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Province invests in new bridge for North Lake
2019-01-17
Investing in Infrastructure - , A new bridge will be built in North Lake Harbour to improve clearance for boat traffic and provide better access to facilities in the area. The provincial government is investing $2.5 million to replace the existing bridge with a taller, more modern structure....
Climate adaptation recognized by Engineers PEI
2019-01-16
Investing in infrastructure, Inter-tidal reefs in Souris are successfully protecting the causeway and shoreline from the effects of climate change and storm surge events. Engineers PEI have recognized this innovative engineering project with the 2018 Environment Award. "The Engineers PEI...
Help keep first responders safe - slow down
2018-12-24
Summerside Police know what they want for Christmas. It’s for drivers to slow down and pay attention when police are working on the side of the road. “We’re pretty vulnerable when we leave our vehicles,” Sergeant Jason Blacquiere said. “Drivers get curious to see what is going on at a road stop...
Pass a bus, lose your licence
2018-11-30
In order to better protect Island students, drivers who illegally pass a school bus will lose their licence. As of December 8, 2018, failing to stop for a school bus when the red flashing lights are activated will lead to 12 demerit points, resulting in suspension of the licence for three months....
Improving diversity and inclusion on driver’s licences
2018-11-30
Islanders will now have the option to identify their gender on their driver’s licence. The Prince Edward Island government has added the two new non-binary gender options of ‘gender not listed’ and ‘prefer not to say,’ which join the existing ‘male’ and ‘female’ options. The selection will appear...
Community organizations receive funding to help end violence against women
2018-11-27
Supporting Island families - , Four community organizations will receive funding from the provincial government to help Island women feel safe from the threat of violence. The provincial Violence Against Women Prevention Grant has awarded the Aboriginal Women`s Association, Community Legal...
Winter tires prevent serious collisions
2018-11-14
Government and police are reminding Islanders of the safety benefits of installing four matching winter tires. Lack of suitable winter tires can be a factor in serious collisions because winter tires provide almost twice the traction of all-season tires on snow or ice. Visit https://www....
PEI’s Famous Five inspire positive action toward gender equality in politics
2018-11-02
Emma Drake gets the lesson to be learned from the success of PEI’s Famous Five. It is a lesson about recognizing the need to do better and not accepting the status quo when it comes to women in leadership. “They should not be the exception when it comes to women in leadership, “ said Drake, a...
A homegrown heating solution
2018-10-31
On the first snowy late fall morning the big garage behind the Prince County Hospital was toasty warm and smelled of balsam fir. “Smells great eh?”shouts Dick Arsenault, chief bioenergy manager of ACFOR, over the humming engines of the German-engineered machines. He is also co-owner of the company...
Changing our future by exploring PEI’s past
2018-10-30
Today, over 100 people gathered for the PEI’s Famous Five 25th Anniversary Conference to celebrate the remarkable milestone that PEI’s Famous Five made to provincial and national history 25 years ago. In 1993, five Island women held the most influential seats in government. At the time, the...