At the September 9 PEI Literacy Alliance annual general meeting, the Canada Post Literacy Awards were presented. (From left to right) Wayne Quinn, Canada Post, Normand Richard, Francophone winner, Bev Thompson, Executive Director of Fitzroy Centre winner of the Community Leadership award, Rosemarie Wood, Anglophone winner and Lianne Vardy, Director of the Literacy Initiatives Secretariat.

Two special awards were also presented at the meeting: a plaque from the Department of Education for the highest score in the GED test and a cash award from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd for a person who passed their GED test at first writing and is continuing in science studies. (From left to right) Chester Gillan, Minister of Education, Don Jorgenson, winner of the plaque, Sharon Laybolt, AECL award winner with Claire Ripley, representative of AECL.