Past Events

December 7 – Jolee Patkai, Susan Campbell Dec 14th – Larry Campbell, Marcella Richard Dec 21st – Ceilidh in the City Band Mondays 7-9pm Doors open at 6:30pm Admission $15 Covid19 restrictions apply

We are excited to host a Winter Essentials Drive on December 8th and 9th in support of various local charities that are in need during the winter months. We will be collecting gently used winter items (coats, gloves, sweaters etc) as well as non-perishable food items. The public is welcome to stop at our four office locations around Prince Edward Island and drop off donations at the following times: December 8: O’Leary – 9am to 12pm Summerside – 1pm to…

The 2nd Annual Holiday Food Drive will be taking place on Saturday December 19th, from 9am to 2 pm. There will be 2 Donation Stations set up – one at the Borden-Carleton Fire Hall, and one at Ceretti's Grocery – and they’re asking for Non-Perishable Food Items.  The Food Drive is in support of the South Shore Food Bank.

Winter begins today at 6:02 AM Atlantic Standard Time Today is the shortest day of the year, which means that it’s the day in which we experience the least amount of daylight. Logically, it would make sense to assume that this is also the coldest day of the year, since we are exposed to less warmth-giving sunlight on this day than at any other time. But this is not true. The coldest day of the year is usually in January (something…

Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. Originally created by author Daniel O’Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode “The Strike”, which O’Keefe’s son, Dan O’Keefe, co-wrote. The non-commercial holiday’s celebration, as depicted on Seinfeld, occurs on December 23 and includes a Festivus dinner, an unadorned aluminum Festivus pole, practices such as the “Airing of Grievances” and…

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society. Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due in part to the Christian liturgical…

Christmas (or Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Popular modern customs of the holiday include: gift giving completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath Christmas music and caroling viewing a Nativity play an exchange of Christmas cards church services a special meal, and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights,…

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas Day, thus being the second day of Christmastide.  It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed part of the British Empire. Boxing Day is on 26 December, although the attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place either on that day or one or two days later. In Nova Scotia Boxing Day is not a statutory holiday. It is, however,…