When buying meat for 17 provincial institutions the “Provincial Protein Tender” specifies a preference for off-Island brands from large multi-national companies: “Preference shall be given to brand name specified on the “Request for Pricing Form” but brand name equivalents may be considered at the discretion of Health PEI.” You can download and view the spreadsheet […]
Why won’t government hire doctors?
In early 2014 around 470 residents from the Hunter River, Crapaud, Borden-Carleton, Kinkora, Albany and Victoria areas were identified as having no primary care provider. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2yAl6TM6gc Dr. Visser and the South Shore Pharmacy put forward a proposal to hire a Nurse-Practitioner to work with Dr. Visser three days per week to accept all these patients […]
PEI Legislature April 13, 2016
Greetings https://youtu.be/nDnFVG0Z3jc Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It really is a privilege to rise here in this House and represent the residents of District 18 Rustico-Emerald. Last night was a big night in New Glasgow. There was a public meeting to talk about the Millvale power transmission lines. Kudos to all of the concerned residents that […]
PEI Legislature April 8, 2016
My Greetings from Friday, April 8, 2016: Shout out to Betty and Allan Pound; Somerset Elementary students in gallery; Peter Rukavina from PEI Home & School in gallery – open data fan; Maritime Electric Public Meeting venue changed to New Glasgow Lobster Suppers because so many want to attend with their concerns; Acknowledgement and support […]
PEI Legislature – April 6, 2016
Musiccounts award recipient Gulf Shore Consolidated School (music teacher Kirsten Huggins-MacLaine), Millvale power transmission line, Tartan day 2016 “Hail Caledonia!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEBLqw6kIQA&feature=youtu.be
Amalgamation and Annexation – FOIPP for Presentation – Seriously?
UPDATE – The presentation with audio was published to YouTube on April 4, 2016: It is no secret that the Premier’s mandate to the Minister of Communities, Land and Environment includes implementing the recommendations of the Handrahan Report of the Task Force on Land Use Policy. It also includes reducing the number of municipalities on PEI via […]
Child Protection Services – Overview
On March 16, 2016 the PC caucus was privileged to receive a presentation from the Child Protection Services department of PEI Family and Human Services. It is a great overview of what the department does, where it does it, why it does it, how many children are impacted and the requirement for reporting any potential children […]
St. Patrick’s Day Infrastructure Summit – Emerald Boxcar Pub & Grill
REPLY TO EVENT ON FACEBOOK HERE All are welcome and requested to join us on St. Patrick’s Day – March 17, 2016 – at the Emerald Boxcar Pub and Lounge for an Infrastructure Summit for Districts 18, 19 and 20. AGENDA 6:00 pm FREE Food sourced from Chef Emily Wells – The Mill in New […]
Small Business Micro-loans
So glad to see that the government has finally implemented a program to help entrepreneurs get the capital they need to operate. This is something that was part of my election platform in District 18 Rustico-Emerald, and I have been fighting for small business micro-loans in the legislature since the spring of 2015. …a micro-business is one-person, two-person […]
Apply! Canada Summer Jobs wage subsidy
Attention all not-for-profit, public and private sector small business organizations – apply now to hire a student this summer using the Canada Summer Jobs wage subsidy! I spoke with our MP recently and he is worried that we won’t get enough applicants to use all the funding – which has doubled since last year. Not-for-profit employers get funding […]
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