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Feedback wanted from Island residents on upcoming legislative changes
2024-10-03
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 Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act regulations are now...
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...
Feedback wanted on upcoming legislative changes
2024-07-05
The Province is inviting members of the public and stakeholder groups to share their opinions 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...
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...
Islanders encouraged to participate in Emergency Preparedness Week
2024-05-02
Emergency Preparedness Week will take place across Canada beginning on May 5th through May 11th and the Prince Edward Island Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) has events scheduled to help Islanders be better prepared.
The theme for Emergency Preparedness Week 2024 is: Be Prepared. Know Your...
Beneficial changes coming to Legal Aid eligibility
2024-03-28
Beginning April 1, financial thresholds to access Legal Aid on PEI will be increased to match market basket measure (MBM) to more fairly represent the economic landscape and improve access to justice across the Island.
The changes being announced today are a result of a review of the guidelines to...
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:...
Islanders invited to participate in emergency management training
2024-01-15
The PEI Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) is inviting all individuals and organizations interested in learning more about emergency management to sign up for free training courses.
The Emergency Management Training offered through PEI EMO offers a variety of online and in-person training...
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...