Retired in Souris

Therese Peters has retired after working 26 years at Access PEI in Souris.
Therese Peters received a certtificate of merit from the government in October 2009 for all her years in the cuivil service. She retired after working 26 years at Access PEI in Souris.
By Charlotte MacAulay

The disbursement of government services in Souris have changed a lot over the years, and there has been one employee who has stayed with the service centre through those changes.
But the familiar face of receptionist, Theresa Peters won’t be a part of it anymore. She retired in October of 2009 from her job at Access PEI.
Everyday for 26 years she pointed clients in the right direction and greeted fellow workers.
“I’m really going to miss the contact with people especially when I enjoy talking with people so much, Mrs Peters said.
Although she will miss the day to day, Mrs Peters is happy she will be able to spend more time visiting her family.
She had five children who all have families of there own.
“I have 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren who I’m sure will keep me busy,” she said.
Mrs Peters daughter Tammy is happy her mom will be able to come and visit now without having to rush back to work.
“We are really proud of her for all she has accomplishments and we’re glad she’s going to take the time to spend more time with us.”
Mrs Peters has never travelled much, being busy with work, and since some of her children live off Island, she is looking forward to future excursions.
Mrs Peters has done office work all of her adult life as before working at the service centre she and her husband, the late Joey Peters has a trucking business out of their home in Souris West.
She has seen a lot of changes in the workplace over the years.
The service centre being moved to it’s present location on Green Street in the 1990s, the move from type writers to computers and the biggest was the amalgamation of government services to form Access PEI to name a few.
Mrs Peters said her job never really changed that much over the years.
“I was always still the one clients went to first and in the later years I used e-mail more than letters, but in the end I still had the same amount of contact with people,” she said.
Mrs Peters said she was never one to party, but she is looking forward to seeing people at an open house being held in her honour at St Mary’s Hall Main St, Souris on Friday April 16, from 6-9 pm.