Search
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8.
Results
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...
Celebrating black Islanders past, present - and into the future
2018-02-09
After helping her grandmother operate two busy restaurants in Nairobi, Kenya late last year, Kendi Tarichia is back home on Prince Edward Island. February is Black History Month, and Tarichia believes the Island has a vital story to tell. “It’s important to celebrate Prince Edward Island’s black...
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...
Government again making ‘deposits’ to Art Bank
2018-02-06
Island artists will have their work seen by more people thanks to the provincial government’s reinvestment in the province’s Art Bank. The Art Bank acquires, loans out, and displays works by professional Island artists for public spaces. As part of its new five-year culture action plan ( www....