Cynthia Dunsford, MLA

Stratford-Kinlock, PEI

PEI’s First Indoor Soccer Complex Kicks Off Official Opening

Published in June 22nd, 2009

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, children, community, health, sports

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Left to right: Tom Hayward; Carolyn Bertram, Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour; Kevin Jenkins, Mayor of Stratford; Gerald MacDonald, PEI Soccer Assoc.; Cynthia Dunsford, MLA Stratford-Kinlock; Wayne Hooper, ACOA; Alan McIsaac, MLA Vernon River-Stratford.
Island soccer players now can hone their skills in any weather conditions as the province’s first indoor soccer facility has [...]

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 option London Life has [...]

Latest news from Cycling PEI

Published in May 15th, 2009

Posted by in children, community, cycling, family, health, safety, women, youth

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Bike Drop Off Saturday Morning
This will be done through the Kidsport and Canadian Tire Jump Start programs. Preference is to give bikes to families in need, youth at risk, and low income families. If you are in need of a bike please come in to Sport PEI and take advantage of this great program and [...]

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 of Quebec. This [...]

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 and individuals who [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]

Cosmetic Pesticides on PEI

Published in April 24th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, environment, health

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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 [...]

Pulling Strings

Published in March 26th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in community, economy, education, environment, health

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In case you haven’t heard… the Island Studies Press publication, “Pulling Strings” has officially been launched. The event took place at Province House March 20th. Edited by – Godfrey Baldacchino and Kathleen Stuart.

Contributors include:
John Eldon Green – Forward
Godfrey Baldacchino – Prince Edward Island as a Sub-National Island Jurisdiction
Kathleen Stuart – Transportation and Access for [...]

Sustainable Stratford and beyond

Published in March 4th, 2008

Posted by Cyn in Stratford, community, education, environment, health, photos

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At the beginning of the Stratford Winter Carnival last weekend was an evening of discussions and displays on ‘Creating Stratford’s Future’. It was a great opportunity for Stratford residents to drop by and chat with people working on ideas and with groups promoting sustainability, environmental awareness, programs and services and community work.
Here is the booth [...]

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