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Ottawa Citizen
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Charlottetown Knights name head coach
Article content When Trevor Peters stepped down as head coach of the Eastern Dukes' under-16 AAA program recently, the Chelton, P.E.I., resident did not rule out a return to coaching. Article content Article content Peters, at the time, acknowledged it would have to be the right situation with the right people. Peters found that fit and was recently named head coach of the Charlottetown Island Coastal Knights of the New Brunswick/P.E.I. Major Under-18 Male Hockey League. Article content Article content This will mark Peters' second tenure with the Knights after starting the 2023-24 season as head coach before stepping down early in the campaign. Article content Article content 'Once Will (Zafiris) decided he wasn't coming back (as head coach) this year, Trevor was one of the guys we had in the back of our minds targeted,' said Glenn Gaudet, president of the Knights' board of directors. 'He did a terrific job with the Dukes this year. Article content 'He had a bit of a stint with the Knights a couple of years ago and because of circumstances beyond anybody's control, it didn't last very long. I knew he probably had some interest in coming back to the program.' Article content Gaudet contacted and met with Peters a couple of weeks ago. Article content 'I laid out what the program was all about, what we are looking for, and had a great chat with him,' said Gaudet. 'He's a wealth of knowledge and he has a great hockey background, and we think he'll be really good for the program.' Article content Article content Peters described the conversation with Gaudet as open and honest given his situation a couple of years ago. Article content Article content 'My concerns were addressed so I think the opportunity is there and I'm excited,' Peters told The Guardian in a phone interview on May 9. Article content Peters, who coached the Dukes to the East Coast Ice Jam tournament, Spud minor hockey tournament and provincial playoff championship victories last season, said two big factors played in his decision to take on the Knights' position. Article content 'One is unfinished business from a couple of years ago,' said Peters. 'That, for sure, was a factor, as well as the opportunity given the age group and the level of the players. Article content 'It's a huge honour, to be honest, to be working with players of that stature and being a part of their hockey journey as they move towards major junior, junior A or wherever their pathway goes.' Article content 'I take that as an honour, a challenge and an opportunity I can bring some of the experiences I have had – some of the mentors I have had over my life – and bring that to help them be better people and players,' said Peters. 'It is a critical year in that it is the draft year (for a lot of players) and paints the picture for their hockey future.'
CBC
23-03-2025
- General
- CBC
'It's a mess': Tignish Shore residents upset over sludge dumped on local beach
Social Sharing Residents in a western P.E.I. community say Fisheries and Oceans Canada are ruining their local beach by dumping material dredged from a nearby harbour. Jamie Perry of Tignish Shore said there's no telling what could be in the dark grey sludge that now covers the sand along Myrick Shore Beach. While he may not know exactly what's in it, he and others in the area can definitely smell it. "My neighbour … has to close her windows across the road [when] the wind gets blowing east," Perry said. "So, it's not good. It smells like… rotten sewer. "It's a mess and nobody here likes it." Fisheries and Oceans Canada, or DFO, is responsible for maintaining P.E.I.'s network of fishing harbours. It routinely dredges to deepen the channels, which helps prevent boats from running aground when entering the harbour. In a statement, DFO confirmed it hired a contractor to dredge nearby Tignish harbour and has received all the necessary permits and approvals from the province to dump the sediment at Myrick Shore. DFO said the volume of the dredged material is 2,245 cubic metres. That's close to the volume of water in an Olympic-sized swimming pool. "Dredged material is being placed on the beach, above the low water line but below the high tide line, and will naturally incorporate into the beach profile through wave and tidal action. This placement is an environmentally sustainable solution," the statement reads. "When sediment is initially removed from the marine environment, it typically has a dark colour, however it will turn to sand colour after a few days' exposure to the air." Would they put this on any other beach? I don't think so, and I want it gone. — Violet Gaudet, Tignish Shore resident Perry first noticed the slop covering the beach last Wednesday. During a visit from CBC News on Saturday, the sludge was still dark grey and was beginning to thicken like concrete as Perry tried to trudge through it. His neighbour, Violet Gaudet, noticed the sludge and the smell, too. Gaudet's lived in Tignish Shore all her life, and doesn't recall seeing dredged material dumped like this before. "I'm disgusted," she said. "It's a bunch of crap that shouldn't have been put there. Would they put this on any other beach? I don't think so, and I want it gone." A spokesperson for P.E.I.'s Environment Department said in an email that testing on the material before it was disposed indicated it was free of contamination. The residents aren't so sure about that. 'This slop is going into the water' Perry thinks there has to be motor oil, metal and other materials from the bottoms of boats entering the harbour that sunk into the seabed. Both he and Gaudet are worried that the popular beach won't be so welcoming for visitors and area residents this summer. "The community should've been told, but they [did] it behind our backs, which is not right," Gaudet said.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Honor JR Gaudet with challenge coin
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – An effort to memorialize and pay tribute to fallen Binghamton firefighter John 'JR' Gaudet has been so successful, its organizer is looking to continue it. Brenden Horn is a volunteer firefighter with the Vestal Fire Department who developed a challenge coin to honor Gaudet. Horn says challenge coins are popular with firefighters and other first responders as collector's items or mementos to trade and share. He came up with developing a coin in honor of Gaudet as a fundraiser for his family. Horn originally had 500 produced and sold them all for at least $10 apiece. He says the coins are a small and affordable, yet meaningful way to keep Gaudet's memory alive. He says he made sure to first receive the blessing of the Gaudet family and the Binghamton Fire Department. 'They loved the idea because it was something that is small, but at the same time, it's something that you can hold on to and always have with you. You can use it as a golf ball marker, you can use it for a lot of things. It doesn't have to be just a challenge coin,' said Horn. The coins include Gaudet's badge number, the Binghamton Fire Department logo and the date of his last alarm, February 12, 2025. They cost $10 each, but folks can make additional donations. The first batch brought in $5,500 so Horn is ordering 500 more with the hope of raising $10,000 total. To purchase a coin, visit Broome County Executive reflects on COVID-19 five years later Honor JR Gaudet with challenge coin Guthrie offering mobile maternity services to women in need SUNY Broome students offering affordable dental care Cortland man arrested after hitting a person with a sock filled with rocks Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Watch: Binghamton Fire Department tribute to JR Gaudet at Parade Day
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Binghamton's annual Parade Day had a bittersweet tone to it on Saturday as marchers and parade-goers paused their festivities periodically to honor the life of fallen firefighter J.R. Gaudet. This is video of the Binghamton Fire Department walking in the Saint Patrick's Parade, stopping at the spot at 1 Main Street where Gaudet died on February 12th while battling a raging fire. Members of the fire department honor guard stopped in silence to pay their respects. Mayor Jared Kraham joined Fire Chief Alan Gardiner in leading a procession of Binghamton firefighters who stopped at the site and saluted Gaudet for his sacrifice. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Support for Binghamton Firefighter's family continues to pour in
BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Since the death of Binghamton Firefighter John JR Gaudet, the community has come together and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for his family. Gaudet, who died battling a blaze at 1 Main Street on February 12th, left behind a wife and three children. There are several ways to donate, including the GoFundMe page, which has already raised over $286,000, memorial T-shirts, and the Syracuse Fire Department setup a fund through the Syracuse Fire Department Credit Union, providing 100% of the donations directly to the Gaudet family. You can donate online through the platform 'Donor Box' by clicking this link. Or mail a check to the Credit Union at 211 Wilkinson Street, in Syracuse, zip code 13204. Make the checks payable to Syracuse Fire Department Credit Union, and in the memo, write Firefighter Gaudet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
