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'Keeping our culture strong': Mi'kmaq artisans proud of cultural revival

P.E.I. Mi'kmaq artists are taking great pride in maintaining their cultural traditions and incorporating spiritual beliefs in their practice.

Taiwanese company expanding exports of P.E.I. food and products

Markets are expanding for P.E.I. farmers and their products handled by the Leezen store in Charlottetown and the company has more plans to expand.

A jingle of a weekend at Scotchfort's 20th annual powwow

This is the first powwow on P.E.I. this season. It's also the 20th Anniversary of the Abegweit First Nation's pow wow at Scotchfort. It's a very important part of the Mi'kmaq culture and a chance to connect regionally.

How a little Island cooking is expanding the world of immigrants to P.E.I.

PEIANC operates a women's group and introduces them to Canadian cooking through workshops at The Mill in New Glasgow, P.E.I. It's also a chance to see rural P.E.I. and make new friends.

Not lost in translation: Many options for language interpretation on P.E.I.

Interpretation services are becoming more and more important on the Island as numbers of newcomers increase.

P.E.I. Mi'kmaq groups urged to consider social entrepreneurship

First Nations groups on P.E.I. gathered this week to hear more about the concept of social enterprise creating local businesses whose primary concern is social rather than economic.

International students practise English, job skills at UPEI boot camp

UPEI holds a boot camp every year for domestic and international students. The International students learn to translate past experiences and academic work into employment skills for the current P.E.I. job market.

Newcomers to P.E.I. get driving lessons in their first language

Abegweit Driving School in Charlottetown has responded to an influx of newcomers on P.E.I. by offering driving lessons in multiple languages.

2 P.E.I. Syrians divided over present and future of their country

Bassel Malakieh and Feyyad Abdulhey, both Syrians living in P.E.I., took very different paths to arrive in P.E.I. and they also have differing opinions on the war that's tearing their country apart.

Kensington seniors get worldly with immigrant project

A seniors group in Kensington invited immigrants from five different countries for a lunch and learn.