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Scientists should learn from PEI dairy farmers | Island Farmer
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (114+ words) As scientists are wont to do, there is a jargon for communication between experts and practitioners: extension. I think that this gets at the problem. Scientists like doing science - that's why we get into the profession " so it's easier to…...
Reinstating funding to literacy program right move
1+ week, 6+ day ago (85+ words) Over the past several weeks, the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI have been rolling out their operating budgets. Some of the decisions made in these budgets have a lot of people scratching their heads. This Week's Best…...
Relief as funding for Imagination Library continues
1+ week, 6+ day ago (90+ words) The reversal of the decision to cut provincial funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library comes as a relief for the trustee of the Westisle Family of Schools. The program provides free books to children by mail until the age of…...
3 AI and Cornell University
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (48+ words) This Week's Best Local News Welcome to the e-edition home of PEI's award winning community newspaper." Welcome to the e-edition of the award winning West Prince Graphic." Welcome to the e-edition of The Island Farmer Receive Island death notifications daily…...
Clarence Ryan recognized for decades of conservation work
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (114+ words) As a longtime trapper, Clarence Ryan had always been interested in the outdoors. But it was one particular issue in the mid-1990s that set in motion his career in watershed stewardship. Due to blockages affecting Atlantic salmon and other fish, there…...
Vanden Berghe family captures'excellence in farm safety award
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (127+ words) VALLEYFIELD " For Tina and John Vanden Berghe, farm safety is not simply a checklist of rules or procedures. It is a daily mindset that guides how their family farm operates." That commitment earned the couple the 2026 Excellence in Farm Safety…...
Elementary school principal's three decades of experience recognized
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (88+ words) The principal for Tignish Elementary was honoured to receive the Doug Mac Dougall Inspire Award from the Public Schools Branch (PSB). With colleagues, students, his family, including his mom, in attendance, Mike Ellsworth was surprised with the award on Feb…...
Learning the governmental ropes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (118+ words) The decision for the Federation of PEI Municipalities to provide actual training for first-time mayors and councillors after municipal elections this fall sounds like a great idea. This year, municipal elections will be taking place on Nov. 2, and the federation…...
Pharmacies improving access to smoking cessation program
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (99+ words) Mary Ellen Rennie, pharmacist and owner of the Medicine Shoppe in Alberton, finds those accessing the provincial smoking cessation program through the pharmacy is a popular option for those looking to quit smoking. "Anything we can have in our toolbox…...