From the Innkeepers Guild:

Sept. 25th 2006 - The Honourable Carol Skelton, Minister of National Revenue, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today tabled in the House of Commons a Notice of Ways and Means Motion proposing amendments to the Excise Tax Act that would eliminate the goods and services tax Visitor Rebate Program effective April 1, 2007.

From The Guardian:  

A proposed downtown improvement project in Souris sounds like it would be an exciting move forward for the town and a promising development for that region of the province. If it proceeds as planned, the project should reap significant benefits.The Downtown Improvement Project was put forth by the Souris Downtown Improvement Committee, based on a study addressing everything from lighting and sidewalks to markets, streetscapes and condominiums. The committee proposes tearing down the old rink behind the McQuaid building and building a multi-use market in its place. This would accommodate boutiques and outdoor cafe space, artwork displays and an Iles-de-la-Madeleine intepretive centre. The project would also address streetscapes as a means of giving the downtown a facelift.
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=4049&sc=7

From Renewable energy access source;       Premier Pat Binns announced that Prince Edward Island (PEI) is committed to producing 30% of its total energy needs from local, renewable resources by 2016 read more…

From the Guardian:

The numbers are still being crunched but it appears the Black Eyed Peas concert will inject between $2.5 and $3 million into the local economy.

That’s more than double what original expectations were when the concert shifted from Alexandra to the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre.

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