Adam Affleck's (remaxpei) Blog

Aliant disconnected telephone service to Deborah J. Hawkes in 2003 because her bill was past due but five years later it is Aliant that must do the paying up to her.Now known as Deborah Kelly, she went to court numerous times in the ensuing years, representing herself with arguments and documents...

Housing starts will decline slightly in 2008 for Atlantic Canada after a surge of activity was recorded in the second half of 2007 but the recent trend in activity is forecast to support a greater level of activity in 2008 than had previously been expected. The strongest market for growth in 2008...

Day by day, smoking is becoming a thing of the past in Canada. The number of smokers declines every year, going hand in hand with an increase in efforts by government and health activists to tighten up restrictions on the sale and use of tobacco. Smoking has been banned from most offices for some...

Change is constant at the East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference.The four-day celebration of East Coast music changes from year to year, from city to city and from province to province. Each one has its own distinct flavour and personality. And each has its own legacy.Change has certain...

The sessional teachers of English 101 at UPEI are worried they are going to be out of a job in the fall.On Wednesday night, the non-tenured part-time instructors of English 101 held a meeting to discuss the university's plan to discontinue their course and offer a new course in its place.The UPEI...

group representing companies that produce lawn- care chemicals says pesticides are safe, they do not cause cancer and they should not be banned on Prince Edward Island.The Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA) represents more than 40 Canadian companies that make soaps, detergen...

HALIFAX - A nearly two-year period of political detente has been shattered by Nova Scotia's governing Conservative minority, which is looking to bloody the Opposition New Democrats ahead of the next election.Since the beginning of the new year the government's communications strategy has undergon...

P.E.I.'s Official Opposition is accusing the Liberal government of attempting to grab power from a private sector advisory group on tourism.The government is considering making the Tourism Department a Crown corporation.Tourism Minister Valerie Docherty told CBC News that the shift would take the...

The union representing P.E.I. Tourism Department employees is nervous about a possible move to turn the department into a Crown corporation.The Union of Public Sector Employees represents about 400 workers in the tourism department, most of whom are seasonal. If the department becomes a Crown cor...

A P.E.I.-based collective that questions traditional notions of beauty has created one of the fastest growing groups on Facebook.Beauty Vs. Industry was started by Heather Ross, a high school student in Souris, on P.E.I.'s eastern shore. Formed Jan. 4, the group had more than 6,400 members as of ...