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      n
      a
      special
      convocation
      held
      Oct.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Adam
      W.
      Morrison,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Royalty
      recently
      made
      a
      visit
      to
     
     
      the
      university
      in
      the
      form
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward.
     
    

    
     
      Prince
      Edward,
      whose
      full
      title
      is
     
     
      His
      Royal
      Highness
      the
      Prince
     
     
      Edward,
      Earl
      of
      Wessex,
      KG,
     
     
      KCVO,
      was
      presented
      with
      an
     
     
      honorary
      degree
      in
      a
      special
      con-
     
     
      vocation
      held
      Oct.
      13
      at
      the
      W.A
     
     
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
      on
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      campus.
     
    

    
     
      Addressing
      the
      audience,
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      spoke
      of
      how
      he's
      devel-
     
     
      pped
      affection
      for
      the
      Island
      and
     
     
      even
      though
      he
      previously
     
     
      received
      an
      honorary
      degree
      from
     
     
      the
      University
      of
      Victoria,
      he
     
     
      admits
      this
      new
      degree
      does
      have
     
     
      A
      nice
      ring
      to
      it.
     
    

    
     
      "Though,
      I'm
      not
      sure
      what
      the
     
     
      World
      needs
      is
      another
      lawyer."
     
     
      He
      also
      wanted
      to
      sympathize
     
     
      With
      the
      many
      students
      in
      atten-
     
     
      dance.
     
    

    
     
      "It's
      bad
      enough
      to
      have
      school
     
     
      five
      days
      a
      week,
      and
      the
      last
      thing
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “i
     
     
      war
     
     
      receiving
      honorary
      degree
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ee
      ‘ai
      eves
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      the
      W.A.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      someone
      in
      a
      funny
      gown."
     
    

    
     
      The
      students
      in
      attendance
      were
     
     
      part
      of
      the
      UPEI
      Student
     
     
      Leadership
      Symposium,
      seeing
     
     
      students
      from
      Nova
      Scotia,
      New
     
     
      Brunswick,
      and
      P.E.I.
      gathering
      to
     
     
      discuss
      ideas
      for
      change
      in
      the
     
     
      world.
      One
      example
      is
      changing
     
     
      the
      size
      of
      one's
      ecological
      foot-
     
     
      print,
      which
      measures
      human
     
     
      demand
      on
      nature.
     
    

    
     
      This
      leadership
      symposium
      ties
     
     
      into
      Prince
      Edward's
      involvement
     
     
      with
      youth,
      personified
      most
      of
      the
     
     
      Duke
      of
      Edinburgh
      award.
     
    

    
     
      Having
      come
      to
      Canada
      for
      over
     
     
      30
      years,
      the
      one
      consistent
      has
     
     
      been
      the
      Duke
      of
      Edinburgh
     
     
      award,
      said
      Prince
      Edward.
     
    

    
     
      "It's
      offered
      in
      over
      120
      coun-
     
     
      tries,
      and
      six
      million
      have
      partici-
     
     
      pated
      over
      the
      course
      of
      50
      years.
     
     
      But
      why
      has
      the
      program
      been
      so
     
     
      successful?"
     
    

    
     
      Prince
      Edward
      attributes
      this
      to
     
     
      the
      program
      being
      fun
      and
      no
      bet-
     
     
      ter
      way
      to
      learn.
     
    

    
     
      "As
      a
      participant,
      you
      choose
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
      at
     
     
      Island,
      Prince
      Edward
      received
      an
      honorary
      degree.
      Pictured
      with
      Prince
      Edward
      is
      UPEI
      President
      Wade
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MacLauchlan,
      left,
      and
      UPEI
      Chancellor
      William
      Andrew.
     
     
      -
      you
      want
      on
      a
      Saturday
      is
      to
      listen
     
    
   
   
    
     
      praise
      upon
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Prince
      Edward
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e
      University
      o
     
    
   
   
    
     
      what
      you
      want
      to
      do."
     
    

    
     
      By
      getting
      involved,
      it
      sets
      chal-
     
     
      lenges
      for
      you,
      said
      Prince
     
     
      Edward.
     
    

    
     
      "It's
      not
      easy,
      but
      by
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      the
      day,
      it's
      a
      fantastic
      experience
     
     
      and
      you'll
      know
      what
      it
      is
      like
      is
      to
     
     
      succeed."
     
    

    
     
      The
      award
      was
      founded
      in
      the
     
     
      1950s
      by
      Prince
      Philip,
      the
      Duke
     
     
      of
      Edinburgh
      and
      Prince
      Edward's
     
     
      Father.
      There
      are
      three
      levels
      to
     
     
      the
      award;
      Bronze,
      Silver,
      and
     
     
      Gold.
      Participants
      must
      demon-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘strate
      achievement
      at
      the
      appropri-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ate
      level
      in
      various
      activities
      in
     
     
      service,
      skills,
      physical
      recreation,
     
     
      and
      expeditions.
      Those
      looking
      for
     
     
      more
      information
      can
      visit
     
     
      http://www.dukeofed.org
     
    

    
     
      Also
      addressing
      the
      audience,
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      said
      he
      is
      proud
      of
     
     
      the
      University's
      progress
      and
      its
     
     
      name.
     
    

    
     
      "Today,
      we
      confirm
      the
      associa-
     
     
      tion
      between
      you
      and
      this
      Island,
     
     
      with
      you
      receiving
      this
      degree
      and
     
     
      being
      the
      Colonel-in-Chief
      of
      the
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      Regiment."
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      City
      transit
      system
     
     
      going
      strong:
      transit
     
     
      system
      manager
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Two
      years
      after
      the
      system
      began,
     
     
      everyone
      from
      students
      to
      the
     
     
      environmentally
      aware.
      of
      scurrying
     
     
      onto
      the
      buses
      to
      take
     
     
      advantage
      of
      the
      services
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Jarrod
      Yeo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      wheels
      on
      the
      buses
      keep
     
     
      going
      round
      and
      round.
     
    

    
     
      At
      least
      that’s
      the
      case
      for
     
     
      Charlottetown’s
      public
      transit
      sys-
     
     
      tem,
      which
      began
      operation
      in
      the
     
     
      capital
      back
      in
      Sept.,
      2005.
     
    

    
     
      At
      the
      time,
      some
      questioned
     
     
      whether
      or
      not
      a
      city
      with
     
     
      Charlottetown’s
      population
      could
     
     
      support
      such
      a
      venture.
     
    

    
     
      Now,
      two
      years
      later,
      the
      general
     
     
      manager
      of
      Charlottetown’s
      public
     
     
      transit
      system,
      Bobby
      Dunn,
      says
     
     
      the
      answer
      to
      that
      question
      is
      clear.
     
    

    
     
      “Transit’s
      here
      and
      it’s
      here
      to
     
     
      stay.”
     
    

    
     
      Last
      month,
      12,500
      riders
      used
     
     
      the
      system
      to
      get
      around
      town.
     
     
      That
      compares
      with
      10,000
      from
      a
     
     
      year
      ago
      and
      5,000
      in
      2005.
     
    

    
     
      Dunn
      said
      there
      is
      still
      room
      for
     
     
      growth
      and
      expects
      usage
      to
     
     
      increase
      in
      the
      coming
      years.
     
    

    
     
      “They
      say
      it
      takes
      between
      five
     
     
      and
      ten
      years
      for
      a
      transit
      service
     
     
      to
      mature,
      and
      this
      is
      only
      our
      sec-
     
     
      ond.
      As
      people
      become
      more
     
     
      familiar
      and
      as
      we
      expand,
      we
      can
     
     
      only
      get
      bigger.”
     
    

    
     
      For
      $2,
      the
      city’s
      six
      buses,
      which
     
     
      are
      modified
      to
      resemble
      trolleys,
     
     
      will
      take
      you
      throughout
     
     
      Charlottetown
      ,
      enabling
      people
      to
     
     
      get
      to
      school,
      work,
      and
      commer-
     
     
      cial
      zones.
      In
      fact,
      students
      now
     
     
      represent
      a
      significant
      portion
      of
     
     
      its
      users,
      Dunn
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “Students
      represent
      52
      per
      cent
      of
     
     
      our
      monthly
      passes.
      It’s
      not
      such
      a
     
     
      hassle
      anymore
      for
      a
      student
      living
     
     
      downtown
      to
      get
      to
      classes.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      And
      that’s
      not
      the
      only
      reason
     
     
      ‘that
      makes
      public
      transit
      a
      more
     
    
   
   
    
     
      attractive
      alternative
      to
      owning
      a
     
     
      vehicle,
      Dunn
      says.
     
    

    
     
      “Today
      the
      whole
      climate
      change
     
     
      issue
      is
      being
      taken
      seriously.
      I
     
     
      have
      some
      business
      people
      coming
     
     
      up
      to
      me
      saying
      they
      now
      only
     
     
      Own
      one
      car
      instead
      of
      two,
      and
     
     
      it’s
      because
      they’re
      using
      public
     
     
      transit.”
     
    

    
     
      And
      there’s
      more
      good
      news.
      In
     
     
      July
      2006,
      public
      transit
      users
     
     
      across
      Canada
      became
      eligible
      for
     
     
      a
      break.
      Canada’s
      government
      now
     
     
      provides
      a
      non-refundable
      tax
     
     
      credit
      on
      the
      cost
      of
      monthly
      pass-
     
     
      es.
     
    

    
     
      Dunn
      said
      he
      will
      be
      petitioning
     
     
      the
      city
      for
      an
      extra
      two
      buses
      and
     
     
      for
      more
      shelters
      to
      be
      erected
      in
     
     
      the
      near
      future.