Cynthia Dunsford, MLA

Stratford-Kinlock, PEI

Construction begins on new Stratford school

Published in August 29th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, children, community, education, photos

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Officials display drawings of the new Glen Stewart Elementary School. Work on the school has started. From left: Gerard Greenan, minister of Education and Early Childhood Development; Pat Campbell, Glen Stewart principal; Bob Clow, Eastern School District Board chair; and area MLA Cynthia Dunsford. Submitted photo

TERESA WRIGHT
The Guardian
Bulldozers and construction crews are busy hauling mounds [...]

Stratford School Press Release

Published in June 24th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, community, education

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Dunsford Pleased with Government’s Decision to Construct School in Stratford
Stratford, PE (June 24, 2008) — Cynthia Dunsford, MLA for District 6 Stratford-Kinlock, said she is pleased with Government’s decision to accept the Eastern School District’s recommendation to build a new school in Stratford. The School District trustees met last week and voted in favour [...]

Great news!

Published in June 18th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in children, community, cycling, education, family, safety

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P.E.I. applying carrot and stick for bike helmet laws
CBC News
People caught cycling without a helmet this summer in Charlottetown and Summerside will have a greater chance of getting a ticket, but wearing a helmet could earn a reward.
The police are working with the Atlantic Network for Injury Prevention to try to increase the use of [...]

Trustees vote to build new schools in Stratford and Souris

Published in June 18th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in children, community, education

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CBC News
Trustees with P.E.I.’s Eastern School District voted Wednesday to build new schools in Stratford and Souris.
Trustees voted six to three to build a new school in Stratford. The three trustees who voted to keep small schools open last month, Edna Reid, Gael MacEachern and Elizabeth Rankin, all voted no, but did not [...]

Build new schools, say trustees

Published in June 18th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in children, community, education

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TERESA WRIGHT
The Guardian

Ann Miller, trustee with the Eastern School District, speaks during a meeting of the board Wednesday night in Stratford. The board voted in favour of building new schools in Stratford and Souris and for an expansion to Westwood Primary School in Cornwall. Guardian photo by Brian McInnis

The Eastern School District’s board of trustees [...]

ESD and Stratford School

Published in June 5th, 2009

Posted by in Stratford, children, community, education

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To date I have received over 150 emails and phone calls on the Eastern School District’s recommendation to build a new accompanying elementary school in Stratford. Many of them have come from an organized group called Stratford Kids Count ,and many others from individuals/parents whose children will be affected by the introduction of kindergarten in [...]

A great day to read!

Published in January 25th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, children, community, education, family, health, literacy, parenting, photos, youth

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Can’t say enough about the great little library in Stratford. Jane McKinney, the librarian, does a fantastic job keeping things up to date and organized. But better still, is her ability to attract so many people to the library. What a busy spot. Family Literacy Day went off without a hitch. Silvia Beaton was the [...]

Family Literacy Day

Published in January 24th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, children, community, education, family, literacy, parenting, youth

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Islanders are invited to celebrate Family Literacy Day this weekend at public libraries throughout the province, and participate in a Canada-wide attempt at a new Guinness world record.
Family Literacy Day is a national celebration with literacy-themed events coordinated by literacy organizations, schools, public libraries and families. It is held [...]

What’s been up?

Published in October 22nd, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, education, health

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It’s been a while since cynthiadunsford dot com has been attended to. It’s been a very busy last month and my energy seems not to have extended itself much past the committee meetings, forums, people meetings etc. to save enough for keeping up the website. Hopefully I can slot enough time each week (at least) [...]

School Trustee Elections

Published in May 22nd, 2008

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, education, elections, nominations

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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 [...]

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