[ISL] Five Island links: John Smith, Buddhism, Easter Monday FIlipino tour, Province House, Greens

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• The death late last month of poet laureate John Smith has left the Island bereft. He was a wonderful man, and is much missed. The Guardian reports.


• 47 acres of land have been bought near Brudenell, PEI, for a Buddhist nuns' monastery. Buddhism is getting deep roots on the Island, I see. The Guardian reports.


• The Filipino tradition of touring churches on Easter Monday has been transplanted to the Island. CBC reports.


• Kevin Yarr reports on the extensive upgrades that Charlottetown's Province House will need, even after the current emergency repairs are finished, over at CBC.


• The Green Party is strengthening its growing roots in Atlantic Canada by appointing Island-born Jo-Ann Roberts as a deputy leader. CBC reports.