Last updated:
March, 2005
Upcoming Chapter Events
Past Chapter Events
What: Breakfast with Carole MacNeil
When: Tuesday, May 30, 2006, 8 a.m.
Where: Evangeline Room, Delta Prince Edward Hotel, 18 Queen Street, Charlottetown
Who: Carole MacNeil, host of CBC News: Sunday Night
This is an informal breakfast where MacNeil will speak about her role at the CBC, climbing the corporate ladder from CBC New Brunswick to the national newsroom, and the state of journalism. She will also take your questions.
Special thanks to the Delta Prince Edward for providing space for the breakfast. To help say thanks, bring your wallet and buy breakfast. Full breakfast menu will be available.
If youčre planning to attend, please contact Wayne Thibodeau at wthibodeau@theguardian.pe.ca or call (902)-629-6043 or Lori Mayne at lmayne@journalpioneer.com or (902) 432-8231.
Thirty-five people attended this event:
What: TRUTH, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE (OR NEWSPAPER PRINT)
A session with two leading Atlantic Canadian lawyers - who used to be journalists - on what we should know to keep us out of hot water and out of the courtroom.
When: Thursday, March 30, 2006
Reception: 6:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m.
Panel discussion and Q & A session: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Who: Jim Rossiter and Trish Cheverie
Where: Holland College, Charlottetown
Why: Because you care about your craft and how you do it.
Bonus: Presentation from CBC PEI radio journalist Sheila Taylor who spoke about her work with the Canadian NGO Journalists for Human Rights in Ghana.
Cost: Free. Can you get a better deal than that? And you do not have to be a CAJ member to attend! Tell your colleagues. Post a note in your newsroom. Forward this to anybody who you think may want to attend.
Further info: Lori Mayne , vice-president of the CAJ-PEI
What: General meeting for members and interested others.
When: Monday, April 4, 2005, at 7 p.m.
Where: Mavors Bistro and Bar in the Confederation Centre of the Arts, 145 Richmond Street, Charlottetown
Further info: Wayne Thibodeau or Lori Mayne
What: Annual General Meeting
When: Monday, March 14, 2005, at 7 p.m
Where: Mavors Bistro and Bar in the Confederation Centre of the Arts, 145 Richmond Street, Charlottetown,
Who: The meeting is open to CAJ members and interested non-members who are invited to attend and join the CAJ.
Why:The AGM will include the chapter's first full elections since the interim executive was put in place last fall to host the National Writers Symposium. The current office holders are listed above.
Says Chapter president Wayne Thibodeau, "we've set an agressive schedule and want a full executive. The following jobs are up for grabs."
- President
- Vice-president
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Prince County representative
- Queens County representative
- Kings County representative
- Print representative
- Television representative
- Radio representative
- Online/Blogger representative
- Freelance representative
"It's a big executive but we want to keep people interested and involved", Thibodeau adds. Anyone interested in a position should email Wayne. Nominations will also be taken from the floor.
National Writers' Symposium 2004
October 23 and 24
