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Cancer is striking more people in their 30s and 40s cnn.com/2023/02/04/hea…

268 unfilled residency positions in family medicine in the CaRMS match yesterday. Highest number ever. We have a serious problem to manage together. Why are med students not choosing a career as a family doc (best specialty ever😀)? Many reasons - some of it is on us...🧵

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"As a province, we hope to take this initiative a step further by looking at a complementary program to remove the provincial portion of HST on new rental builds" princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/statem…

2023 was a rough year for new housing on PEI, but the recent jump in permitted apartment units makes me optimistic. Pair that with the new rental and co-op GST rebates and *potential* interest rate drops later next year could make 2024 better for Islanders, especially renters.

New approved Accessory Dwelling Units will help increase housing density on PEI. ADUs are on the same lot as a single family home, eg: apartment over a garage, garden suite in the back yard. (not for short-term rentals or tourist rooms) FAQs - PrinceEdwardIsland.ca/ADU

If the PEI government is looking for a verifiable win on housing supply progress, this is it. Q1 2024 was PEI's best first-quarter ever for housing starts. It was also one of the *best quarters ever* for apartment starts!

So far, 2024 is shaping up to be one of the best years in decades for housing starts in the Charlottetown area. In May, the region saw 134 starts (the best May since at least 1990), nearly doubling its output from the four months prior thanks to an apartment construction boom🏗️

Based on today's CMHC release, the Capital Region had its best month for housing starts since at least 1990. The City of Charlottetown, PE area saw almost 200 starts in July 2024, more than half of which were purpose-built rentals. Here is what 2024's year-to-date progress looks like. 🔥

Great that Charlottetown's YTD housing starts are double what they were last year. But adjusted for population, Summerside's are just so comically impressive. The Summerside area is home to 11% of Island residents but it's seen over a third of the Island's 2024 housing starts.

When all orders of government come together on housing, good things can happen. In 2024, PEI saw almost 1,700 housing starts - the highest annual total in over 50 years! Housing starts jumped by almost 50% from the year prior, driven by big work on apartments and rentals. 🏗️🏘️

So, the Charlottetown Area just had its best month for housing starts in almost four decades. 🏗️🏘️ With 199 starts, January 2025 was the best for any month in the region since at least 1990. It was also the best month for apartment unit starts and for purpose-built rentals.