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New funding to support emergency preparedness on PEI
2024-08-01
As the Atlantic Hurricane Season continues to be underway, Government is announcing a new investment to help better prepare the province for an emergency event.
Atlantic Hurricane Season officially runs from June 1 to November 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has...
Inquest called for Arsenault death
2024-07-12
The Coroner’s Office of PEI has announced that the inquest into the death of Mary Angela Arsenault is scheduled for September 16, 17 and 18.
Ms. Arsenault died while involuntarily admitted in the Prince County Hospital on February 17th, 2023.
The inquest will be held at the Summerside Provincial...
Islanders invited to participate in survey on policing
2024-06-20
The Province is welcoming all residents to give their feedback on the state of policing on Prince Edward Island.
This Public Survey on Policing is a direct result of recommendations from the Midpoint Evaluation of 2017 Crime Prevention and Police Services Model Review (MPE) Report, which calls for...
Feedback wanted from Island residents on upcoming legislative changes
2024-01-19
The Province is inviting residents to share their opinion on changes to provincial laws in PEI.
The Department of Justice and Public Safety continually modernizes provincial legislation. Consultation documents for the following pieces of legislation are now posted online for people to review:...
Statement from Minister of Justice and Public Safety Bloyce Thompson
2023-12-10
“Today, we get to celebrate an important anniversary of a document that has stood as the backbone of human rights around the world, and the foundation of all international human rights treaties created by the United Nations.”
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted on the...
King’s Counsel appointments announced
2023-12-07
Karen A. Rose, Gary S. Scales and Paul M. Kiley are this year’s recipients of the highest honour in the field of law.
“I’m very pleased to announce Karen, Gary and Paul as our Province’s most recent recipients of the King’s Counsel designation. I want to congratulate all three individuals on...
Statement from Minister of Justice and Public Safety Bloyce Thompson
2023-10-23
Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General Bloyce Thompson issued the following statement on Commanding Officer of the RCMP Prince Edward Island Chief Superintendent Derek Santosuosso’s service to the Province:
“On behalf of the Province, and our justice and public safety...
Feedback wanted from Island residents on upcoming legislative changes
2023-10-13
The Province is inviting residents to share their opinion on changes to provincial laws in PEI.
As the Department of Justice and Public Safety continues to regularly modernize provincial legislation, consultation documents for the following pieces of legislation are now posted online:
• Act to...
Feedback wanted from Island residents on upcoming legislative changes
2023-09-15
The Province is inviting residents to share their opinion on changes to provincial laws in PEI.
As the Department of Justice and Public Safety continues to regularly modernize provincial legislation, consultation documents for the following pieces of legislation are now posted online:
An Act to...
Province continues to monitor Lee, reception centre update
2023-09-15
As Hurricane Lee is expected to make landfall in the Atlantic Canada region this weekend, Islanders are asked to prepare for moderate to heavy rain and winds and the possibility of power outages.
Briefings with the Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)...