February 2021
Islander Day
Islander Day is a holiday in the province of Prince Edward Island on the third Monday of February. It gives people the chance to have a day off to relax or to take a short winter break.
Find out more »Winsloe Winter Series Ceilidh
Winter Series Ceilidh continue at Winsloe Lions Hall, Campbell Road Monday, Feb 15, 7-9 pm. Special guests are Terry Dunsford and the husband and wife duo of Kevin and Joanne Blacquiere along with the house band Brian Knox, Heartz Godkin and Judy Lowe. Admission is at the door which opens at 6:30 pm. There will be canteen and bar service and a 50/50 draw. The hall is wheelchair accessible. Covid restrictions will apply. To reserve your tickets message Judy Lowe…
Find out more »MARS ROVER LANDING
Today, NASA’s next robotic explorer – Perseverance – follows in the dusty tracks of its predecessors. After a 293 million-mile trek since its July 2020 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the upgraded rover is slated to land on the Red Planet at 4:55 p.m. today.
Find out more »Pink Shirt Day
Pink Shirt Day, is when each year Canadians are asked to take a stand against bullying – and to make that stance public by including an article of pink clothing in their ensemble.
Find out more »2021 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
The 78th Golden Globe Awards will honor the best in American television of 2020, as well as film in 2020 and early 2021, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The 2021 Golden Globes will honor Jane Fonda with the Cecil B. deMille Award, and Norman Lear with the Carol Burnett Award. Lear will be the third recipient of the recently created Carol Burnett Award, which honors contributions to television.
Find out more »March 2021
DRESS IN BLUE DAY
Dress in Blue Day lets allies everywhere join the mission to end colorectal cancer. By wearing blue, you bring awareness to this disease and support our work — as well as honor all who are impacted by colorectal cancer. Dress in Blue Day is Friday, March 5, but March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In 2021, an estimated 149,500 people will be diagnosed with this highly preventable disease. They will join more than 1.4 million colorectal cancer patients and…
Find out more »DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS
Time to "spring forward"! Officially clocks go ahead Sunday morning at 2:00am (to 3:00am), but most of us do it tonight before we go to bed. Don't worry, we'll get the hour back... in the fall. ALSO... test and change the batteries in your smoke detectors!
Find out more »Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day.
Today is Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day. Almost one-year since the first lockdown, let's honour these workers on social media. Not just frontline operators, but also the maintenance crews, mechanics, dispatchers and others who have kept our communities running safely—and still do! Use the hashtag #thankstransit.
Find out more »Special Event with City Cinema
ADHD PEI is hosting an exciting event with City Cinema. A multi-platform screening of “ADD & Loving it” will kick off our two-week targeted fundraising effort. The Founder’s Event fundraising campaign will help ADHD PEI fully establish itself as a legal entity and provide the fiscal runway to expand services programming to Islanders. ADHD PEI wants everyone to have access to this entertaining and informative documentary, created and directed by Rick Green and starring Patrick McKenna. Rick Green’s company TotallyADD…
Find out more »The Winter Series Ceilidh
The Winter Series Ceilidh continues Monday, March 29 at the Winsloe Lions Hall starting at 7 pm. Special guests include The Langille Boys and Vernon Smith. Seating is limited and Covid restrictions apply. There will be canteen and bar service as well as a 50/50 draw. Admission is at the door which opens at 6:30 pm. To reserve your tickets call 902-894-9901
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