Islanders: What do you want to know about P.E.I.?
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From Souris to Tignish and across the Island, the podcast explores the complexities of our colourful, vibrant, sometimes frustrating, but always interesting province.
Join Island Morning host Mitch Cormier as he dives into the P.E.I. stories you're curious about and the issues you want to understand.
LISTEN TO SOME RECENT EPISODES
P.E.I. is getting a lot of new housing. Who will be able to afford it?
The number of new housing units that start being built in a given year paints a certain picture of how much housing is being built. But what are we not seeing? Mitch sits down with the mayors of Charlottetown and Summerside to talk about a record number of housing starts in 2024, and what else needs to be done. This is part one of a two-part series about housing on P.E.I.
Are we asking the right questions about lobster fishing?
In the closest U.S. state to P.E.I., new research into the lobster industry is going beyond price and stocks. Mitch checks in with three people at the University of Maine's School of Marine Sciences about why it's important to ask fishermen about their health and their communities.
Forever young: How the P.E.I. Symphony is aging backwards
From a new young conductor to going viral on TikTok, this orchestra is hitting all the right notes when it comes to reaching new audiences. Mitch chats with some of the people who are keeping the symphony young.
The cold reality of community fridges
Community fridges on PEI are supposed to help hungry Islanders — but some volunteers are seeing cracks in this approach. We speak to food security experts about what's going on, and what can be done to help those in need.
Why do the Irvings own so much land in P.E.I.?
P.E.I. limits who can own land, and how much. But are the rules being followed? Reporter Kerry Campbell discovered corporations with ties to the Irving family own more than four times what's allowed. This week, we dig into, whose land is this land?
What is a question that you want answered about your neighborhood or your community?
Is there a local issue you want to understand better? Is there a story that disappeared from the headlines you'd like us to follow up on? Do you want to know more about something unique to life in P.E.I.?
CBC wants to celebrate the lesser-known stories of P.E.I. through the podcast, making the listener part of the narrative. Have an episode idea or question? Email us at: thisispei@cbc.ca
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