Tag: PEI
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Time to Write Again!
My poor blog has been neglected for a few years. And, the last few years? Holy moly. How are you? If I were to summarize, do a “Reader’s Digest” version of the recent years it would look like this: 2018: Wrote short film script: The Rolling Pin 2019: Edited script and it received funding from…
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Why bother, they’re going to die…
Imagine: You’ve led a full life in a community where you paid your taxes. You’ve purchased over and over again in your community, spending your money at local businesses. You’ve had a family. Your own home. Your own house. Your own garden. A dog. Maybe a few. Some cats, despite that damn hair on the…
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Beyond Belief, Booze over Elders…
Yes, it’s true. The PEI government has chosen to construct a new liquor store in the community of Montague, Prince Edward Island, and postpone, once again, their 2009, 2015, 2016 promise of a brand new Riverview Manor, residence for seniors, to (we’ll see) 2017. BUT, the new liquor store will be ready for business in…
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Keep Going….
Today, the announcement for the new government liquor store in Montague was published by CBC in a positive light, gleefully optimistic about an increase in liquor sales next year, in their new building that will be constructed. A new building that will break ground as soon as ….. next week. Ready for an opening in…
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Shift funds, break ground… give hope.
Over eight thousand views. That’s how many times “Enough is Enough, Prince Edward Island” published this past week was read. Witnessing the stats of my blog post growing the past few days and seeing the unbelievable amount of shares on FaceBook, is confirming. Montague needed a match to light the smoldering embers of hope gone.…
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For Canada Day, a favourite Canadian moment…
Today is our country’s birthday, the day we wear red, the day Canadian flags un-wrinkle and stretch to flapping happiness expressing a little more patriotism than most days. I’m happy to say that I feel pretty Canadian. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, raised partly in Banff, Alberta, and Prince Edward Island (where I experienced one…
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Poetry Saturday? Or Sunday?
I think we decided on twitter that it would be Saturday… but that was just yesterday. So. Here I am with a wee poem from last summer. Air Little sparrow Gasping for air Canary saying Don’t go in there Yellow dash Yellow pile Sparrow tips toes Backward Wings not yet Clipped.
