The warmest Night of the Year is a fundraiser for the homeless shelters in PEI. We are particularly glad we are able to have your support in carrying out this wonderful mission to help others. It is only through your generous support that this endeavor becomes successful. Click here to participate in the fundraiser and auction. A benefit Concert will be held Dec 6th on line at www.calvarycharlottetown.com and donations can also be made at that website location. This fundraiser is also…

The Lest We Forget Veterans Committee, in partnership with the Prince County Hospital and Lights for Life, is hosting an Island-wide event on December 6th, 2020, from 7-10pm, called “Lights On for Veterans and First Responders”. If you would like to dedicate your decorated house to a veteran or first responder, contact the Lest We Forget Veterans Committee on Facebook or at pei.lestweforget@gmail.com. The committee will have a list of decorated/dedicated houses across the Province. This list can be purchased…

December 7 – Jolee Patkai, Susan Campbell Dec 14th – Larry Campbell, Marcella Richard Dec 21st – Ceilidh in the City Band Mondays 7-9pm Doors open at 6:30pm Admission $15 Covid19 restrictions apply

We are excited to host a Winter Essentials Drive on December 8th and 9th in support of various local charities that are in need during the winter months. We will be collecting gently used winter items (coats, gloves, sweaters etc) as well as non-perishable food items. The public is welcome to stop at our four office locations around Prince Edward Island and drop off donations at the following times: December 8: O’Leary – 9am to 12pm Summerside – 1pm to…

The 2nd Annual Holiday Food Drive will be taking place on Saturday December 19th, from 9am to 2 pm. There will be 2 Donation Stations set up – one at the Borden-Carleton Fire Hall, and one at Ceretti's Grocery – and they’re asking for Non-Perishable Food Items.  The Food Drive is in support of the South Shore Food Bank.

Winter begins today at 6:02 AM Atlantic Standard Time Today is the shortest day of the year, which means that it’s the day in which we experience the least amount of daylight. Logically, it would make sense to assume that this is also the coldest day of the year, since we are exposed to less warmth-giving sunlight on this day than at any other time. But this is not true. The coldest day of the year is usually in January (something…

Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. Originally created by author Daniel O’Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode “The Strike”, which O’Keefe’s son, Dan O’Keefe, co-wrote. The non-commercial holiday’s celebration, as depicted on Seinfeld, occurs on December 23 and includes a Festivus dinner, an unadorned aluminum Festivus pole, practices such as the “Airing of Grievances” and…

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society. Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due in part to the Christian liturgical…