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Province encourages all Islanders to get vaccinated
2017-04-27
Universally free flu shots and enhanced immunization programs for adults are two efforts aimed at urging all Islanders to get vaccinated against infectious diseases. Beginning this fall, Prince Edward Island will begin two initiatives to enhance the uptake of vaccination programs: a universal...
Comfort allowances increased for low-income Islanders
2017-04-26
Claretta MacWilliams understands the difference that an increase in the personal comfort allowance can make in the lives of Island seniors. Her mother spent three years in community care in West Prince before passing away earlier this year. The 2017-18 provincial operating budget increases the...
Operators anticipate big tourism season
2017-04-26
These days Karen Milligan is busy preparing the rooms and grounds at The Inn at St Peters for a 2017 tourism season that promises to beat the record set at her operation last year. Operators like Milligan from across the province are reporting increased bookings compared to 2016, when overnight...
Career Connect expands access to higher education
2017-04-25
Islanders with an active Employment Insurance claim can now get the training they need to obtain long-term, meaningful employment. Eligible Islanders can apply to receive their Employment Insurance while attending post-secondary training -- including universities – through the new Career Connect...
Island leads Canada in recycling and composting
2017-04-25
Prince Edward Island keeps more waste out of landfills – per person – than anywhere else in Canada. According to Statistics Canada’s 2014 waste-management survey, Islanders each divert an average of 429 kilograms of waste to recycling or organic processing – which is well above the Canadian average...
Islanders appointed to government boards in April
2017-04-24
Engage PEI helped 17 Islanders get involved with their provincial government this month. The Islanders were appointed or reappointed to six government agencies, boards, or commissions in April. Engage PEI helps Islanders apply to fill vacancies on more than 70 such volunteer boards. “The Islanders...
New funding will help support student well-being
2017-04-21
Strengthening Mental Health Services -, Island students will receive new supports through the 2017-18 provincial budget to help them overcome challenges that can impact their performance in school. Student well-being was identified as a priority by principals, District Advisory Councils, the...
Islanders can now register online to donate organs, tissues
2017-04-21
Cathy Binette knows first-hand the power of an organ donation – and she encourages Islanders to use a new online tool to register to be a donor. Binette received a kidney 20 years ago from a friend as part of the first friend-to-friend organ donation in Atlantic Canada. Health PEI has made it...
Special invitation to 60th anniversary couples
2017-04-21
Their Honours the Honourable Frank Lewis and Mrs. Dorothy Lewis wish to share a special occasion in their lives with other Islanders. "On June 29, Dorothy and I will celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary," notes His Honour. "We are inviting all PEI couples married in 1957 to...
Tronos will diversify its operations to include manufacturing parts and components in Charlottetown
2017-04-21
Creating jobs for Islanders -, A local company is diversifying its operations to include the manufacturing of aerospace parts and components. Thanks in part to support from the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island, this new business line at Tronos is expected to create skilled jobs,...