What’s in a name?

I’ve been thinking of names a lot recently, wondering why people seem to go out of their way to make things confusing. When I’m teaching classes or leading walks, I…

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Rhapsody with Science

Harry Thurston is an award-winning poet, naturalist and globe-travelling journalist whose environmental and nature writing has appeared widely in North American magazines, including Audubon, Equinox, Canadian Geographic, and National Geographic.…

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The Art of Water Security

The Art of Water Security is a free, community-engaged workshop to be held August 26 from 1–4 pm at Beaconsfield Carriage House during  this year’s Art in the Open (AITO)…

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Thick sound

Confederation Centre Art Gallery (CCAG) is once again partnering with Art in the Open (AITO), Charlottetown’s annual outdoor visual arts festival to be held this year on August 26 from…

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Montague the Beautiful

From around 1975-1985, I lived in Montague, where I ran a bookstore and worked at the Eastern Graphic. There were some lovely people there, and the Montague River was gorgeous.…

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Tree Huggers Ball

The Tree Huggers Ball is a series of three Tuesday evening cabarets at Victoria Playhouse on August 8, 15 and 22 at 7:30 pm. Created to allow Islanders to process…

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Tumultuous Times

Readers of this column will know how much I value the East Point area. I’ve written many times about its bird populations, where in the winter you can see thousands…

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Island Tides

[photo by Jenna Rachelle]

The Island Tides Yoga & Wellness Festival, presented by Discover Charlottetown, returns to the city June 22–25, for its third annual event. Building on tthe success of previous years, the…

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Wild growth

Kate MacQuarrie [photo: Buzz]

Kate MacQuarrie was born and raised in and around Charlottetown and continues to live on the Island. She started her undergraduate degree in physics but quickly switched to biology to…

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