Mooney's Pond being drained, but no need for nature lovers — or the fish — to worry | Charlottetown's 'tent cities' highlight need for more shelter, advocates say | UPEI makes Indigenous Studies course mandatory in order to graduate
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
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Mooney's Pond being drained, but no need for nature lovers — or the fish — to worry; Hannah Murnaghan is the watershed coordinator at the Morell River Management Cooperative.

Mooney's Pond being drained, but no need for nature lovers — or the fish — to worry

August 10 , 2022 • 07:58 PM ADT

Despite some wet weather this week, one natural area on Prince Edward Island is looking a bit dry lately.

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Charlottetown's 'tent cities' highlight need for more shelter, advocates say; Tent city

Charlottetown's 'tent cities' highlight need for more shelter, advocates say

August 10 , 2022 • 07:47 PM ADT

Concerns about the growth of temporary encampments in Charlottetown have one local politician calling on the province to do more to help people experiencing homelessness.

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UPEI makes Indigenous Studies course mandatory in order to graduate; David Varis is an assistant professor at UPEI and a member of the UPEI Indigenous Circle.

UPEI makes Indigenous Studies course mandatory in order to graduate

August 10 , 2022 • 05:01 PM ADT

The University of Prince Edward Island will now require all graduating students to have completed a course in Indigenous Studies.

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New reserve to protect 49 hectares of woodland near St. Peters Bay; Lanna Campbell, PEI Program Director for Nature Conservancy of Canada, and Hannah Kienzle, PEI Stewardship Coordinator for Nature Conservancy of Canada, walking through the Five Houses Woodland Nature Reserve.

New reserve to protect 49 hectares of woodland near St. Peters Bay

August 10 , 2022 • 04:56 PM ADT

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has bought two parcels of land near St. Peters Bay on P.E.I., creating the Five Houses Woodland Nature Reserve to protect valuable forests, wetlands and wildlife.

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Masks to be mandatory again at UPEI for fall semester; UPEI will require all faculty, staff and students to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18.

Masks to be mandatory again at UPEI for fall semester

August 10 , 2022 • 11:01 AM ADT

Students, staff and faculty at the University of Prince Edward Island will have to put their masks back on again for protection against COVID-19 starting later this month.

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Gas prices fall on P.E.I., but still well above N.S. prices; A gas pump is pictured in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Gas prices in the lower mainland are on the rise and are expected to keep going up over the next several months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward  

August 10 , 2022 • 07:56 AM ADT

Gas prices fall on P.E.I., but still well above N.S. prices

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New P.E.I. health program helps older Islanders manage osteoporosis; Joan Adams  

August 10 , 2022 • 06:00 AM ADT

New P.E.I. health program helps older Islanders manage osteoporosis

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Number of reported sexual assaults increasing on P.E.I.; Eileen Conboy, Sexual Violence Prevention Response Coordinator at the University of Prince Edward Island.   

August 9 , 2022 • 08:47 PM ADT

Number of reported sexual assaults increasing on P.E.I.

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Cruise ship season ramps up meaning busy days for Island tourism operators; Cruise  

August 9 , 2022 • 07:02 PM ADT

Cruise ship season ramps up meaning busy days for Island tourism operators

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22 horses to compete for 63rd Gold Cup & Saucer; Gold Cup and Saucer  

August 9 , 2022 • 06:03 PM ADT

22 horses to compete for 63rd Gold Cup & Saucer

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