Kevin Yarr

Following a public meeting that was mostly positive, town council in Stratford, P.E.I., has approved first reading of a rezoning that will make way for a 56-unit apartment building.

Stratford residents get behind affordable housing project

An affordable housing project for the town of Stratford is one step closer to reality, and it seems residents are behind it.

The building would have 56 units, 30 of those affordable. 

STRATFORD AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

The four-storey building on Dale Drive would include 30 affordable units in partnership with the province.

The plan is for a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, with the market-value units going for between $950 and $1,400 a month. A dozen of the units will also be fully accessible.

The rezoning still needs to pass second reading.

'Everybody knows' PNP immigrants were bypassing P.E.I., accused told investigator

One of two siblings accused in an immigration fraud case told a Canada Border Services investigator that “everybody knows” immigrants using P.E.I.’s provincial nominee program were using the program as a “bridge” to reach destinations outside the province.

Ping Zhong and her husband leaving Charlottetown courtroom Dec. 14, 2018.

Ping Zhong and her husband leaving Charlottetown court

Proceedings against Ping Zhong, pictured here with her husband, and her brother Yi Zhong were stayed in P.E.I. Provincial Court on Dec. 14, 2018.

Driver's licence renewals more than double at turn of the new year

Traffic at Access PEI offices was way up in the first few days of 2019, which the registry of motor vehicles is crediting to a removal of fees for driver's licences.

PEI drivers licence

More than 1,200 people renewed their driver's licences in the first three days of 2019.

56-unit apartment building passes first council hurdle

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