Community Greenspace
Protecting Upton Farm LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Published in The Guardian 12 Feb. 2009 Editor: Re: Feb. 3 ‘N.S. concert promotor awaits P.E.I. plans’. We can feel secure now that Upton Farm is not going to become the site for a noisy major summer concert this year for which we are deeply grateful. In the […]
November 23, 2007 To: The Upton Farm Preservation Network c/o Kirsten Connor 59 Queen Elizabeth Drive Charlottetown, PE C1A 3A8 Island Nature Trust is a land trust which has been protecting Prince Edward Island natural areas since the 1980s. Our vision is to create a network of representative protected areas, […]
The Federated Women’s Institute of PEI is a highly-esteemed provincial educational organization focusing on the family, personal growth and community action.The Institute recently sent this e-mail to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Robert Ghiz, Mayor Clifford Lee and several others. We thank the Women’s Institute for its support and hope our provincial and federal leaders […]
The PEI Island Trails Inc. sent the following letter to the Minister Responsible for Canada Lands. We thank this organization for its support and look forward to posting the response it receives from Lawrence Cannon. Hon. Lawrence Cannon Minister Responsible for Canada Lands Act Parliament Hill Ottawa, Ontario July 9, 2007 Dear Minister […]
The Upton Farm Preservation Network sincerely thanks the PEI Shellfishers Association for the following letter sent to the Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister responsible for Canada Lands. We want to assure the shellfishers that we will continue our fight to keep Upton Farm green in order to preserve both the health of the North River and the livelihood of […]
This letter from “Alex” was published on The Guardian website on April 27, 2007, in response to the news that the PEI Legislature supported a moratorium on the development of the Upton Farmlands. This is the best solution – congrats to the Upton Farm Preservation Network for having the courage to do what so many […]
Keep Upton Park Green As I go door to door in your neighbourhood, I hear a lot of concern over plans to sell and develop the Upton Farm property and what that decision means for our community and our city. We have a golden opportunity to preserve Upton Farm as important green space and that […]
During the April 10th council meeting, on a motion brought forward by Councillor Cecil Villard (right), Charlottetown City Council voted unanimously to ask Canada Lands Company to withdraw its application for the development of the Upton Farmlands. Mayor Clifford Lee (left) said this action will be followed up by a letter to CLC, Prime Minister Stephen Harper […]
MLA’s COLLINS AND MacALEER CALL FOR MORATORIUM ON UPTON LAND Charlottetown-area MLA’s Wayne Collins (right) and Wes MacAleer (left) have added their support to the growing public demand to preserve the Upton Farmlands as green space Canada Lands Corporation plans to begin work this spring on what will eventually become a 350-unit housing development on a […]
Tom DeBlois, the Charlottetown candidate for Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement to the press on March 26, 2007. Thank you, Mr. DeBlois for your support and your efforts to protect this property for future generations of Canadians. CHARLOTTETOWN – Tom DeBlois, Charlottetown candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada, announced today that as he […]