P.E.I. Easter Seals ambassador Tyler MacLeod has been receiving warm welcomes as he tours Island schools collecting donations.

On Friday, he continued his tour with stops at Bloomfield Elementary in Bloomfield, P.E.I., and Hernewood Intermediate in O'Leary, P.E.I.

Meet Tyler MacLeod, the 2019 Easter Seals ambassador for P.E.I.

Easter Seals launched its 2019 campaign Monday with a lunch to introduce Tyler MacLeod, this year's ambassador for P.E.I.

Tyler MacLeod is this year's Easter Seals ambassador for P.E.I.

Tyler MacLeod

Tyler&nbsp;lives in Summerside with his mom&nbsp;Shelley, dad&nbsp;Brian, and younger sister Torie. He attends Athena Consolidated and loves music, gymnastics, hockey and basketball.

Bloomfield

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A group of students from Charlottetown's Colonel Gray High School is circulating a petition to have the federal government ban "military-style" semi-automatic weapons from private ownership.

Bill Blair, federal minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction

Bill Blair, the federal minister of border security and organized crime reduction, is pleased to see the students taking an interest in their community.

Wet spring causing delays for P.E.I. farmers

A wet spring has caused delays for P.E.I. farmers getting their fields ready for the season.

After struggling to get all their potatoes out of the ground this fall, it's expected many Island potato farmers will be making crop insurance claims. 

potato harvest 2018

Some crops were left unharvested last fall due to poor weather. Those crops must be worked into the ground before new crops can be planted, says the executive director of the P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture.

Tyler MacLeod shakes hands with students at Hernewood Intermediate School in O'Leary.

Easter Seals ambassador gets warm welcome at schools

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