Story and photos by Jim Brown Would you believe several firefighters, who were around when the New London Rural Community Fire Company began service 50 years ago (incorporated in 1968), are still on the roster? They are Dale Parsons, Peter Elsinga, Douglas Cole and Joe Reid. Fire chief Allen Cole, son of Douglas Cole, says two of the four “originals”…
Acclaimed Island musicians Roy MacCaull, Marcella Richard and Larry Campbell took to the Stanley Bridge Centre stage on Aug 19 to deliver another rousing performance. Mixing popular original tunes with country, gospel and folk favorites and a salty splash of homespun humor, the talented trio provided a memorable evening’s worth of entertainment. Don’t worry fans, you will see them (and…
by Jim Brown Pieter Ijsselstein has big plans for the Stanley Bridge Centre, which he has leased for the summer months and will be open for business on June 16. The co-owner of White Gables at Hope River, Mr Ijsselstein recently returned from a taping of Dragon’s Den to pitch his potato soap themed products. He says the new Stanley…
Jim Brown photos The Stanley Bridge Centre (SBC) presented a rousing night of music June 10 at the SBC in Stanley Bridge. Featured performers were Gertie and Bill Campbell, Lou and Elmer Doiron, Trudy Hughes, Mary Campbell, Jason Campbell and Fenton MacSwain. Money from the concert will go towards needed renovations at the SBC.
Story and photos by Jim Brown You are truly blessed in life if you have many friends. And that’s certainly the case in spades for Joan Harding. It was turn away crowd at the New London Community Complex on April 6 for a benefit thrown by an army of volunteers, many of whom were friends and family of Joan, to…
Tickets were sold out weeks before the doors opened at the New London Community Complex to alumni, current players, parents, friends and others involved in the longest running friendly hockey exchange in the world. More than 280 tickets were sold to the Jan 26 Kensington, PEI-Bedford, Que., Peewee Friendship Hockey Exchange welcome banquet. Included in their number were members of…
The sun was shining brightly, though it was a bitterly cold morning for Remembrance Day services in North Rustico and across the Island. Still, hundreds of residents attended, young and old. Many were bundled up against the plunging temperatures and strong wind gusts. Jim Brown Photos
Members of the Charlottetown-based Among Friends Choir and Step By Step band gave a rousing performance at the Stanley Bridge Centre on June 11. Jim Brown Photos..
The ugly side of spring was revealed earlier this month (April 19) in the shocking condition of many roads and highways throughout PEI, including this stretch of the main road through Cavendish. Jim Brown photo.
Watching the snow fall from your window, already braced for a long and difficult winter? Maybe this will lift your spirits. The Stanley Bridge Centre (SBC) is hosting a number concerts in the spring and summer. Concerts begin May 28 with the acclaimed gospel group, Men of the Harvest, performing at the SBC at 3 pm. Tickets are $10 for…