Why this growing P.E.I. town wants to address its short-term rental bylaw gap | Highway sign collapsed in Borden-Carleton after vehicle hit it, officials say | 'We're on the right path' for active transportation, says P.E.I. advocacy group
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Why this growing P.E.I. town wants to address its short-term rental bylaw gap; CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin speaks to Stratford Coun\. Jeff MacDonald\.

Why this growing P.E.I. town wants to address its short-term rental bylaw gap

October 30 , 2024 at 08:11:42 p.m. ADT • :

The Town of Stratford in central Prince Edward Island is looking to develop its own short-term rental accommodation bylaw. Coun. James MacDonald tells CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin that the new law will help provide clarity in the housing market and bring down rental costs.

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Highway sign collapsed in Borden-Carleton after vehicle hit it, officials say; A green highway sign reading 'Summerside' is shown damaged in a roadside ditch\.

Highway sign collapsed in Borden-Carleton after vehicle hit it, officials say

October 30 , 2024 at 02:28:32 p.m. ADT • :

Traffic was backed up on the Trans-Canada Highway in Borden-Carleton for over an hour Tuesday night after an overhead sign structure collapsed onto the road.
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'We're on the right path' for active transportation, says P.E.I. advocacy group; The City of Summerside says it choose Greenwood Drive for a bike lane because it wanted to provide a safe route to Credit Union Place and the boardwalk\.

'We're on the right path' for active transportation, says P.E.I. advocacy group

October 30 , 2024 at 12:07:29 p.m. ADT • :

As a provincial fund for active transportation winds down community groups, municipal leaders and provincial officials have come together to discuss what the future might look like.
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Summerside striving to bring in as many young workers and families as possible, Mayor Kutcher say; Summerside Mayor Dan Kutcher sits to the left of Compass host Louise Martin in the CBC Compass studio\.

Summerside striving to bring in as many young workers and families as possible, Mayor Kutcher say

October 30 , 2024 at 06:48:12 a.m. ADT • :

Mayor Dan Kutcher says the future of Summerside will be in the hands of one group: the young. As the city's population ages, Kutcher says more young people are needed to live and work in the city.
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Salaries, raises of 8 Health P.E.I. executives didn't get proper approval, report finds; The audit covered January 2021 until December 2023\. The issues flagged in the report would have fallen under the leadership of Dr\. Michael Gardam, who was CEO of Health P\.E\.I\. at the time\.

Salaries, raises of 8 Health P.E.I. executives didn't get proper approval, report finds

October 29 , 2024 at 06:05:17 p.m. ADT • :

Eight top executives at Health P.E.I. were given salaries or raises without the proper approval, according to a report by the office of P.E.I.'s auditor general tabled in the legislature on Tuesday.
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Eastern P.E.I. man charged with attempted murder after 2 Stratford seniors assaulted with a bat; RCMP media relations officer Cpl\. Gavin Moore says the fact that the alleged assaults happened inside the seniors' homes is concerning to police\.  

October 28 , 2024 at 01:18:46 p.m. ADT • :

Eastern P.E.I. man charged with attempted murder after 2 Stratford seniors assaulted with a bat

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Crops, crops everywhere on P.E.I. — now farmers are scrambling to find a place to put them; Workers harvesting cabbage in a P\.E\.I\. field\.  

October 30 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Crops, crops everywhere on P.E.I. — now farmers are scrambling to find a place to put them

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Health P.E.I. focused on hiring hundreds of new staff, AGM hears; Health P\.E\.I\. CEO Melanie Fraser addresses the organization's AGM\.  

October 29 , 2024 at 09:29:55 a.m. ADT • :

Health P.E.I. focused on hiring hundreds of new staff, AGM hears

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'Burdened with that hurdle': Small businesses call on feds to ditch Confederation Bridge toll; The Confederation Bridge, a toll bridge from PEI to New Brunswick\. April 17, 2024\.  

October 23 , 2024 at 06:50:15 p.m. ADT • :

'Burdened with that hurdle': Small businesses call on feds to ditch Confederation Bridge toll

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Newcomers 'being cut loose' by federal immigration changes, some Islanders say; Around 150 newcomers stood silently outside the Coles Building in Charlottetown on Thursday during a legislative standing committee meeting about the P\.E\.I\. government's changes to its immigration policies\.  

October 27 , 2024 at 05:05:31 p.m. ADT • :

Newcomers 'being cut loose' by federal immigration changes, some Islanders say

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