
New 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzles
On August 5, 2023 by jmwebThe last month’s been a crazy whirlwind of activity with my new 50 & 500 piece jigsaw puzzles arriving in town. Sadly not three days before the 8000kg shipment arrived, the elevator in The Guild was deemed not safe. At the time, I was told it will take 6 months to repair. I had been

Hurricane Fiona Hits PEI
On July 4, 2023 by jmwebWhen Hurricane Fiona hit the Atlantic Canada region, I was heading from St. John’s to Port aux Basques to cover the storm for Reuters. As mentioned in previous blog posts, it was our game plan. As the storm progressed, I was being updated by numerous friends as to what was happening on Prince Edward Island…

Ann Thurlow’s New Cookbook
On March 16, 2023 by jmwebDuring the height of the pandemic, Islander Ann Thrulow created her own cookbook on cabbage called, “My PEI Cabbage Cookbook”. Local Island restaurants, which are usually busy dishing out coleslaw especially with fish & chips, didn’t have the demand for the popular addon so she took action to give the cabbage industry a boost. In

2023 Canada Games – Hockey – Team BC vs Team Manitoba
On February 24, 2023 by jmwebLast night I popped into the Team British Columbia vs Team Manitoba hockey game in Canada Games action. With Justin Trudeau in Halifax, Nova Scotia I was anticipating he was going to be coming to Prince Edward Island for the Canada Games + some support for the Island liberal party as they are getting ready

2023 Canada Games – Hockey – Yukon vs Newfoundland
On February 22, 2023 by jmwebLast night I drove up to the Credit Union Place in Summerside, Prince Edward Island to take in the Yukon vs Newfoundland & Labrador game in Canada games action. Gavin McKenna of team Yukon (in black) has earned the exceptional player status and at age 15 that is quite an honour.

2023 Canada Games – Table Tennis Finals
On February 20, 2023 by jmwebEarlier this afternoon, I popped down to the Delta PEI Convention Centre where the Table Tennis finals had started. I used a chair to setup a remote camera (A7rIV+70-200 2.8). It was my first time covering table tennis. Thankfully a lot of the action takes place in a small area however it is super fast

2023 Canada Games – Ringette – Team PEI vs Team NS
On February 20, 2023 by jmwebTonight in Montague was the Team PEI vs Team Nova Scotia for the gold medal in ringette. Embarrassingly enough, I had to Google Maps where the rink was because I kept thinking of the Souris rink location.

Canada Winter Games Kick Off on PEI
On February 19, 2023 by jmwebToday was the first day of the 2023 Canada Winter Games on Prince Edward Island. There sure have been a lot more vehicles in the downtown core near my office over the last few days as many Canadians flock to the Island to watch the national tournament. For someone like me, the Canada Games combines

22 Stories from Twenty 22
On December 20, 2022 by jmwebTwenty-22 was a busy year yet slower year. I’ve had the honor of covering Canada and telling the stories of Canadians from coast to coast. Covid really impacted what I thought I was going to be doing and adjustments had to be made. For instance, the Memorial Cup (Saint John, NB) was held in late