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Island Edition has gone stale, will freshen up this summer
To our regular readers and those who stumbled upon Island Edition for the first time: Island Edition began on Nov. 14, 2011 as a sandbox project for myself, an unemployed…
No Free Ride: Little Gaps, Big Job Cuts, Huge Joke
Little gaps. That’s how Tourism Minister Robert Henderson described flaws in his department’s contracting agreements. Yes. Tiny, little million-dollar gaps. Of course, these are great big gaping holes to the…
NDP calls for cuts to MLA salaries
The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island is asking Liberal and Conservative Members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island to cut their own salaries by 3%. NDP…
Thanks In Advance: Thoughts on the throne speech and other political matters
Earlier last week, I attended the Speech from the Throne with some classmates. I wasn’t reporting on it, but I thought I’d take a listen. As usual, I heard the…
No Free Ride: Island Voices, Sheridan’s Budget Comments and Minimum Wage
The PC Party of P.E.I. held a pre-legislature session press conference in which Olive Crane retracted her original stance on pay increases for MLAs. It takes a lot for a…
Who Does She Think She Is: Lay off the kid stuff – it’s weird
Many people who know me know I spend a lot of time trolling the Interwebz. The reaction to most of the stuff I show people is: “How the hell did…
Police charge two P.E.I. men with drug trafficking
Two P.E.I. were arrested and charged Friday as a result of an inter-provincial drug trafficking investigation by police in Charlottetown and Borden. Charlottetown’s street crime unit, assisted by Borden police,…
Thanks In Advance: Budget concerns for the locals
The federal government passed this year’s budget on March 29. They’re cutting $5.2 billion in spending. A few cuts stuck in the minds of a lot of people. The penny…
Idiots are identified with one asterisk; dickheads with two: Holland College official
Holland College’s communications officer learned the hard way this week that all outgoing messages should probably be given a second read, especially if one of the messages was part of…
Single vehicle accident claims Cornwall man’s life
A 48-year-old Cornwall man died as a result of injuries sustained in a single vehicle motor vehicle crash late Thursday evening. The accident occurred on Rte 235 in East Wiltshire…
