Brittany Spencer

Nov 24, 2023 | cbc.ca | Brittany Spencer |Kerry Campbell

PEI·NewRental costs on P.E.I. are rising at one of the fastest rates in the country despite the fact that the provincial government has implemented rent controls to try to limit those increases. P.E.I. rental costs among the fastest growing in Canada, data from Statistics Canada show Rental costs on P.E.I. are rising at one of the fastest rates in the country, despite the province having what Housing Minister Rob Lantz describes as "the most rigorous rent control regulations" in Canada.

Nov 23, 2023 | cbc.ca | Brittany Spencer

P.E.I.'s minister of housing says his department is working on a plan to open another 10-bed emergency overnight shelter this winter, this time in Summerside. On Wednesday, the province issued a call for expressions of interest from groups that want to "develop and operate a low-barrier emergency shelter for individuals in Summerside." The closing date for proposals is Dec. 13.

Nov 22, 2023 | cbc.ca | Brittany Spencer

The southeastern P.E.I. rural municipalities of Murray River and Murray Harbour have taken the first step in a process to explore the possibility of amalgamating. The council in Murray Harbour recently passed a resolution to support a study into the possibility of forming a new municipality in the Southern Kings area. Murray River's council passed a similar resolution Tuesday morning.

Nov 17, 2023 | cbc.ca | Brittany Spencer

Liberal MLA asks why P.E.I. left some money for seniors food pilot program unspent | CBC News LoadedPEIA Liberal MLA wants to know why, as people struggle with high food prices, the government didn't use the entire budget of a seniors food pilot program. Not all of its $250,000 budget was spent during pilot, minister saysA Liberal MLA wants to know why, as people struggle with high food prices, the government didn't use the entire budget of a seniors food pilot program.

Nov 13, 2023 | cbc.ca | Brittany Spencer

P.E.I.'s new Mental Health Act passed second reading in the legislature Friday. Whenever the law comes into force it will make the province one of the last jurisdictions in Canada to allow community treatment orders. A community treatment order allows a patient who might otherwise become an involuntary patient in a psychiatric facility to work with a psychiatrist and mental health team outside of a hospital setting, said Dr. Javier Salabarria, Health P.E.I.'s medical director of mental health.