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
Find out more »April 2021
Easter Sunday
Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day after his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD
Find out more »GREEN SHIRT DAY
Today is Green Shirt Day Green Shirt Day was created to honour the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, and to continue Logan Boulet's legacy by inspiring Canadians to become donors as he did. (April is National Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Month).
Find out more »ACP Day
Advance Care Planning Day is April 16th. Advance Care Planning is thinking, talking about, and writing down your future health care wishes or instructions. It is your “voice” to let people know what kind of health care and treatment you would want in the future if you were unable to speak for yourself. On April 16th, Hospice PEI, and Health PEI encourage you to have the conversation with family, loved ones, and your health care professional, as it is an…
Find out more »EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Sunday in Canada celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection after his death, which is described in the Christian Bible. Some people observe Easter Sunday by attending church while others spend time with their families and friends or engage in Easter egg activities. Easter Sunday is not a public holiday. It falls on Sunday, April 17, 2022 and most businesses follow regular Sunday opening hours in Canada.
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