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Positioning Silliker Glass for future growth in Borden-Carleton
2017-12-18
The following was originally distributed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency -
Atlantic Canadian businesses that put more goods and products on the market help to grow the region’s economy and create jobs for Canadians. That is why the federal and provincial governments are helping G.E....
Tourism industry reaches a million overnight stays
2017-12-08
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Overnight stays on Prince Edward Island have surpassed the one-million mark for the first time.
Total overnight stays is a measurement of room nights sold at roofed accommodations combined with campground site nights sold. The next-highest total was 964,671, which...
Island’s 2017 tourism set to break records again
2017-11-23
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The 2017 tourism season proved once again the vital importance of the industry to the provincial economy, employment, and local entrepreneurs.
Figures released today by Tourism PEI project record spending and visitation for the fourth straight year. More than 1.5...
Province eyes one million overnight stays as record season continues
2017-11-02
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Prince Edward Island in 2017 will likely surpass the one-million mark for overnight stays for the first time.
There were 938,277 overnight stays in roofed accommodations and campgrounds recorded in the provincial government’s September tourism indicators released...
Record pace for tourism continues in August
2017-10-05
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Every Prince Edward Island museum and historic site saw more visitation this year than in 2016 – a fact that Basin Head Fisheries Museum site director Elizabeth MacDonald has seen first-hand.
MacDonald said the museum, located east of Souris on the grounds of Basin...
New Ignition Fund grants will jump-start Island businesses
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/new-ignition-fund-grants-will-jump-start-island-businesses
2017-10-03
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A $25,000 Ignition Fund grant in 2016 helped Deep Roots Distillery owner Mike Beamish create a new line of buckwheat whiskey.
This year, 10 new grants are being awarded to Island companies that are starting up or working to commercialize new products. Beamish says...
Campers help propel another record July in tourism
2017-09-08
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At the KOA Campground in Cornwall, manager Donna Sentner is just starting to catch her breath after a busy camping season put her on the leading edge of another record July for Prince Edward Island tourism.
She wasn’t alone. According to figures released today by the...
Islanders invited to celebrate on Confederation Trail
2017-08-09
Prince Edward Island’s tip-to-tip celebrations on the Confederation Trail will be part of more than 200 nationwide events to celebrate Canada's Great Trail and the 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Celebrations will happen August 26 on Confederation Trail across the Island from Tignish to Souris...
Community partnership creates landmark park in Bonshaw
2017-07-14
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An investment in public lands and a commitment to working with a wide range of users has yielded Bonshaw Hills Provincial Park.
Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Minister Paula Biggar, Economic Development and Tourism Minister Heath MacDonald, and Lennox...
‘Come Find Your Island’ highlights 2017 tourism campaign
2017-02-02
Prince Edward Island’s 2017 tourism marketing campaign is underway with the theme of “Come Find Your Island.”
The plan was unveiled today to industry members from across the province. It was based on Vision 2021, the five-year tourism plan developed by the Tourism Industry Association of Prince...