Cynthia Dunsford, MLA

Stratford-Kinlock, PEI

Cycling on PEI just got better!

Published in August 23rd, 2010

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, Transportation, community, cycling, environment, health, photos, roads, safety, tourism

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Cyclists across PEI have been trying to educate and activate governments, both municipally and provincially for decades. It is great to see the City of Charlottetown listening, learning and implementing plans for safer cycling. Over here in Stratford, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal has included ‘share the road’ signage and wider shoulders for [...]

6 Islanders Graduate From NSAC

Published in May 10th, 2010

Posted by Cyn in agriculture, education, environment, food

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I had the honour of representing the Province of PEI at the 2010 Convocation of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College this past week. I met some great people, including Co-Presidents Dr. Lesie MacLaren and Dr. Bernie MacDonald, the Minisiter of Agriculture in NS, John MacDonell and several professors and students. Among the greatest people I [...]

Safe Lawns for PEI

Published in April 12th, 2010

Posted by Cyn in children, community, environment, family, health, legislation, nature, photos

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PEI has a decent start to a Province-wide lawn pesticide ban. There is more work to do with the regulations, but for now let’s start learning about the safe ways to take care of our lawns. Safe Lawns dot org is a great resource, and in fact, Paul Tukey, founder of Safe Lawns dot org, [...]

Report of the Commission on Land and Local Governance

Published in January 7th, 2010

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, agriculture, community, environment, rural PEI, taxes

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Click on the PDF tab at the top of the page to download the report or follow the link at the bottom of the following press release: aussi disponible en français January 7, 2010 For immediate release Report Released on the Commission on Land and Local Governance Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour The Honourable Carolyn [...]

International Day of Climate Action

Published in October 25th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in community, environment

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Thanks to Bob Gray and Jan Meulenkamp, we had a great ride in from Stratford to the Charlottetown Farmer’s Market for some great local food and dancing! Every little bit counts. iBeginShare.attachButton(‘share-tool-11314996611′, {title: ‘International Day of Climate Action’, link: ‘http://www.cynthiadunsford.com/2009/10/25/international-day-of-climate-action/’, content: ‘http://www.cynthiadunsford.com/?ibegin_share_action=get_content&id=268′});

A natural approach to keeping the perfect lawn

Published in May 27th, 2009

Posted by in environment, health, legislation

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May 26, 2009 The Londoner Local News A natural approach to keeping the perfect lawn With Ontario’s new cosmetic pesticide ban now in effect business and homeowners alike are looking for alternatives when it comes to maintaining their lawns. One option is exchanging old chemical maintained lawns for grass more accepting of natural alternatives, an [...]

DOWning NAFTA?

Published in May 4th, 2009

Posted by in environment, health, legislation, safety

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from Investment Treaty News By Howard Mann, Senior International Legal Advisor to the International Institute for Sustainable Development 2 May 2009 On 31 March 2009 Dow AgroSciences LLC, a subsidiary of the U.S. Dow Chemical Company, initiated its NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitration against Canada due to the banning of cosmetic lawn chemicals in the province [...]

Cosmetic Pesticides, an idea whose day has gone.

Published in March 9th, 2009

Posted by Cyn in community, environment, health, legislation, nature, photos

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ISLANDERS CAN REJOICE! PEI will be among the other leaders in Canada. Leaders….not followers. Quebec, Ontario and now PEI, with New Brunswick ready to make the change soon. There are many people on PEI who have been working so hard for a long period of time toward this end. Congratulations to all those groups [...]

The looming winter and what we can do to get through it

Published in September 1st, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, environment

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It’s all the talk these days… the cost of living on PEI this winter. How will we help each other get through the impending cold weather completely dependent on oil? How can we afford to keep warm? There is a new portal for help. One you can participate in and learn from. It’s called Island [...]

2 great things on PEI

Published in August 21st, 2008

Posted by Cyn in agriculture, environment, food, nature, tourism

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The other day I dropped in to see David and Rose Viaene at their new Riverview Country Market on the corner of Riverside Dr. and Exhibition Dr. in Charlottetown. KJL Select Meats has just set up shop there and the place looks and feels great. It is well stocked with some great produce, preserves, breads, [...]

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