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The health system review for PEI 11/18/08 06:35:42 PM [1 Comments]
Any thoughts on the review and the Government's plan to implement? http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/doh_csi_report.pdf [Click Here For Full Discussion]
In the interest of public safety ... 11/18/08 04:56:14 PM [2 Comments]
In the interest of public safety, the RCMP is warning the public about the release of a federal inmate in the Charlottetown area. Dennis Joseph O'Brien, 43, originally from the Summerside area, was released from the Springhill Correctional Institution on Sept. 9. Later the same day, O'Brien was taken into custody and charged for making threats. Today, the new charge was dismissed and O'Brien was released on a recognizance. The release from RCMP reads, "At the present time, the RCMP has reason to believe that O'Brien poses a significant risk to public safety. The RCMP is issuing this public notification to enhance public protection across the province, after careful deliberation and consideration of all related issues, including privacy concerns, in the belief that it is clearly in the public interest to inform members of the community of the release of Dennis Joseph O'Brien." O'Brien is described is a Caucasian male with black hair, brown eyes, is 178 cm tall and weights 81 kg. He is originally from the Summerside area. Police do not have information as to where he is planning to relocate at this time. Anyone believing that a crime has been or is about to be committed is encouraged to call police. If the matter is of an urgent nature, please call 911 to report the location and circumstances. Members of the public can also contact Crime Stoppers anonymously and provide any relevant information at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477). [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Timestamp wrong on forum 11/18/08 11:57:15 AM [1 Comments]
Just a quick heads-up to the admins: the timestamp is off on this forum. It appears to be an hour ahead of AST. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Driveway Paving 11/18/08 09:28:41 AM [6 Comments]
Can anyone recommend a company that does driveway paving (in C'twn)? [Click Here For Full Discussion]
PEI homeless population 11/18/08 08:45:51 AM [15 Comments]
Does anyone know what the homeless population (or percentage) is here on PEI? I'd really appreciate any sources you can point me to. Thanks. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
The Eagles, Van Halen and Bruce Springsteen 11/18/08 07:54:48 AM [25 Comments]
According to David Carver, he had them all lined up to play on PEI last year. First he tried to get the Eagles on Canada Day weekend, but the province wouldn't support that. Then he had Van Halen lined up, again, no support. Finally he had Bruce Springsteen willing to play here, but once again, he got the kybash from the government. I wasn't in support of a concert on Canada Day weekend last year, but if any of these concerts could have happened I think the government should have offered at least some support. They put $300,000 into Alanis and the expectations for that concert never exceeded 10,000 people. Any of these acts would have easily drawn more than 10,000. Carver said he is going to put forth a proposal for a concert next summer. Hopefully the government will offer some support for it. Carver doesn't expect they will though. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Canadian SUDOKU League 11/18/08 02:28:16 AM [1 Comments]
Hello! Canadian Sudoku League is starting, its free and online. Support our PEI! We need more sudoku fans here. http://sudoku-champions.ca [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Oline PS3 Players 11/17/08 10:46:46 PM [6 Comments]
Heys Everyone jw who here plays ps3 online and what games? Also whats ur gamertags? Be nice to have more ppl from PEI on my list lol [Click Here For Full Discussion]
wtf is wrong with society and the court system? 11/17/08 05:14:52 PM [18 Comments]
http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/Home/ContentPosting?newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20081117%2fEDM_cat_081117&feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V3&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=True this is beyond sickening. i cant even comment [Click Here For Full Discussion]
???????????? 11/17/08 03:15:05 PM [4 Comments]
Where is a good place to post an apt for rent? [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Police Alert! 11/17/08 12:11:12 PM [4 Comments]
Please keep your eyes open;
Charlottetown City Police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing teenage girl. Brittany Morgan, age 17, was last seen Friday night around 9 o'clock. Police describe Morgan as being five feet four inches tall and weighing approximately 170 pounds. She has wavy brown hair and brown eyes. Any having information about her whereabouts is asked to contact City Police at 629-4172 or Crime Stoppers.[Click Here For Full Discussion]
minimum wage 11/17/08 12:00:21 PM [7 Comments]
Has anyone heard of it going up to $9 on January 1at? I was told that by someone but can't find any info. That makes me skeptical but I find that usually rumors tend to have a grain of truth. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Private member's bill to show final price of goods.... 11/17/08 07:23:45 AM [27 Comments]
A Liberal MLA has proposed a private member's bill that would change pricing for all goods on PEI. Under the proposed law, the sticker price on all goods would have to include the GST and PST. In other words, you'd see the total price on the goods you buy instead of the pretax price. I think this is a fantastic idea and it's something I've wanted to see on PEI for a few years. I'm going to e-mail my support to my MLA, the Premier, and the members of the Opposition. Do the same if you would like to see this bill passed as well! [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Porcelain santa heads 11/16/08 03:43:28 PM [17 Comments]
Ok i need some porcelain santa heads and leisure world no longer has them. Micheals and walmart etc do not carry them. Does anyone know where i can get these ? i need the middle size, and i need them asap ...Anyone ?? [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Anyone interested in Goalball? 11/16/08 12:25:04 PM [0 Comments]
Hi everyone, I am looking to start a Goalball team in Summerside. For those who don't know what it is, it's a sport designed for the blind and visually impaired. It's on a court with a ball that has bells inside. Here is a link for more information about this sport. http://www.paralympiceducation.ca/Content/Sports/Summer% Sighted people are able to play also so please if your interested contact me ocean_chikita@hotmail.com Thanks [Click Here For Full Discussion]
fta receivers 11/15/08 04:43:17 PM [21 Comments]
this may be in the wrong section of the forum, please move it if it is. just wondering if anyone has an fta receiver, and if so, how does it work for t hem? we h ave 2, a captive works 700s which is disabled since the last zap, unable to get it up and running, and a conaxsat mini. it has worked well, but is still down, i cant seem to get the patch to work on it. i had bought my father a conaxsat mini, but it ran into trouble and had to be returned, they replaced it with a conaxsatnano, but i think i am going to sell it and move along. dads too old to be screwing around with patches etc, so if anyone would like to buy a conaxsatnano, new, still in the plastic, pm me. if anyone knows anyone who fixes these damn things, please let me know, thanks. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Starchoice? 11/15/08 11:27:01 AM [14 Comments]
Hey! In my normal days activity of driving around Charlottetown, I've been taking notice of the satellite dishes on people's homes, since we are building a new home, and are planning on reconnecting with Starchoice, as we had in Ontario. However, as I drive around I've noticed Bell dishes and dishes I'll put in the 'other' category out-number Starchoice by about 20-1. No exaggeration. Is there something I should know? Is there something wrong with the Starchoice service on the Island? [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Proposed C&D Disposal site in Emyvale 11/14/08 11:42:58 PM [13 Comments]
Just an FYI to anybody in the Emyvale area that reads the boards (I know of a few)...there is going to be a community meeting this Tuesday at 8pm regarding the proposed C&D waste disposal site at the Emyvale Rec Centre. MLA Valerie Docherty should be there, possibly the Environment Minister George Webster will also be there. If you are from the area and have any questions or concerns, this is the place to go to voice them! [Click Here For Full Discussion]
St peters Rd - Bypass Accident 11/14/08 04:35:44 PM [9 Comments]
Should be tied up for a while ... 530 now ... figure another 30 minutes or more ... so if someone is late .. you know why. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
New Provincial Museum 11/14/08 03:29:50 PM [15 Comments]
A great idea, though I question the timing and wonder from where shall the money come. At a time when our deficit grows $15M in just three months, at a time when the economic outlook is not rosy, at a time when Islanders are pleading for help with catastrophic drug costs...how does this government justify starting this project now or any time in the near future? [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Road rage leads to assault charges 11/13/08 07:14:47 PM [66 Comments]
This is causing quiet a stir on the CBC "post a comment", that I thought I'd post it here for some discussion. There does appear to be some unexplained events that led up to the assault, which by no means makes it anyway justifiable... Road rage leads to assault charges Last Updated: Thursday, November 13, 2008 | 10:08 AM AT Comments19Recommend9 CBC News Charlottetown police have charged a man with assault causing bodily harm after an apparent case of road rage. '[He] was smashed in the face pretty badly.' Wayd McNally Allison McNally, 59, was driving along Highway 2 in East Royalty, north of Charlottetown on Monday night. Family members say he felt a car behind him was driving strangely. He pulled over and the other car did too, and he left his vehicle in an attempt to speak to the driver. Wayd McNally told CBC News on Wednesday that his father was trying to get the attention of the woman driving the car when he was confronted by men who were riding in the car as passengers. "He tapped on the window, without any response, and from what I understand at that point may have actually reached to open the door to say something," said McNally. "At that point he was approached by the three men that were in the car, and trying to kind of back away from the situation he was attacked and was smashed in the face pretty badly." The confrontation left McNally with facial injuries requiring treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Police said the 40-year-old Kingston man charged is due in court on [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Propane Station 11/13/08 05:19:41 PM [33 Comments]
CBC just annouced firefighters are at the propane station on allen street. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Non Flash games.. 11/13/08 12:33:29 PM [0 Comments]
I'm on a really old computer at work with windows 98, which isn't supported by the current version of flash player.. Anyone know of ANY games that can be played with out flash?? [Click Here For Full Discussion]
MRSA nothing new 11/13/08 09:53:20 AM [7 Comments]
Before everyone freaks out-- news reporting 6 cases of newborns who are carrying MRSA(methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus)at QEH. This is one of the several strains of antibiotic resistant buggers as a result of them becoming more resistant due to the misuse of antibiotics by North Americans over the years. It is nothing new-- we've been dealing with it for years(we were taking precautions as I remember at a hospital I worked at in Ohio back in 98.) MRSA and its cousins such as VRE(vancomycin resistant enterococcus) in and of themselves do nothing. They can be a problem if one gets an infection in a wound as there are fewer available effective antibiotics, and staph infections can be very nasty. As long as people take precautions, handwashing being still the main one, and avoiding leaving open cuts, abrasions, out where they might come in contact with someone else's body fluids there's not a lot to worry about. At least not to the level the news folks would have you believe. People took antibiotics for everything for years(even for colds) and through not taking the entire course and saving some for "the next time" various strains became more resistant. It is indeed a problem but I wouldn't be terribly afraid of EMS, doctors' offices, and hospitals because of it. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Aliant expanding rural broadband 11/12/08 01:02:22 PM [52 Comments]
The Government will be making an announcement later this afternoon in regards to rural internet access but the Journal Pioneer is reporting that Aliant will be spending 8.2 million dollars to expand internet access across the Island. This does not involve any taxpayer money and it will mean a large number of Islanders will have access to high speed internet. Not sure what the Government plans on announcing later today though. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Animals in society ? 11/12/08 11:06:26 AM [19 Comments]
No, this is not about ed.....so let that go, right off the bat. So we went to victoria park about 4 nights ago, had a coffee, and when we left, we were driving out about the speed limit. I see this dog walking down the boardwalk by himself out of the corner of my eye. I looked over and focused, and here was this red fox, walking the boardwalk.. Anyone else seen this one ? Was kinda scary for the ones that would meet up with him. Yes i know he'd run ( or she) but still..... [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Winter forecast preview 11/12/08 08:10:41 AM [4 Comments]
Peter Coade had a winter forecast preview last night and he is predicting a colder than normal December with above average amounts of precipitation. He said all three maritime provinces should have a white Christmas. Overall, he's predicting a milder winter with above average amounts of precipitation. January and February will be warmer than normal and he says there will be about the same amount of snow as there will be rain in both months. If that's the case, it's going to be one sloppy winter. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Veteran Information 11/11/08 05:53:04 PM [5 Comments]
I am very proud to say that some of my grandparent and great grandparent served during the First and Second World War. Unfortunately, all of these special people passed before I get information regarding their time of service in the war. I was wondering if anyone could point me in a direction of where to start researching this? I hope to get into the PEI Archives but wondering if their is a website someone may know of... [Click Here For Full Discussion]
So what is "a more responsible audience? 11/11/08 10:24:04 AM [31 Comments]
The following are some of the highlights of the 13-point plan approved to rein in the problems surrounding the Festival of Lights in Charlottetown, as approved by Charlottetown city council Monday. Tourism Charlottetown attract entertainment that will target . . . a more responsible audience; Site closed by 11 p.m.; Site will be opened for servicing no earlier than 7 a.m.; Shuttle service following the concerts from 10 p.m. to midnight; Maximum capacity including complimentary tickets shall not exceed 10,000; Ticket prices increased; Alcohol servers to be trained; Backpacks, purses inspected; Those intoxicated will be refused admission; Creation of an effective policing plan similar to the Black Eyed Peas concert at the CDPEC; Tourism Charlottetown will face fines if it breaks any of the conditions. [Click Here For Full Discussion]
Man uses internet to lure a minor 11/10/08 03:34:08 PM [12 Comments]
A 32-year-old Charlottetown man has been charged with luring a 12-year-old child by means of the Internet in order to commit another criminal act. Deputy Police Chief Richard Collins said Monday the man was arrested and charged Friday night. "He was taken before a justice of the peace, charged, and released," Collins said. Police also conducted a search of the man's residence where they seized computer-related equipment. Collins said the period of time covered by the allegations against the accused runs from Oct. 1 to Nov. 7. The man will appear in provincial court Dec. 4. ******** Having a great talk with my son over this ... Mr. I Am Smarter Then That ... is learning quickly he isn't so much .... We learned a month ago .. a 14 year old girl he was talkign with is actually 24 .... and not in the US but in Europe .... And I pointed out .. we dont even know if all that is true ... I make sure I am aware .. even being so .... it is scary what you find out after the fact ... [Click Here For Full Discussion]