Jessica Doria Brown

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Next from @RobHenderson25 - will Islanders be able to get to smaller communities using public transit? and will it be flexible enough to accommodate people of different abilities, or to facilitate medical appointments ? also asking about flexibility of hours of operation, etc

minister @jsjaylward mentioned anyone with ideas on transit can reach out - now @OleHammarlund suggesting electric school buses be used to bring children and seniors to ski hills, etc. to bring them to events only accessible for families with vehicles

Two new public transit routes now being announced by @jsjaylward for Western PEI, to be added to network in the east, says this supports gov's goal of being the first province with net zero emissions by 2040.

RE: PEI Housing corp @hannahbethbell is asking about a building on Richmond st in Charlottetown that is sitting empty and is slated for demolition - @bradtrivers says it was poor planning from a previous gov, says work now underway with @ChtownPE to make it liveable and available

Question from @LundLynne : will you look to re-establishing a connection to Masters' programs to get more social workers trained @NatalieJ_PEI says there haven't been issues filling counsellor positions this year

Guestion from @LundLynne to @NatalieJ_PEI on getting more counsellors into island schools - Jameson says the work of school counsellors is vital and 11 new positions were added in the last budget

Follow up from @markmclanepei :Extra incentives to get more private centres to sign on to the registry? @NatalieJ_PEI says incentives are available to encourage private centres to become licensed, including programming and 25k in capital grants

How is your dept working with childcare sector to match families with available spaces? (Q from @markmclanepei) @NatalieJ_PEI says staff behind the childcare registry work hard to do this work - says goal is to licence more private centres, which should help improve access

.@jhalperry volunteer fire fighters being dispatched to medical calls more often, how will your dept better support volunteer fire departments @BloyceThompson says professionals, not volunteers, offer the counselling - says he'll commit to meeting with Perry on this

.@jhalperry asking @BloyceThompson what mental health supports are offered for volunteer fire fighters. Thompson says there's an online portal for mental health counselling - says it has just been introduced and hopes first responders take advantage of it

Mcneilly now asking for numbers on how many Islanders are currently in transitional housing @bradtrivers says the info is contained in a recently tabled document

now @GordMcNeillyPEI questioning how many Islanders have successfully moved from transitional housing to stable housing in the last 9 months. @bradtrivers promises again to return with a full report.

Question from @GordMcNeillyPEI : why has phase 2 of smith Lodge contract not been implemented? @bradtrivers says he's working with dept, calls it a challenging file, promises to bringing back a full report on the status of this project

issue of transportation to the QEH for medical appointments raised by @RobHenderson25 - @bradtrivers says he's working to improve this - says transit announcement coming soon

Now - @AltassTrish concerned about how PEI is tired for worst overtime pay - @matthewmackaypc says this is why a comprehensive review is underway of the employment standards Act

From @OleHammarlund question on how long reduced price transit passes will be available - @jsjaylward says rural transit pilot underway & says all fares and routes will continue to be reviewed. Says important announcement on rural transit coming.