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Amalgamation approved for three municipalities
2018-09-25
There are three new municipalities in Prince Edward Island.
The provincial cabinet met in Georgetown today (September 25) and approved recommendations from the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission to create the new municipalities of Three Rivers, North Shore, and Central Prince.
“I want to...
Island teachers recognized for environmental education
2018-09-25
Two Prince Edward Island teachers are among the world’s best in getting their students informed and engaged about the environment.
Teachers Heather Pringle and Chris Higginbotham from Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside have been inducted into the National Conservation Foundations’...
Jarmyn appointed police commissioner
2018-09-24
Thomas Jarmyn has been appointed as Prince Edward Island’s new police commissioner and will begin his work on October 2.
A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, Jarmyn practiced law in Nova Scotia and Ontario and served as counsel to the federal minister of public safety. More recently, he moved...
Today (and every day), ‘Let’s Talk Memory’
2018-09-21
“Let’s Talk Memory” is a new campaign being launched to help raise public awareness and challenge the stigma of Alzheimer’s disease.
Beginning today (September 21) – which is the seventh-annual World Alzheimer's Day – Islanders can share their story or journey with Alzheimer’s on social media...
Islanders go ‘back to school’ to government board
2018-09-20
The University of Prince Edward Island’s board of governors welcomed new members this month as the school welcomed its new and returning students.
James Bradley, Bertha Campbell (re-appointment) and Brian Thompson joined the board in September. Engage PEI helps Islanders volunteer for more than 70...
Hope, family are constant companions on Alzheimer’s journey
2018-09-20
Lynn Loftus first volunteered with the Alzheimer Society of PEI because of her father’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis – but even 30 years spent getting involved and learning about the illness couldn't fully prepare her to be diagnosed herself.
“I started with the Alzheimer Society when my father...
More child-care spaces benefit Island children, families
2018-09-19
Supporting Island families -
Early learning and child care are becoming more accessible to Island families with the opening of 358 new child-care spaces over the past six months.
The Prince Edward Island government is working with community partners to improve an early childhood sector that is...
Government releases July tourism indicators
2018-09-17
Creating jobs for Islanders -
This July’s Prince Edward Island tourism numbers show a variety of results for the industry compared to 2017.
Numbers of visitors through the Island’s points of entry were close to the record numbers from July 2017 and 2017 year to date. However, total overnight...
Learn ‘Just the Facts’ about cannabis use
2018-09-14
Islanders should know the facts – and avoid the fiction -- when it comes to the federal government’s legalization of recreational cannabis.
The provincial government’s new public awareness campaign “Just the Facts” (www.justthefactspei.ca) will bring Islanders information on the laws around...
Use your instincts to avoid a scam
2018-09-14
For seniors targeted by fraud artists, Scott Lundrigan has some important advice.
“Don’t blame yourselves when these people come after you,” said Lundrigan, Prince Edward Island’s Crime Stoppers Program coordinator. “They don’t pick victims personally because the victim is naive. They’re literally...