Children
      Upset
      about
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      much
      disappointment
      of
      the
      young
      or
      young
     
     
      at
      heart
      trick-or-treaters,
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      will
      only
      be
      having
      one
      night
      for
      Halloween
     
     
      sweets.
      The
      City
      of
      Charlottetown
      had
      recently
     
     
      bended
      to
      pressures
      from
      the
      Church
      to
      move
     
     
      Halloween
      to
      Saturday
      October
      30th.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      They
      have
      since
      changed
      their
      minds,
      deciding
     
     
      it
      would
      be
      better
      to
      have
      one
      designated
      night,
     
     
      as
      usual,
      Sunday
      October
      3
      Ist.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      City
      councillor,
      Bruce
      Garrity
      said
      he
      was
     
     
      pleased
      when
      he
      found
      out
      the
      city
      had
      changed
     
     
      the
      date.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      an
      interview
      with
      Charlottetown
      media
      he
     
     
      explained,
      "It
      certainly
      seems
      to
      be
      a
      serious
     
    
   
   
    
     
      said
      they're
      very
      disappointed
      that
      it's
      going
     
     
      back
      to
      Sunday,
      they
      don't
      want
      it
      on
      Sunday.
     
     
      But
      I
      don't
      picture
      it
      being
      devilry.
      It's
      just
      a
     
     
      bunch
      of
      little
      kids
      with
      lipstick
      on
      their
      cheeks
     
     
      looking
      for
      a
      Mars
      Bar."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      efforts
      to
      see
      the
      impact
      this
      decision
      had
      on
     
     
      local
      children,
      I
      spoke
      with
      Brynn
      Cutcliffe.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "I'd
      like
      Halloween
      to
      be
      on
      Saturday
      because
     
     
      it
      would
      come
      sooner,"
      said
      the
      nine
      year
      old
     
     
      resident
      of
      Charlottetown.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      year
      Brynn
      is
      dressing
      up
      as
      a
      cheetah.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "It's
      kind
      of
      like
      a
      black
      jacket
      with
      leopard
     
     
      skin,"
      said
      Cutcliffe,
      "but
      its
      not
      real
      leopard
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ity's
      flip-flop
      on
      Halloween
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Brynn
      admits
      that
      she
      does
      her
      trick
      or
      tricking
     
     
      almost
      everywhere.
      She
      also
      commented
      on
      the
     
     
      delight
      of
      receiving
      full
      size
      chocolate
      bars
      on
     
     
      occasion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "I'd
      want
      to
      trick-or-treat
      both
      days,
      but
      Dad
     
     
      probably
      wouldn't
      let
      us.
      But
      maybe
      he
      would."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Unfortunately
      the
      children
      of
      Charlottetown
     
     
      must
      now
      wait
      until
      Sunday
      for
      their
      share
      of
     
     
      Halloween
      goodies.
      There
      won't
      be
      an
      opportu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _nity
      of
      a
      double
      dash
      for
      two
      cities
      in
      two
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nights,
      but
      at
      least
      parents
      living
      near
      city
      lim-
     
     
      its
      won't
      be
      bombarded
      with
      two
      nights
      of
     
     
      trick-or-treating.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      skin."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      issue
      to
      some
      people.
      They've
      called
      me
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Royal
      Canadian
      Mint
      released
      a
      new
      coin
      commemorating
      the
      nation's
     
     
      war
      veterans.
      This
      new
      coin
      features
      a
      red
      poppy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      coin
      was
      officially
      announced
      in
      March
      of
      2004
      by
      Revenue
      Minister
     
     
      Stan
      Keyes.
      He
      said
      it
      would
      be
      the
      first
      coloured
      coin
      in
      the
      world
      to
      go
     
     
      into
      circulation.
      Though
      at
      the
      time
      the
      denomination
      was
      not
      known,
      the
     
     
      Mint
      has
      decided
      that
      the
      coin
      would
      be
      a
      twenty-five
      cent
      piece.
      "It's
      just
     
     
      a
      great
      way
      to
      tell
      our
      story,"
      said
      Keyes
      as
      reported
      by
      CBC.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Keyes
      also
      said
      that
      Mint
      officials
      have
      performed
      tests
      on
      the
      new
      coin
      and
     
     
      found
      the
      red
      will
      eventually
      wear
      off.
      After
      the
      nation-wide
      release
      this
     
     
      month,
      Canadians
      everywhere
      are
      finding
      the
      red
      colour
      comes
      off
      easily
     
     
      when
      scratched,
      resulting
      in
      a
      defect
      coin.
      There
      are
      currently
      no
      plans
      to
     
     
      fix
      the
      problem.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      mint
      later
      said
      problems
      were
      anticipated,
      but
      under
      normal
      usage
      the
     
     
      quarters
      should
      keep
      their
      colour
      for
      up
      to
      three
      years.
      According
      to
      the
     
     
      Mint's
      website,
      "The
      process
      ensures
      that
      the
      colour
      adheres
      to
      the
      metal
     
     
      and
      is
      resistant
      against
      wear
      from
      daily
      use
      or
      from
      exposure
      to
      common
     
     
      household
      products
      and
      detergents.
      With
      normal
      wear
      ~
      !
      have
      been
      getting
      a
      regular
      dose
     
     
      should
      remain
      for
      one
      to
      three
      years,
      but
      can
      be
      remo¢Ven
      with
      only
      3
      channels.
      It's
      mostly
     
     
      icals
      or
      friction.
      A
      permanent
      poppy
      has
      been
      struck
      an
      anyhow.
      I've
      just
      saved
      in
      the
      truly
     
     
      retain
      its
      full
      value,
      even
      if
      the
      red
      colour
      has
      been
      ret]
      used
      to
      almost
      ‘snap-to'
      staring
      at,
     
     
      zoned
      out
      into
      oblivion.
      My
      sleeping
     
     
      The
      new
      quarters
      are
      distributed
      at
      Royal
      Canadi
     
     
      Horton's
      stores
      across
      Canada.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Photo
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