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At a nomination event Feb. 24 in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Green party members nominated Gavin Hall as their candidate for District 14, Charlottetown-West Royalty and Ellen Jones for District 16, Cornwall-Meadow Bank.

Hall is a realtor, father of three and active community member who lives in District 14.

"I was drawn to the Green Party of P.E.I. because of its inclusive nature and the desire to change the way politics are done,” said Hall. “The people of P.E.I. deserve better from their government. We need an honest government that understands the needs of all Islanders and works for our future generations along with the most vulnerable in our society. A government that collaborates and listens to the people while making the changes and investments necessary to make the Island truly sustainable both fiscally and environmentally."

Jones was born and raised in Cornwall. She is the founder of the Hughes-Jones Centre for People and Animals, where she combined her love of horses with her love of people to help at-risk youth build healthy relationships and valuable life skills.

The Hughes-Jones Centre was expropriated and demolished in 2018 after 10 years of operation to make way for the Cornwall bypass, leading to a highly publicized arbitration hearing in the Supreme Court of P.E.I. which concluded that Jones was not appropriately compensated for the expropriation of her home and business.

“It was during the experience of dealing with the government and the expropriation process that I became more politically aware and came to the conclusion that in order to affect long-term change, I had to be willing to step up,” said Jones. “The Green party’s values and desire to change the way politics operate in P.E.I. resonated with me and made me believe that the voices of my community would not only be heard but valued."

Jones has served as the Green party’s shadow critic for communities, land and environment since 2018.

Green leader Peter Bevan-Baker was on hand to welcome the two newest nominees.

“I could not be more thrilled to welcome both Gavin and Ellen to our growing team of Green nominees from tip-to-tip,” he said. “Both are prime examples of the kinds of people who are stepping forward in every district to offer a real alternative to politics-as-usual; not career politicians, but active community members from diverse backgrounds who want to make a positive difference where they live, and for the Island as a whole.”

The Green party has nominated 17 candidates for the upcoming election. The nominees and their ridings include: