Past News features
Threat to pets:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Sally Pitt looks at parvovirus, a highly contagious disease that killed a number of puppies recently purchased at a P.E.I. pet store. (runs 5:55)
Pork au naturel:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Ian Petrie looks at whether producing new, higher-end products could be a solution for P.E.I.'s struggling hog industry. (runs 4:53)
Adopted Village:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Kenya native Makena Ambassa moved to Charlottetown in 2003, and Islanders are reaching out to help her village, Mikinduri. (runs 7:11)
Cole to P.E.I:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Ian Petrie looks at the challenge P.E.I. farmers face from cheap produce coming into Island stores from China. (runs 3:40)
Wood stove safety:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
In the wake of a fatal fire, the CBC's Brian Higgins talks with P.E.I. fire marshal Dave Blacquiere about ways to stay safe while heating with wood. (runs 1:43)
Green Building:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Erin Moore tours the new Jean Canfield Building in Charlottetown, which the federal government says is the most environmentally friendly it's ever built. (runs 4:07)
The Hardy Boys:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
P.E.I.'s quadruplets, the Hardy Boys, turn 20 in November. Bruce Rainnie joins the family for a look back at their arrival. (runs 5:39)
Beaver Dams:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The Beaver is causing problems for fish by damming rivers on P.E.I. Sally Pitt looks at possible ways to manage Canada's symbol. (runs 3:56)
Recruiting the faithful:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Erin Moore talks to P.E.I.'s youngest priest about the challenges of recruiting new priests to the calling. (runs 2:45)
Alternative Worship:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Many P.E.I. churches are shrinking, but there's a new church that's growing. The Community Church is based on Christian teachings, but many of the old traditions are gone. The CBC's Sophia Harris visited. (runs 3:12)
HST reality check:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sally Pitt looks at how bringing a harmonized sales tax to P.E.I. might affect Island families. (runs 5:01)
A very public problem:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Margaret Trudeau talks to Compass host Bruce Rainnie about her battle with mental illness. (runs 5:11)
No answers on fish kill:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Erin Moore talks with Environment Canada's David Aggett about why no conclusive reason for July's fish kills on P.E.I. could be determined. (runs 4:51)
Feeding the Children:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Compass host Bruce Rainnie talks to UPEI nutritionist Kathy Gotchall-Pass about how to help children make healthy choices. (runs 5:37)
Making the team:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Prince Edward Islanders have grabbed two of the eight spots on Canada's national gymnastics team. (runs 3:10)
A deadly bloom:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Ian Petrie looks at how nitrates from agriculture are fueling plant growth in P.E.I. rivers and threatening the oyster fishery. (runs 6:34)
Headlands and Buffer Zones 101:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Potato farmers on the Dunk River say legislation on buffer zones and headlands is muddy at best. Compass's Ian Petrie looks at exactly what is in the province's legislation. (runs 2:31)
Roma, 275 years on:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sally Pitt visits the newly re-constructed of Roma, in eastern P.E.I., established by the French in 1732. (runs 8:16)
From New Moon to Superbad:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Compass host Sara Fraser talks to P.E.I. actor Martha MacIsaac about her first major Hollywood role in Superbad. (runs 5:38)
Ballroom Barn:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
When the Lessards moved from Alberta to P.E.I. they couldn't find a place to dance, but with the right property, the Ballroom Barn was born. (runs 2:51)
Rip currents:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sofia Harris goes to Cavendish Beach for information on how to survive being caught in a rip current. (runs 1:51)
Dealing with loss:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Noella Thompson talks to the CBC's Sally Pitt following the sentencing of Arnold Sanderson, who was convicted of murdering her brother-in-law Shawn Smith. (runs 1:47)
Dr. Latfah's daughter:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
An Iraqi doctor, now a Canadian citizen, is struggling to get his daughter and grandsons out of an Indian refugee camp to join him in P.E.I. (runs 6:59)
Forced from home:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Joseph Van, a refugee from Myanmar, is struggling with being on Prince Edward Island, and isolated from his people. (runs 5:43)
Bridging the Strait:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Compass host Bruce Rainnie is joined at the foot of Confederation Bridge by Paul Gianellia, who built the bridge ten years ago. (runs 6:40)
Journey to Justice:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
When a man raped David in April 2005, errors in the investigation meant no charges were laid until another young man was raped. Sally Pitt reports. (runs 9:49)
Lead in the water:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Erin Moore reports on how the problem of lead in Charlottetown's drinking water will have no quick solution. (runs 5:14)
Trouble teen:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
For parents with children and teens who have serious behavioural problems, finding a place for them to be safe and get an education is a challenge. Sheila Taylor reports on one family's struggle. (runs 8:50)
Justice Delayed:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Two years after a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted, she and her family are still waiting to see the attacker in court.
(runs 6:14)
Loft Hockey:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Let the wind blow and the snow fall, the game is still on in this backyard rink. (runs 2:07)
Return from Afghanistan:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sally Pitt talks to Summerside lawyer Trish Cheverie about her trip to Kabhul to help set up the legal system there. (runs 6:52)
Approaching critical:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Doctors in West Prince say health care in the region is nearing a crisis. (runs 4:36)
Leaving O'Leary:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
After five years of working in rural P.E.I., Dr. Wade Kean is quitting his practice, leaving O'Leary even more short of doctors than it was before. (runs 5:58)
Help for addicted youth:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Cathy DesRoches tells the CBC's Erin Moore about her troubles finding help for her addicted son on P.E.I. (runs 5:45).
Christmas light and sound:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Rob Blanchard takes Christmas lights to a whole new level, sychronizing to music, at his home on Cannon Dr. in Charlottetown.
(runs 2:06)
Silent witness:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Shelly Molyneaux, whose father killed her mother in 1994, speaks to students at Montague High School about family violence (runs 5:43).
Economics of heritage:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sheila Taylor takes a walk through downtown Charlottetown with visiting architect Donovan Rypkema to discuss the sustainability and economics of heritage architecture (runs 5:01).
Selling the product:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sara Fraser talks to tourism expert Roger Brooks of Washington State University about how to sell tourism on P.E.I. (runs 5:55).
Helping Hands:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/nl/images/video.gif)
All they wanted was a place to go...Sally Pitt spends time with kids in Hillsborough helping make their community a better place. (5:58)
A view from the bridge:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/nl/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Steven D'Souza takes an unusual tour of P.E.I.'s Confederation Bridge - through the inside.
(runs 4:03)
Chinese Islanders:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/nl/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sally Pitt talks to the author of a new book which provides an unflinching look at 150 years of Chinese people on Prince Edward Island (runs 6:15)
Happy to be home:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/nl/images/video.gif)
Maroun and Nawal Abdallah talk to the CBC's Andrew Sprague about their experience of getting out of Lebanon (runs 6:45)
Theatre by the sea:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/nl/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sally Pitt reviews 25 years of theatre at the Victoria Playhouse (runs 6:39).
New lieutenant governor:![Click arrow to view video](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/nl/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sally Pitt visits with the new lieutenant governor appointee, Barbara Hagerman, on her back deck
(runs 5:26)
Growing business:![Click to watch the RealVideo file](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Gardening is big business, and as Sara Fraser reports, it doesn't get much bigger than Vesey's Seeds. (runs 5:31)
Overseas tour:![Click to watch the RealVideo file](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Brian Higgins talks to Island reservists who have started their training for a possible tour of duty in Afghanistan next February. (runs 4:24)
Chef at Home:![Click to watch the RealVideo file](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Sara Fraser joins Michael Smith behind the scenes of one of the Food Network's most popular shows, which is shot in eastern P.E.I. (runs 5:24)
Welcome spring:![Click to watch the RealVideo file](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Following a mild winter, Islanders are welcoming an early spring. Brian Higgins sees what they're doing on sea and shore (runs 5:45)
The price of silence:![Click to watch the RealVideo file](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Sally Pitt talks to two men about their decades-long secret, how they were sexually abused by their high school vice principal, and what happened when they finally came forward. (runs 8:00)
Surviving abuse:![Click to watch the RealVideo file](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Colleen MacQuarrie shares her story of sexual abuse, and hopes her experience can prevent others from having to live their own horror stories. (runs 6:16)
Celebrating 109:![Click to watch the RealVideo feature](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
The CBC's Bev Murphy joins Ann Byrne, the Island's resident, as she celebrates her 109th birthday (runs 5:27).
Down in the dumps:![Click to watch the RealVideo file](/web/20080108183113im_/http://www.cbc.ca/pei/images/video.gif)
Canada Now's Ian Petrie delves into the complicated issue of getting permission to operate a construction and demolition waste disposal site on P.E.I. (runs 2:16)
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