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Charlottetown motels launch shuttle service to airport

Beginning Wednesday, passengers arriving at Charlottetown Airport will be capable of hop on a shuttle for transportation to 12 motels within the metropolis.

John Cudmore, president of the Resort Affiliation of Prince Edward Island, stated with the rise within the variety of flights coming into the airport as pandemic restrictions ease, and a scarcity of floor transportation away from the airport, establishing a shuttle made sense.

“We’re listening to from our company that they are having hassle getting transportation into town from the airport, and everyone knows we’re listening to in regards to the automobile rental scarcity,” Cudmore stated.

“We will begin off with one shuttle,” he stated. “We do not know what the traction can be for it. There’s sure days when there’s lots of people arriving on the Charlottetown airport, and it is key that we now have a way of getting them to Charlottetown.”

Man wearing glasses, suit jacket and dress shirt stands in a hotel corridor. — The lodge affiliation was in search of an answer to a scarcity of floor transportation on the airport, says John Cudmore. (Jane Robertson/CBC)

To start out with, the service will run Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, from 9:30 am to 1 pm and three:30 pm to eight:30 pm, to match peak flight instances on the airport. The fare can be $6 per particular person or $20 per household.

The service will cowl 5 motels on Capital Drive and 7 within the downtown.

“A lodge shuttle service is one thing that is form of customary or regular on the bigger airports, and other people nearly count on there to be an choice to get downtown by means of some form of shuttle service,” stated Charlottetown Airport CEO Doug Newson.

“We’ll nonetheless have taxis accessible, and we all know lots of people will use the taxi service, however the shuttle service can be there for these which are heading to a lodge within the Charlottetown space and would really like that possibility.”

The preliminary plan is for the service to run till Sept. 4.

The pilot undertaking is a partnership of the lodge affiliation, the Metropolis of Charlottetown, the Charlottetown Airport Authority and Coach Atlantic, which is able to provide the automobiles and drivers.

East Coast Commune | A Wholesome, Family-Friendly Cafe in Marine Cove (East Coast Park)

With new cafes constantly popping up in Singapore, we sometimes get caught up in visiting and trying out the new places and neglecting the ones that are good. We are glad to re-visit East Coast Commune as it celebrates its second anniversary with new menu items for brunch (available until 3pm), lunch (available from 11am) and all-day dining. We are also happy to find out that the cafe has extended its hours on weekends to include dinner service (6pm to 9pm) and are serving anniversary picnic sets too.

East Coast Commune 01 — As we visited on a cloudy day, I opted for a cup of hot oat masala chai and my dining companion had the iced hibiscus passionfruit. The oat masala chai was brewed with black tea infused with strong spices – smooth and comforting. The iced hibiscus passionfruit, on the other hand, consists of swiss herb berry tea, passion fruit puree and honey.

East Coast Commune 03 — The chicken is deliciously tender and lightly battered. Try this if you like fried chicken. The sourdough waffle also complements the protein as the sourdough starter gives the waffles a denser texture.

East Coast Commune 04 — We had two items from the lunch menu. The first was a Crispy Snapper. Marinated with turmeric and cumin, the snapper is served atop a bed of spelt and accompanied by Baba Ghanoush, fennel-cucumber salad, vanilla and yogurt. A healthy and interesting take on “fish and chips” sans chips but replaced with a healthy grain. Similar to the fried chicken, the snapper is also lightly battered and not oily.

East Coast Commune 05 — The second item from the lunch menu is the Crab Dashi Linguine. Eggless linguine is served with crab meat, dashi cream, pickled kombu in ponzu, edamame, sesame seeds and lemon breadcrumbs. The addition of ponzu helped to cut through the creaminess of the dish. We thought that this is a dish that is best shared given the generous portion of crab meat and linguine.

East Coast Commune 06 — To end our meal, we had the Granny’s Apple Tart with Vanilla Ice-Cream. The waiting time for this dessert to be prepared is worth it. The combination of a solid tart crust, apples, cinnamon, frangipane, oat crumble and miso caramel was absolutely delightful. The added scoop of vanilla ice-cream was such an indulgence that I couldn’t pass up and have no regrets for doing so!
East Coast Commune occupies a 3000 sq ft area and its high ceiling, scandi-themed furnishings makes it an aesthetically pleasing place to be at. I am already planning my next trip back as I wanted to try more items from their menu but was limited by my stomach space this time. Perhaps I will make a visit in the evening to try out their dinner menu and am certainly eyeing their signature sourdough waffles with ice-cream for dessert.
Special mention to the little touches that we noticed during our visit to show how family-friendly the East Coast Commune is. Apart from having a play area for the kids to have fun whilst parents dine, there is also a nursing room and dedicated kids menu for the little ones. It’s a little wonder why the cafe was packed with families during our visit on the weekend!
Budget per person: $20 to $30 per person

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