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Proposals sought for improved Internet service
2018-08-31
Investing in infrastructure -
Improved Island-wide Internet services will provide faster and better access across Prince Edward Island.
The provincial government has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for companies to make those enhancements. The objective is to improve Internet service to over...
Island businesses have reason to be confident
2018-08-31
When Erin McGrath-Gaudet joined the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in 2007, Prince Edward Island had a budget deficit while other provinces were enjoying surpluses.
Now the Island has posted its third-straight surplus budget – and boasts impressive growth in population and GDP...
Three Oaks renovation accelerated over summer months
2018-08-31
With a large part of the renovation now complete, Three Oaks High School students will see many areas of their Summerside school transformed when they return to classes next week.
More than 70 percent of the renovation is now done following an accelerated summer construction schedule. To date, 112...
Hunting training, first-time licenses now free
2018-08-30
Young and first-time hunters have incentives from the provincial government to take up the sport this season.
Hunting licenses – as well as the required hunter safety training courses – are now free for first-time hunters. Hunter licenses are issued to Islanders and non-residents by the province’s...
Grain elevators will be renovated, expanded
2018-08-29
Expanding and renovating Prince Edward Island’s three grain elevators will help the province’s agriculture industry grow and lead to increased prosperity for all Islanders.
The PEI Grain Elevators Corporation (GEC) has received a $9.2 million repayable loan from the provincial government through...
New faces, resources await Island students this school year
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/new-faces-resources-await-island-students-this-school-year
2018-08-29
Many new resources and several new staff will greet Prince Edward Island students when school opens September 6.
In particular, students will see new faces in more than 20 new principal and vice principal positions this year. More than 20 new staff will join the new Student Well-being Teams being...
Hundreds of job opportunities await on WorkPEI
2018-08-28
For anyone planning a move to Prince Edward Island, or current residents looking for work, the first stop in finding a job should be WorkPEI.ca.
There are currently more than 660 job postings on the site that represent 1,500-plus actual job openings.
Although summertime brings plenty of entry-...
Islanders invited to serve on Housing Council
2018-08-27
Islanders can join a group that will help the provincial government make more affordable housing available across the province.
Members of the new Housing Council will advise cabinet and help implement government’s Housing Action Plan, announced last month. Islanders can apply to join the council...
Community, business leaders will improve transparency on investment board
2018-08-27
Four new members added to the provincial government’s investment board this week through Engage PEI -- who have vast business and community experience -- will give Islanders a greater voice in the board’s decisions.
Now seven members, the Island Investment Development Inc (IIDI) board provides...
All the pieces are coming back together for Tara MacLean
2018-08-24
After more than three decades of life on the mainland Tara MacLean is feeling the magnetic pull of her ancestral home.
The singer-songwriter and producer of Atlantic Blue felt the tug to return home get stronger last winter. She was back to perform in Confederation Centre of the Arts’ mainstage...