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Mainstreet PEI | Jan 4, 2013 | 12:04

Dutch Thompson - Stories About Giving

Dutch Thompson is here to ring in the new year with some stories from the bygone days and in the spirit of the season he says he’s still in a giving mood. We sailed out of 2012 with stories about kind hearts & good Samaritans from days gone by - so let’s start off the new year with more stories about giving.

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Mainstreet PEI - Richard Raiswell - PEI legislature Report CardMay 14, 2013 | 4:24Mainstreet PEI Richard Raiswell - PEI legislature Report Card Audio
Mainstreet PEI Richard Raiswell - PEI legislature Report Card May 14, 2013 | 4:24The spring session of the PEI legislature wrapped up. The public's response to a government's performance usually comes election day. Our political columnist Richard Raiswell is also a professor and offers his own end of term report card.
Mainstreet PEI - Historian Boyde Beck - 1830's Missing TreasuryMay 16, 2013 | 10:17Mainstreet PEI Historian Boyde Beck - 1830's Missing Treasury Audio
Mainstreet PEI Historian Boyde Beck - 1830's Missing Treasury May 16, 2013 | 10:17Boyde Beck takes us back to 1830, where money and politics were handled a bit differently. In May, 1830, a committee from the legislature dropped in to see the colonial treasurer and discovered that about a fifth of the colonial treasury was missing.
Mainstreet PEI - Hemochromatosis Awareness - Bob RogersMay 10, 2013 | 8:36Mainstreet PEI Hemochromatosis Awareness - Bob Rogers Audio
Mainstreet PEI Hemochromatosis Awareness - Bob Rogers May 10, 2013 | 8:36It's the most common genetic disorder in Canada and many may not know they have it - Hemochromatosis. The Society is raising awareness across the country. Executive director of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society, Bob Rogers, was in the studio.
Mainstreet PEI - PEI's Opiate Addiction Problem - Dr. Denise LeaMay 8, 2013 | 7:11Mainstreet PEI PEI's Opiate Addiction Problem - Dr. Denise Lea Audio
Mainstreet PEI PEI's Opiate Addiction Problem - Dr. Denise Lea May 8, 2013 | 7:11PEI's only board certified addiction specialist - Dr. Denise Lea - speaks out about what she feels needs to be done to further deal with PEI's opiate addiction problem.
Mainstreet PEI - CBC's James Cudmore - PEI Senator Mike DuffyMay 16, 2013 | 10:38Mainstreet PEI CBC's James Cudmore - PEI Senator Mike Duffy Audio
Mainstreet PEI CBC's James Cudmore - PEI Senator Mike Duffy May 16, 2013 | 10:38The latest development that has political and senate watchers spinning is the news that the 90 thousand dollars owed by the PEI Senator Mike Duffy was actually paid by the Prime Minister's right hand man. James Cudmore speaks to Karen Mair.
Mainstreet PEI - Richard Raiswell - Save our SeasMay 7, 2013 | 4:34Mainstreet PEI Richard Raiswell - Save our Seas Audio
Mainstreet PEI Richard Raiswell - Save our Seas May 7, 2013 | 4:34Should the provincial government on Prince Edward Island take steps to prevent drilling for natural gas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence? Richard Raiswell, Mainstreet's political columnist shares his thoughts on that issue.
Mainstreet PEI - Ultimate Frisbee Looking For Female PlayersMay 1, 2013 | 5:24Mainstreet PEI Ultimate Frisbee Looking For Female Players Audio
Mainstreet PEI Ultimate Frisbee Looking For Female Players May 1, 2013 | 5:24A couple of years ago a few enthusiastic frisbee players got organized, and formed an Ultimate frisbee league. That league has been growing and now it's looking for female players. Mathieu Arsenault and Jen Gosley joined Karen Mair on CBC’s front lawn.
Mainstreet PEI - Dandelion Festival - Stratford, PEIMay 17, 2013 | 7:19Mainstreet PEI Dandelion Festival - Stratford, PEI Audio
Mainstreet PEI Dandelion Festival - Stratford, PEI May 17, 2013 | 7:19The 7th annual Dandelion Festival takes place in Stratford this coming Monday. Karen Mair Marion spoke with Marion Copleston with the PEI Environmental Health Coop and Tracy Brown, who's with the Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association.
Mainstreet PEI - Innocence Lost: Stories of Youth AddictionMay 7, 2013 | 9:25Mainstreet PEI Innocence Lost: Stories of Youth Addiction Audio
Mainstreet PEI Innocence Lost: Stories of Youth Addiction May 7, 2013 | 9:25Innocence Lost: Stories of Youth Addiction is a film featuring young people and parents, filmed anonymously, that tells it like it is about drug use and the consequences. The Boys and Girls Club in Charlottetown operates a survival centre.
Mainstreet PEI - Dear Johnny Deere - A MusicalApr 24, 2013 | 7:39Mainstreet PEI Dear Johnny Deere - A Musical Audio
Mainstreet PEI Dear Johnny Deere - A Musical Apr 24, 2013 | 7:39Struggles keeping the farm, urban expansion into rural areas, and a plan to build a highway through the countryside. Sound familiar? Dear Johnny Deere is making it's east coast debut at The Mack. Cam MacDuffee and director Wade Lynch explain.
Mainstreet PEI - Woodleigh Replica's - Tim ArcherJul 17, 2012 | 7:12Mainstreet PEI Woodleigh Replica's - Tim Archer Audio
Mainstreet PEI Woodleigh Replica's - Tim Archer Jul 17, 2012 | 7:12It's been four years since Woodleigh Replica's shut down. It features dozens of miniature replicas of buildings from the UK, including the Tower of London and St. Paul's Cathedral. There's a renewed interest in the property these days. Tim Archer hopes to be able to re-open the park next year.
Mainstreet PEI - SpinTime - Mothers, Memories and MusicMay 13, 2013 | 8:29Mainstreet PEI SpinTime - Mothers, Memories and Music Audio
Mainstreet PEI SpinTime - Mothers, Memories and Music May 13, 2013 | 8:29Karen Mair was joined by three of my colleagues here at CBC PEI. Donna Allen, Heather MacGrath and Sarah Keaveny-Vos are mothers. We'll be sharing some stories and some tunes on the 2nd annual Mothers of Mainstreet edition of SpinTime.
Mainstreet PEI - PEI Government - Catastrophic Drug PlanMay 13, 2013 | 6:37Mainstreet PEI PEI Government - Catastrophic Drug Plan Audio
Mainstreet PEI PEI Government - Catastrophic Drug Plan May 13, 2013 | 6:37The PEI government has announced a catastrophic drug plan. Islanders will have their out-of-pocket drug costs capped and the government will pay the remainder. Lindsay Carroll talks with Premier Robert Ghiz, and with the Can. Cancer Society.
Mainstreet PEI - The Anthology - A Gathering of TwigsMay 14, 2013 | 6:36Mainstreet PEI The Anthology - A Gathering of Twigs Audio
Mainstreet PEI The Anthology - A Gathering of Twigs May 14, 2013 | 6:36A gathering of Twigs is the title of a new Anthology that was launched in early May. TWIG which stands for The Writers In Group - is Charlottetown's longest running writers' group. Two members, Paul Vreeland and Robbin Mayem dropped by.
Mainstreet PEI - Sherwood School Music Class - Patrick FallerJan 25, 2013 | 6:02Mainstreet PEI Sherwood School Music Class - Patrick Faller Audio
Mainstreet PEI Sherwood School Music Class - Patrick Faller Jan 25, 2013 | 6:02Patrick Faller takes us for a visit to Mrs. moar's music class at sherwood school. These music lessons are pretty unique in this province, and when you hear them, you just might want to be part of it too. for 20 minutes, every second day, a small group of children with special needs get together to sing, dance, spin, bang on drums, twirl ribbons, jump around, and do just about any other activity you can think of, to music. We hear from principal Jean boudreau and the teacher - and the driving force behind this class - Jennifer Moar.

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