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Libraries end overdue fines for children's books
2017-05-19
Island families will no longer have to pay fines on overdue children’s materials beginning June 1.
The policy change is timed to increase participation in the provincial libraries’ many summer reading programs, which help children avoid losing their literacy skills over the summer vacation months...
Applications being accepted for arts grants
2017-05-19
Prince Edward Island artists are invited to apply for the spring 2017 round of arts grants.
Applications for funding can be submitted online at Arts Grants Program for three types of grants: creation, dissemination and professional development. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 20 at 4 p.m...
Students showcase their coding creations
2017-05-18
Island students showcased their new computer programming skills at the first Provincial Coding Arcade this morning.
Approximately 50 students in grades 4, 5, and 6 took part in the arcade at Cornwall’s Eliot River School, where they presented the coding projects they created in the classroom over...
Triple P training showing good results
2017-05-18
Supporting Island Families -
As one of 87 Islanders trained to deliver the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), Laura Quinn Graham says she is getting good feedback from parents who have taken the training.
Triple P is a world-renowned program that helps parents of newborns to 16-year-olds...
Islanders asked for opinions on culture
2017-05-15
A new online survey will ask Islanders to share their perspective on what culture means to them and their community.
The survey is one of four community consultations that will help create the province’s 10-year cultural strategy. It is available at Cultural Strategy for PEI from May 15 for three...
Students celebrate culture at Provincial Heritage Fair
2017-05-08
Students from across Prince Edward Island presented projects about their community, history, and culture last week at the Provincial Heritage Fair.
More than 180 students in grades 5 through 9 – from 22 schools – participated in this year’s fair, May 4 at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. The...