The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association has announced the winners of its 2017 Member’s Bursary Program. In total, 11 bursaries of $1,000 each were awarded. Each of the six association locals were eligible to award two bursaries. Members, spouses and children were eligible to apply.
Kaitlin Kenna and Raelene MacLean are the winners from the Western Gulf Fishermen’s Association, while Christopher Outhouse and Jackson D. MacKenzie took home the Eastern Kings Fishermen’s Association bursaries. The North Shore Fishermen’s Association winners were Jacob Blackett and Jesse Champion, while Alexis Ouellet and Marc-Andre Gallant were successful from the Prince County Fishermen’s Association. The Southern Kings and Queens Fishermen’s Association winners were Alexander MacKinnon and Calista Steele, and Madelaine MacDonald was the lone winner from the Central Northumberland Strait Fishermen’s Association.
