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YES Coaches help youth in care navigate their journey to adulthood
2024-08-29
Jenn Girard has filled her shared office with graduation decor. There is a “Class of 2024” banner, graduation cap cutouts, and other congratulatory trimmings.
She’s celebrating two youth who graduated from Holland College in June. She knows them from the group home where she used to work, and now...
Feedback wanted on licensing recruiters of foreign workers
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/feedback-wanted-on-licensing-recruiters-of-foreign-workers
2024-08-29
Government invites the public to provide their input on new draft regulations under the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act.
The Act includes a requirement for foreign national recruiters to be licenced. The proposed regulations contain added details about the licensing requirements for...
Nominations open for the 2024 Joe Smallwood Memorial Recognition Award
2024-08-29
Premier Dennis King announced today that nominations are open for the 2024 Joe Smallwood Recognition Award.
The award is in memory of longtime horseman Joe Smallwood and was established to recognize individuals who have made a positive impact on the harness racing industry on Prince Edward Island...
More supports available in Island schools
2024-08-28
Island students and schools will benefit from additional teachers and support staff in the upcoming school year.
Beginning this fall, over 120 new hires will be joining the Island school systems, including 66 new instructional positions and 51 new educational assistant positions. Eighteen of the...
Day 5: Summer student journals learning experience in the field
2024-08-28
This is part of five of a six-part series in which Lauren MacDonald documents her internship experience as an environment summer student with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI).
Notes from the field day 5: banding Canadian geese
I spent the day...
New funding available for before and after school programs
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/new-funding-available-for-before-and-after-school-programs
2024-08-27
Licensed school-age child care centres will be able to access new funding to help them deliver before and after school programming for Island children.
To ensure Island families can continue to access affordable child care programming, the Province is investing $537,900 to support operational...
Intersection improvements coming to Hillsborough Bridge area
2024-08-27
Construction is underway to improve traffic flow and public safety on Route 1 Riverside Drive and Hillsborough Bridge in Charlottetown.
Construction will occur until mid-November. The improvements cost $2.6 million and include:
Widening the road by the right turn ramp from the Hillsborough...
Post-Fiona forestry report suggests changes for resilient forests
2024-08-26
Updated analysis reveals further details on how post-tropical storm Fiona affected Island forests.
The Post-Fiona Forestry Update shows 9.4% of PEI forest was affected by the storm overall, referring to areas where greater than 70% of trees were blown down. Impacts in certain areas varied, with...
Province offers workshop for new hunters
2024-08-26
POSTPONED: The hunting workshop has been postponed due to rain and will now take place on September 14, 2024. Registration starts at 8 AM, with the event running from 8:30 AM to 2 PM.
Island residents are invited to register for the annual provincial hunting workshop to learn more...
First forest sector profile released
2024-08-23
Feedback from the forestry sector will be used to help government with key decisions as it reviews programs, policies, and legislation related to PEI forests.
PEI’s first Forest Industry Capacity Report surveyed 61 individuals in the forestry sector who provided insight into harvested forest...