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The Residential Rental Association of P.E.I. has a new application process that aims to connect would-be tenants with landlords who have spaces to rent. Saltire file

LETTER: P.E.I. renters do not support blacklisting of tenants and other letters

Contributed |Updated May. 1, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Renters do not blacklist tenants We wish to address concerns raised in the article titled "Centralized application for renters in P.E.I. could lead to privacy concerns, tenant blacklist: advocate" (April 22) by Logan MacLean. We are disappointed that ...

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King spoke to members of the Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce in 2023, where he heard labour shortages, including recruitment and retention, are one of the biggest challenges facing P.E.I. businesses. King will speak at the Charlottetown chamber's upcoming event on May 16. Kristin Gardiner • SaltWire file

COMMENTARY: P.E.I. businesses addicted to newcomer labour

Contributed |Updated May. 1, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Ben Morrissey, a P.E.I. resident who is currently working as a policy analyst in Nunavut, provided the following opinion article. To preface, this piece in no way seeks to shame newcomers pursuing a better life or contributing to the Island ...

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EDITORIAL: Teaching 'n' texting — a school cellphone ban needs to be accompanied by more education

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

The province of Ontario has just introduced the most restrictive ban on cellphone use in schools in the country. Yet, even that does not seem thorough enough to turn the tide on one of society’s greatest challenges in this age. Set to begin in ...

Retired members of the military stand inside an original military vehicle of Portugal's Carnation Revolution during the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of Portugal's Carnation Revolution that resulted in the overthrow of dictatorship. Pedro Nunes/Reuters

COMMENTARY: Portugal marks 50 years since the Carnation Revolution

Henry Srebrnik |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Led by the left-wing Armed Forces Movement and supported by most of the population, the so-called Carnation Revolution not only brought down Portugal’s dictatorship, but also paved the way for the end of the country’s colonial wars in Africa. The ...

Columnist Debbie Langston suggests we be open and honest when talking about race with children instead of avoiding the subject as a taboo topic. Fabian Centeno • unsplash

DEBBIE LANGSTON: Talk to children about race

Debbie Langston · Columnist |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

As a Black woman, talking about race and intersectionality comes easily to me. It is inherent in my very existence. I move through this world, categorized first by my skin colour and then by my gender. Being racialized is not something I have to work ...

The login screen on the Maple virtual care site online promises a hand-picked network of doctors and specialists. Screenshot

LETTER: Clarifying Maple's role in P.E.I.

Contributed |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

I'm responding to a recent article by SaltWire highlighting questions raised in the April 16, 2024, P.E.I. legislature question period about Maple. Maple is a Canadian virtual care technology platform founded to strengthen Canada's overburdened ...

Allan Coady, who is now in his 70s with more than 30 years of lobster fishing experience, says he’s still very much passionate about his work. Every year, setting days always bring him lots of excitement. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

CHEERS AND JEERS: Cheers to those taking part in P.E.I.'s spring lobster fishery

SaltWire Staff |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Cheers to P.E.I. fishing families and crew who are preparing for the spring lobster fishery, opening over the next few days in different areas. Every year, families like Allan Coady and his children gear up and head out on the choppy waters in the ...

An image in a brochure by HRM's road safety advisory committee suggests pedestrians make eye contact with drivers before entering crosswalks. Contributed

LETTER: Who is supposed to stop at crosswalk — pedestrian or driver?

Contributed |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

I live in a senior’s apartment building just across the street from Superstore with a crosswalk visible for we seniors and others to use when crossing the street. I recently walked across the street to Superstore (and yes, I still shop there, even ...

Signs made by P.E.I. students for an Earth Day demonstration in 2023 are lined up at Colonel Gray High School. Guardian file

LETTERS: P.E.I. letter writers seek protection for people and the planet

Contributed |Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Protect people and the planet Wars are devastating whole regions around the globe. In the past decade, military spending has increased by 19 per cent. It is deplorable that the majority of casualties in the wars in Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza are ...

The Rubin Thomlinson report, which concluded that UPEI leadership had failed to create a safe and respectful environment for students, faculty and staff, was heavily redacted by the university’s counsel. - Stu Neatby

COMMENTARY: UPEI's fair treatment policy is anything but

Contributed |Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Colm Magner, a sessional instructor at the University of Prince Edward Island who lives in Victoria, P.E.I., provided the following opinion article. There is one significant problem with the “fair treatment complaint” process used to resolve ...

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