Search
Go to the News search to search all news
Displaying 1 - 10 of 37.
Results
Island artists invited to submit work to the provincial art bank
2018-12-11
Island artists are encouraged to submit their work to the Provincial Art Bank by January 2, 2019 if they would like it to be considered for purchase next year.
The Provincial Art Bank collection includes 230 works of art by 130 Island artists. The art bank acquires, loans and displays art that was...
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...
New grants available to expand home-based early childhood programs
2018-11-21
Supporting Island families
New funding is available to assist Islanders to offer licensed early learning and child care in their homes and provide more choice for parents.
Capital, quality improvement and training grants are being introduced to encourage the establishment of more Family Home...
More curriculum resources for teachers and students
2018-11-07
A new health curriculum resource will be available to Island health classrooms this fall to help teachers engage youth in important sexual health education discussions.
The Premier’s Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention Youth Engagement Working Group collaborated with Kinley Dowling,...
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...
Provincial student assessment results now available online
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/provincial-student-assessment-results-now-available-online
2018-10-23
The 2018 student assessment results are now available online and results are going home with students this week.
The assessments are written each year by students in grades 3, 6, 9 and 11.
The 2018 results show that while math results continue to improve, students need more help in primary...
Could legislature ‘takeover’ inspire future Famous Five?
2018-10-12
Victoria Gibbs wasn’t born yet when women last held five of the most powerful positions in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, and she wonders why it hasn’t happened since.
Gibbs, 17, was one of 27 young Island women chosen to “take over” the assembly on Oct. 11 as part of the United...
Young Island women take over Legislative Assembly of PEI
2018-10-11
Today, the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island welcomed young Islanders from across the province to take the seats of their members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for a day of learning and sharing.
Nominated by each of their MLAs, the young Islanders learned...
Want a successful business? Hire a balanced workforce
2018-10-09
Businesses function better when they have a more equal mix of employees – especially in construction, sciences, and engineering.
Donna Clark told a gathering of Islanders last week that the STEM fields (sciences, technology, engineering, and math) are not balanced in terms of gender - and other...
Young students getting more support with early literacy
2018-10-03
Prince Edward Island’s youngest students are getting a stronger start in writing thanks to provincial government support.
As part of the province’s new provincial literacy plan, government is investing $700,000 to hire new early literacy coaches, purchase classroom resources, and specially train...