Officials who run the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown are pitching a plan to convert it into a bowl-type arena, adding 1,500 new seats and letting the venue host larger events. There's no price tag, no funding in place, and city council hasn't voted on the proposal. Even so, CBC's Alex MacIsaac spoke with general manager John Abbott about what he hopes can be achieved.
As electric vehicles become more common on P.E.I. roads, Holland College is stepping up with a short subsidized course for the mechanics who will be dealing with them when they break down.
A friendly competition between farmers in the Maritimes has been such a success that organizers are adding soybeans this year, and corn next year. They say the winners share what they have done on their farms, and that is giving the entire industry a boost.
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