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Dunkaroos, Chicken Nuggets, and Hot Dogs? Changing the Elementary School Food Environment in PEI

Feb 15th, 2006 | By Jennifer Taylor | Category: Environment, Health, Personal Growth

Recently, a friend of mine jokingly referred to me as “PEI’s Jamie Oliver”. Oliver— the infamous “Naked Chef”—has become a media darling, and has been credited with single handedly changing the foods that British students eat at school. Over the past five years, I have appeared in the local media a number of times speaking [...]

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Forgotten Sisters: Canada’s Silent Epidemic

Dec 15th, 2005 | By Erin McGrath-Gaudet | Category: Environment, Feminism, Health, History, Society

When the news broke about the Vancouver police sealing off Robert Pickton’s Coquitlum, B.C. pig farm searching for bodies of more then 50 missing women from the Vancouver area, I was immediately glued to the news. In the weeks and months that followed, the number of murder charges against Pickton grew to 27. [...]

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My Woes with Wilma

Dec 15th, 2005 | By Beverly Gerg | Category: Environment, Personal Growth, Society, Travel

Every year my Mom and I go to Mexico. It is a time to reconnect, relax, seek out adventure, and bond. During this year’s vacation, Mexico was hit by Hurricane Wilma, the largest hurricane ever recorded. Our paradise holiday quickly turned into a nightmare, as we tried desperately to return home. Throughout this experience I [...]

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