Tony Davis

Tony Davis is a video journalist with a focus on municipal government, housing and addiction for CBC Prince Edward Island. He produces content for radio, digital and television. He grew up on P.E.I. and studied journalism at Holland College. You can email story ideas to anthony.davis@cbc.ca.

Latest from Tony Davis

Potato farmers in P.E.I. asking golfers to practise their swing away from fields

Some fields are close to golf courses, so an errant tee shot could mean golf balls sometimes make their way to where potatoes are being grown.

More funding first, says Charlottetown police about joining new P.E.I. joint enforcement unit

Charlottetown police Chief Brad MacConnell says he's seen the province fund various policing initiatives, but that funding is often not sustained, leaving police departments on the hook for commitments made by the province.

Summerside council approves zoning for long-delayed resort, to let construction resume

Summerside residents who have been hearing for decades that a resort is coming to the city will have to wait a few more years, but a council decision is letting the project go ahead.

Charlottetown aims to add homes by rezoning parts of city from low to medium density

The City of Charlottetown is hoping to increase housing density in the city by rezoning portions of it from low to medium density.

Islanders come together to mourn lives lost at Filipino festival in Vancouver

More than 100 Islanders including members of the P.E.I. Filipino community attended a Mass at St. Dunstan's Basilica in downtown Charlottetown Wednesday evening to pray for and honour the 11 people killed at a Vancouver festival over the weekend. 

P.E.I. woman accused of killing infant daughter released with conditions

A woman accused of killing her three-month-old child made her first appearance in P.E.I. Supreme Court on Thursday.

Health officials on the Island seeing increased demand for measles vaccine

While there are no cases of measles on Prince Edward Island, the province’s Chief Public Health Office is encouraging people to get the measles vaccine — especially if they plan to travel.

Charlottetown council votes against letting shelter and outreach centre stay on Park Street

Charlottetown's council voted 8-2 on Tuesday night to reject the P.E.I. government’s application to keep an emergency overnight shelter and Community Outreach Centre operating at their current location.

Charlottetown looks to add housing with official plan, but residents have mixed feelings

After more than two years of developing an official plan, the City of Charlottetown is getting close to voting on adopting it. Some residents have concerns with higher density housing the plan could make way for, but others are welcoming it.

Charlottetown aims to clean things up with updated unsightly premises bylaw

Charlottetown's city council is hoping to speed things up when it comes to cleaning up unsightly properties.