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I see in this cbc report that Charlottetown City Councillor Mitchell Tweel is to receive his $16,000 councillor "salary" despite not being on any committees (because he was removed from the committees he was on).  Apparently, councillors are expected to sit on committees in order to receive their annual stipend.

Therefore, I propose the Mow My Lawn Committee, which Councillor Tweel can be let in charge of.  I realise that Mitchell does not represent my district.  And I realise that, perhaps of all the councillors, Mitchell is the one who is most adamant about doing good for his district, even if it’s detrimental to other districts.  Because of this, i think it is unlikely that he gives a shit about my lawn, but I think he’d go a long way to earning the share of his salary that I paid out to him, if he would come to my house and mow my lawn.  Once a year, in August.

So, how about it Mitch?  I’ll supply the gasoline and the push-mower, you supply the validation of your councillorship.

I thought it was supposed to be April showers bringing May flowers, not April heavy snowfall warnings…
My mind has moved on from the concept of snow.  I’m not going ot like this.

You can’t beat free tourism advertising:

– Hell’s Angels Sets Up Chop-Shop in Charlottetown
– NB Bike Gang Expands Domain To Include PEI
– Charlottetown Policeman Caught With Child Pornography
– Mob of Charlottetown Teenagers Harrasses Chinese Restaurant Owners
– PEI Students Stupidest In Canada
– Charlottetown Festival to present Canada Rocks – A Musical Revue

(okay, just kidding on the last one.  Well, let’s just say the jury has not yet returned a verdict)

This, from a press release for The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,  listed in the latest TheatrePEI email newsletter:

Laurie Murphy, PEI’s comedian,
writer, actor, director, producer, and musician (did I forget anything? I’m sure I
did!) will no doubt be superb in this role.

My question is:  When did this election take place?  Is PEI only allowed just the one comedian, writer, actor, etc?

 

Does anyone know if the practice of pronouncing the first name "Gerard" as "Jew-ard" is a PEI-centric phenomenon, or does it occur in other places too?  Also, does anyone have an explanation as to why it occurs?

Please, Charlottetown, if you have any life left in you, you will provide your citizens with a viable, working public transit system.
Please.

Here is a link that takes you to a Charlottetown transit survey.  Please fill it out in support of public transit.
Please.

Charlottetown, transit, survey

Yesterday was a beautiful day. Cold, but beautiful. And school was cancelled for the Eastern School District.
Some parents were upset that school was closed on such a picture-perfect day. I, howeve, completely understand the reasons and agree entirely. In Charlottetown, many roads were narrowed to one lane only; sidewalks were not cleared and walking to school would have been a desperate and dangerous adventure. Has anyone tried walking in Charlottetown when one is forced onto the roads? It’s truly a life-endangering adventure, as many drivers seem to have the opinion that the road is no place for a pedestrian. Normally
I can’t speak for the validity of closing country schools that rely almost entirely on bussing, but I can only imagine that many side and secondary roads were likewise difficult to travel down.

Yeah, it’s a bitch to have to scramble to find a sitter, but better scrambling for a sitter than for a casket for your killed-by-traffic child.

Technorati Tags: Charlottetown, weather

This link tells of the City of Charlottetown’s City Council voting in the demand that the NHL owners and players resolve their differences and get on with the business of playing hockey.
It was an almost unanimous vote on the motion brought in by Councillor Mitch Tweel.  Kim Devine was the lone dissenter, expressing her enjoyment at being able to watch the CBC News at its regular Saturday night timeslot.

Two things: 
1) As a citizen of Charlottetown, I’m embarrassed by this motion, even if it was meant in a light-hearted way.
2) Will this single stance cost Kim Devine votes next election?  Being anti-hockey in this town is akin to being a liberal in the USA, or being a theatre critic on PEI.