Tony Davis

Tony Davis is a video journalist with a focus on municipal government, housing and addiction for CBC Prince Edward Island. He produces content for radio, digital and television. He grew up on P.E.I. and studied journalism at Holland College. You can email story ideas to [email protected].

Latest from Tony Davis

Charlottetown council votes against letting shelter and outreach centre stay on Park Street

Charlottetown's council voted 8-2 on Tuesday night to reject the P.E.I. government’s application to keep an emergency overnight shelter and Community Outreach Centre operating at their current location.

Charlottetown looks to add housing with official plan, but residents have mixed feelings

After more than two years of developing an official plan, the City of Charlottetown is getting close to voting on adopting it. Some residents have concerns with higher density housing the plan could make way for, but others are welcoming it.

Charlottetown aims to clean things up with updated unsightly premises bylaw

Charlottetown's city council is hoping to speed things up when it comes to cleaning up unsightly properties.

Meant to sting U.S., Canada's retaliatory tariffs would hurt home building here, P.E.I. group warns

The Construction Association of P.E.I. says the uncertainty around U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports, and what Canada will do to strike back, will have a major impact on people planning to build on the Island this year.

Opposition wants update on how province plans to help Islanders who are homeless

P.E.I.’s Official Opposition is demanding details about how the provincial government plans to improve services for Islanders who don't have a secure and affordable place to live.

Emotions run high at Summerside council meeting as city fights to keep lights on

Staff with Summerside Electric say they're not getting many updates from Maritime Electric after a failure at the utility's Sherbrooke substation over a week ago caused a heavy — and expensive — strain on the city's electrical grid.

Charlottetown pausing plans on electric buses and depot

The City of Charlottetown is pausing its plans to change over transit buses used in the capital region from diesel to electric.

Government asked to order new investigation into Buddhist land ownership in P.E.I.

A legislative standing committee and the Coalition for the Protection of P.E.I. Lands are both calling on the province’s Minister of Land Steven Myers to order a new investigation looking into Buddhist land holdings in the province.

Confusion over how $500K in provincial funding was supposed to be spent, says P.E.I. non-profit

The P.E.I. Alliance for Mental Well-Being is defending its decision to spend a top-up to its government-funded budget internally, rather than giving it out in community grants.

Charlottetown council asking Elections P.E.I. to handle voting in the city again

The City of Charlottetown is attempting to mend its relationship with Elections P.E.I.