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Province awards Arts Grants
2018-07-25
Creating jobs for Islanders -
Singer-songwriter Jenni Roberge will produce three live-performance music videos with the Atlantic String Machine with the $5,000 Arts Grant she received from the Prince Edward Island government.
Roberge is among 12 Island artists who recently received a total of $50...
Housing action plan to address present and future needs
2018-07-23
Supporting Island families -
Meeting the housing needs of all Islanders – now and into the future – is the goal of the provincial government’s new housing action plan.
Developed with a team of housing experts, a housing supply task force, and extensive engagement with Islanders, the Housing...
Tourism operators to benefit from reduced licensing fees
2018-07-20
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David Groom will save nearly $800 over the next three years thanks to lower licensing fees for tourism accommodation operators.
The longtime Summerside hotel and restaurant owner is among more than 1,500 operators across the province who will end-up with more money...
He helped make a more inclusive Island
2018-07-20
Ash Arsenault knew he was a boy even though he was born a girl.
Four years ago, at 23, he saved his money to pay for a surgery that was the first step in making his body feel like his own. Since then Arsenault has advocated for transgender Islanders and was part of a group that encouraged the...
PEI Brewing Company to pursue new market opportunities
2018-07-19
The food and culinary sector in PEI is central to its economy, from well-established traditional industries to increasing demand for new Island-made food and beverage offerings, including a vibrant craft beer market.
The Government of Canada is stepping up efforts to make strategic investments...
Sexual health clinics offer testing, confidentiality
2018-07-18
Let’s face it – most people don’t want to talk about sexually transmitted infections. But now the Prince Edward Island government is offering non-judgemental, confidential sexual health clinics each month, alternating between Summerside and Charlottetown. The clinics are open after hours and...
Startup Zone provides new programming to support entrepreneurs
2018-07-17
Bolstering support for new entrepreneurs promotes a stronger, diversified economy that creates more opportunity for job growth and innovation by turning ideas into viable new businesses. That is why the Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are supporting organizations such as the Ignition...
L. M. Montgomery Elementary expansion underway
2018-07-17
Investing in infrastructure –
An expanded L.M. Montgomery Elementary School will be better equipped to serve a growing student population.
Construction has begun on the 16,300 square-foot project, which includes 10 new classrooms and several other working spaces for students and staff. The...
Improved COPD programs help Islanders breathe easier
2018-07-13
Brian Crabbe remembers stopping to help push a stranded car out of a snow drift and becoming so winded he considered calling 9-1-1.
Shortness of breath is one of the symptoms of the chronic lung disease COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) that affects some 8,000 Islanders. Crabbe says...
Sekisui Diagnostics to add jobs with latest expansion
2018-07-13
Creating jobs for Islanders -
The second expansion in as many years at Sekisui Diagnostics will bring new jobs and help the company increase its production and develop new export markets that will boost the Island’s economy.
Premier Wade MacLauchlan and His Excellency Kimihiro Ishikane, Japan’s...