Last article I discussed how the seniors residence at Park Royal Court was being used to house Outreach Center Clients as well as mentally unstable individuals with harmful consequences to seniors in the building. The situation became so dire signs had to go up telling people not to consume cannabis inside the building. It seems…
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Planning Board Member for Three Rivers, Sean Halley, has recently resigned his position at a meeting last Thursday and his remarks are worth examining. For one, it further confirms the power dynamics at play I speculated about in regards to Councillor Vandyke’s resignation several weeks back. Halley once again emphasized how both Council and the…
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In addition to the new apartment buildings being renovated or repurposed in both Montague and Charlottetown, the government’s Housing First initiative is also being pushed into currently existing government housing. The Park Royal Court residences have for a long time been used to provide housing for seniors with a low income, but as of recently,…
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On November 26 Councillor John Vandyke of Three Rivers wrote a letter (printed below) to the Guardian expressing his disappointment that Minister Deagle has refused to ratify the by-law amendments I have cited in previous articles. My focus has been the changes to the definition of group homes which would essentially allow halfway houses and…
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In the last article we discussed Housing First and a pilot project in Montague to provide government housing to people experiencing homelessness and addiction issues. Just recently, Charyl Paynter, who is the CEO for the PEI Housing Corporation, announced another Housing First project about to commence operation in Charlottetown. In this latest announcement, Paynter confirmed…
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It’s been years now that the government of PEI has attempted to stem the rise of homelessness, drug addiction and crime that has taken hold on PEI. While some positive steps were taken when the government relocated the Community Outreach Center in March of 2024 and a policy of open drug use on the premises…
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With their latest actions, the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) has confirmed what has been evident for a long time, that the scope of their work is not truth finding, but rather obfuscating and otherwise covering up what is happening with land holdings in PEI. Yesterday, the standing committee on natural resources and environmental…
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Last Thursday MLA Brad Trivers released a forty-five-page report on amendments he would like to see to the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) which in his opinion is heavily skewed to favor tenants to the detriment of landlords. In his release statement he expressed his wish to gather feedback from everyone, but especially tenants, before he…
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Continuing from the last article, I will now explore what I believe are some of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) main objectives for PEI. Before that, I think it’s important to explore some of the possible motivations that drive the CCP’s actions. By accurately assessing their motivations, it achieves two important points. For one, it…
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With this article, I will continue to explore some of the more fascinating details revealed in the book, Canada Under Siege, about the Buddhist monasteries established in PEI. This article in particular will focus on Master Zhen-Ru, who has been described as the spiritual leader of both the Buddhist monks and nuns on PEI. In…
