In the media cue…

Published in June 23rd, 2008

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June 23, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MLA Cynthia Dunsford to Seek New Policy for Plastic Bags
Stratford, PE - Cynthia Dunsford, MLA for District 6, Stratford-Kinlock, today announced her intention to ask government to consider implementing a new policy regarding the use of plastic bags.
“This is fundamentally an environmental issue,” said Ms. Dunsford. […]

Get out your bike!!

Published in June 17th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in economy, environment, cycling

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Robert Ariail Editorial Cartoon
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Small but Big

Published in June 17th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, events, travels, arts & culture, rural PEI

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Check out The Festival of Small Halls. Word has it that the halls have been packed with people and the audiences love it! 5 days left!!
RELEASE
Line up announced for first ever CFCY Festival of Small Halls, June 14-22

(Charlottetown, PE) – The inaugural CFCY Festival of Small Halls, a celebration of exceptional music, art and […]

The Island Commons

Published in May 27th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, economy, rural PEI

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Of the many ventures, business, cultural, social and otherwise, that I have been involved with over the years, I have to say that my part in the Queen Street Commons stands out as being the most exciting, innovative and creative.
What is the Queen Street Commons?
The Queen Street Commons is a simple idea. Bring interesting people […]

School Trustee Elections

Published in May 22nd, 2008

Posted by Cyn in education, nominations, Stratford, elections

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This Monday, May 29th, Islanders will elect their school board trustees. It still appears to be a challenging task to encouarge people to put their name forward to serve on one of the three boards on PEI. In the West only 1 of the 9 zones is offering an election, the others have won by […]

Tip to Tip for Africa Bike Ride 2008

Published in May 13th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, cycling

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Once again, yours truly will hit the beautiful Confederation Trail and ride from one end of PEI to the other to raise funds for The Townships Project, a micro-lending project in South Africa. I am asking for your donations. Here is a snippet from The Townships Project website:
A micro-loan is the first credit […]

Cosmetic Pesticides on PEI

Published in April 24th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, health, environment

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First Quebec, now Ontario… is PEI next for a province-wide ban on the use of cosmetic pesticides?
The report by the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Environment on cosmetic pesticides is now available online.
Another interesting tidbit of information points to major retailers (including Home Depot and Canadian Tire) voluntarily pulling pesticides off their shelves. Hats […]

How the First Earth Day Came About

Published in April 22nd, 2008

Posted by Cyn in environment

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by Senator Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day
What was the purpose of Earth Day? How did it start? These are the questions I am most frequently asked.
Actually, the idea for Earth Day evolved over a period of seven years starting in 1962. For several years, it had been troubling me that the state […]

Youth ConneXt PEI

Published in April 20th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, youth, Stratford, events

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Last weekend at the Stratford Town Hall a very enthusiastic group of young Islanders were gathered at a “cross generational symposium on community engagement” to…

-Share stories…
-Learn from one another, the community and its members…
-Inspire ideas for further development…
-Commit to meaningful and measurable action…
What does this really mean? We want youth and adults to […]

Change

Published in April 13th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, youth, education, Speeches, economy, Stratford, environment, family

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Tuesday, I had to honour of seconding the motion in the legislature to accept the Speech From The Throne. The opportunity allowed for me a chance to interpret and find perspective. It was a chance for me to dig deep and bring to the surface what (I feel) is important to PEI’s future. […]

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