PEI Periodical and Article Database

: NCPEI youth representatives & Youth Council members 2011; News story in Cultural Connections Youth Program [column/page] : listing of newly appointed National and Provincial Youth representives and 2011 Youth Council members

: NDP leader stepping down to return to the farm; James Rodd, the leader of the New Democractic Party will be leaving politics to return to the farm, but will stay on the job until the party holds its annual meeting in the fall of 2012., ***unscanned

: NDP leader urges release of document on high-capacity wells from Sherry; "NDP Leader Mike Redmond is calling the partial release of a government document on high-capacity wells a slap in the face to Islanders, and urges Environment Minister Janice Sherry to immediately release the document in its entirety.", ***unscanned

: NDP promotes local food consumption; New Democrats on PEI urge party support for Bill C-539 being put forward by NDP Deputy Critic for Industry, Anne Minh-Thu Quach, MP, Beau-harnois-Salaberry; the bill promotes access to good quality, locally produced food; a 2013 study from the University of Toronto showed that PEI had the second highest level of food insecurity among all Canadian provinces.

: NDP stands for fairness in government which makes it a standout - Dickieson

: NDP urges caution on high capacity wells; PEI NDP leader Michael Redmond asked the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Energy and Environment to maintain the moratorium on deep water wells until enough scientific evidence is available to define safe practices and safe levels for water extraction. Redmond decried an industrial, chemical-dependent approach to agriculture and encouraged instead a diversified, sustainable, mixed-farming model. Redmond urged the government to set up a process to address the deep water well issue and to ensure that all the scientific data gathered be assessed by independent experts and allow for citizens' input

: NFU National President addresses provincial meeting; The annual meeting of District 1, Region 1 of the National Farmers Union heard from their newly elected national president, Jan Stomp. Stomp talked about the influence of the Island agricultural community. He talked about the challenges faced by farmers across Canada. The shortage of railways cars for shipping grain in Western Canada is something the NFU predicted with the loss of The Wheat Board. The NFU is concerned with changes to the Advanced Payment Program whereby corporations would become eleigible for funding. The Agricultural Growth Act before Parliament will move Canada to a new regime of Plant Breeders Rights.

: NFU calls for governments to stop farming out program administration; The National Farmers Union wants the federal and provincial governments to stop the practice of contracting industry groups to administer their programs. The Organic Certification Subsidy Program is now administered by the Certified Organic Producers Coop rather than the provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry. In order to be eligible for the subsidy, farmers must belong to the cooperative. Reg Phelan who belongs to another cooperative, Seaspray Organics raised concerns as the organic producers cooperative is one of the commodity members of the Federation of Agriculture. Phelan wrote to Paula Biggar, Chair of the Legislature's Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Energy and Environment asking for an investigation why the provincial Department of Agriculture is playing a role in having Island farmers join the Federation of Agriculture member organizations. NFU members passed a resolution at their annual meeting asking Minister Webster to ensure provincial government funding is available to all eligible farmers without a requirement to belong to any particular organization. Edith Ling of the NFU raised concerns re the two tiered treatment of producers under the Advanced Payment Program. This Program is administered by the Federation of Agriculture on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.

: NFU concerned irrigation pond in Spring Valley could be start of a trend; Describes the National Farmer's Union's concerns that a new water holding pond built at Indian River Farms in Spring Valley could be the first of many as farms are looking for alternatives to deep water or high capacity wells, which are under a moratorium on Prince Edward Island. Includes Kensington-Malpeque MLA Matthew MacKay's reaction to the situation.

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