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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
St Peter’s residents will see a tax increase with the passing of the municipality’s 2025-26 budget. The decision to increase taxes from 50 cents to 60 per $100 of assessment was not made lightly said Mayor Ronnie MacInnis. kA 4=2DDlQAcQm“(6 ECJ ?@E E@ 5@ E96D6 E9:?8D[ 3FE 4@DED 2C6 8@:?8 FA[” 96 D2:5 ?@E:?8 E9:D :D E96 D64@?5 J62C @7 :?4C62D6[ 3FE AC:@C E@ E92E E2I6D 925 C6>2:?65 E96 D2>6 7@C 2 4@FA=6 @7 564256D :? E96 >F?:4:A2=:EJ E92E 92D 2 A@AF=2E:@?
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
Late last week Land Minister Steven Myers put his foot down - again. He enacted regulatory amendments to create the Charlottetown Park Street Special Planning Area which encompasses the government-owned property at Park Street. Thus making the decision by Charlottetown City Council on not renewing the government permit for the Park Street shelter and outreach centre property null and void. It was a decision councillors didn’t come to lightly.
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3 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
Murray Harbour Council voted in favour of a tax increase in the 2025-26 budget. The non-commercial rate went up to 60.2 cents per $100 assessment value and the commercial increased to 70.5 cents. Councillors were divided in the debate leading up to the unanimous vote in favour of the increase for the community that serves a population of approximately 300 residents.
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4 weeks ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s reasoning for condensing his cabinet doesn’t hold water. His motivation for the downsizing to a 24-member cabinet from the previous 39 was so focus can be put on protecting Canadian workers in the face of a trade war and building an economy in a time of crisis. kA 4=2DDlQAbQm%9@D6 2C6 ?@3=6 2DA:C2E:@?D[ 3FE 3J A2C:?8 5@H?
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
Harold and Barbara MacDonald of Bayfield lost 70 geese, ducks and hens Saturday night when fire destroyed their barn on the Northside Road. They were in bed when a neighbour noticed the blaze and called 911. kAm|C |24s@?2=5 :D ?@E DFC6 H92E :8?:E65 E96 7:C6[ 3FE :E H2D BF:4< E@ DAC625]k^AmkAm“%96C6 H2D `__ 32:=D @7 5CJ 92J :? E96 =@7E 2?5 :E H2D ;FDE =:<6 82D@=:?6[” 96 D2:5]k^Am kAm%96J A=2? E@ 86E 2 ?6H 7=@4< 2?5 C63F:=5] xE H:== 36 2 D>2==6C @?6 E92? E96 `g 3J bb 7@@E 9:A C@@7 32C?
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
With the relatively warmer temperatures last week and the extra boost of daylight in the waning hours of the evening comes signs of spring and thoughts of planting and harvesting. Lobster fishers are no doubt starting to feel that itch to get back on the water, with the spring season only weeks away. This week the Graphic shines a spotlight on the entire PEI fishing industry in the annual Fisheries Edition on pages 9 - 16.
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
More than 50 community members in Naufrage came to a consensus that raising the bridge spanning the run at the harbour would be the safest option. “We are not trying to fight with the fishermen who want it out,” Krista Jones, Friends of Shipwreck Point Lighthouse (FOSPL) president said. A win-win compromise is the only option, she said. “Boats aren’t getting any smaller and tides aren’t getting any lower, and the only way that everybody wins is if that bridge gets raised,” she added.
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
US tariff threats have exacerbated the need to bring to the fore the shop local campaign. But shouldn’t supporting local businesses always be top of mind? kA 4=2DDlQAbQm}@E @?=J 3642FD6 :E 96=AD <66A 3FD:?6DD6D E9C:G:?8[ H9:49 :? EFC? <66AD 6>A=@J66D E9C:G:?8[ 3FE H92E 36EE6C H2J E@ DE@4< @FC A2?EC:6D 2?5 7C66K6CD E92? H:E9 =@42= AC@5F46n xE :D 7C6D9 2?5 H6 <?@H H96C6 :E 4@>6D 7C@>]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQAbQm~? E96 @?6 92?5[ :>A@CED 2?5 6IA@CED ?665 E@ 92AA6?
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
There are no changes in tax rates for Rural Municipality of Eastern Kings (RMEK) residents in the draft budget of $436,000 presented to the public on March 6. Though the property tax rate remains at 19 cents per $100, tax revenue will increase, said Mayor Larry Fitzpatrick. “Just to note that we’ve had an increase of properties and residential building. Actually there are 10 more compared to last year, so there is growth in the community,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
peicanada.com | Charlotte MacAulay
A public meeting is a meeting where information is shared with the public. At least that should be the interpretation of monthly town hall meetings held in municipalities across PEI. But for some strange reason the local RCMP have chosen to make their monthly reports to council a secret. In the latest agenda package from Three Rivers the words: ‘This report is intended for official use only and is not for public dissemination’ were in bold red letters atop every page of the monthly RCMP report.
