Only on PEI

Published in January 31st, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, community, economy, events, family, photos, press

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Where else can a provincial government hold a press conference and ask people to wait an extra 5 or 10 minutes so we can wait for someone’s parents to show up…
This was the case just before the announcement (pasted below) was to begin. Jason Aspin, a native Islander, and his business partner Neil Kemp, were [...]

A great day to read!

Published in January 25th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, children, community, education, family, health, literacy, parenting, photos, youth

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Can’t say enough about the great little library in Stratford. Jane McKinney, the librarian, does a fantastic job keeping things up to date and organized. But better still, is her ability to attract so many people to the library. What a busy spot. Family Literacy Day went off without a hitch. Silvia Beaton was the [...]

Family Literacy Day

Published in January 24th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, children, community, education, family, literacy, parenting, youth

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For immediate release
aussi disponible en français
Islanders are invited to celebrate Family Literacy Day this weekend at public libraries throughout the province, and participate in a Canada-wide attempt at a new Guinness world record.
Family Literacy Day is a national celebration with literacy-themed events coordinated by literacy organizations, schools, public libraries and families. It is held [...]

7 things meme

Published in January 15th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Uncategorized

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Meme - a unit of cultural information
I have been tagged by Rob Paterson and Hans Connor to participate in “7 Things” where people with websites/weblogs are asked by their ’so-called’ friends to reveal 7 things about themselves to their readers and then to pass along the same request to 7 more unsuspecting ’so-called’ friends on [...]