Cheers & Jeers
CHEERS:
To Prince Edward Island’s new Lieutenant-Governor who will be sworn-in outside Charlottetown for the first time in history. Antoinette Perry officially takes office as the province’s 42nd Lieutenant-Governor on Oct. 20 at the Tignish Parish Centre. It will be an historic day to welcome the new Lieutenant-Governor as she takes the oath in her home community. The ceremony will help connect the vice-regal office with all Islanders.
JEERS:
To U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence who made a staged, public production on Sunday about leaving the Indianapolis Colts’ NFL game with the San Francisco 49ers “because (President Donald Trump) and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.” Pence, who defends the 2nd amendment rights to bear arms which results in the continuous slaughter of innocent Americans, such as the recent Las Vegas shootings, is upset because NFL players exercised their constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression to protest the shooting of innocent black men by police. Pence and Trump are the ultimate hypocrites who criticize players for involving politics and sports, but have no issue using sports for political gain. Trump later tweeted that he ordered Pence to leave if any players protested during the anthem, confirming it was nothing but a cheap political stunt. It seems Pence can protest during the anthem but not the players.
CHEERS:
To the immense legacy of two legendary P.E.I. community sports volunteers and supporters. Ken Dunn of Morell spent his lifetime supporting athletes — young and old — in Morell and area in hockey and baseball as coach, executive member, volunteer and organizer. The lights at the Morell baseball field shone brightly throughout the evening in salute as hundreds filed into the adjacent parish church for visitation. Dunn died in late September after a lengthy, courageous battle against cancer. The other is Paul Gallant of Summerside, the longtime Cahill Stadium and Eastlink Centre announcer, official, volunteer and organizer who died suddenly last week. He was a key member of innumerable national, regional and provincial tourneys — including two world fastball events — involving hockey, baseball and softball. His visitation takes place Wednesday, with funeral on Thursday. Both will be sorely missed.
JEERS:
To dog owners in Charlottetown who refuse to obey the Dog Control Bylaw which requires pet owners to keep their animals on a leash and pick up after them. Parks and recreation staff has noticed that some pet owners have been allowing their pets to run in City parks without a leash, specifically at the Longworth Sports field. There also seems to be a number of people not picking up after their animals.