IN THIS ISSUE | | ➡️ Meet the woman behind Oyster Art | | ➡️ Feds prevent toll increase with subsidy | | ➡️ New vans heading to West Prince |
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QUICK HITS | | 🤑 Subsidized Tolls: Canadian taxpayers will fork over $4.1M to Strait Crossing Bridge Limited for Confederation Bridge tolls to remain unchanged until at least 2024. Transport Canada made the announcement Monday, saying tolls were set to increase significantly – as much as $7 – in 2023. For perspective, the cost to cross has increased from $35 when the bridge opened in 1997 to the current toll of $50.25. When adjusted for inflation, that $35 from 1997 would be worth $59.42 today. | | 🪧 Trespass Notices: People staying at the encampment on the Charlottetown Event Grounds will soon be served trespass notices. During a special meeting of council Monday, Police Chief Brad Macconnell said his department, by request of the landowner, will begin issuing trespass notices to anyone on the property in the next couple of days. The chief’s comments followed an update from interim CAO Donna Waddell. She told council the city issued a compliance order to Charlottetown Area Development Corporation, the landowner, demanding that fire hazards on its property be corrected by Dec. 19. The province requested the city extend that order by two days, which the city agreed to if the province put a 24-hour fire watch on duty to monitor the site. The extension expires Thursday. | | 🚐 Vans for West Prince: Transportation West Inc., a non-profit organization that has been providing Islanders with affordable transportation options up west since 1999, has received funding to support the purchase of five fuel-efficient vehicles. The vehicles include one seven-passenger van, two 10-passenger vans, and two 14-passenger vans. Work will also include equipping the vehicles with wheelchair accessible ramps. Provincial and federal taxpayers will provide a combined $540,000 toward the $735,000 project. More info about Transportation West. |
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ART | Island Artist Unlocks Hidden Beauty in Oyster Shells | |  | | An unlikely audition led Tyne Valley’s Debbie Brady to focus her artistic attention toward something more famous than PEI’s fictional redhead. Debbie returned home from a walk along the shore with an oyster shell one day. With no expectations, she placed the shell under her macro photography lens and was immediately inspired by what she now calls Oyster Art.
The process begins with a trip to the shore. Less than ten per cent of shells hold the physical details required to create this unique art. Once a shell is selected, a series of extreme close-up photographs are snapped of a very small portion of the shell. These images are then digitally stitched together. The result is a piece of natural art full of patterns and vibrant colours. | | 📷 View Debbie's Oyster Art on her Instagram page | | Debbie designed and self-published a book this year that National Geographic recommends as a guide for traveling the Island through oysters. Oyster Art: The Book tells the story behind oysters featured from over 40 Island locations.
During our interview I called Debbie the queen of transferable skills. She laughed at first, but then conceded to my observation. She graduated from Dalhousie’s School of Nursing on full scholarship and worked as a nurse for a few years. After raising four children, she enrolled in Holland College’s graphic design program where she gained the skills, among other things, to layout a book and digitally impose her art in real world living environments. All these skills allow the entrepreneurial artist to manage all aspects of her work, from creating the art to marketing it for sale.
Debbie’s work can be viewed and purchased via her website or in-person at her home-based gallery located at 795 Canada Road, Tyne Valley.
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BY THE NUMBERS | Bioscience Growth | | 💵 $575M: Private bioscience company revenues reached $575M in 2021. The Prince Edward Island BioAlliance released the results of its annual survey of more than 65 employers that make up the growing sector. Revenues in 2021 increased by over $200M compared to 2020. | | 📈 2,300: The Island’s bioscience sector now employs 2,300 people, an increase of 400 full-time jobs since the pandemic began. | | 💰 $1B: The sector is well on its way to becoming a billion-dollar industry by 2030, having already surpassed 2025 growth targets. |
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WHAT'S GOING ON? | | Wednesday | | 🎥 It's a Wonderful Life @ City Cinema / 7:00 PM: An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Tickets | Trailer | | 🤔 Holiday Jeopardy / 7:00 PM: Join host Mitch Chaisson, AKA Santa, for some holiday-themed trivia at The Hive, 119 Grafton Street. | | 🎵 The Jack Pine Folk Club @ The Pour House / 7:30PM | | 🎤 Open Mic with KINLEY @ Baba's Lounge / 9:00PM | | Thursday | | 🎶 Schooner Sessions w/ Mark Douglas @ Old Triangle / 7:00PM | | 🎷 Island Jazz Christmas Trio @ Baba's Lounge / 8:00PM | | 🤔 Entertainment Trivia / 9:00 PM: Join host Darcy Campbell at Hunter's Ale House, 185 Kent Street, for some entertainment trivia. | | Want to share your upcoming event? Get in touch with the details. |
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#PEIslandEdition | Farewell Holiday Island 👋 | | Photographer Jack Ronalds of Port Hawkesbury caught this shot of the Holiday Island being tugged through the Strait of Canso early Monday morning enroute to Mulgrave, NS. The ferry’s final destination will be Sheet Harbour where it will be scrapped. | |  | | Tag @PEIslandEdition or use #PEIslandEdition to get your post featured in Island Edition! |
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COMMUNITY CORNER | | 🎵 Island seniors are invited to start their new year on a new note – Join Island A Cappella director Jamie Feinberg as she leads participants through six weeks of informative, interactive 30-minute sessions to help seniors keep singing in healthy and productive ways. No prior singing experience is necessary. No cost to attend, but pre-registration is required. More info | | Send a quick message if your organization would like to publish a quick PSA. There's no charge for these. Max three per-issue. |
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WEATHER | | Wednesday | 🌤️ H1°C 🌡️ L -3°C
💨 N 9 km/h, gusting 17 | | Thursday | 🌦️ H7°1 🌡️ L -6°C
💨 WNW 13 km/h, gusting 26 | | Island Edition Storm Watch | 👀 A weather statement has been issued for this weekend. Expect strong winds and significant amounts of rain Friday evening into Saturday. Continue to monitor as the week progresses. |
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