Penny Walsh-McGuire, who as CEO of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce has been the voice of business in the P.E.I. capital for the last five years, is moving on to a new position.
Federal budget gradually reduces support for tourism operators
A P.E.I. tourism operator says his industry will have less support this year, compared to last, as a result of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s federal budget made public on Monday.
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Posted: Apr 20, 2021 7:04 AM AT | Last Updated: April 20
Matthew Jelley, president Maritime Fun Group, says he was pleased to see an extension of the pandemic wage and rent subsidies. (Tom Steepe/CBC)
The good, the bad and the in-between: Reaction to the P.E.I. budget
A reduction in small-business tax and help for health care, housing, education and daycare got high marks from some Island groups Friday. But the King government s budget was also called a soaring narrative filled with exaggerated words of hope and self-praise.
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Liam and Kim Dolan honoured for P.E.I. tourism entrepreneurship
After almost 40 years in Prince Edward Island s restaurant and tourism business, Liam and Kim Dolan may finally get a chance to sit down as they are honoured as the 2021 entrepreneurs of the year by the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Posted: Feb 25, 2021 5:24 PM AT | Last Updated: February 25
Liam, left, and Kim Dolan have been named the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce 2021 entrepreneurs of the year. (Submitted by Liam and Kim Dolan )
Why some don t believe a basic income is the best way to reduce poverty on P.E.I.
The CEO of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce has concerns about how a basic income pilot project on P.E.I. could affect businesses already struggling to find and keep staff.
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Posted: Feb 19, 2021 11:42 AM AT | Last Updated: February 19
Penny Walsh-McGuire, CEO of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce, has sent a letter to the P.E.I. legislature’s special committee on poverty, asking it to consult with business groups on plans for a basic income guarantee. (CBC)