QUICK HITS | | 🍂 New Leaf on Life: The province has sold the former New Leaf Essentials grain processing facility in Slemon Park to ADDiCAN Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of nutritional products for animals. New Leaf Essentials went into receivership in 2021, leaving the province on the hook for $4M in unpaid loans and seeing ten people left without a job. The land sale was approved by an Order in Council dated Sept. 13, 2022. It seems the province actually turned a profit on this one; documents show the property was purchased by ADDiCAN for $4.2M. | | 🏙️ Sky High: Stratford residents have until noon today to submit feedback on a proposal that will create two new planning zones: Urban Core (permits 12-storey buildings) and Core Mixed-Use (permits six-storey buildings). The proposal was sparked by the Gray Group, owner of Concord Properties, which wants to be the first to utilize the proposed zoning on 200 acres of land it owns between Mason Road and Mackinnon Drive. Gray Group presented a concept plan to residents at a town meeting last week. No development agreement will be signed prior to the rezoning, meaning Gray Group will not be bound to its concept plan and will be able, as-of-right, to develop the land within the context of those zones (12-storey, six-storey) with little, if any, oversight from council. | | 🎗️ 2023 Easter Seals : "Believe in yourself and don't give up." That is the motto of Ten-year-old twin sisters Katelyn and Meghan Rogers, the 2023 Easter Seals ambassadors. The Grade 5 students from Cornwall’s Eliot River School will tour the Island in April to share that motto in an effort to raise money to support Islanders living with disabilities. | | 👮 Fence Theft: Someone made off with 11 eight-foot fence panels from Canadas Best Value Hotel at 20 Capital Drive sometime Monday night. Charlottetown Police have released an image of the fence panels, and say that (obviously) someone would have needed a large vehicle or a trailer to haul the panels away. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers. Similar fence panels are sold at Home Depot for about $100. |
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TECHNOLOGY | Province looking at digital driver's licenses, again | | The Department of Transportation is revisiting the idea of introducing a digital driver's license to Islanders. Discussions with the third-party company contracted to supply driver’s licenses to the province have recently restarted after being halted due to the pandemic. The province says it’s too early to say exactly how PEI’s digital license could work, but did confirm the contract it has with the third-party company does include an option for digital licensing.
The Company: PEI signed a contract in 2017 with Gemalto Canada Inc. to supply driver’s licenses for the province. Gemalto was acquired by France-based Thales Group in 2019.
Digital Driver’s License: Thales Group says a digital driver’s license is a version of your physical driver's license that is stored on your smartphone. It is not a replacement for the actual card, rather a supplement to it.
My Speculation: Although the province could not confirm how PEI’s eventual digital driver’s license would work, Thales Group does provide quite a bit of information on its website showing off its digital license product. Because the province has a contract with this company, I feel it’s safe to assume that PEI's digital license will resemble what's outlined in this PDF.
App for That: Islanders who were hoping that their driver’s license would one day live within their Apple or Google wallets shouldn’t hold their breath; Thales Group developed its own digital wallet app which needs to be installed on a user’s smartphone, rather than using the wallet ecosystem built into smartphone operating systems. 👎
For the nerds: If you want to do a deep dive on Thales Group’s digital license platform, this website has a lot of information and highlights different use case scenarios.
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BY THE NUMBERS | PEI Shellfish | | 📈 57%: PEI produced 57 per cent of the total farmed shellfish products in Canada in 2021, and increased its production by 40 per cent compared to 2020. All that shellfish weighed in around 24,300 tonnes. | | ⚖️ 17k: PEI mussel farmers harvested 17,025 tonnes of mussels in 2021. To give that number some perspective, approximately 1,500 school buses would weigh in at 17,000 tonnes. That’s a lot of mussels! | | 💰 $54.7: All that shellfish yielded sales of just over $54.7M, making 2021 a record year for PEI’s aquaculture sector in terms of dollars earned. | | Source: Statistics Canada 2021 Aquaculture, production and values |
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WHAT'S GOING ON? | | Wednesday | | 🎵 Dave Woodside @ Loan Oak (Borden) / 6:00PM | | 🤔 Music Jeopardy / 7:00 PM: Join host Mitch Chaisson at The Hive, 119 Grafton Street, for some music trivia. | | 🎄 Holiday Trivia @ Fox & Crow / 7:00 PM | | 🎶 Nudie @ Craft Beer Corner / 9:00PM | | Thursday | | 🎷 Island Jazz ft Grahame Rhodes @ Baba's Lounge / 8:00PM | | 🎶 Schooner Sessions w/ Mark Douglas @ Old Triangle / 7:00PM | | 🤔 Entertainment Trivia / 9:00 PM: Join host Darcy Campbell at Hunter's Ale House, 185 Kent Street, for some entertainment trivia. |
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CHRISTMAS ROUNDUP ☃️ | | Friday | | 🛷 Summerside Santa Claus Parade: Summerside Fire Department presents the 2022 Santa Claus Parade. The parade returns to its regular route, beginning at Credit Union Place, making its way to Water Street, before turning off and ending at Memorial Square. Parade starts at 6:00! | | 🎄Summerside Yuletide Village: Memorial Square will be filled with winter wonderland lighting, firepits, live entertainment, lighting of the city's Christmas tree, hot chocolate and surprises. The village opens at 7:30, following the parade. | | Saturday | | 🎅 GSCC Holiday Block Party: Celebrate the season at the GSCC Holiday Block Party in support of Christmas Daddies. Lots of fun for the kids. Noon - 5:00 @ Off the Wallz Summerside, 50 Ashwood Ave. More Info | | Sunday | | 🎭 Holiday at Harbourfront: Festive open house at Summerside's Harbourfront Theatre. Admission is free. Meet your Harbourfront family over a drink and a bite to eat, discounts on tickets, stock up on gifts from local retailers, and discover some backstage secrets. More Info |
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COMMUNITY CORNER | | ❄️ Residents of the Rural Municipality of North Shore have been looking for someone to help keep their walkways clear of snow this winter. If you live out that way and want to make a few bucks, get in touch with Shirley - [email protected] | | 🥫 The HOT 105.5 Holiday Food Drive takes place this afternoon (Wednesday) from 2 - 6 at Founders Hall in support of the food bank. As a little treat, Chef Ilona Daniel will be serving a classic Tuscan beef stew to those who donate. | | 🧑🎤 Stratford Community Choir is hosting a Christmas concert, Light a Candle for Hope, on Saturday, Dec. 11 at Spring Park United Church. The show starts at 3:00. Enjoy your favourite Christmas songs with audience participation. Admission is $15 per-person, or $20 for the family. I’ll remind you of this next week in the Christmas Roundup. | | Send a quick message if your organization would like to send out a quick PSA. There's no charge for these. Max three per-issue. |
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#PEIslandEdition | Beautiful Fox 🦊 | | PEI photographer @cordellmaddix captured this stunning photo of a mother fox that has been coming around the photographer’s home for months. Check out their Instagram page to see more shots of this fox. | |  | | Tag @PEIslandEdition or use #PEIslandEdition to get your post featured in Island Edition! |
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WEATHER | | Wednesday | 🌤️ H4°C 🌡️ L1°C
💨 SSE 15 km/h, gusting 46 | | Thursday | 🌦️ H7°C 🌡️ L -6°C
💨 WSW 26 km/h, gusting 57 | | Island Edition Storm Watch | 👀 A wind warning is in place for PEI. Significant wind and moderate rain are expected tonight (Wednesday). Wind gusts of 90 km/h, 20 to 40 mm of rain. |
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