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Show your Team PEI spirit
2022-07-27
Island residents, family and friends of the 2022 Team PEI delegation, along with the Province, will be cheering on young athletes at the upcoming Canada Summer Games. “These young Island athletes have worked incredibly hard to be the very best in their sport, and the opportunity to represent our...
All children 6 months of age and older now among those eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
2022-07-25
Prince Edward Island is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to include all children 6 months of age and older to increase their protection against COVID-19 and its variants. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for the specific...
Requirement for COVID-19 isolation and masks to remain in place
2022-07-14
Acting Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Eilish Cleary, announced that Prince Edward Island’s legal order requiring seven days of isolation of positive cases of COVID-19 (10 days of isolation for immune compromised cases) and masks in high risk settings, including hospitals, long-term care and...
Building kids’ connections – and confidence – through outdoor play
2022-07-08
A nearby beach where you always swam. That favourite tree you used to climb. The woods you explored behind your childhood home. “Most people can remember someplace in nature that felt special to them,” says Hannah Gehrels, project coordinator for Wild Child PEI. “They have memories of that place...
New Addictions Extended Care facility supporting more Island women in their recovery
2022-06-30
Islanders identifying as women now have increased access to day programming and residential treatment to support their recovery from addiction and substance use with the new Extended Addictions Care facility opening. The new facility opened on June 1 and replaces Lacey House, which operated for...
Requirement for COVID-19 isolation and masks extended until July 14th; All Islanders over 12 years of age are recommended to get a booster dose regardless of vaccine status
2022-06-30
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announced that Prince Edward Island’s legal order requiring seven days of isolation of positive cases of COVID-19 (10 days of isolation for immune compromised cases) and masks in high risk settings, including long-term care, community care homes...
Province warns of presence of fentanyl
2022-06-23
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison and the Summerside Police Services are warning Islanders of the presence of a highly potent opioid, fentanyl, in the province following recent accidental overdoses involving the drug in the Summerside area. There have been two confirmed and one...
Islanders invited to provide input on Provincial Health Plan
2022-06-17
Islanders are invited to share their input and ideas to help develop the 2022-30 Provincial Health Plan for the province. Island residents can participate in various ways including an online survey and consultation sessions. Meetings by invitation will also take place with professional health care...
Wastewater collection results shows presence of COVID-19
2022-06-16
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, reports that wastewater collection results for COVID-19 (SARS-Co V-2) shows the presence of COVID-19 in Charlottetown (which includes Stratford) and Summerside. Wastewater sampling began in early May, with samples being collected twice weekly for...
External Panel appointed to examine the performance of long-term care during COVID-19 on Prince Edward Island
2022-06-10
An external panel of experts and community leaders will undertake a study of the performance of Prince Edward Island’s public and private long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our long-term care sector showed great effort and resilience in responding to COVID-19, but the stress on...