Cheers &Jeers
JEERS:
To the busybody(ies) who had apparently nothing else to do during last Saturday’s huge roadside yard sale in eastern P.E.I., except to bother the RCMP with time-wasting complaint calls. When vehicles are parked along both sides of the Trans-Canada Highway and people are darting in and out, and across the main road, to check out roadside stands, would it not seem logical that regular motorists would slow down to 20 to 30 km/h or so, and pull over to the centre of the highway to avoid pedestrians? Yet, those careful motorists are then reported to the RCMP as possible impaired drivers, forcing police to leave more important duties and track down law-abiding citizens minding their own business. Police said they had a number of such baseless calls last weekend. Perhaps those “concerned citizens” could do the same – use your brains and mind your own business.
CHEERS:
To Nick Shumlanski, a 21-year-old rookie forward with the UPEI men’s hockey team, who dedicated his first goal as a Panther to his fallen teammates from the Humboldt Broncos. Shumlanski, who played last season in Humboldt, was a survivor of the horrific bus crash which claimed 15 of his Broncos teammates and club officials last April. He scored a one-timer, beauty goal against Moncton, with assists to Filip Rydstrom and Riley Whittingham. After the game, Shumlanski tweeted his desire to dedicate the goal to his Bronco teammates – gone but never forgotten.
CHEERS:
To the man at the corner of Kent and Prince Streets (who prefers to go nameless) for daily cleaning and gardening. His work on the Canadian Mental Health Association property has been rewarded. It won first place in the 2018 Make Our Hometown Beautiful. Every morning he scours the streets in the bar zone that have become filled with cigarette butts, garbage and other unsightly items. His hard work is noted. Thank you for making a difference.
CHEERS:
To the North of Euston Group for bringing the issue of the propane tank storage facility on Allen Street in Charlottetown to the forefront once again. Their fight to have the tank farm moved out of the residential area dates back years but that doesn’t mean the conversation should stop.