Category Archives: Prince Edward Island

Searching for the Perigee Super-Moon

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The biggest full moon of the year is a wild ride

Perigee moon May 5 2012 (photo Peter Asquith, New Zealand rights reserved)

Last night I saw the Perigee Moon when I fell asleep early but not at 3:50 AM when I awoke on the east side of the house.

I jumped in my wheelchair and zipped to the west end of the house and there it was, big and butter yellow shining through the trees.

I had to get dressed and go chase the moon for a better picture than from a kitchen window. I would get a picture of the moon, but not as good as the by Peter Asquith from New Zealand.  Continue reading →

Super Moon coming on May 5 – 6

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Catch the biggie-sized moon near the horizon on May 5th but watch out for the hound dog barking

Perigee super moon rising (photo Bill Watson Hamilton Ontario)

I knew something magical was happening last night. When I was going to sleep, the almost full moon was streaming light through the blinds.

I opened them up and fell asleep bathed in the moonlight. When I awoke at 2:30 AM the night was alive with moonlight.  Continue reading →

Would Wildrose have shut down Alberta’s Human Rights Commission

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Election win by Conservatives puts issue to rest but for how long?

Alison Redford, Alberta Premier on the phone jubilant at election win(photo credit - Todd Korol / Reuters)

Against the odds and Canada’s top pollsters and media predictions, Conservative Alison Redford has won a decided victory in Alberta’s provincial election.

Canadian human rights advocates can breathe a sigh of relief that Wildrose didn’t take the government. Wildrose leader Danielle Smith announced plans to close down Alberta’s Human Rights Commission, replacing it with a branch of the court system to weed out “frivolous” human rights complaints.  Continue reading →

John Mellencamp Tours Canada in 2012 with Cowboy Junkies

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“No Better Than This” tour will hit 16 sites from BC to Newfoundland with Summerside, Moncton, Dartmouth, Sydney and St. John’s in Atlantic Canada

American rock and roll star John (Cougar) Mellencamp has booked the “No Better Than This” across Canada tour this summer, starting in Penticton BC on June 14th.

This tour may be the sleeper concert of the summer. Bigger acts in bigger cities will draw larger audiences but Mellencamp and The Cowboy Junkies will move your soul in a good direction.
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New Annan Murder Case Closed Too Soon

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It will take Dateline to unravel the truth about what happened on the highway in New Annan

Murder scene in New Annan PEI - two dead but no reasons given (photo CBC)

When a passing motorist found a Volkswagen Passat parked along the highway in New Annan, PEI with it’s 4-ways flashing, they had no way of knowing one person inside the car was dead and another lay dying.

It would take the RCMP only a week to solve the mysterious deaths.

St.John NB police should get the same team to solve the murder of New Brunswick millionaire Richard Oland  which has gone unsolved since summer. Continue reading →

PEI will lose more land to flooding

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Climate change will affect Alberta and Saskatchewan the least

Flooding in Atlantic Canada

According to CBC and a government sponsored think tank, PEI is at the highest risk of losing land to flooding from climate change.

While Alberta and Saskatchewan will lose zero land to climate change flooding, PEI will lose 1.3% to 1.6%. That will impact highways, bridges, coastal villages and both Charlottetown and Summerside which already experience storm surge damage. Continue reading →