Cheers & Jeers
To Charlottetown Mayor Clifford Lee who is opening the doors at City Hall to host a welcome reception for all newcomers who have chosen to make Charlottetown their home. This is the second year in a row the city has extended a special welcome to newcomers who live and work in Charlottetown. The Mayor’s Newcomer Reception will provide an opportunity to visit City Hall and meet the Mayor and Council and takes place Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at City Hall.
To UPEI which has adopted a 100 per cent tobacco-free policy that bans its use anywhere on university property. The policy includes cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cigars and chewing tobacco. The decision has gained enthusiastic support from the P.E.I. Tobacco Reduction Alliance and its partner, the P.E.I. Heart & Stroke Foundation. The university’s Board of Governors adopted a committee’s recommendation in January 2017, which became effective Sept. 1.
To the morons who last week dumped paper coffee cups, tray and food wrappers out of their vehicles and onto the Canavoy road which skirts the southern end of picturesque Savage Harbour. The gravel road connects many summer cottages and full-time residents who take great pride in maintaining their properties. A psychiatrist can likely best answer why anyone would so thoughtlessly dump garage onto one of P.E.I.’s most scenic roadways.
To two young Islanders — Brooks Roche of Montague and Donald DeWolfe of Cornwall — for being named 2017 recipients of $1,000 scholarships by the Curling Canada Foundation’s ‘For The Love Of Curling’ program. Roche is attending Dalhousie University where he is studying Environmental Design Studies/Masters of Architecture, while DeWolfe is entered in the Sciences program at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. The scholarships are in place to help young university or college students cover a portion of their education and curling costs during the 2017-18 school year.
To Upstreet Craft Brewing on becoming first Island business to gain B Corp certification, a global movement of businesses committed to setting higher ethical standards. More than 2,000 companies across more than 50 countries are committed to being a force for good. To become certified, Upstreet had to undergo and pass an assessment by B Lab, an international non-profit that evaluates their mission, employment practices, governance structure, social impact and environmental stewardship. The brewery was recognized for using locally and ethically sourced ingredients, providing staff with paid volunteer hours, giving back a portion of profits to local charities, supporting community initiatives, and sourcing power produced by renewable resources.