a news conference on Tuesday, Lantz...
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DIGGING IN
Ground has broken, and a new artificial turf field is on the way in Charlottetown. Located beside the Simmons Sports Centre, the field will serve as home for the Charlottetown Privateers Football Club, along with other sports. Paul Trewin, a...
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HONOURING THEIR SERVICE
A few weeks ago, Robin Croucher told his wife he needed to start thinking about the speech he would give at his daughter’s wedding. “I could never have imagined I’d be here today delivering her eulogy,” he said. “No parent should ever be faced with...
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INTERNAL TRADE BARRIERS STILL COSTING CANADA: CFIB
A leading business group is giving some provinces and the federal government good grades for trying to break down Canada’s costly internal trade obstacles, even as those barriers continue to cost Canadians billions of dollars a year. In its annual...
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ISLAND IN MOURNING
The regimental funeral procession begins for paramedic Jenna Croucher of Souris on Friday from the Delta Hotel on the Charlottetown waterfront. Croucher, 23, was killed along with her colleague, Mike MacKenzie, 56, and their patient on July 7 when...
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A LOVE OF RACING
Rocky Schurman of Summerside, P.E.I., developed a love of harness racing at a young age. Today, that passion for standardbred horses is as strong as ever. “My father (the late Garth Schurman) was a driver, an owner and a trainer, so I have been around...
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LOBSTER CARNIVAL BEGINS
Crews assemble the midway grounds for the 2026 Summerside Lobster Carnival. The carnival runs with a full slate of events from Wednesday to Saturday. The theme this year is Raceway Days, a nod to the 150th anniversary of harness racing in Summerside....
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A VISION OF SERENITY
ALEXANDRA, P.E.I. The co-founder of the charity group Santa’s Angels has big plans for the Serene View Ranch in Alexandra. Kenny Zakem needs to fundraise $2.2 million this summer to buy the 125-acre property. The idea is to make it the permanent home...
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A SOMBRE RETURN
A procession carrying the bodies of P.E.I. paramedics Mike Mackenzie and Jenna Croucher crosses the Confederation Bridge into Borden-carleton on July 10. The paramedics were killed along with their patient when the ambulance they were travelling in...
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SPENDING NEEDED FOR ‘GROWTH,’ MINISTER SAYS
The federal government plans to pay for its recent big-ticket spending through a combination of economic growth and deficit increases, Finance Minister François-philippe Champagne says. Prior to officially kicking off the government’s pre-budget...
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HIDDEN HISTORY
Tour guide Eboshogwe Igwoba holds up a historic image of Rochford Square during a walking tour of The Bog. The P.E.I. Museum and Heritage Foundation is offering free tours of the Island’s community of formerly enslaved people who lived 200 years ago,...
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ELECTRIFYING INFORMATION
Maritime Electric says it has installed about 34,000 new smart meters across P.E.I. as it continues a provincewide rollout expected to be completed next summer. The utility is about one-third of the way through installing 90,000 meters and about...
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A CHILD’S RIGHT TO PROTECTION
Warning: The following story includes information around murder and suicide and may be upsetting to readers. Canada’s Suicide Crisis Helpline is available by calling or texting 988. P.E.I.’S child advocate is calling on the province to establish a new...
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TAKING THE BAIT
Shane Jamieson of Souris washes off his fishing boat, Down Time, which is berthed at the Canadian Coast Guard wharf in Souris, as sunny skies continue in P.E.I. Jamieson said he had just gotten in from a day laying mackerel as bait.
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MIMINEGASH MARKS ABBY HUSTLER DAY
As Abby Hustler made her way toward the Miminegash Event Centre grounds, she was escorted by an honour guard of young girls. As the host of children walked together, they carried a wide and colourful banner, which, in shades of dark blue, white, and...
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OLAND MURDER STILL OPEN 15 YEARS LATER
For those who were in the packed, fifth-floor courtroom of the Saint John Law Courts on Dec. 19, 2015, it was a scene that cannot be forgotten. Dennis Oland, on trial for the second-degree murder of his dad, Richard, stood next to one of his defence...
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SLIDING INTO SUMMER
Four-year-old Myleigh MacKinnon enjoys a ride on the giant inflatable slide at Marco Polo Land in Cavendish. The sun, heat and humidity have been high this week, with the humidex in the 30s on Thursday and Friday. More of the same is expected today,...
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PLENTY OF PRODUCT
Despite the presence of two fatal diseases harming wild and cultured oysters in P.E.I., the general manager of Raspberry Point Oysters wants the public to know that its product is blossoming as the recently expanded company prepares for its first big...
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FINAL FLIGHTS
Sgt. Shane Votour, crew chief of Canada’s aerial acrobatics team the Snowbirds, performs some pre-flight maintenance. The Snowbirds recently flew from Slemon Park Airport while conducting a slate of shows around the Maritimes and Quebec. The 2026 air...
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HAVING A BALL
Nathaly Munoz, president of the Latino Association of P.E.I., explains the rules of soccer baseball before the start of the Multicultural Friendship Soccer Baseball Tournament in Charlottetown. Organizers chose the game because it is easy to learn and...
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A cruel irony of the war on drugs
It took Corey Tochor three years to get to this point. The Conservative MP turned heads on Parliament Hill when, in the midst of the House of Commons’ final dizzying days of passing legislation before adjourning for the summer, he emerged with an...
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Did fentanyl move north?
Fentanyl has become a political symbol of border failure, but public health academics say the recent decline in overdose deaths points instead to shifts in supply and public health measures — not tari s or border crackdowns. Nearly half of Americans —...
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PEAK SUMMER ADVENTURE .
Aman from Tarantum, P.E.I., took immense pride just days ago in knowing he had just reached the tallest point in North America. Darcy Murnaghan, who has been living in Calgary since 2014, ascended to the top of Mount Mckinley, also known as Denali, in...
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YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IS HIGH, SO HOW IS THERE A LABOUR SHORTAGE?
Emma Hawley has been looking for work for about two years now. The 20-year-old says she has applied to more than 25 businesses within walking distance of her home, changed her resume multiple times, updated her contact information and repeatedly...
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DRUMMING FOR CANADA DAY
The president of the Canada Day drumming celebrations in Charlottetown is visibly excited when she shares what’s planned for Victoria Park on July 1. Mabel Chu promises an eclectic six-minute celebration that will make it virtually impossible not to...
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SALES DOWN, HOPES HIGH
Business at the Charlottetown Farmers’ Market is slowly picking up as summer approaches, but many vendors say they are still seeing fewer customers than they did before a Christmas Day fire forced the market to move to a temporary location. Several...
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MILITARY POLICE WARNED ABOUT OFFICER’S CLAIMS OF ACCESS TO ANAND
A Canadian Forces officer in charge of a private organization raising funds for Ukraine told a civilian she not only had access to then-defence minister Anita Anand, but suggested she may be able to shape how federal government funds were spent on the...
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ADDING TO THE DYNASTY
It was a record-setting performance for the Morell Regional High School senior boys track and field team. And, in particular, team member Nathan Clinton, who became the first-ever athlete to set four PEISAA provincial championship records in the same...
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P.E.I. PROMENADE
Charlottetown’s two public high school held proms this week as the school year draws to a close. Due to ongoing renovation work at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, Colonel Gray and Charlottetown Rural proms took place at the Eastlink Centre for...
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SPECIAL INVITATIONS
As L.J. Gaudet stood on the podium, the smile on the 10-year-old’s face captured the moment perfectly. It had nothing to do with the colour of ribbons L.J. had won, but – more importantly – about opportunity. “He was some proud,” said L.J.’S mother,...
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JOY UNCONFINED
Children at Sherwood Elementary School in Charlottetown take turns plunging down the new slide on June 12. The school’s inclusive playground was a five-year project and cost $400,000, largely raised by a committee of volunteers. Bethany Robinson,...
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MEET THE VEIN TRAIN
Seeing first-hand how important blood transfusions can be for patients, a group of Queen Elizabeth Hospital employees has made blood donation a regular part of giving back to the community. The group is called the Vein Train. They visit the Canadian...
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Lax border policies fostered one of Canada’s most dangerous gangs
At the immigration hearing for an accused Indian gangster earlier this month, an Edmonton police officer attempted to illustrate the scale of the criminal operation that law enforcement was now dealing with. The hearing concerned Jashandeep Singh, an...
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100 REASONS TO SMILE
P.E.I. Little did two P.E.I. women know when they met 36 years ago the pair would grow to be best friends and celebrate a major milestone together. Helen MacPhail and Gwen Taylor have both just celebrated their 100th birthdays. Both women marked the...
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BECOMING UNPLUGGED
A P.E.I. mother noticed the negative changes in her young daughter immediately. Jennifer Gill’s daughter was 14 years old when she got her first smartphone. “She spent hours online scrolling, and she was influenced by everybody on Instagram and...
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MAJOR PET PROJECT
The P.E.I. Humane Society is in the process of doubling in size as staff carry out the move from the former shelter building into a new one on the same property. “It’s incredibly gratifying, if I’m being honest with you,” Ashley Travis, development...
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‘THE BEATING HEART OF THE CAMPUS’
“The space is out of date,” university librarian Svetlana Kochkina said as she toured The Guardian around UPEI’S Robertson Library recently. The 52-year-old building is in the beginning stages of a significant renovation project. The renovation will...
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HOUSING PRICES WOULD BE 10% LOWER IF CANADA HAD KEPT PACE WITH U.S.: CMHC
Canada’s housing stock would be about 30 per cent larger and prices 10 per cent lower if this country’s building industry had been as responsive to demand as its American counterpart over the last couple of decades, says a new report from the federal...
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PUCKS TO PICKLEBALL
Cody Hodgson said when he was picked 10th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2008 NHL draft, he could never have guessed he would some day own a professional pickleball team. Hodgson, a co-owner of the York Yeti, will bring the first-ever...
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‘LARGER THAN LIFE’
Forbie Kennedy was remembered Tuesday as a man who had a passion for hockey and for his family. The Dorchester, N.B., born former NHL player was celebrated with a funeral at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown. “How fitting is it that we celebrate...
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BRINGING THE WORLD CUP TO P.E.I.
Apiece of one of the world’s biggest sporting events is coming to Charlottetown. On June 15, Confederation Landing Park will be transformed as the City of Charlottetown works with soccer’s governing body FIFA on the event called Canada Celebrates,...
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TIME TO REFLECT
Dave Cheverie, an employee with the P.E.I. government’s Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy, was part of a highway crew putting down magnetic markers on the Trans-canada Highway near Wood Islands in late May. Cheverie said the...
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FEDERAL MINISTER POURS MORE COLD WATER ON N.B.’S LNG IDEA
Canada has reached a landmark deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany — but it’s from the Pacific coast. And federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson has poured more cold water on the possibility of an East Coast export terminal, even as New...
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HEART-FELT PLEA
After a 20-month wait at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, nine-year-old Maverick Bishop is back home in Stratford, P.E.I., with a transplanted heart. His parents, Marie-Eve Roy, left, and Woodrow Bishop, are appealing to the public to have...
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FINDING A FIX
David Macmillan, volunteer with Charlottetown’s Fix-it Fair, left, attempts to fix a microwave belonging to Ray Dong. While the microwave could not be fixed, Dong said he still left happy knowing what was wrong with it. The fair, which has been growing...
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REMEMBERING FORBIE
For Scott Mccabe – and many others – Forbie Kennedy was much more than just a hockey coach. Mccabe played five years with the Kennedy-coached Charlottetown Abbies junior A team from 1986 to 1991. "As a young kid in the ’80s starting out at 16 years...
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ONE LAST TRIP
WOOD ISLANDS, P.E.I. A Wood Islands woman’s dying wish is to see the icebergs in Newfoundland and Labrador. But time is of the essence. Bev Stewart has been diagnosed with a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), called primary lateral...
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CELEBRATING JOY
There’s a music festival happening in P.E.I. this week, but the setting is not a typical performance venue and some of the acts don’t have far to travel to take the stage. Whisperwood Villa, a Charlottetown seniors’ home, is being turned into a concert...
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POLITICIANS SEEK TO EASE FOOD COSTS, BUT ARE BATTLING MARKET FORCES
OTTAWA Call it the coriander conundrum. Like with parsley, carrots, dill and most other members of the apiaceae family of edible plants, the retail price of coriander has been growing like a weed. While the prices of many items on grocery store...
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How Mars gave a NASA spacecraft a gravitational boost
Launched on Oct. 13, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft got a boost on its way to the similarly-named asteroid 16 Psyche. The spacecraft recently used the planet Mars to get a gravitational boost on its three-year journey to the asteroid. Gravitational boosts...
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TASTES OF THE WORLD SETTLES IN NEW HOME
Awell-travelled man who has worked for some Michelin-star chefs says he was looking for years for a place to settle and cook before finding the perfect setting in P.E.I. Nishanth Dominic, who has just opened Island Chef on Queen Street in downtown...
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LEADING WOMEN OF THE WORLD
A P.E.I. woman had no idea when she was picking potatoes on the family farm as a youngster that she would eventually rise to become one of the most influential rural women’s voices in the world. Marie Kenny was elected the world president of the...
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LOOKING FOR A TEAM TO STEP UP
With the closure of the P.E.I. Alliance for Mental Well-being, several programs are in limbo. Health Minister Cory Deagle recently announced the closure of the organization during question period in the legislature, saying the alliance was top heavy...
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Finding relief from the pain
A 56-year-old Morell woman says the health-care team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown saved her life. Kathy Vail was an educational assistant prepping a student for transportation on a school bus more than seven years ago when she...
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BRANCHING OUT
Emily Bender sits inside a paper tree at The Chocolate Chicken in downtown Charlottetown, a bookstore and creative space she helps run with her mother, Melissa Bender, while sharing the legacy of her grandmother, children’s author and illustrator...
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