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Ron Hynes in the Maritimes over Canada Day

One of my favorite performers, the Man with a Thousand Songs, will be at Stan Rogers Festival and on PEI

Ron Hynes, man of a thousand songs (photo Stephen Hawken)

The singer songwriter of “Sonny’s Dream” is touring the Maritimes, June 29th to July 1 at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso.

On July 3rd and 4th, Ron returns to PEI at the Trailside Cafe in Mt. Stewart.

Ron is currently promoting his Stealing Genius CD, a unique collection of songs written or inspired by Newfoundland poets and writers.

In a quiet way, “Stealing Genius” is one of the most intriguing and authentic albums of the man and Newfoundland.

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Ron Hynes – 30 For 60 – a Hail Mary bet

Canada’s Man of a Thousand Songs hits a genuine note

“Stealing Genius” which contains “30 for 60″ is a great gem for Newfoundlanders and people who wish they were Newfoundlanders – which pretty much takes up most of mankind.

The phrase “30 for 60″ means an all-out-bid in the Irish game of Forty-Five’s (45′s). When your down in the game, it’s a Hail Mary bid to beat your opponent with a 60 point upside or downside.

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The Once performing at Orwell

Orwell Corner presents concert on Tuesday Nov 22 at 7:30pm with the Newfoundland folk trio “The Once”.

The Newfoundland folk trio The Once is a phrase that means ‘imminently’.
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1929 Grand Banks earthquake hit 7.2 Richter

Not even Prince Edward Island is safe from earthquakes

1929 Grand Banks earthquake hit 7.2 Richter

By Waldron Leard Eastern Graphic

Chile has joined Haiti in suffering through a horrific natural disaster. Canadians and Prince Edward Islanders should not be complacent. We are susceptible to a similar event. PEI was affected by a magnitude 7.2 quake on November 18, 1929.

For more information see Natural Resources Canada

Known by several names such as the Grand Banks earthquake and the South Shore disaster, this earth shaker’s epicenter was situated about 250 miles due south of Newfoundland. It was felt as far away as Montreal and New York City.

Souris and the surrounding area were affected. My dad and his oldest brother had experienced the Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917. Uncle Russell was in school and dad at home. Dishes rattled and fell. A window pane cracked in the house. The initial thought was since this war, Souris was being shelled by the enemy.

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Canada has multi-tiered health care

In a life or death situation, every one should look out for their own and their families health because no one else cares

Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams’ heart operation in the US has opened the flood gates of criticism on both sides of the border. His trip is really nothing new and says nothing about Canada’s socialized health care.

Canada might have universal health but that only helps. It doesn’t mean each citizen gets the same treatment. Even in Communist Russia, the political elite got better health care that the proletariat.

Canadians are getting multi-tiered health care and based on wealth and connections. Most people have to wait their turn except the rich and connected.

Rich and powerful

Canada is an oligarchy run by the rich and powerful who may check into their local hospital but not when their life depends on it. Some notables who tried to up their chances of survival by traveling Stateside were Belinda Stronach (breast cancer), Jean Chretien (Mayo Clinic), Robert Bourassa (cancer).
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People with disabilities at risk from Government policies

Disabled home care underfunded and unstable workforce

Stephen Pate, NJN Network, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, June 8, 2009

Persons with disabilities are the “victims of a fluctuating workforce simply because of funding issues,” says Carol Furlong president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NUPGE) union.

Government programs for the disabled are underfunded in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Inadequate funding is a regulatory restriction on services that are already inadequate.

PEI’s Disability Services Program is limited to 1,200 on PEI’s 22,000 persons with disabilities.

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Islanders irked by utility’s rate request

chronicle herald 240x50 Islanders irked by utility’s rate request photo
By ANDY WALKER, P.E.I. DIARY, The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS, Canada, Sun. Mar 15 – 6:21 AM

PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDERS have long had the dubious distinction of paying the highest electricity rates in the Maritimes. Now, Islanders are going to have to dig deeper into their pockets because those rates are on the move again. After several days of hearings earlier this year, the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission, the government-appointed agency that oversees electricity and gasoline prices, has agreed to a Maritime Electric request to increase rates by an average of 5.3 per cent annually.
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