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Governments support new infrastructure and equipment upgrades for FilmPEI
2018-04-18
A vibrant and professional film community creates opportunity for skilled workers from many disciplines, supports local businesses, and builds on existing tourism and cultural assets in the region. That is why the Government of Canada and the Province of PEI are investing in training and growth in...
ADL adding new jobs as Summerside operations expand
2018-04-10
Creating jobs for Islanders -, An $18 million addition at ADL's (Amalgamated Dairies Limited) Water Street cheese plant in Summerside will create jobs and better position the company to diversify its products and expand into new markets. The provincial government will support the expansion...
2018 tourism marketing aims to continue record-breaking momentum
2018-02-26
Creating jobs for Islanders -, The 2018 tourism marketing campaign will seek to maintain the industry’s incredible pace after four-straight record years for operators across the province. “The tourism industry has delivered major returns for Islanders over the last number of years and it’s crucial...
Applying Junior Achievement's lessons to a booming café
2018-02-21
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Chris Francis is enthusiastic about coffee, coffee culture, and the impact that ethical sourcing can have on the developing-world farmers who grow coffee beans. “I was always a lover of good coffee,” says Francis, who co-owns Receiver Coffee in Charlottetown with...
Junior Achievement created his ‘Golden’ opportunity
2018-02-16
Creating jobs for Islanders -, For Charlottetown custom clothier Coltin Handrahan, the path to entrepreneurship led straight through the Junior Achievement program at school. He started his company Golden Custom Clothing while he was still a student, making custom-designed shirts for school events...
Island companies exporting more than ever before
2018-02-15
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Prince Edward Island’s only maker of brewing equipment is seeing tremendous benefits from its export activities around the world. Companies like DME helped Prince Edward Island set a record in 2017 for international exports for the fifth-straight year. Founded in...
Ocean Supercluster good news for province
2018-02-15
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Island marine technology company Aspin Kemp and Associates sees great opportunities in the federal government’s approval today (February 15) of an Ocean Supercluster based in Atlantic Canada. The Ocean Supercluster is one of five Innovation Superclusters announced in...
City Beach Express will ride again this summer
2018-02-08
Creating jobs for Islanders -, The City Beach Express was vital in helping Damien Ryan get to his job at Sandspit Amusement Park last summer. The Charlottetown-Cavendish bus service will again transport visitors and Islanders like Ryan during the 2018 tourism season. It is supported by the...
Slemon Park and the aerospace industry celebrate 25 years
2018-01-02
Creating Jobs for Islanders, Back in 1992, an aerospace industry in Prince Edward Island was just a dream. A quarter-century later, the aerospace industry is one of the Island’s largest exporters employing over 1,000 people, and Slemon Park is the hub. Shawn McCarvill remembers the beginning well....
He found a business opportunity in affordable medicines
2017-12-29
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Mohammed Moin remembers the brush with illness that set him on a path to founding bioscience company Somru BioActives. “I was in my last year in high school - at home in Bangladesh - when my father became seriously ill with esophageal cancer,” Moin said. “The...