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Nancy Russell

Nancy Russell

Reporter / Editor at CBCT-DT (CBC Television PEI)

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  • English
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Recent Articles

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Restored Province House will offer visitors stories of Black, Indigenous communities when it reop...

Historic Province House is now scheduled to reopen in the fall of 2025 after ten years of renovations, costing more than $138 million. Visitors will hear about more than the Fathers of Confederation as they walk through the renovated building. The new visitor experience will include the history of Indigenous and black communities on P.E.I. and others.
20 days ago
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Cavendish Farms researchers search for potatoes that can cope with ...

They plant 100,000 plantlets a year at the Cavendish Research Centre in New Annan, P.E.I., looking for new potato varieties suited for growing conditions on the Island. The search has become more urgent as growers grapple with climate change.
2 months ago
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Love nature? Help Island Nature Trust patrol its protected acres

Island Nature Trust has successfully added 23 more natural areas this year. But along with that success comes the need for more conservation guardians, both in the Island's forests and on the coastline.
2 months ago
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P.E.I. research zeroes in on new kind of cover crop to help break p...

A tropical grass is showing benefits to crops on Prince Edward Island. It's already being used in the potato rotation and new research shows it could also be beneficial for barley and soybeans by interrupting the life cycle of organisms that cause disease and lower yields.
3 months ago
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Island potato growers worried about lack of rain in August

Some potato-growing areas of P.E.I. had one-quarter of their usual rainfall in August, and it's taking a toll on the plants and the size of the crop. Meanwhile, growers who have irrigation systems have been operating them steadily all summer.
4 months ago
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P.E.I. hatchery boosting production to help oyster industry cope wi...

The Bideford Shellfish Hatchery plans to triple its seed production next year so it can respond if demand increases because of the detection of MSX disease in the province's waterways.
4 months ago
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Oyster industry reps at Summerside conference seek solutions to MSX...

Biologists and other experts in the oyster industry gathered for a conference in Summerside this week are sharing knowledge as the MSX outbreak leaves harvesters and processors on P.E.I. trying to find a path forward.
4 months ago
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Research project in P.E.I. potato field confirms the oldtimers were...

It may sound like a no-brainer to Islanders who grew up raising cows and growing potatoes. But new research from Agriculture Canada shows adding a small amount of manure to cover crops can give spuds later planted in the same field a big boost.
5 months ago
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Climate change simulator tool draws gasps, even tears from P.E.I. r...

A tool that simulates sea-level rise and coastal erosion is giving P.E.I. residents a glimpse into the future. And for some, the view is not good.
6 months ago
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P.E.I. oyster growers frustrated, facing bankruptcy as Fiona claims...

Some P.E.I. oyster growers are still waiting for an answer about their claims for compensation for damage from post-tropical storm Fiona, which hit nearly two years ago. One grower says he and others are hurting financially, and are close to losing their businesses.
7 months ago
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P.E.I. milk being tested for avian influenza as precautions ramp up...

The dairy industry on Prince Edward Island is taking precautions as cases of avian influenza linked to dairy cows are reported south of the border. Milk from P.E.I. is also being tested by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, part of a national program to watch for the H5N1 virus.
7 months ago
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New P.E.I. climate risk map predicts future coastal erosion and flo...

A UPEI climate scientist has created a new interactive map that aims to illustrate the likely impacts of coastal erosion and flooding, right down to individual properties. As the Island experiences more extreme rainfall events, the tool also models flooding inland, too.
9 months ago
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Used fishing gear recycling program in jeopardy as funding dries up...

A program that collected used fishing rope and netting for free has ended on P.E.I. as federal and provincial funding dries up. The Fishing Gear Coalition says it needs one more year to firm up the collection process and make the program sustainable.
9 months ago
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'Just getting started': Canada's winningest university hockey coach...

Gardiner MacDougall of Bedeque, P.E.I., has a lot to celebrate as the hockey season wraps up. He is now the winningest coach in Canadian university men's hockey history with his UNB Reds repeating as national champions.
9 months ago
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Green Gables House more accessible thanks to P.E.I. carpentry students

Students from Holland College have helped to make the historic Green Gables House in Cavendish, P.E.I., more accessible by widening the doors on the first floor. Their goal was to recreate the door frames so that no one could even notice the difference.
9 months ago
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From declining interest to dropping stocks, P.E.I. winter smelt fis...

There aren’t as many winter smelt shacks around Prince Edward Island these days. Many fishers are switching to pop-up tents that they can move around, in search of good fishing spots, but one fisher says there are other reasons for the decline.
10 months ago
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P.E.I. sports leaders urged to find ways to bring Indigenous youth ...

Sports organizations on P.E.I. are being encouraged to reach out to Indigenous youth across the Island and offer a no-commitment chance to try different types of athletic activity. A recent cultural workshop at Abegweit First Nation was a starting point.
10 months ago
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New 10-year plan for Green Gables includes sharing stories of Indig...

For the first time, L.M. Montgomery’s Cavendish National Historic Site has its own 10-year management plan, separate from the Prince Edward Island National Park.
10 months ago
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P.E.I. company dips into new lobster products, extending work at Ti...

Royal Star Foods in Tignish, P.E.I., has launched a new lobster dip, the first of several future products that will help the processing plant stay open during the winter months when production is usually shuts down.
10 months ago
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P.E.I. golf course and local recreation group partner on new year-r...

The manager of the Glasgow Hills Golf Course is taking what he learned about winter recreation in Whistler, B.C., and applying it on P.E.I.’s North Shore.
11 months ago
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P.E.I. 'pioneer' makes history officiating in Maritime Junior Hocke...

Every time she steps on the ice, Ellen Dixon hopes she will inspire the next generation of female hockey officials on Prince Edward Island, in her role as one of only a handful of female referees in the Maritime Junior Hockey League.
12 months ago